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Programmable Mixer

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Page 1: ...K MIX USER MANUAL 8 In 10 Out Audio Interface Programmable Mixer MIX K Main 8 3 4 5 6 7 Aux 1 Aux 2 Aux 3 INPUTS BALANCED 7 8 5 6 3 4 OUTPUTS BALANCED 1 2 2 1 Mic Line Inst Line Pre...

Page 2: ...le for damages of any kind arising from the use or the inability to use this product or its documentation even if the possibility of such damage is known No part of this publication may be copied repr...

Page 3: ...4 Channel Select Buttons 10 2 1 1 5 Diamond Pad 11 2 1 1 6 Power Button 11 2 1 1 7 Mixer Interface Indicator LEDs 11 2 1 1 8 Mode Buttons 11 2 1 1 9 Preset Button 11 2 1 1 10 Phantom Power Indicator L...

Page 4: ...es 29 3 4 2 Line Level Input 29 3 4 3 Instrument Level Input 29 3 4 4 Phono Level Input 29 3 5 Robust Outputs 30 3 5 1 Main Outputs 30 3 5 2 Aux Outputs 30 Send Levels 30 Pre Post Fader Sends 30 3 5 3...

Page 5: ...Modes Mode Buttons 41 4 2 1 Power 42 4 2 1 1 Turning K Mix On 42 4 2 1 2 Turning K Mix Off 42 4 2 2 Shift 42 4 2 3 Bypass 43 4 2 3 1 Bypass Effects On Individual Channels 43 4 2 3 2 Bypass Effects On...

Page 6: ...3 4 2 8 1 What Do The Controls Do 53 4 2 8 2 Adjusting Send Levels 53 4 2 8 3 Pre Post Sends 53 4 2 8 4 Muting In Aux Modes 54 4 2 8 5 Soloing In Aux Modes 54 4 2 8 6 SHIFT Functionality 54 4 2 9 Aux2...

Page 7: ...ings 66 4 2 16 3 Adjusting Reverb Send Levels 66 4 2 16 4 Pre Post Send Switching 66 4 2 16 5 SHIFT Functionality 66 4 2 16 6 No Reverb When Surround Panning Is Enabled 66 4 2 17 Trim 67 4 2 17 1 What...

Page 8: ...erb Surround Auxes 78 4 3 3 5 Changing Presets With Program Change Messages 79 4 3 3 6 MIDI Control When Not In Mix Bank 79 4 3 4 External MIDI Control Of MIDI Banks 79 4 3 4 1 Controlling Faders 79 4...

Page 9: ...Output Channel Strip 106 5 2 1 3 Phones Channel Strip 107 5 2 1 4 Main Output Channel Strip 108 5 2 2 Reverb Tab 109 5 2 2 1 Bypass Button 110 5 2 2 2 Channel Send Levels 110 5 2 2 3 Reverb Parameters...

Page 10: ...g 123 5 3 2 3 Auto Check For Updates 124 5 3 3 Save Globals Button 124 5 4 Menu Bar Options 125 5 4 1 K Mix Editor 125 5 4 1 1 About K Mix Editor 125 5 4 1 2 Preferences 125 5 4 2 File 126 5 4 2 1 Exp...

Page 11: ...2 6 2 Signal Flow Block Diagram 133 6 3 Default MIDI Output Values 134 6 4 MIDI Note Naming Reference 135 7 TROUBLESHOOTING 136 7 1 An Important Note About USB Cables 137 7 2 USB Hubs 137 7 3 Mac Mini...

Page 12: ...ment is written for people of all levels it does not attempt to explain basic fundamental audio concepts or terminology and it is assumed that you have at least basic experience working with audio equ...

Page 13: ...Before You Begin...

Page 14: ...B CABLE For connecting K Mix to a computer or tablet MINI USB CABLE For connecting K Mix to a USB power supply or KMI MIDI Expander USB POWER SUPPLY CONVERTER BLADES 5V DC 1 5A For powering your K Mix...

