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Imagine we have a Song Composition.
Let's go to the Audio Mixing Desk by clicking the MixDesk button [1]. By clicking on a Part [2], the Sound Window at the bottom will automatically follow the sound of the selected Part. if the "Follow" indicator [3] is on. In case of the Mix Desk, it will automatically jump to the channel of that sound, in Muzys called a Player. |
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Now here we see a Mix Desk channel in detail.
You can label a channel by clicking on its label [1]. Every Audio Channel in Muzys works in stereo, and you can insert up to 8 plugins per channel [2]. You can control the overall volume of a channel by the biggest of the 3 knobs in the Volume/Panning control box [3]. Also the individual left and right channel can be controlled via the small L and R knobs. Finally, you can choose to what output this channel must be send [4].
Now let's do some plugin' A plugin can be one of Muzys' built in effects such as EQ, Delay, Reverb, ... or it can be a VST plugin effect. Or it can be a "Send to Aux-Group" so that you can tap the audio signal at that point and send it to an Aux-Group. But more about Aux-Groups below. Now lets plug in an EQ in the first slot. |
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By clicking the little jump icon at the right of the plugin name, its editor pops up.
Here you can tweak all parameters for this plugin, and simply by activating Recording (for ex. via the Record button in the Control Panel), all your actions are recorded, and can be edit afterwards ! And as with most knobs in Muzys, a right-click / command-click on the knobs / faders pops up a contextual menu which allows you to assign a MIDI controller to that knob, or write the knobs' value into the Composition so to store it as part of your mix automation. |
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OK, lets close the plugin editor, and plug in a "Send to Aux-Group" (at the bottom of the plugin list) in slot 2.
The big difference with pluging in a real effect at this point (ie an "insert effect") is that the audio signal is not processed here, but rather it's send to an Aux-Group, where we'll plugin an effect (ie. a "send effect"). This method has the big advantage that multiple channels can send audio to the same common send effect, which is good to save CPU cause we then only have 1 effect for multiple channels. Most of the time Reverbs and Delays are used as send effects. The advantage of insert effects is that they process one single channel privately. Especially EQs and compressors are used as insert effects, but don't let these rules limit your creativity. |
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A "Send to Aux-Group" has a little Send Level knob [1] that controls how much of the stereo signal is send.
Also this little knob is fully automatable just by activating recording ! And also this little knob can get a MIDI controller by right-clicking / command-clicking on it Now lets jump to that Aux-Group Channel by clicking on the jump arrow at the right of the Send Level knob. |
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As you see, an Aux-Group has the same structure as a 'normal' Channel, and thus also here we can insert up to 8 plugins.
Now lets insert one of the Muzys reverbs, "RevOrb 2003" [1]. Let's give a clear name to this Aux-Group by clicking on its name. [2] Als here, the Volume/Pan box [3] gives you full control over the stereo signal ! The big bullet in the middle is for main volume & panning, the 2 small bullets 'L' and 'R' control the left and right channels of the stereo signal. All these controls are also automatable ! And via a right-click / command-click on this box, a contextual menu pops up which allows you to assign a MIDI controller to the knobs, or write the knobs' value into the Composition so to store it as part of your mix automation. Now note that Muzys first routes your audio signal thru all pre-fader plugins, then applies the volume/panning controls, and the continues the signal thru all post-fader plugins. This order is very important as it affects the final result. Also the order in which you plugin effects might give different results, depending on the kind of plugins. |
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Move up and down the main volume of this channel very fast and listen to the result.
Now set the first plugin to be pre-fader just by clicking at the left of the second plugin slot [1]. Again, move up and down the main volume of this channel very fast and listen to the result. |
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Now lets go back to the "Channels" section by clicking on the "Channels" button at the full left, and then select Channel 4.
Also here we can use the "Deep Reverb" since Aux-Groups can be used from within any Channel ! Last but not least : When pluging in effects in the final Output section, these effects are called "master effects" as they affect all audio. Happy Mixing ! |