Audio Damage Automaton - Manual (Page 19)

Master
The Master pane has controls which affect Automaton's overall output level and how it mixes the processed
audio it creates with the incoming audio.
The OUTPUT knob controls the loudness of Automaton's output signal. Use this knob to balance Automaton's
overall output against other instruments in your mix. (Of course you can do this other ways in your DAW, but
we thought it would be handy if Automaton had its own loudness control.) The OUTPUT knob has a range of -
40dB (very quiet) to +6dB for some boost.
The FX LEVEL knob controls the loudness of only the processed signal. Use this knob to balance the audio that
Automaton has mangled with the loudness of the original, unprocessed signal. Like the OUTPUT knob, the FX
LEVEL knob has a range of -40 to +6dB.
The FX BYPASS switch bypasses all of Automaton's signal processors. Leave it set to OFF for normal
operation, switch it to ON if you need to defeat Automaton's audible effect altogether. (Yes, like Automaton's
other controls, you can automate this switch and/or control it with a MIDI controller. Have an appropriate
amount of fun.)
The FX MODE buttons choose different signal-mixing configurations. The different configurations control how
Automaton mixes the processed signal with the incoming signal to form its output signal, and are appropriate
for the different ways in which a plug-in can be inserted in the signal paths in your host software.
The MIX mode mixes the input signal with the processed signal. This mode is appropriate when you’re using
Automaton as an insert effect on one channel of your host software’s mixer, and you want to hear both the
original signal and the processed signal mixed together.