M-Audio Wizoo Darbuka [12/30] The mix page

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The Mix Page

Mixing Tracks

The Mix Page offers all you need to balance, pan,

equalize and add effects to any of the Tracks in your

percussion groove, as well as a few other handy

features.

The Mix Page parameters affect a Track for all

Patterns used in the Style. If you want to tweak a

The Stage allows you to mix Tracks visually by simply

clicking their instrument symbols and dragging

them.

• Instrument symbols of muted tracks appear grey but are still fully functional, i.e. can be selected and

moved.

• Limiting movement: By holding [Shift]/[Alt] you can limit dragging to horizontal/vertical direction.

< Vertical Movement

To choose which mix parameter is changed when moving a Track vertically on the Stage click in the upper left

corner of the Stage and make a selection from the drop down menu. Alternatively you can also go to the Mix

Page Vertical Axis menu in the Setup Page and make a selection from the drop down menu there.

• Front/Rear: This may be the fastest and most intuitive setting for creating a

surround panorama. The top of the Stage becomes the front left and right,

the bottom becomes the rear left and right.

• Room Mode: Just imagine you’re in a room, surrounded by percussion

instruments. Simply put, that’s what we call “Room Mode”.

While in all other modes the Stage is a X/Y coordinate system, here the Stage represents a top view on a real

recording room with the listener in the center and the instruments around him. The borders of the Stage acting

like real walls.

Of course, the Room Mode is most realistic in Surround Mode, because only there are the front and rear

positions reflected in the resulting audio signal.