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apply to all tracks/busses

Shift+left-click

apply to group

left-click

apply to track or active group

left-click

learn MIDI control

middle-click

momentary switch

middle-click

define the new visible area

left+drag

zoom in

left-click

zoom out

middle-click

zoom to session

middle

add control point

left-click in auto track

add/remove selection

left-click on body

adjust region edges

left-drag near ends of trim bar

copy+move region(s)

left-drag on body

extend selection

Shift+left-click on body

fixed time adjust

middle-drag on point

fixed time copy+move

middle-drag on body

fixed time move

middle-drag on body

fixed time move

middle-drag on point

lower region

Alt+Shift+middle on body

move control point

left-drag on point

move line segment

left-drag on line segment

move point+later points

left-drag on point

move region(s)

left-drag on body

raise region

Shift+middle on body

rubber-band select

Alt+left-drag on regions

rubber-band select

left-drag on empty space

rubber-band select

left-drag in auto track

select

left-click on body

set region end

middle in trim bar

set region start

left-click in trim bar

slip audio in region

left-drag in trim bar

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Section 29.0 - Keyboard Shortcuts - Linux/Windows

Mixbus User Guide

Mouse Object Mode

This mode provides many different operations on both regions and control points, partially depending on where you
click/drag with the mouse. The ”body” of a region is the area where the waveform is displayed.

Mixbus Function

Mouse Command

Mouse Zoom Mode

Mixbus Function

Mouse Command

Mixbus Function

Mouse Command

Mouse Ops on Solo/Mute/Rec-enable

Summary of Contents for MIXBUS V2.0.2

Page 1: ...HARRISON MIXBUS USER MANUAL MIXBUS V2 0 6 Windows OS X Linux 2 2 2012 user manual ...

Page 2: ...document is the property of Harrison Consoles and is proprietary to and a trade secret of Harrison Consoles This document and the information contained herein and derived therefrom are not to be disclosed to any per son without the express written consent of an duly authorized officer of Harrison Consoles Section 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 10 0 11 0 12 0 13 0 14 0 15 0 16 0 17 0 18 0 19 0...

Page 3: ...jor force in the ultra high end professional audio community World class film post and music facilities use Harrison consoles For more information about Harrison visit our website at http www harrisonconsoles com This document describes the Mixbus analog console which Harrison developed for the Ardour DAW It assumes that you are comfortable with typical Digital Audio Workstation DAW conventions an...

Page 4: ...sive metering with peak peak hold and compressor gain reduction visible on every track and bus Editor DAW Features Every track bus has unlimited pre and post fader inserts sends and plug ins Non destructive non linear editing with unlimited undo Fast and intuitive audio editing with smart mouse editing modes Dynamic automation of fader pan and plug in parameters Pitch time stretching transient det...

Page 5: ...the Input device Mixbus does not provide a None option for the playback device If you have no devices for playback then you can choose the Dummy device which runs Mixbus without any sound I O When you select an ASIO device the Buffer size setting will be automatically changed to the current preferred buffersize of your ASIO device normally set in the device s manufacturer supplied control panel It...

Page 6: ...ck then you should open the Applications folder and drag Mixbus to the Dock Audio Input and Output and Aggregate devices Mixbus is designed to work with professional I O cards connected via USB Firewire or PCI cards If you are using the internal soundcard on an Intel Mac you must first create an Aggregate Device which combines the internal microphone and the internal speakers into a single I O dev...

Page 7: ... For example you can use Jack to record the output of the Hydrogen drum machine directly into a Mixbus track for live processing or recording Mixbus requires that Jack be installed Your Linux distribution must include support for realtime Jack and associated audio I O hardware Please verify that your underlying audio system is appropriate for professional audio usage before purchasing Mixbus Many ...

Page 8: ...en launched Mixbus will find the license file and convert it to a hidden file in your home folder The license file is used to display your name in the New Session dialog when Mixbus launches If Mixbus reports that your copy is UNLICENSED please contact Harrison for support Unlicensed copies of Mixbus will generate occasional noise hiss from each track Additional tracks will increase the volume of ...

