ART Pro Audio DMV-Pro - Dual True-Stereo Effects Processor - Manual (Page 14)

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Dry Kill and Global Mix
Dry Kill and Global Mix are two related functions that allow you to quickly alter the ratio of wet (processed)
and dry (unprocessed) sound coming out of the unit. Normally, the Mix parameter sets this ratio separately for
each preset, but by using Dry Kill or Global Mix, you can change these settings for all presets at once.
Dry Kill is used to remove all dry sound from the DMV-PRO’s internal mix buss. One application for Dry Kill is
when you are using the unit with a mixer. In a typical mixing situation, a channel’s fader controls the level of
the instrument patched into it. To add processing, a portion of the channel’s signal is often sent to an effect
processor and the output of the processor is patched into another channel. Now two faders control the overall
sound; the first fader still controls the instrument’s level (all dry) and the second one controls the DMV-PRO’s
level (normally a mix of wet and dry signal). As you can see, dry sound appears at both faders and can result
in an unbalanced mix of sounds. This is particularly noticeable when using a flanger, phaser, or chorus since
these effects are strongest with an equal mixture of both parts. Also, too much dry signal can result in a
diluted sound. By using Dry Kill to remove all dry signal from the DMV-PRO’s output, each fader will only
control one part of the sound and you will be able to blend the two easily at the mixing console.
With Dry Kill active, a preset’s Mix parameter sets the level of all sound coming out of the DMV-PRO. For
example, with a Mix setting of 0, no sound will come out of the unit because the dry part has been disabled
and zero percent of the wet signal is now allowed to pass.
NOTE: If you are plugging directly into the DMV-PRO and just listening to your instrument through the DMV-
PRO's outputs, do not set Dry Kill; use each preset’s Mix parameter to balance your sounds.
Global Mix is a function similar to Dry Kill, though it doesn’t necessarily remove all dry sound. Global Mix is a
simple way to set each preset’s Mix parameter to a certain value. For example, if Global Mix is set to 50%, all
presets’ Mix values will become 50% (half dry and half wet), regardless of individual Mix parameter settings.
This function is useful when you quickly want to audition all presets with the same Mix level. The change isn’t
permanent; as soon as you turn off Global Mix, the presets will return to their originally stored Mix levels. You
can change and resave a preset’s Mix level with Global Mix active. You will hear Mix changes as you’re
making and saving them, but as soon as you switch to a different preset or back to the changed one, the
Global Mix value will again override the setting that you just made. Of course, when you turn Global Mix off,
the saved Mix value will be the one that you hear.
Here’s a trick to quickly set several presets’ Mix parameters to a new value: Set Global Mix to whatever value
you desire, call up each of the presets you wish to change and individually save them (just press the Store
button twice). You don’t have to edit anything! When you turn Global Mix off, the newly-saved presets will
have their Mix values set to whatever Global Mix was originally set to. All other presets will remain
unchanged.