V6 User Manual 1.00.book - Studio General

Configuring a Blank or Existing MixerAdding StripsConfiguration of the mixer control surface is accomplished via the Configure Page, Route Page (Pleasesee: Configure Page on page 146 and Route Page on page 154) or contextual menus. The precise optionsavailable will depend on where you click on the mixer. If you wish to affect the entire mixer, right-click on the topbar of the Mixer window. To change options for a Bus, right-click on a blank area of the Bus strip. Similarly, for achannel input strip, right click on a blank area of the Strip. Right-clicking within a function block adds menuentries to the top of the list, relevant to the specific block.Right-click anywhere on the Faders, choose Strip > Add and select the appropriate type of strip to add or rightclickanywhere on the Faders, choose Bus > Add and select the appropriate type of bus to add.Removing StripsTo remove a given input strip, bus or group, right-click directly on it and choose Strip > Remove (Strip, Bus orGroup) as appropriate.Mixer I/O AssignmentsTo or from physical I/OTo change I/O assignments to or from physical I/O or the Internal Return Buses, click on the appropriate XLRicon. Choose Connect Input or Connect Output from the pop-up menu and choose the desired connection.When connecting a multichannel strip clicking on the header (ADAT(#11290) Optical B in the above illustration)will connect all channels consecutively.From tracksNote that several tracks may be routed to the same mixer input strip. Tracks are assigned to mixer input stripseither automatically or manually from the Track Header. See: Track Header Panel on page 74Effects and Plug-insPlease see also: Effects and Plug-Ins on page 221I/O assignment pop-upMixer Strip ControlsWhen Native VS3 Effects, VST Plug-ins and External Inserts are instantiated in mixer strips each instance has ablock of one or two buttons. The full Effect name, Plug-in name or External Insert pops-up along with therequired delay compensation when you hover the mouse pointer over each block:Mixer Strip Plug-in Controls with Name and Delay pop-upButtonsEach block has one or two buttons. The left-hand, yellow button is lit when the effect or insert is switched on.Switching an effect or insert off removes it from the signal chain and this may well be audible.The right-hand, redMixer : Configuring a Blank or Existing Mixer 10 - 181