Page 9: ...u must create tracks Use the Add Track Bus function which can be found in the Session and Track menus You can also create tracks by right clicking in the grey track area under the track headers or by Importing new tracks from exist ing audio files You can create as many tracks as needed Mixbus supports Mono and Stereo tracks only If 4 4 0 0 G Ge et tt ti in ng g S St ta ar rt te ed d 9 Section 4 0...

Page 10: ...feature requests email support is available from Harrison Consoles mixbus harrisonconsoles com If you d like to chat with other users of Mixbus you can visit our internet chat area The easiest way to visit the chat room is to select the Help Chat menu option from Mixbus This will open your web browser to a page that allows you to chat with other Mixbus users If you are unable to open the Mixbus wi...

Page 11: ...y Jack output port to the track bus input Add Remove Add Remove an additional JACK port to this track this is normally disabled in Mixbus where tracks are either mono or stereo but it is kept for com patibility with Ardour Disconnect All Removes all Jack connections to this track s inputs in displays the Jack ports that are connected to this track s input s Click on a port name to disconnect it Av...

Page 12: ...y buffersize of the soundcard can be adjusted on the fly with these menu entries A smaller latency setting makes Mixbus feel more responsive and reduces the delay from soundcard input to soundcard output A larger latency setting provides less DSP usage and a more stable sys tem with fewer clicks or glitches even with a high CPU load 5 5 0 0 J JA AC CK K I I O O 12 Section 5 0 Jack I O Mixbus User ...

Page 13: ... show a single mixer strip in the Editor Mixer while the Mixer Window shows all of the mixer strips side by side like a traditional mixing desk The Mixer Window may be shown using selections under Window or the keyboard shortcut ex Alt Opt M The Editor Mixer may be shown and hidden from within the View menu or the keyboard shortcut Shift E by default 6 6 0 0 O Ov ve er rv vi ie ew w 13 Section 6 0...

Page 14: ...hannel This is the major difference between Mixbus and other DAW mixers No time is wasted searching for and adding the necessary high quality mix ing tools Just to the right of the input channels are the 8 mix bus channels Mix bus channels are used to collect the outputs from the input channels into groups For example in a typical music project you might send the drums to mix bus 1 the vocals to m...

Page 15: ...l Input Polarity Pre fader Redirects Input Trim EQ Filters Dynamics Fader Post fader Redirects Balance Master Bus Assign Mix Bus Assigns Stereo Channel Input Meter Point Pre fader Meter Point Direct Output Pre fader Mute Post fader Mute Main Mute Post fader Meter Point Mix Bus Input Polarity Tone Dynamics Fader Post fader Redirects Balance Master Bus Assign Direct Output Tape Saturation Pre fader ...

Page 16: ...ntering a value Mix Group Grp and Meter Controls The Grp button allows faders to be assigned to Mix Groups which link fader solo and mute controls The meter point button selects between input pre fader and post fader 8 8 0 0 I In np pu ut t C Ch ha an nn ne el ls s 16 Section 8 0 Input Channels Mixbus User Guide Record Button Click to arm disarm the track for recording Polarity Invert Button Click...

Page 17: ...r bars Peak Hold Value Double click on the peak hold value to clear it Name button Click to rename or other utility functions Sidechain SC input button Click to select an audio signal which will be routed into the compressor sidechain Plug in Controls Controls from the plug ins can be mapped here for quick access The number of control slots available depends upon the resolution of the computer scr...

Page 18: ...hannel provides the final output signal for listening via speakers or exporting to wav files In addition to the features listed below the Master channel has a built in trans parent signal limiter to avoid the distortion that occurs in overly loud digital signals 1 10 0 0 0 M Ma as st te er r C Ch ha an nn ne el l 18 Section 10 0 Master Channel Mixbus User Guide Name button Click to rename or other...