Page 15: ...R SUPPLY CONVERTER BLADES 5V DC 500 mA Includes power converter blades for non United States AC sockets USB CABLE For connecting the Expander to the USB power supply MINI USB CABLE For connecting a KM...

Page 16: ...upported on any Windows operating system STANDALONE OPERATION K Mix USB power supply included with K Mix USB cable included with K Mix 1 3 2 SOFTWARE MAC OS Mac OS 10 7 or later Intel Core 2 Duo or gr...

Page 17: ...cable tip sleeve will appear in the manual these are also commonly referred to as a stereo cable and mono cable respectively Any measurement followed by double quotes denotes inches Measurement value...

Page 18: ...Getting Started...

Page 19: ...get started with the K Mix We will introduce the K Mix hardware and the MIDI Expander hardware discuss how to connect your K Mix to the world and go over basic operation of the mixer More in depth inf...

Page 20: ...ode K Mix is in the faders are in charge of controlling output levels input trim levels aux send levels and reverb send levels Underneath faders 1 8 are 12 LEDs 6 green 3 yellow 3 red that provide vis...

Page 21: ...clockwise to decrease values 2 1 1 3 ROTARY CONTROL INDICATOR LEDS Three LEDs below each rotary are used to indicate what parameters they are currently controlling These are labelled with parameters f...

Page 22: ...uttons are used to switch the current mode your K Mix is in Each mode allows access to different audio related parameters such as EQ Gate Compressor etc 2 1 1 9 PRESET BUTTON Used to select which of t...

Page 23: ...nd is capable of accepting both XLR inputs 1 2 only and 1 4 connectors XLR TRS COMBO JACKS Inputs 1 2 on K Mix feature two XLR TRS combo jacks These allow for connecting microphones via XLR connectors...

Page 24: ...standalone mixer Tablets may not be able to provide enough power to K Mix by themselves You will likely need to power K Mix externally via the Control mini USB port and a USB power supply 2 1 2 4 CONT...

Page 25: ...n be sent out of this to external MIDI hardware 3 INPUT LED INDICATOR Flashes when MIDI is received at the MIDI In port 4 OUTPUT LED INDICATOR Flashes when MIDI is sent out of the MIDI Out port 5 POWE...

Page 26: ...world ar 44100 kr 4410 ksmps 10 nchnls 8 IVORY instr 1 ifreq cpspch p5 aglis expseg 1 p8 1 p3 p8 p9 k1 line 0 p3 5 k2 oscil k1 p7 1 k3 linseg 0 p3 7 p6 p3 3 0 a1 oscil k3 ifreq k2 aglis 1 k4 linseg 0...

Page 27: ...ered USB port on a computer 3 Turn on K Mix by pressing the button ar 44100 kr 4410 ksmps 10 nchnls 8 IVORY instr 1 ifreq cpspch p5 aglis expseg 1 p8 1 p3 p8 p9 k1 line 0 p3 5 k2 oscil k1 p7 1 k3 lins...

Page 28: ...upply that ships with K Mix can output 1 5A 1 Connect a mini USB cable to K Mix s CONTROL port on the back panel 2 Connect the other end of the mini USB cable to a USB power supply 3 Plug the USB powe...

Page 29: ...phones can be connected to inputs 1 and 2 on K Mix with XLR cables 1 Connect the female end of an XLR cable to the microphone 2 Connect the other end of the XLR cable to input 1 or input 2 on K Mix Ou...

Page 30: ...INSTRUMENTS Line level instruments can be connected to any of K Mix s inputs 1 Connect a 1 4 TS TRS cable to your instrument 2 Connect the other end of the cable to any of K Mix s eight inputs Outputs...

Page 31: ...i Z instrument level signals can be connected to inputs 1 and 2 on K Mix with 1 4 TS TRS cables 1 Connect a 1 4 TS TRS cable to your instrument 2 Connect the other end of the cable to input 1 or input...

Page 32: ...connect to K Mix The following instructions are written as though this is the case 1 Connect an RCA cable to your phono level device 2 Connect the other end of the RCA cable to an RCA to 1 4 TS adapte...

