Digital Audio Labs Livemix CS-DUO Personal Mixer User Guide - Manual (Page 16)

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CREATING A PERSONAL MONITOR MIX
Creating a personal mix while on the Channel Overview screen is easy.
1. PRESS the CONTROL button to take control of the mix.
2. PRESS the hardware channel select button or select the channel directly on the touchscreen.
3. ROTATE the ADJUST knob to raise or lower the volume of the channel you have just selected.
4. PRESS the ADJUST knob to switch to pan mode. ROTATE the knob to adjust the left-right
panning of the selected channel. PRESS the ADJUST knob again to switch back to volume
mode.
5. Repeat steps 2-4 for all other channels you wish to adjust.
TIPS FOR STARTING YOUR PERSONAL MIX
• START AT ZERO - Load MIX 23 for a staring point and set your master volume to 50-80%.
• ADD TIMING REFERENCE - Mix the channels that determine the tempo and timing. This
will often be the drums. Start with Kick in the center and add snare and hi-hats panned off
center. You don’t need all the drums, start with these three.
• ADD PITCH REFERENCE - Mix the channels you need for pitch reference. Limit this to 1
or 2 channels like a piano or acoustic guitar. These will ensure your are singing or playing
the right notes. Move them off center to create space.
• ADD THE LEADER - This will often be the lead vocal, this helps you hear where the song
is going.
• ADD YOU - Bring up “you” so that you can hear yourself, but don’t overpower the rest of
the mix.
• ADD THE REST - Add other channels at lower levels and pan to the left or right to create
space. Try not to have any channels panned to the same location. It may help to pan based
on where the instruments are on stage, though this isn’t always practical.
• REVERB OR AMBIENT MICS - After mixing, choose either Reverb or Ambient Mics to
“open up” the mix. For Reverb, press the Master Volume knob and select a type. For
Ambient Mics, adjust level on the Accessory Channel screen. Add slowly so the mix
doesn’t clutter.
You don’t need to hear everything! Some instruments are not essential to your performance
and can be reduced in the mix making space for the important channels.