Page 19: ...ed by your computer or I O device to control the loudness of your speakers If you are using the fader of the Master strip to control speaker volume remember to set the fader to the correct level before you export your project to a wav file since the master fader level is applied to the export Use the K 14 meter to verify that the export volume is at a reasonable level Right click Mixbus uses the r...

Page 20: ...cted from the Plug in Manager see below New Plug in Manager launch the Plug in Manager see below New Plug in By Creator a list of plug ins sorted by their creator New Plug in By Category a list of plug ins sorted by type note this is only useful for plug in formats that support this New Insert create a new Insert Send and Return New Send create a new Send Activate Deactivate activate deactivate th...

Page 21: ...DSPAs are available for all platforms OSX Linux and Windows Unlike other formats Mixbus can load a mono LADSPA plugin into a stereo channel by duplicating the plugin and assigning the same controls to both sides of the signal LV2 plug ins currently supported on Linux only The next generation LADSPA plug ins LV2 plug ins may have a customized GUI LV2 support will likely become available for all pla...

Page 22: ...er Window provides a rich set of controls for managing your installed plug ins and making them quickly available when needed Fav If this column is checked the plug in will appear in the favorites shortcut in the redirect menu Hid If this column is checked the plug in will NOT appear in the by creator or by category shortcut menus Search the search bar allows you to instantly find plug ins by Name ...

Page 23: ...ports with one tab for each Jack appli cation and one for the system sound I O system After a send has been configured a double click on the send will launch the Send Editor In addition to the output management The Send Editor also has a volume slider and a panner if the number of outputs is 1 1 12 2 0 0 R Re ed di ir re ec ct ts s P Pl lu ug g i in ns s S Se en nd ds s I In ns se er rt ts s 23 Se...

Page 24: ... insert send Disconnect All disconnects all Jack sending ports does not remove ports Available connections This is a list of all the available Jack connection ports with one tab for each Jack appli cation and one for the system sound I O system Inputs Add Remove adds removes a Jack port to the insert return Disconnect All disconnects all Jack return ports does not remove ports Available connection...

Page 25: ...olo buttons group panes regions selected ranges markers mixer redirects clocks the region list and the marker bar area Each will launch a context menu that provides many features Track Management On the far left of the edit window the Editor Mixer is a single mixer channel strip that follows the selected track The editor mixer can be hidden or shown as needed To see all of the mixer strips for the...

Page 26: ...racks with regions under playhead only shows the tracks that have active audio regions right now Below the track bus area there is a list of the 8 Mixbuses which can be shown or hidden Track and Bus Management in the Mixer On the left side of the mix screen there is an adjustable shelf with tabs The Tracks Buses tab is used to manage tracks You can click on the checkbox to hide show tracks and you...

Page 27: ...G button When tracks are assigned to an edit group and the regions align exactly on the start and end times then all changes to one track will be applied to all other tracks in the edit group regardless of whether the grouped tracks and regions are selected for editing This is very convenient for editing multitracked instruments Another convenience is that some playlist operations such as New will...

Page 28: ...ddition to the scroll bars there are several scroll wheel commands that can be used to navigate the editor canvas Scroll Scrolls vertically Alt Opt scroll Pan the editor canvas left right Ctrl Cmd scroll Increase decrease the zoom note this always uses the Mouse as zoom focus Shift scroll Increase decrease the height of the track that is currently under the mouse The Transport Menu and Toolbar Man...

Page 29: ...ressor and even plug in parameters Realtime Automation Touch Automation In Realtime automation the parameter is put into a record mode The moves are recorded while the user moves the knob There is an automation button next to the fader because this is a very commonly automated control You can automate nearly every mixer parameter by showing the automation track for that parameter and setting the m...

Page 30: ...nect it to the points on either side Click a control point to grab it and move it Click a line to move the gain points on either side of the line Click in the region and drag to create a range Now click inside the range and you can drag the entire range up down 1 14 4 0 0 M Mi ix xb bu us s A Au ut to om ma at ti io on n 30 Section 14 0 Mixbus Automation Mixbus User Guide Tip Automation may be edi...