Page 33: ...anel 2 Connect the other end of the micro USB cable to a powered USB port on a computer ar 44100 kr 4410 ksmps 10 nchnls 8 IVORY instr 1 ifreq cpspch p5 aglis expseg 1 p8 1 p3 p8 p9 k1 line 0 p3 5 k2...

Page 34: ...in the form of a USB power supply or a powered USB hub WITH USB POWER SUPPLY 1 Power the K Mix externally with the included USB power supply instructions here 2 Connect the Lightning to USB Camera Ad...

Page 35: ...Camera Adapter to your iPad 2 Connect the powered USB hub to a power outlet 3 Connect the powered USB hub to the Lightning to USB Camera Adapter via USB 4 Connect the K Mix s AUDIO port to the USB hub...

Page 36: ...2 Connect the Expander s MIDI IN jack to the MIDI OUT jack on the MIDI hardware device 3 Connect the Expander s MIDI OUT jack to the MIDI IN jack on the MIDI hardware device 4 If power for your K Mix...

Page 37: ...ible take your K Mix out of its box and do the following 1 Power up K Mix 2 Connect your gear to K Mix s inputs 3 Connect your speakers to K Mix s main outputs outputs 1 2 4 Enter Main mode by pressin...

Page 38: ...Features Overview...

Page 39: ...e sent directly out of K Mix s outputs or through K Mix s channel strip effects USB pre post switches allow for flexible routing of USB audio into and out of K Mix 3 3 MIDI I O In addition to function...

Page 40: ...provide high efficiency and extremely accurate gain 3 4 2 LINE LEVEL INPUT Line level audio signals can be inserted into any of K Mix s 8 input channels via 1 4 TRS TS cables 3 4 3 INSTRUMENT LEVEL IN...

Page 41: ...e outputs using the aux send levels and aux panning Unlike the main output bus the auxiliary outputs do not have any DSP effects The reverb send effect is not mixed in to the aux outputs SEND LEVELS E...

Page 42: ...output 4 for Aux 1 output 6 for Aux 2 output 8 for Aux 3 Centering the pan parameter will send the channel s audio signal equally to both outputs of the aux pair Aux panning can be adjusted directly f...

Page 43: ...semi parametric EQ available low shelf mid band high shelf similar to a standard channel strip EQ on most mixing consoles This is extremely useful for sculpting your mix making sure sounds don t step...

Page 44: ...er with control over frequency and boost cut 3 6 1 2 MID BAND The middle band is fully parametric with control over frequency boost cut and bandwidth Q Low Shelf EQ Boost Cut 18dB Frequency Range 20Hz...

Page 45: ...hreshold gain reduction amount attack time and release time Useful for getting rid of unwanted noise in quiet sections or making your drum tracks tighter All gate parameters can be controlled via the...

Page 46: ...r hardware or the editor 3 6 4 REVERB K Mix also offers a global reverb effect send Each of the 8 input channels can be sent into the reverb at different levels using the available reverb sends Reverb...

Page 47: ...3 8 1 MULTIPLE SPEAKER LAYOUTS K Mix s surround panning is able to work with a number of standard speaker configurations Quad 5 1 7 1 and Octophonic The speakers are laid out as follows All surround...

Page 48: ...ort and export presets The editor s Preset Setlist allows you to select which presets will be loaded onto your K Mix and the order they will appear in 3 9 3 TWO WAY SYNCING The K Mix hardware and the...

Page 49: ...to separate rotaries for customized surround panning as usual 3 12 VU METERING Using the LEDs underneath each fader s surface K Mix is able to display VU meters for a number of different points in the...

Page 50: ...K Mix Hardware 8 In 10 Out Audio Interface Programmable Mixer MIX K Main 8 3 4 5 6 7 Aux 1 Aux 2 Aux 3 INPUTS BALANCED 7 8 5 6 3 4 OUTPUTS BALANCED 1 2 2 1 Mic Line Inst Line Pre...

Page 51: ...Mix s Mix bank is where all of the audio related functions happen all of the mixing effect adjustments and routing is done here Section 4 2 K Mix Modes Mode Buttons link details all of the functionali...

