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Chapter 14 MIX/EFFECT (M/E) TOOLS
Mix/Effect (M/E) banks provide truly awesome production power and convenience.
Pre-configure multi-layered compositions and switch them as easily as you would to
any single input, or use an M/E to control a special purpose sub-mix. This is also where
NewTek
’s real-time v irtual set technology, called LiveSet™, is located.
We introduced M/Es (Mix/Effect banks) way back in Section 2.2.9 , but it’s time for us to look at these
extremely powerful tools in greater depth.
SECTION 14.1 OVERVIEW
The Mix Effects , labeled M/E 1, 2, and so on, sit just above the main Switcher
on the Live Desktop . Click an M/ E tab (label) to expand or collapse the
corresponding M/E. When expanded, M/Es occupy the area of the Live
Desktop between the monitors and the main Switcher .
M/E s are presented individually in tabbed panes, each corresponding to a button in the main Switcher. Eight
M/Es are available to fulfill your diverse requirements.
As you would expect, selecting an M/E button on the (main Switcher ) Program row displays the output from
the corresponding M/E on Program Output . Likewise, punching an M/E button on the Preview row cues up
that M/E bank’s output for an upcoming Take or Auto operation. This makes it easy to Take or Auto directly
to, from, or even between M/Es with a single click.
M/Es are re-entrant, meaning M/E buttons also appear on source selection rows and KEY channel source
menus inside the M/E panels themselves. This is an exceptionally powerful feature, and one offering endless
creative possibilities.
Note: Self-referential reentrancy (i.e., re-assigning a given M/E as one of its own sources) is not supported.
However you can often mimic effects of this sort by using multiple channels in another M/E .
SECTION 14.2
M/E MODES
At first glance, an M/E panel in its default operating mode (‘mix’, or transition) is scarcely distinguishable
from the main Switcher . However, each M/E actually offers two different operating modes:
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