Page 31: ...e length Click inside an automation track to edit the automation data Drag on a region to define a range of automation See Object Region Editing below for more details on the Object tool If the Smart button is selected then the Object tool also gains many features of the Range tool see Smart Editing for more details Range Tool The Range tool allows the user to select and drag across a range of tim...

Page 32: ...gion through the auditioner path this means without processing Drag on a region to scrub the audio in the direction of mouse movement Smart Editing When Smart Mode is engaged the Object Mouse mode takes on some of the features of the Range mode The top half of a track operates in range mode allowing the user to drag select a time range on one or multiple tracks The bottom half of the track operate...

Page 33: ...the Implied Range Most of the time Mixbus will do exactly what you expect it to If it doesn t do what you expect then it might be due to an unexpected operation priority See the table below 1 15 5 0 0 E Ed di it ti in ng g T To oo ol ls s M Mo od de es s 33 Section 15 0 Editing Tools Modes Mixbus User Guide Tip The pre roll length for Join Playhead operations is changed in Preferences Misc Edit Au...

Page 34: ...y to the implicit edit range How is the edit range defined There are 6 simple rule to define the edit range and they depend on the edit point selection pulldown Edit Point Playhead selected marker exists range is between Playhead and Marker no selected marker range is between Playhead and Mouse Edit Point Mouse selected marker exists range is between Mouse and Marker no selected marker range is be...

Page 35: ...ting them with a rubberband box Regions selected this way will edit together you can move trim or fade them all at the same time Move Click in the waveform area to drag the region in time or across tracks Start End Trim Click on the colored bar at the bottom to trim the start end of the region If you are nearer the start of the region you will trim the start time If you are nearer the end of a reg...

Page 36: ...r most users understanding these options can be very important for advanced users see Crossfade and Layer Modes in Section 26 0 Mixbus Options Region Context Menu The region context menu launched by right clicking a region has many of the same operations as the main Region menu The Region context menu always operates on the single region that was right clicked on while the Region menu operates on ...

Page 37: ...te If you normalize a region it will raise the region gain so that the waveform shown in the region reaches 0dBFS If the region is extended to represent more of the underlying audio file this audio may reach above 0dBFS Tip Simply point the mouse at the region and use the gain up down key to quickly adjust region gain You can also select multiple regions at once and then use the region gain key co...

Page 38: ...w Audio Files files with recog nized audio file extensions such as wav or it can show All Files To the right of the file selector is the file information area When a file is selected in the browser you get a report of the number of channels sample rate and in the case of broadcast wave files the timestamp when it was recorded There is also an area to enter metadata tags for the file Tagging files ...

Page 39: ...mended that Best is used Copy Files to session IMPORTANT If you want to use a file as is you can uncheck this box This saves disk space by not duplicating the file into the session No sample rate conversion is performed Your files can sound sped up or slowed down if their sample rate does not match the sample rate of the session By default files are always copied to the session with appropriate sa...

Page 40: ...ividual track stems from this dialog for processing in another workstation The Export Session operation depends on the session having correct start end times You can drag the start end markers in the marker bar or open the Locations dialog to edit them and other markers including CD markers manually When exporting a project as a CD you will want to use CD markers so Mixbus will generate a TOC tabl...

Page 41: ...ot the same as the session The setting best is recommended Dither Type None Rectangular Shaped Noise or Triangular The None or Shaped settings are recom mended CD Marker File Type CUE TOC These file types may be utilized by CD burning software to define track indexes track names and other metadata Specific Tracks You can also export the output from a single track the direct out of the track bus Th...

Page 42: ... from incoming MIDI Time Code JACK The playhead position and transport state will be determined from JACK Transport commands initiated from Mixbus will be applied to all JACK synchronized programs Time Master JACK only Only one JACK synchronized program can be the Time master When JACK sync is used the timelines of the synchronized programs are located using the sample clock offset Since differ en...