Page 52: ...es from K Mix s compact interface Mastering the mode buttons is the first step toward K Mix mastery This section details the various K Mix modes and mode buttons what they do and how you can control t...

Page 53: ...and hold the button for 3 seconds Once 3 seconds have elapsed K Mix will begin powering down When K Mix is powered down in this manner the current state of the mixer will be stored in its internal me...

Page 54: ...n to toggle that channel s bypass state 5 Release BYPS to exit Bypass Mode All LEDs will return to their normal state for the mode you are currently in Reverb is a global effect send it is not per cha...

Page 55: ...allows for resetting the extra parameters that are normally accessed via the SHIFT button like the Low Frequency in EQ Mode EXAMPLE USE Here is an example of using SHIFT to reset the attack time of a...

Page 56: ...e following 1 Press the FINE button to toggle fine tuning mode on The rotary LEDs will instantly move to the 12 o clock position this represents the original coarse value 2 Move the rotary clockwise t...

Page 57: ...hold SHIFT first to access the attack time then press FINE to fine tune Fine tuning can be engaged and disengaged while SHIFT is held down 4 2 5 VU The VU button is used to toggle the fader LEDs betw...

Page 58: ...1 8 Input channels 1 8 levels post fader Master fader Main output bus outputs 1 2 levels post output fader AUX 1 3 MODES VU When in the aux modes enabling VU meters will display the following Faders...

Page 59: ...section 4 2 6 2 SAVING A PRESET Presets can be saved directly from the K Mix hardware Saving a preset will overwrite one of the 12 available preset slots with the current state of K Mix s parameters...

Page 60: ...eset is immediately overwritten with K Mix s default normalled preset 4 That is all If desired you may repeat steps 2 3 to reset additional preset slots 4 2 6 4 RESETTING GLOBAL PARAMETERS Like preset...

Page 61: ...show which channels have stereo pairing enabled Two red LEDs will light one at 9 o clock and one at 3 o clock to indicate that the two channels below are paired No LEDs will be lit if the channels ar...

Page 62: ...tap the top of multiple faders while holding down the SHIFT button to add them to the soloed group When a channel is soloed that will be the only audio going through to the outputs Non soloed tracks w...

Page 63: ...able stereo pairing for one of the pairs 1 Press and hold the SHIFT button 2 Press anywhere on a rotary above the two channels you wish to pair rotary 1 for channels 1 and 2 rotary 2 for channels 3 an...

Page 64: ...hannels are not paired CHANNEL SELECT BUTTON BEHAVIOR In Aux 1 Mode the channel select buttons are used for adjusting the pre post state of the aux send for each individual channel Press and hold a ch...

Page 65: ...supported soloing is completely disabled when holding SHIFT in any of the Aux modes 4 2 8 6 SHIFT FUNCTIONALITY The SHIFT button is used for muting the aux output fader Master fader This behavior is d...

Page 66: ...wn the SHIFT button to access more compressor parameters When holding down SHIFT the rotaries will adjust the following parameters Rotary 1 off Rotary 2 off Rotary 3 Attack Time Rotary 4 off Rotaries...

Page 67: ...r function EXAMPLE USE 1 Press the COMP button to go into Compressor Mode 2 Select a channel by pressing its channel select button 3 Press and hold the SHIFT button The Release rotary rotary 3 will no...

Page 68: ...nnel select buttons may be used The LED color of the channel select buttons is used to display the currently selected gate or gates Green currently selected Red not selected When selected the rotaries...

Page 69: ...ders 1 8 control the level of input channels 1 8 and the master fader controls the level of the main output bus outputs 1 2 The process of muting and soloing channels remains the same as well ROTARY B...

Page 70: ...abled press and hold the SHIFT button and press the PAN button This will switch your K Mix back to Stereo Panning Mode This step can be skipped if you are already in Stereo Panning Mode 3 Press one of...

