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Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 5 About This Manual (online version and PDF download)........................................................................... 7 Features & Specifications.......................................................................................................................... 9 What’s Different About Mixbus? ............................................................................................................ 11 Operational Differences from Other DAWs ............................................................................................ 13 Installation ................................................................................................................................................ 16 Installation – Windows ......................................................................................................................... 17 Installation – OS X ................................................................................................................................ 19 Installation – Linux ................................................................................................................................ 21 License Installation – All Platforms........................................................................................................ 23 Using Mixbus with JACK (optional)........................................................................................................ 26 CPU Usage........................................................................................................................................... 28 Getting Started ......................................................................................................................................... 30 Mixbus Conventions & Tips ................................................................................................................... 32 First Time Configuration........................................................................................................................ 37 Starting a session ................................................................................................................................. 41 Session File Management................................................................................................................ 46 Session Snapshots .......................................................................................................................... 48 Session Templates .......................................................................................................................... 50 Session Archive............................................................................................................................... 51 Audio Midi Setup Dialog........................................................................................................................ 52 Latency and Buffer Size................................................................................................................... 55 Status Bar............................................................................................................................................. 59 Primary Windows: Editor and Mixer....................................................................................................... 61 Adding Tracks and Buses ..................................................................................................................... 66 Track Templates .............................................................................................................................. 69 Managing Tracks .................................................................................................................................. 70 Audio Input & Output............................................................................................................................. 73 Transport (Play, Stop, etc) .................................................................................................................... 78 Transport Toolbar ............................................................................................................................ 79 Navigating the Editor Canvas ................................................................................................................ 87 Scrolling and Zooming in the Editor Window .................................................................................... 89 Transport, Markers, and Rulers........................................................................................................ 93 Summary View................................................................................................................................. 97 Mini-Timeline ................................................................................................................................... 98 Recording ................................................................................................................................................. 99 Audio Tracks....................................................................................................................................... 101 Monitoring........................................................................................................................................... 102 Loop Record ....................................................................................................................................... 106 The Click (Metronome)........................................................................................................................ 107 Punch Recording ................................................................................................................................ 109 Pre-Roll Recording.............................................................................................................................. 110 Using MIDI............................................................................................................................................... 112 MIDI Tracks ........................................................................................................................................ 113 Adding MIDI tracks ........................................................................................................................ 115 Recording MIDI.............................................................................................................................. 116 MIDI Track Operations................................................................................................................... 120 MIDI Filters .................................................................................................................................... 121 Virtual Instruments .............................................................................................................................. 123 Sending to an external MIDI device..................................................................................................... 125 Multitimbral and “General MIDI” ......................................................................................................... 126 Step Entry........................................................................................................................................... 129 MIDI Banks and Patches..................................................................................................................... 130 Adding MIDI Patch files.................................................................................................................. 136 Editing MIDI Regions .......................................................................................................................... 139 Editing MIDI Notes and Controls .................................................................................................... 141 Plug-ins................................................................................................................................................... 144 Editing..................................................................................................................................................... 150 Edit Window Overview ........................................................................................................................ 151 The Editor List ............................................................................................................................... 156 Tracks & Buses ........................................................................................................................ 158 Regions.................................................................................................................................... 160 Snapshots ...............................................................................................................................