Page 43: ...f the click can be modified from the Preferences Window see the section on Preferences Using the Grid Editing with the Grid allows you to make edits perfectly aligned with other events If the grid is set to musical time and the audio was recorded to a click then editing can be done very quickly without zooming in because you know all edits will happen on a musically sensible time Setting the Grid ...

Page 44: ...cted which means that Mixbus will snap to regions on any track or b several tracks selected and Mixbus will only snap to regions on those selected tracks If you are moving items on a track and only the current track is selected then you will only be able to snap to other regions on the same track This means that the Option Sync Track Selection to Region Selection will make the Region grid units un...

Page 45: ...ring With this setting when Mixbus is recording audio it will route the inputs of the record enabled tracks through the tracks instead of playing back the previously recorded audio This is best used on systems that work well with very low buffer sizes 256 at 44 or 48KHz or 128 at 96KHz Very small buffer sizes are used to minimize the monitoring latency JACK Does Monitoring Linux Systems Only On so...

Page 46: ...l Yes Yes On Stop Input Input Normal Yes Yes Off Stop Input Input Normal Yes Yes On Play Input Input Normal Yes Yes Off Play Input Input Tape Machine No No On Stop Track silence Track silence Tape Machine No No Off Stop Track silence Track silence Tape Machine No No On Play Track Audio Track Audio Tape Machine No No Off Play Track Audio Track Audio Tape Machine No Yes On Stop Track silence Track s...

Page 47: ...sign the current playhead location to the marker or the start end of the associated Range Hidden Markers and ranges may be shown or hidden CD For locations this is CD Indexes For ranges this indicates that the range represents a CD Track Items with the CD box checked will also get the ISRC SCMS Pre emphasis Performer and Composer entry boxes which will be incorporated into the CUE TOC file during ...

Page 48: ...Threshold Sensitivity adjust these parameters to refine the detection of events Trigger gap the shortest distance between events that the Ferret will allow Increase this number if you get multiple triggers on a single note Analyze displays the results of the analysis on the selected track s Once you are satisfied with the points that the Ferret has chosen to split you can click Split on Onsets to ...

Page 49: ... One drawback of the Keybindings window is that when you assign a shortcut key you may be stealing it from another command You are only allowed to have one command assigned to each shortcut The Keybindings dialog is only meant for small adjustments to the factory preset keybindings If you need to do major changes to the keybindings you should adjust the text files directly which define the keybind...

Page 50: ...in sync without any varispeed because they are being fed from the same digital clock Paths Files OSX Linux Only Session RAID path This feature is used to split a session s audio data onto 2 separate drives maximizing trhoughput With modern hard drives this is ignored Kbd Mouse This provides the ability to customize your mouse buttons Edit Using Define a modifier key and button click to initiate ed...

Page 51: ...led many editing operations will automatically locate the playhead so that the recent edit can be auditioned This defines the time in seconds that the playhead will pre roll before the edit is heard Font scaling Linux only This allows all the text of the Mixbus screen to be scaled larger or smaller on the fly Very small text will allow more features to be shown on a very small screen such as a net...

Page 52: ...nformation Remove This button will remove the associated MIDI port Note that you cannot remove a port that is assigned to a task Add New MIDI port Create a new virtual port which can be assigned to one of the tasks above This is rarely used Inbound MMC Device ID Each MMC command includes a device ID Ardour listens only for MMC commands with a specific device ID You can configure for which device I...

Page 53: ...ol from a MIDI port Can be used to start stop drum machines video players or other MIDI devices Sync Use MMC OSX Linux only Mixbus will respond to MMC machine commands stop play record arm etc Sync Timecode OSX Linux only This selects the SMPTE timecode format for the session including drop formats and HD formats For more infor mation see http en wikipedia org wiki Frame_rate Sync Pullup OSX Linux...

Page 54: ...t ON Solo Via Bus default OFF The Solo signal will appear at the Control Output if one is configured note only shown in Mixbus for compatibility with Ardour Show Solo Muting default OFF If this is ON then when a solo is engaged non soloed tracks will show a mute indication Solo Overrides Mute default OFF This allows the track to be heard when soloed even if the track s Mute is engaged Crossfades S...

