Mix Functions

Edit Event
Create Playlist
Record
Play/Stop Mix
Backward/Forward Mix
Previous/Next
Open/Save Mix Sequence
Auto Mix
Arrange
AutoArrange
Auto Assign media channel

Edit Event

MixVibes can edit all events in your mix. Select an event in the Mix Sequence view and tape the key Enter or run the menu command "Edit"->"Edit"

An event is defined with :

• The media assocciated
• a start time
• a duration
• optional fade in seconds defined only for play event (fade in) or stop event (fade out)
• until 4 parameters folowing the kind of the event

There are 4 moving button controls : you can use them for moving in the list of events

The time resolution is 1 ms.

Create Play List

A playlist is a simple mix sequence where there are only play and stop event. Of course, you will be able to add others events in a playlist.

There are 5 ways to create Playlist :

1. Direct drag and drop from Microsoft Windows folders to the Mix Sequence view. All files will be inserted at the end
   of the Playlist.
2. Drag and drop from Media Base view to Mix Sequence view.
   you can select any number of media. All medias selected will be inserted.
3. Drag and drop from mixer channel to Mix Sequence view. You can drag only 1 media.
4. Command menu "Add to mix" add the media selected in Mix Sequence view at the counter position.
   Add to mix can be activated with right click in Mixer view or Media Base view.
5. AutoMix function (see next section)

Auto Mix

Activate the Media Base view and run the command menu "Mix" -> "Auto Mix".
You can add all the Media Base (All List check box) or selected medias to the Mix Sequence.

You can set in the AutoMix dialog box :
- The insert start time in Mix Sequence (initially set with counter position)
- The mix interval time in seconds
- Fade in and out assigned to all medias inserted in seconds

Record

If you set the Record button in the "Mix Commands" toolbar, then MixVibes will record all actions done in the Mixer view. All operations will be recorded in the current Mix Sequence at the position of the counter : play, pause, cue, frame, volume change, pitch change, equalization ...

At the end of the record session, uncheck the record icon. Now MixVibes can redo any time all actions recorded with the command Play and Stop Mix.

There are 2 options for setting the record mode, in menu options->general :

• "record audio port" Select the audio port where record events (0= All, 1= only audio port 1 ...)
• "record interval in ms" for filtering events too near in time for ex.  if you set 100ms only events in interval of 100ms will be saved
  

Play/Stop Mix

For starting a Sequence Mix, run the menu command "Mix"->"Play" or press the button Play . For stopping a Sequence Mix, run the menu command "Mix"->"Stop" or the button Stop. The command Stop Mix will stop only media starting with the current Sequence Mix.
There are keyboard shortcuts :

• Ctrl+Space : Start a Mix Sequence
• numpad key "0" : Start/Stop a Mix Sequence
  

Backward/Forward Mix

If you want to backward or forward the Sequence Mix, use the command menu "Mix" -> "Backward" or "Forward" or buttons . These command will avance or down all events of the current Sequence Mix.

Previous/Next

Previous and Next command will move in the Sequence Mix to next or previous Play event.

There are keyboard shortcuts :

• numpad key "-" : Previous
• numpad key "+" : Next

Arrange

If you want to change the start time of an event or many events,  select 1 or more events in Mix Sequence and run the menu comannd "Mix"->"Arrange". You can increase time (positive value) or decrease (negative value).

AutoArrange

If you set the AutoArrange icon in the "Mix Commands" toolbar then   inserting, deleting or moving events, will udpate the Mix Sequence start time for all other following  events. MixVibes will try to remove all gaps between events.

Auto Assign media channel

If you want to order the mixer channel assignment from the Mix Sequence, run this command.  For example if you have 4 mixer channels in the Mixer view, your Mix Sequence have 8 play events with 8 different medias. Then the first media in Mix Sequence will be assigned to mixer channel 1, the 2nd the channel 2,  the 3rd the channel 3,  the 4th the channel 4, the 5th the channel 3,  the 6th the channel 2,   the 7th the channel 1,  the 8th the channel 2,

Save the mix in wave or mp3 file

You can save  your mix in a wave or mp3 file. If you want to save the mix in mp3, select  the extension mp3  and choose the mp3 bit rate.
MixVibes can even generate cue sheet file for recording audio cd.
If you want to do audio cd with your mix, save your mix in a wave file and ask to generate a cue sheet file.

Autorun

You can create autorun files. Then if you place all files in removal support, windows will start automatically your mix file (like a audio cd).
You can burn all files in the autorun directory to do a autorun cd.

commands line for mixvibespro.exe

mixvibespro mixfile [commands ...]

mixfile: any mix file name with path (and with extension .vib)

commands

/R [starttime] [startlist] : run at starttime (HH:MM:SS) the play list at the item number startlist (if startlist=0 then shuffle)

/L: Loop the playlist

/C: Close the playlist at end

For example: mixvibespro e:\groove.vib /R 11:00 5 /L wil run mixvibes at 11:00 the playlist e:\groove.vib and start the playlist at item 5.

You can use time more than 24 hour. For example : 30:00 for tomorrow morning 6:00

You can use these commands to run night playlist (radio) or to wake up with a mix.

Don't forget that you can run more than 1 mixvibespro.