User manual DIGITAL BLUE MIXMAN LOOP STUDIOMP3 PRODUCER REFERENCE GUIDE

[. . . ] QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Mixman StudioXPro ® Mixman StudioXPro THE CONTROL ROOM 1 Control Room Audio Meter Lights Mix name / Megs Display Go to Remixing Studio Go to Editing Studio Loaded Single Single Auto-Loader Go to Recording Studio Go to FX Studio D-Plate Auto-Loader Loaded D-Plate Get More Tracks Online Go to Trackmaker Studio Activate Help System Turn on expanded bubble help for context sensitive help New Mix Open Mix Load toMix Save Mix Export Mix to: Start a new session in the Open a previously Save performance a File, Mixman remixing studio saved . mix file data, track selections, Radio, My Mixzone overdubs, and FX as part of a . mix Options Customize settings and create preferences for a wide variety of features Quit Quit Mixman Mixman StudioXPro THE REMIXING STUDIO 2 Remixing Studio Double-click to load sounds Click-and-Drag the mouse in this area of either turntable to scratch. Track Indicators Macro Tabs Press the function key to trigger Macro Activate Platter Click to select a group of 8 tracks. Load Sound Recording Studio Copy Track Cut Track Paste Track Micro-Tempo Adjust Transformer Indicator Opens gate for left or right platter Cross Fader Adjusts left/right sound balance between the left/right turntables Open Stop Play Mix Record Punch-In Performance Record Break/Solo Display Help System Lock Display Track Name Display Provides help and hints when you Volume Knob Panning Knob mouse-over items Changes the volume Changes the left/right on screen of the selected track sound balance of the selected track Back to Save Control Room Tempo Slider Changes mix tempo Pitch Knob Increases /decreases the pitch/tuning of the selected track Scratching FX Studio Editing Studio System Volume Clear Mix New Mix Control audio FX in realtime by clicking and dragging W. A. R. P. W. A. R. P. Presets Changes the type of audio FX loaded into W. A. R. P. [. . . ] Provides help and hints when you mouse-over items on screen Remix Performance Graphic Display Channel Help System Indicates a stereo Overdub is recording Overdub Graphic Display Channel Hear your input signal while recording. Input will sound in headphones, not speakers. Solo / Mute Indicators Time Length Indicator Indicates Length of your performance or overdub Stops the recording of either a Sample or Overdub. Stop Play Click Record to make Engages a playback for a sample or OverDub Samples or Overdubs Record Load to Mix Back to Control Room Click here to load the Wav Save directly back Saves either the sample or the OverDub session into the Remixing Studio when in sample mode. Back Quit Quit Mixman Mixman StudioXPro THE EDITING STUDIO 4 Editing Studio Song Marker Select Areas to edit Use to draw in performance data Erase performance data Use markers to easily locate positions in a song Snap performance data to a grid Select Tool Draw Tool Undo Copy Cut Undo last edit Copy selected performance data Click to cut. Click and hold to select paste mode Eraser Tool Insert Marker Paste Click to paste. Click and hold to select paste mode. Scrolling Quantize Turns display scrolling on/off Performance Data Track Name Display Zoom Ratio Move to zoom in and out Colored bars that represent a recorded performance Tempo Pitch Zoom Ratio Slider Modifies the tempo of the selected performance data Modifies the pitch of the selected performance data Panning Help System Provides help and hints when you mouse-over items on screen Stop Play Skip to the next song marker Counter Displays time in Skip Previous Skip to the previous Bars | beats | Ticks (480 ticks per beat) song marker Skip Next Open Save Quit Back to Control Room Modifies the panning of the selected performance data Volume Modifies the volume of the selected performance data *Note: Parameter Controls in editing mode are "dynamic" and can change over time. Mixman StudioXPro THE FX STUDIO 5 FX Studio FX Preset Name FX Slot Right mouse click to load FX Load Multi-FX Preset Algorithm