Page 55: ...p but it is recommended if clicks during loops are troublesome Use OSC OSX Linux only Accept commands via OSC Open Sound Control an ethernet based remote control protocol New Plugins are Active If this is enabled then a newly added plug in will be immediately active after instantiation Rec enable stays engaged at stop Normally the master Rec enable is disengaged when the Transport is stoped and it...

Page 56: ...plicit ranges Always Copy Imported Files If this is selected then a drag drop operation will always result in the file being imported with any needed SRC or bit depth change If this is off then drag drop files will be used in place Link Region Track Selection If enabled selecting a region will also select the track where the region is located However this will disable any other tracks that were se...

Page 57: ...b on your control surface The fader on the screen should start to move as you move the slider on your control surface If you activated MIDI feed back and your control surface supports it it should reflect changes you do with the mouse Mixbus accepts Change Control CC MIDI commands Those commands can be sent on arbitrary MIDI channels Faders and other continuously moved controls are controlled with...

Page 58: ...rt of the Scrub button cycle Jog wheel controls speed and direction of transport Displays Sh in the 2 character LED Zoom mode Toggled by the Zoom button Mutually exclusive with the Scrub cycle Jog wheel controls zoom level Displays Zm in the 2 character LED When holding ffwd or rew the Jog wheel will adjust the speed frm_next and frm_prev will jump to next or previous markers Markers can be set at...

Page 59: ...5 5 toggle auto punch status toggle playhead tracking f Control f Control f toggle roll space space space toggle track rec enable r Alt b transition to reverse Control downarrow Shift downarrow Shift downarrow transition to roll Control uparrow Shift uparrow Shift uparrow set playhead p p forward Control rightarrow KP_Add Shift rightarrow fast forward Shift KP_Add KP_9 play selection Alt space Alt...

Page 60: ...lt f zoom in t h Control zoom out r g Control save visual state 1 Control F1 Control F1 save visual state 2 Control F2 Control F2 save visual state 3 Control F3 Control F3 save visual state 4 Control F4 Control F4 save visual state 5 Control F5 Control F5 save visual state 6 Control F6 Control F6 save visual state 7 Control F7 Control F7 save visual state 8 Control F8 Control F8 save visual state ...

Page 61: ...oggle options window Ctrl o Alt o Alt o Standard Mixbus Layout Cubasish Layout ProToolish Layout Editing With Edit Point Most edit functions operate on a single Edit Point The edit point can be any of playhead default the mouse or an active marker The choice of Edit Point is by default linked to the Zoom Focus EP to next region sync EP to previous region sync cycle to next edit mode cycle to next ...

Page 62: ...align sync points less Shift a Shift a play edit range Alt w Alt space play from EP return WindowsKey space Shift Control space Shift Control space play selected region s w Enter h nudge backward Control KP_Subtract Alt leftarrow nudge forwards Control KP_Add Alt rightarrow to edit point Return to end marker End Alt Return to next grid point to next mark Control KP_Right Control KP_Right Control K...

Page 63: ...ion sync point u v v separate F4 F4 split z Shift x Control e toggle MIDI note editing Control m toggle fade in active Alt q toggle fade out active Alt e Control Control transpose F5 Alt t Alt t consolidate track Shift Alt KP_3 Shift Alt KP_3 lock region Control l lower region Shift Alt b naturalize region Alt Control o Alt Control o nudge next backward Control KP_Subtract Control KP_Subtract nudg...

Page 64: ...ge Control Shift leftarrow Shift Control leftarrow Shift Alt tab add location from playhead m Insert Insert go to marker 1 KP_1 Shift 1 go to marker 2 KP_2 Shift 2 go to marker 3 KP_3 Shift 3 go to marker 4 KP_4 Shift 4 go to marker 5 KP_5 Shift 5 go to marker 6 KP_6 Shift 6 go to marker 7 KP_7 Shift 7 go to marker 8 KP_8 Shift 8 go to marker 9 KP_9 Shift 9 all after playhead Shift Control p Shift...

