selection and then set the slider level for monitoring. See the section on Monitoring Your
Inputs for Recording, below, for more information.
Output Routing
– Each stereo pair may be assigned to any of the FireWire Audiophile’s
analog or digital outputs by clicking on the output button of the desired output pair.
These are labeled
1/2; 3/4;
and
spd
(which represents “S/PDIF”). Any or all output pairs
may be selected (the buttons turns blue when active) for each Mixer input channel pair.
These channels’ output signals appear on the selected outputs in the control panel
output
page. If multiple Mixer channels are assigned to the same output pair, the
signals will be summed at the assigned output. Note that clipping of summed signals is
possible, so keep an eye on your output level meters when summing mixer channels.
Aux Send
– Each of these stereo pairs also provides two virtual
aux send
controls.
Using these
aux sends
you can create a separate sub-mix, which can be useful as a
headphone mix or effects send. To use the Aux Sends, click on a send knob and drag
upward or downward. These Aux Send levels feed the Aux Send Master channel on the
Output page. The
aux send
mix can be routed to any pair of the FireWire Audiophile’s
outputs via the
output
page by clicking the
main
button on that channel, thereby
switching the output channel from the main bus to the
aux
bus.
Stereo Linking
- Input levels from each virtual software return are controlled by software
faders; pairs can be linked for stereo operation by clicking the channels’
link
button. The
buttons turn blue when active. Once the channels are linked, grabbing and moving one
fader will move both faders in unison.
Mute button
- Selecting the
mute
button (the button turns red) will cause that channel
pair to cease audio output. Deselecting the
mute
button will resume audio output on that
channel pair.
Solo button –
Selecting the
solo
button (the button turns yellow) will cause all other
channels to cease audio output; deselecting the
solo
button will resume audio output on
all channels. Multiple solo selections are possible.
Panning
- The analog and digital input channel pairs also offer virtual
pan
pots. As with
any typical mixer, the
Pan
works in conjunction with the output assign buttons to enable
you to route the signal as you wish.
Metering
- At the bottom of the
mixer
page, software level meters are provided for each
of the FireWire Audiophile’s three output buses, as well as the
aux
bus. This is provided
as a quick reference to what’s going on in the Output page.
