Yamaha DIGITAL MIXING STUDIO 01X - Manual (Page 64)

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Mixing Tutorial
01X Owner’s Manual
Before Using
Basics Section
Appendix
Getting Started
Reference
Groups
You can use the Group features to make mixdown chores
easier. For example, if you assign all of your drum chan-
nels to the same Fader Group, you can adjust the levels of
all the drums together just by moving one of the faders.
What’s more, the relative balance of all channels is pre-
served—even when fading out!
Channels can also be put in Mute Groups, leting you
instantly turn all assigned channels on/off. And remember
that Fader Groups and Mute Groups are completely inde-
pendent—any channel can be assigned to either or both.
Fader Groups
Channels assigned to the same fader Group can all be
changed together simultaneously, simply by adjusting the
fader of one of the assigned channels.
■ Operation
q Press the [GROUP] button, repeatedly if necessary, to
call up the Group Enable display.
w Make sure that the Groups you intend to assign are all
enabled.
The four fader Groups are labeled A, B, C and D. If
necessary, use the corresponding knobs (1 - 4) to set the
desired Groups to “ENA” (enable).
e Press the [GROUP] button again (twice) to call up the
Fader Group display.
r Assign each channel to the desired Group (A - D) by
using the corresponding channel knob.
If the channel is one of a pair, the setting will automati-
cally be made for both channels.
• The Pair setting (described on page 54) can also be set from the
CHANNEL PAIR display in the Group pages here. (For details,
see page 102.)
Mute Groups
Channels assigned to the same Mute Group can all be
turned on and off together simultaneously, simply by
pressing the [ON] button of one of the assigned channels.
■ Operation
q Press the [GROUP] button, repeatedly if necessary, to
call up the Group Enable display.
w Make sure that the Groups you intend to assign are all
enabled.
The four Mute Groups are labeled E, F, G and H. If
necessary, use the corresponding knobs (5 - 8) to set the
desired Groups to “ENA” (enable).
e Press the [GROUP] button repeatedly to call up the
Mute Group display.
r Assign each channel to the desired Group (E - H) by
using the corresponding channel knob.
If the channel is one of a pair, the setting will automati-
cally be made for both channels.
• The Group function can be a handy arranging tool or even a
composition technique—particularly with looped-based music or
long repeating sections. Assign similar tracks to the same
groups, and make sure one of each group is represented on the
current set of channels (ex., 1 - 8). Then work the four ‘master’
faders and [ON] buttons while the music is playing, and create an
arrangement in real time.
• Four is a good number for surround. Use Groups to create and
preview a surround sound mix. Assign the four groups sepa-
rately to your front stereo pair, rear stereo pair, center channel,
and subwoofer signals.
GROUP ENABLE FADER(A-D)/MUTE(E-H)
A-ENA B-ENA C-ENA D-ENA E-ENA F-ENA G-ENA H-ENA
FADER GROUP
GRP-A GRP-A GRP-B GRP-B GRP-C ---- GRP-C ----
GROUP ENABLE FADER(A-D)/MUTE(E-H)
A-ENA B-ENA C-ENA D-ENA E-ENA F-ENA G-ENA H-ENA
FADER GROUP
GRP-A GRP-A GRP-B GRP-B GRP-C ---- GRP-C ----