Page 65: ... set punch range from edit range set punch range from region s Alt Alt set tempo 1 bar from edit range 0 0 set tempo 1 bar from region s 9 extend range to end of region extend range to start of region set loop range from region s Control Alt Alt Alt start range F1 Control KP_Down Control KP_2 finish add range Shift Control KP_Up Shift Control KP_Up Shift Control KP_8 finish range F2 Control KP_Up ...

Page 66: ...t move line segment left drag on line segment move point later points Control left drag on point move region s left drag on body raise region Shift middle on body rubber band select Control Alt left drag on regions rubber band select left drag on empty space rubber band select left drag in auto track select left click on body set region end middle in trim bar set region start left click in trim ba...

Page 67: ...clusive solo Control Alt left click temporary latched solo Shift left click 2 29 9 0 0 K Ke ey yb bo oa ar rd d S Sh ho or rt tc cu ut ts s W Wi in nd do ow ws s L Li in nu ux x 67 Section 29 0 Keyboard Shortcuts Linux Windows Mixbus User Guide Mixbus Function Mouse Command Mouse Ops on Solo Buttons Only Mixbus Function Mouse Command Mouse Ops on Faders Plug in Controls ...

Page 68: ... space space toggle track rec enable r Option b transition to reverse Command downarrow Shift downarrow Shift downarrow transition to roll Command uparrow Shift uparrow Shift uparrow set playhead p p forward Command rightarrow KP_Add Shift rightarrow fast forward Shift KP_Add KP_9 play selection Option space Option VoidSymbol rewind Command leftarrow KP_Subtract Shift leftarrow rewind fast Shift K...

Page 69: ...and F5 Command F5 save visual state 6 Command F6 Command F6 save visual state 7 Command F7 Command F7 save visual state 8 Command F8 Command F8 save visual state 9 Command F9 Command F9 save visual state 10 Command F10 Command F10 save visual state 11 Command F11 Command F11 save visual state 12 Command F12 Command F12 go to visual state 1 F1 F1 go to visual state 2 F2 F2 go to visual state 3 F3 F...

Page 70: ...r mixer win dow toggle big clock Ctrl b Option b Command 3 toggle color manager Ctrl c Option c Option c toggle editor window Ctrl e Option e Option e toggle fullscreen editor win dow F11 F11 F11 toggle key bindings editor Ctrl k Option k Option k toggle preferences dialog toggle rhythm ferret window Option f Option f toggle mixer window Ctrl m toggle editor mixer on top F3 Command toggle options ...

Page 71: ...ion rightarrow raise region Shift Option f play edit range Option w Option space play from EP return Ctrl space Shift Command space Shift Command space play selected region s w Enter h align end s Ctrl a Option a align start s Option Command a Option Command a align start s relative Shift a Shift Option a Shift Option a align sync point relative Option less a a align sync points less Shift a Shift...

Page 72: ...on KP_3 Shift Option KP_3 lock region Command l lower region Shift Option b naturalize region Option Command o Option Command o nudge next backward Command KP_Subtract Command KP_Subtract nudge next forward Command KP_Add Command KP_Add toggle region lock Shift Command l 3 30 0 0 0 K Ke ey yb bo oa ar rd d M Mo ou us se e S Sh ho or rt tc cu ut ts s M Ma ac c 72 Section 30 0 Keyboard Shortcuts Mac...

Page 73: ...0 Keyboard Shortcuts Macintosh Mixbus User Guide Standard Mixbus Layout Cubasish Layout ProToolsish Layout Selecting Standard Mixbus Layout Cubasish Layout ProToolsish Layout Markers and Locations The move commands all move the active marker s Jump to the first 9 markers using the keypad digits 1 9 requires numlock all after playhead Shift Command p Shift Command p Shift Command p all before playh...