Page 71: ...u press the PAN button to return to Pan Mode your K Mix will still be operating in Surround Panning Mode You will only be able to go back to stereo panning by disabling surround with the steps listed...

Page 72: ...of the speaker array Center center of speakers 0 12 o clock front 90 3 o clock right 180 6 o clock back 270 9 o clock left The further you move from the center of the rotaries the more distant quiete...

Page 73: ...ed Bass Management When bass management is enabled all low frequency audio content will be routed out the headphone jack higher frequency content will go out outputs 1 8 as normal When disabled all au...

Page 74: ...d surround panning with K Mix All output bus levels are linked in surround they can be set individually in stereo Stereo parameters are saved on a per preset basis surround parameters are global Rotar...

Page 75: ...elect buttons may be used The LED color of the channel select buttons is used to display the currently selected EQ or EQs Green currently selected Red not selected When selected the rotaries will upda...

Page 76: ...to the global reverb effect for input channels 1 8 The master fader is used to control the overall level of the reverb that is mixed in to the main output bus outputs 1 2 Move a fader up to increase t...

Page 77: ...crease the amount of signal going to the reverb 3 Move faders 1 8 down to decrease the amount of signal going to the reverb 4 2 16 4 PRE POST SEND SWITCHING To adjust whether the reverb sends are pre...

Page 78: ...BEHAVIOR The channel select buttons are not used in Trims Mode they will not respond to touch and their LEDs will be off 4 2 17 2 ADJUSTING TRIM LEVELS To adjust the input trim levels do the following...

Page 79: ...select button s LED is used to represent the current voltage level being provided by phantom power Green 48V Red 15V 4 2 18 2 TURNING PHANTOM POWER ON OFF To turn phantom power on off do the followin...

Page 80: ...you likely wouldn t want phantom to suddenly turn off if you changed a preset leading to a significant drop in signal level or even completely cutting out 4 2 18 5 PHANTOM POWER DEFAULT STATE When K M...

Page 81: ...in 4 2 19 3 CHANGING THE HEADPHONE MONITORING POINT You can set the headphone output to monitor any of the eight input channels or any of the four stereo output bus pairs MONITORING AN INPUT CHANNEL...

Page 82: ...4 3 MIDI K MIX In addition to functioning as both a mixer and audio interface K Mix speaks MIDI K Mix allows for bi directional MIDI communication with USB host devices computer tablet and with exter...

Page 83: ...t audio applications should listen to in order to receive MIDI coming directly from K Mix Any MIDI sent to this port from a connected computer will allow you to control the faders rotaries and buttons...

Page 84: ...rclockwise to decrease its value The rotary LEDs display the current value location of the fader BUTTONS K Mix s buttons can behave in two different ways when in MIDI banks they can act as momentary s...

Page 85: ...n s LED will light up red when pressed or toggled on and will return to green when released or toggled off 4 3 2 2 DIAMOND PAD IN MIX BANK K Mix is able to output a few special MIDI messages when in t...

Page 86: ...eters 0 127 minimum to maximum Rotary Parameters 0 127 minimum to maximum Switch Button Parameters 0 off 1 127 on 4 3 3 1 MIDI CHANNELS Since there are more than 128 editable parameters on K Mix the M...

Page 87: ...xternal MIDI messages for controlling Mains panning Aux 1 3 panning and Aux 1 3 send levels will be ignored when surround panning is enabled these parameters are not accessible when using surround Fad...

Page 88: ...sages for controlling the main output bus EQ Gate and Compressor parameters will be ignored when surround panning is enabled these parameters are not accessible when using surround the effects are byp...

Page 89: ...MIDI messages for controlling Surround parameters will be ignored when stereo panning is enabled these parameters are only accessible when using surround Reverb Channel Send Levels 1 8 CCs 1 8 Reverb...

Page 90: ...the K Mix Audio Control or K Mix Expander ports will not do anything related to the MIDI banks For each MIDI bank K Mix allows for control of Fader position Rotary position Button state when set to M...

Page 91: ...t note number and MIDI channel for controlling each button mirrors whatever note and channel the button is set to output this is set in the K Mix Editor s MIDI Tab Buttons may only be controlled via M...

