ALESIS MULTIMIX USB2.0 User Manual

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A Tour of the MultiMix USB2.0

This output can carry several different signals, depending on which

source you have selected in the master section of the mixer.

Channel Strips

The eight channel strips are virtually identical to each other, with

the only difference being that channels 1 – 4 are mono and

channels 5 – 8 are stereo. Each channel strip contains the following

components.

Level Control

The level control knob controls how much of the signal from the

mic or line inputs is sent to the channel. To adjust the level, simply

turn the knob to the desired level. In the leftmost position, levels

are cut completely, and in the rightmost position you get an

additional 10dB of gain.

PAN or BAL

This control—labeled PAN on the mono channels and BAL on

the stereo channels—lets you assign the channel to a particular

spot within the stereo spectrum. If you turn this knob to the left,

you can hear the signal move to the left, and if you turn it to the

right…you get the picture. The pan controls do this by adjusting

the amount of the signal being sent to the left main mix bus versus

the right main mix bus. The balance controls do it by controlling

the relative balance of the left and right channel signals being sent

to the left and right main mix buses.

PEAK LED

This indicator lets you know when the channel’s signal is clipping.

This light plays an important role in setting channel levels by

helping you know when to reduce the channel’s gain.

Aux

Here you’ll find knobs that control the levels of aux sends A and

B. AUX A is pre-fader, which means that the AUX A send is

affected only by the EQ and HPF settings. A pre-fader send is

usually used for cue sends (for example, sending a signal to

headphones while recording, for which you may not want the fader

to alter the channel’s level).

AUX B is post-fader, which means that the AUX B send is

affected by the fader (or level control knob in this instance), EQ

and HPF settings. A post-fader send is generally used for sending

the signal to an external effects device (so that the fader controls

the signal level). Like AUX A, AUX B can be used for routing

signals to external devices. And when you are using the onboard

effects processor, AUX B is used to control the level of the

channel’s signal being routed to the processor.