Page 74: ...region extend range to start of region set loop range from region s Command Option Option Option start range F1 Command KP_Down Command KP_2 finish add range Shift Command KP_Up Shift Command KP_Up Shift Command KP_8 finish range F2 Command KP_Up Command KP_8 3 30 0 0 0 K Ke ey yb bo oa ar rd d M Mo ou us se e S Sh ho or rt tc cu ut ts s M Ma ac c 74 Section 30 0 Keyboard Shortcuts Macintosh Mixbu...

Page 75: ...iously required ASIO4ALL When an ASIO device is selected the device s preferred buffersize is automatically selected Systems with Windows installed on a drive other than C should now work Systems with file paths using non latin characters should now work Fixed display of High EQ band on channel strips when they are in narrow mode KNOWN ISSUES Some third party plugins may cause crashes strange nois...

Page 76: ...rrow mode the channel EQs would not automatically engage the EQ This has been fixed The online search for announcements could cause a long startup delay if the user s network is enabled but no DNS server is available This has been fixed International characters in session names became __ double underscores and sometimes prevented Mixbus from finding audio files inside the session This has been fix...

Page 77: ...king to add a gain point hold Cmd Ctrl to add the new point on the existing line Mixbus automatically creates multiple backup files automatically A maximum of one session file per hour is stored This operates in addition to the existing backup file Selecting a region in the editor will now highlight it in the region list KNOWN ISSUES Sometimes closing a session will cause a crash This affects oper...

Page 78: ...ill not appear in Mixbus until we adopt the Ardour3 platform On Mac OSX Snow Leopard Mixbus crashes if you try to enter a metadata Tag on a file in the Import dialog On systems with 2 monitors the primary monitor the one with the OSX menu must be on the left or some plug in windows will display outside of their enclosing windows Some third party AudioUnit plug ins may cause crashes strange noises ...

Page 79: ...p Input trim and makeup gain are now shown on tracks trips The sidechain enable and master bus assign are now shown on Mix Bus strips LADSPA plug ins with invalid I O for the current track will be disabled in the Favorites menu and will display invalid I O on the plug in manager So you don t get the invalid plug in window Add selected track mute solo bindings Taller higher contrast faders on the m...

Page 80: ...re more visible against the region background Change back ground colors of some buttons and limit Mixbus to use the dark theme for now KNOWN ISSUES Sometimes opening a new session snapshot without first restarting Mixbus will cause a crash This has been fixed in Ardour3 but will not appear in Mixbus until we adopt the Ardour3 platform On Mac OSX Snow Leopard Mixbus crashes if you try to enter a me...

Page 81: ...nels to the master will not be heard when a mixbus is soloed PPC versions were missing a lot of text in the edit window including region names This has been fixed The moving mixer strips bug introduced in v1 3 is resolved Mono regions in a stereo track will now play on both sides of the stereo track this was listed as a fix in v1 3 but not implemented IMPROVEMENTS Mixbus and Master buses are now h...

Page 82: ... startup the object for a history XML node can t be found has been fixed Disallow de activation of master and mixbus DSP This fixes a howling feedback sound when the master bus is made inactive When you split a stereo region into mono they will now show up together in the region list Menu item Sync editor mixer order now works Fix GUI glitch when switching editor s mixer strip from stereo to mono ...

Page 83: ...n but differs from snapshot in that future Save commands to go into the newly created snapshot Track templates Track templates can be stored by clicking on the track name and choosing Save As Template Templates can be recalled by choosing the template from the Channel Configuration selector when making a new track bus Language translation Mixbus now supports many different languages for menus and ...

Page 84: ...n a crash For best results quit Mixbus and relaunch to switch sessions Using a Mackie control surface and changing the order of tracks busses will occasionally cause a crash Drag and drop of audio files into Mixbus will occasionally cause a crash Use the Import dialog instead Exporting to AIFF files results in white noise Please use other formats instead Mixbus v1 1 FEATURES Master Bus Add Program...

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