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ALESIS MULTIMIX 16 User Manual

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A Tour of the MultiMix USB2.0

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MAIN MIX OUT and the 2-TRACK OUT. In its lowest position

the signal is cut off completely, and in the uppermost position you

get an additional 10dB of gain. In the 0 position the fader is at

unity gain.

Alt 3/4 Fader

This fader controls the output of the Alt 3/4 bus.

2TK To Mix

When you press this switch, the signal coming in through the 2-

TRACK IN gets routed to the MAIN MIX, joining whichever

other signals are already part of the main mix. Used this way, the

2-TRACK IN effectively becomes another stereo channel (but

without all the extras like pan, EQ, etc.).

The 2-TRACK IN signal combines both whatever is plugged into

the 2-TRACK RCA jacks and also any audio coming back to the

computer over USB.

Alt 3/4 To Mix

This switch adds the signal from the Alt 3/4 bus to the main mix

bus.

Solo Mode

The SOLO MODE switch affects the signals of channels whose

PFL / SOLO switches are engaged. When the SOLO MODE

switch is in the up position, you’re in PFL, or pre-fader listen

mode. This means that you’ll hear the signals of all soloed

channels as they sound before they pass through their respective

faders. You’ll need to be in PFL mode when you’re setting levels

(see “Setting Channel Levels,” page 12. This mode is post-EQ.

When the SOLO MODE switch is engaged (in the down

position), you are in SOLO mode. This means that you will hear

the output of every soloed channel (after it passes through its

fader, pan and EQ).

The purpose of seeing a
soloed channel’s level on the
LED meters is so that you can
see the true level of that
channel’s signal. For that
reason, the HDPH / CTRL
RM knob does not change the
LED meters’ reading—it
changes only the level at
which you’re listening to the
soloed channel.