Page 92: ...sages must be sent on MIDI channel 16 program changes on any other channel will be ignored by K Mix 4 3 5 2 CONTROLLING THE MIX BANK There is full control of the Mix bank parameters via input to the M...

Page 93: ...K Mix Editor...

Page 94: ...iately on the mixer changes made on the mixer itself will be reflected immediately in the editor Unlike the mixer hardware any parameter can be changed at any time via the editor regardless of what mo...

Page 95: ...ter EQUALIZER COMPRESSOR GATE ROUTING ONE POST POST POST A Tomo Berheim Tomo Berheim Slumper Dave s Myth CONNECTION SYNC SEND SAVE SEND ALL RECEIVE ALL SAVE AS REVERT DELETE RECEIVE SEND RECEIVE SEND...

Page 96: ...revert the preset back to its previously saved state via the REVERT button or delete the preset entirely via the DELETE button REORDERING PRESETS Presets may be reordered in the library by simply dra...

Page 97: ...eter states and stores them into the CONNECTION SYNC preset 5 To save this as a preset in the editor click the SAVE AS button while the CONNECTION SYNC preset is selected 6 Give the new preset a name...

Page 98: ...ERT BUTTON The REVERT button is used to revert any unsaved changes made to the currently selected preset If you ve made some changes to a preset that you don t like and want your preset to go back to...

Page 99: ...recalled from the mixer Each slot has a drop down menu that lets you select which preset to load in the selected slot Simply click the drop down menu and select a preset to load it into that slot The...

Page 100: ...k the SEND button and the selected slot s preset will be sent to the board EXAMPLE USE 1 Click the SEND button on slot B 2 Whatever preset is currently in slot B s drop down menu will be sent down to...

Page 101: ...ion can be reset in the Preferences window using the Reset Receive Preset Behavior button EXAMPLE USE SAVE INTO NEW PRESET 1 Click the RECEIVE button on slot C 2 A pop up dialog appears asking if you...

Page 102: ...been made to the preset 8 To keep these changes click the SAVE button To abandon these changes click the REVERT button 5 1 1 9 SHOW HIDE PRESETS TOGGLE This button is used to toggle between showing a...

Page 103: ...include all parameters in the Surround tab MIDI tab USB tab and Preferences sections of the editor Global parameters are not stored inside presets When changing presets global parameters will not upda...

Page 104: ...ed to control the level of its associated input or output channel Move a fader up to increase the volume move a fader down to decrease the volume TIP Hold down the Command key on your computer keyboar...

Page 105: ...es will be clipped to either the minimum or maximum value depending on if the entered value is lower than the minimum or higher than the maximum 5 1 2 3 CHANNEL SELECT BUTTONS The channel select butto...

Page 106: ...oed any other channels that were already soloed are automatically unsoloed when this happens TIP This is also a useful way to disengage multiple solos with a single click Simply Shift click an engaged...

Page 107: ...f the manual 5 2 Tabs Input Trim MAIN HI Level 0 00 dB 0 00 dB 24 00 dB 70 00 dB 24 00 dB 10 ms 10 ms 50 ms 50 ms 1 50 dB 0 00 dB 1 00 10 00 0 00 dB 3 24 kHz 346 Hz 276 Hz 224 Hz Level Level Q Freq Th...

Page 108: ...Each of the 8 input channels have their own channel strip with identical options Each input channel strip has its own Input Trim Rumble Filter Stereo Pair switch EQ Gate Compressor and Routing Sectio...

Page 109: ...cur when using microphones as input BYPASS BUTTON Toggles the input rumble filter for the currently selected channel on or off The button will light up white when enabled rumble filter on The button w...

Page 110: ...tion of the channel strip is home to the EQ parameters Each of the 8 input channels and the main output bus have their own 3 band semi parametric EQ available BYPASS BUTTON The bypass button enables o...

Page 111: ...ompanying number box as an alternative way of setting the frequency Range 200Hz 6kHz CUT BOOST KNOB NUMBER BOX The cut boost knob controls the amount of cut or boost the mid band EQ will apply Turn cl...