Name Track Name Displays the name of the Track being processed with FX Loop Length Maximum length of loop in bars Selected Track Location Save Multi-FX Preset Alogorithmic Parameter Adjusting Double Click on a Parameter Name to type in specific settings Slider Move to change settings Help System Provides help and hints when you mouse-over items on screen Stop Preview Load to to Mix Load Mix Load Sound Back to Control Room Load TRK or WAV back to with FX Save Track with FX Remixing Studio without altering the original. FX processing will be saved with Mix file. Saves the TRK of Wav with the FX processing. Be careful to rename the file if you want to keep the original. Quit Quit Mixman Algorithm List Auto Pan Speed Random Pitch Reverse Pitch Down / Pitch Up Slice / Order / Align Attacks Envelope Follower Min Freq / Max Freq / Resonance / Gain / Type Reverb Band Pass Filter Delay Size / Surface / Mix / Cutoff / Diffusion / Gate Chopper Sweep Comb Filter Start Size / End Size / Envelope / Silence Beat Twister Shuffle Slices / Random Time / Pitch Up / Pitch Down Freq / Resonance / Gain Time / Fine / Feedback Filter Sweep Low Pass Filter Freq / Resonance / Gain Start Freq / End Freq / Type / Resonance / Gain / Multi-Trigger Time / Repeats / Volume Mode / Delay Mode Chordinator Wah Wah Chopper Freq 1 / Freq 2 / Freq 3 / Freq 4 / Feedback / Gain LFO / Max Freq / Resonance / Gain / Depth / Type Chunk Size / Envelope / Silence Freq 1 / Freq 2 / Freq 3 / Width / Resonance / Gain Start Volume / End Volume / Envelope / Multi-sweep Volume Sweep Distortion Drive / Gain High Pass Filter Flange Multi-Trigger Time Adapter Time Stretch Factor / Quality Freq / Resonance / Gain LFO Time / Depth / Delay / Feedback Factor / Pitch Shift / Time Stretch Multi- Filter Sweep Pitch Shift Steps / Cents / Stretch Mid Pass Filter Start Frequency / End Frequency / Resonance / Spread / Mix / Multi-sweep Freq / Width / Resonance / Gain Mixman StudioXPro TRACKMAKER STUDIO 6 Track Maker Studio Volume & Pitch Parameter Stepper Control pitch and/or volume for each step on the grid. Click the pitch button or volume button to select parameter. Pattern tabs P1 - P12 Tempo Slider Micro Tempo Adjust Copy Grid Row Cut Grid Row Paste Grid Row Clear Grid Row Clear Parametrics Click on tab to activate. Create up to 12 different grid patterns for each set of sounds. Adjusts Tempo Adjusts Tempo Step Pulser Display Copy Grid Pattern Cut Grid Pattern Paste Grid Pattern Clear Grid Pattern Displays each step as it pulses across the grid Controls the volume of the overall sound source Load TRK to FX Studio Volume Knobs Sample Sound Source Slot Pattern Mode Clear Entire Sequence Row Clear Individual Sequence Slot Loop Length Slider Sequence Row Adjust the length of a pattern in the Grid anywhere from 4 to 16 steps. In Stop Mode, right mouse click on any of the 8 cells in the Sequence Row to load any of 12 patterns. Select any of the 8 slots to load a sound source. Mute or Solo a sound source while in play mode Provides help and hints when you mouse-over items on screen Sequence Mode Main Grid Explode Open Use stop TRK mode to load mode to hear Save your Load a saved Exploding TMX File Opens a and reload samples patterns or sequence trk to the sequences as a trk file remixing studio Stop Mute / Solo Indicators Play Save Load TRK Use play TRK File to Mix Save TMX File Back Quit Help System reveals all previous samples TM session. within a trk file, for use as a source file in the TM studio. Saves the state of the TM studio, including loaded samples, patterns & sequences. Click on the individual grid cells to activate or de-activate. There are 16 cells to a row for each sound source. Bright Green indicates active, and will respond to parametric adjustments. Mixman StudioXPro KEYBOARD COMMANDS 7 Keyboard Commands Control Room Go to the Remixing Studio . [. . . ] CRTL+Left Arrow Mixman StudioXPro KEYBOARD COMMANDS (continued) 8 Clear Entire Grid . CTRL+E Save Track Maker Session (. TMX). . . Backspace Activate Onscreen Help System. . . [. . . ]