Mixer

Purpose

Mixers are available in a variety of sizes. They function and operate in a similar manner to analog audio mixers. Each mixer includes input level, polarity selection, solo and mute logic, bus send, output levels and metering.

Choose the smallest mixer suitable for you application. A collection of smaller mixers may be more efficient than a single large mixer. Controls can be copied out of the smaller mixer into a single custom mixer control panel to make the collection of smaller mixers look like one large mixer to the operator.

There are 3 types of mixers available in MediaMatrix - Standard, Simple, and Deluxe. Each type takes up different amounts of DSP resources, so use the mixer that best suits your needs.

Standard

Standard mixers take up less DSP resources than Deluxe Mixers, but more than Simple mixers. Standard mixers contain all of the controls listed below.

Simple

Simple mixers take up the least DSP resources. Simple mixers do not have Input Invert, Level, Solo or Mute controls.

Deluxe

Deluxe mixers take up the most DSP resources. They contain a full Standard mixer, as well as Peak Meters on all of the output channels. Use Deluxe meters only if you need to visually monitor your output levels out of the mixer.

Controls

Bus Send Level

Each input channel has one Bus Send Level control per output channel. These controls determine how much of the input channel signal is mixed into the associated output.

Note: Mixers with only one output do not have Bus Send Level controls.

Input Invert

Inverts the polarity of the channel input.

Input Level

Adjusts the level of the input channel.

Input Mute

Mutes the associated channel input.

Note: If Solo is also engaged for the channel, the channel is not actually muted because Solo overrides Mute.

Input Overload

Indicates clipping in an input strip. Clipping is possible if the Input Level control is set above +0dB.

Input Solo

Mutes all other inputs which are not also Soloed. If any channel Solo button is engaged, only channels with Solo engaged will remain open.

Output Level

Adjusts the final output level from the mixer.

Output Mute

Mutes the associated mixer output.

Output Overload

Indicates an overload on the mix bus.

Note: Correcting a mix bus overload may be require reducing either the Output Level and/or, despite what may be indicated in the slightly simplified Schematic, the Bus Send Levels.