Page 112: ...enables or disables the compressor Clicking the button will toggle the state of the bypass The button will light up green when enabled compressor on The button will go dark when disabled compressor by...

Page 113: ...d will be reduced by one third level 3 0 ATTACK KNOB NUMBER BOX The attack knob controls the attack time of the compressor the amount of time it takes to reach full compression once the input signal g...

Page 114: ...ge Turn clockwise to increase higher threshold turn counterclockwise to decrease lower threshold A specific value may be entered into the accompanying number box as an alternative way of setting the t...

Page 115: ...increase longer release turn counterclockwise to decrease shorter release A specific value may be entered into the accompanying number box as an alternative way of setting the attack time Range 1ms 5...

Page 116: ...put pairs has its own send level fader Remember each aux is a stereo pair aux 1 outputs 3 4 aux 2 outputs 5 6 aux 3 outputs 7 8 PRE POST SWITCH The aux pre post switches set whether audio is going to...

Page 117: ...of the signal going to the selected aux output bus Full left counterclockwise sends to just the odd numbered output output 3 for aux 1 output 5 for aux 2 and output 7 for aux 3 Full right clockwise se...

Page 118: ...be sent to the auxes 5 2 1 3 PHONES CHANNEL STRIP The Phones Channel Strip is where the headphone output monitoring point is set To access the Phones Channel Strip simply click the channel select butt...

Page 119: ...you may be able to see there are a few differences from the input channel strips 1 There is no Input Trim Rumble Filter or Stereo Pairs 2 There is no Routing section 3 There is an additional Reverb L...

Page 120: ...reverb can be mixed into the main output bus channels 1 2 Each of the eight input channels can be sent into the reverb at different levels using the reverb sends The Reverb Level parameter can also b...

Page 121: ...entered into the accompanying number boxes as an alternative way of setting the reverb send levels Range 70dB 6dB PRE POST FADER SWITCH Sets whether the reverb sends are pre fader or post fader When...

Page 122: ...values create a longer reverb decay Range 50ms 2000ms DAMPING Adjusts how quickly the reverb rolls off the high frequency content Less damping results in the high frequencies fading at the same rate...

Page 123: ...he signal chain just before the main output bus fader and mute Range dB 6dB 5 2 3 SURROUND TAB The Surround tab holds all of the surround panning related parameters The Reverb Level parameter can also...

Page 124: ...optional low frequency crossover when surround panning is enabled When bass management is enabled and surround panning all low frequency content audio below the crossover frequency will be routed out...

Page 125: ...rround panners are used to spatialize move sounds between speakers in the selected surround sound format The blue dots along the edge of the panners represent the speaker placement of the selected sur...

Page 126: ...nternal memory If power is lost and the K Mix is turned on again all changes will be lost it will boot up with its last saved state When you have found settings you would like to keep it is wise to us...

Page 127: ...the desired sensor and the editable MIDI parameters will pop up just to the left of the K Mix image in the MIDI Parameters Section All MIDI options are editor only parameters They may not be adjusted...

Page 128: ...he currently selected fader will send when in bank 3 BUTTONS Each button except the Power and Shift buttons can output a MIDI note message when in one of the three available MIDI banks By default the...

Page 129: ...rent MIDI channels 5 2 4 4 SAVE GLOBALS BUTTON Used to save the current state of all global settings to the K Mix hardware s internal memory Any changes made in the editor to global parameters paramet...

Page 130: ...annels 1 8 each have their own USB Input pre post switch The input pre post switch sets where in the signal path the audio from K Mix gets tapped and sent up USB to a connected computer Pre Beginning...

Page 131: ...turned on again all changes will be lost it will boot up with its last saved state When you have found settings you would like to keep it is wise to use the Save Globals button to make sure your globa...

Page 132: ...for channel 1 or 2 s microphone input There are two available options for each channel OFF Phantom power is off ON Phantom power is on 5 3 1 2 PHANTOM VOLTAGE Sets whether the phantom power provided o...

Page 133: ...ople Pass Thru is meant to solve this When both are enabled faders and rotaries will not move until your finger passes through the current value This will prevent any discontinuous jumps that may occu...

Page 134: ...at enables or disables view linking between the editor and a connected K Mix When enabled the editor and mixer will follow each other changing modes on the mixer will change the view displayed in the...

Page 135: ...the editor to global parameters parameters that are not stored on a per preset basis will be immediately reflected and heard on the connected mixer but they will not be stored in its internal memory I...

Page 136: ...r K Mix FOUND FW Displays the firmware version that is currently on the connected K Mix EDITOR VERSION Displays the current version number of the K Mix Editor 5 4 1 2 PREFERENCES Selecting the Prefere...

Page 137: ...the preset will be saved at the bottom of the Preset Library The newly imported preset will be named after the imported file s name If the file was saved as theatre kmixpreset it will be imported with...

Page 138: ...ter pasting the preset will not be saved This allows you to revert the changes if you change your mind or happened to paste by accident You must explicitly click the SAVE button for the changes to be...

Page 139: ...ceive the pasted settings 5 4 3 6 AUTO POPULATE SETLIST Automatically populates the setlist with presets from the Preset Library When selected setlist slots A L will be automatically filled with the f...

Page 140: ...4 5 1 DOCUMENTATION Opens the K Mix manual in your computer s default PDF reader 5 4 5 2 SHOW HIDE TOOL TIPS Toggles between showing and hiding the tool tip pop ups when hovering over a control Tool t...

Page 141: ...mware update process Click CANCEL to cancel the firmware update 3 A progress bar appears showing how far the editor is into the firmware update process It may take a few seconds for the progress bar t...

Page 142: ...Appendix...

Page 143: ...Optional bass management crossover PROCESSING ANALOG INPUTS 2 XLR TRS combo jacks XLR Mic Line Inputs balanced Hi Z Inst Line TRS Inputs balanced 6 TRS Connectors line phono balanced ANALOG OUTPUTS 8...

Page 144: ...too large to properly fit on a standard sized page As such the signal flow diagram is provided as a separate PDF document The PDF is included in the K Mix Editor package and can also be downloaded dir...

Page 145: ...rs and rotaries pink in the image below output a CC message while all buttons blue in the image below output a MIDI note Each MIDI bank is set up with the same CC and note messages but each is set to...

Page 146: ...rds for naming MIDI note numbers which can make things tricky KMI follows the C3 60 standard for naming numbering notes If it seems as though your notes are an octave off this is likely due to the sof...

Page 147: ...Troubleshooting...

Page 148: ...actually provide more than this USB 3 0 ports can provide up to 900mA though again many can provide more than this An unpowered hub can only draw power from the USB port it is plugged into Plugging mu...

Page 149: ...lication on Mac OS X allows you to rename MIDI devices a cool feature that can help distinguish between multiple copies of the same device While it is a cool feature it is not recommended that you ren...

Page 150: ...ure there are no other audio or MIDI applications running before attempting to update After quitting audio and MIDI applications power cycle K Mix and restart the editor If you continue encountering e...

Page 151: ...F A Q...

Page 152: ...CC Note assignments Input Channels 3 8 Line Phono Switches Pass Thru On Offs Expander Control Phones Output Gain Editor Mixer View Linking On Off WILL K MIX REMEMBER MY PREVIOUS SETTINGS THE NEXT TIM...

Page 153: ...er the K Mix hardware or the K Mix Editor K MIX HARDWARE To set the headphone out to act as a discrete stereo output via the K Mix hardware do the following 1 Power up K Mix 2 Press the button to ente...

Page 154: ...A quick way to get to the Utilities folder is to open a Finder window open the Go menu up top and select Utilities 2 Once Audio MIDI Setup is open click the Add button on the bottom left corner in the...

Page 155: ...Safety Precautions...

Page 156: ...cian prior to using K Mix EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES Do not use K Mix in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere such as a fueling area or in areas where the air contains chemicals or particles su...

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