User manual FOCUSRITE LIQUID MIX

[. . . ] 1. 0 CONTENTS Introduction - Getting Started Hardware Controls Software GUI controls Liquid Mix Manager Applying Compression and EQ within the sequencer Selecting Compressors and EQs Adjusting Compressor settings Free Switch Modifying EQ settings Building a Hybrid (Mixed) EQ Compressor and EQ Emulations Guide Snapshots - saving Liquid Mix settings Restoring settings Troubleshooting IMPORTANT INFORMATION: FOCUSRITE, the FF logo, LIQUID TECHNOLOGY, LIQUID MIX CONTROL, LIQUID MIX and the LIQUID MIX logo are trademarks of Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd. All other product names, trademarks, or trade names are the names of their respective owners, which are in no way associated, connected nor affiliated with Focusrite or its LIQUID MIX product and which have not endorsed Focusrite's LIQUID MIX product. These other product names, trademarks, and trade names are used solely to identify and describe the third party products the sonic behaviour of which was studied for the LIQUID MIX product, and to accurately describe the functionality of the Liquid Mix product. The Liquid Mix product is an independently engineered technology which utilises the patented process of Dynamic Convolution to actually measure examples of the sonic impact of original analogue products upon an audio stream, so as to electronically emulate the performance of the original product studied. [. . . ] SHAPE The Shape switch on the hardware will display any further options for the selected band, if any are available. This accounts for additional frequency and shape settings, such as `x 3' buttons or variable curves. Press the Shape button and then use the data encoder to choose from the displayed options. The same options will appear within the software if the Shape box for that band is clicked with the Mouse; the Shape box will show a small blue arrow if further options are available. Refer to the Compressor and EQ Emulations Guide section for more details on Shape options for each EQ emulation. As an individual band is modified on the hardware or software, its value will be displayed on the hardware LCD's graph. Remember that the Band On switch must be active for that band to have an effect, despite a curve appearing on screen. To view the overall EQ shape (all bands combined), you must select All using the data encoder. In the software window, on the other hand, the current band being edited is displayed on the EQ graph in red with the overall EQ shape permanently displayed in black. In these instances, only the Band On switch has an effect. BUILDING A HYBRID (MIXED) EQ In every instance of Liquid Mix, there are seven EQ bands available. These can be filled in whatever way you want, using a mixture of individual bands from seven different EQ emulations or one complete 4-band emulation with three additions and so on. Building a hybrid EQ can be done from the software or hardware: FROM THE SOFTWARE Constructing Mixed EQs from the software is done by clicking on a band (any one of the vertical column of three dials for each band) and then using the EQ box above to select an individual band emulation. You will know the band is selected because, if there is currently an emulation in it, the active control(s) will be red or, if it is empty, all three dials will be red. This brings up the root EQ emulation list, click and hold one of the emulations to view the submenu of separate bands for that EQ. Select an individual band from one of the submenus and release to make that band active. Releasing the mouse outside the drop down menus at any point will cancel the emulation select. Now click on another of the seven bands and repeat the process as required. FROM THE HARDWARE Constructing Mixed EQs from the hardware is done by pressing the Emulation Select button when a band is active. For example, if wanting to set up a High Pass Filter on Band 1, select EQ Band 1 on the LCD screen using the data encoder then press Emulation Select. (Note that this can be done whether there is an emulation in that band already or not - see below. ) This will bring up the list of available EQ emulations. Choose one, by rotating and then pressing the data encoder once again, to make that band active. Now select another of the seven bands with the data encoder and repeat the process as required. Selecting an empty band can be done from the hardware by pressing and holding the data encoder, then rotating to the empty band. [. . . ] All other product names, trademarks, or trade names are the names of their respective owners, which are in no way associated, connected nor affiliated with Focusrite or its LIQUID MIX product and which have not endorsed Focusrite's LIQUID MIX product. These other product names, trademarks, and trade names are used solely to identify and describe the third party products the sonic behaviour of which was studied for the LIQUID MIX product, and to accurately describe the functionality of the Liquid Mix product. The Liquid Mix product is an independently engineered technology which utilises the patented process of Dynamic Convolution to actually measure examples of the sonic impact of original analogue products upon an audio stream, so as to electronically emulate the performance of the original product studied. The result of this process is subjective and may not be perceived by a user as producing the same effects as the original products studied. S N A P S H OT S - S AV I N G L I Q U I D M I X S E T T I N G S Liquid Mix has the ability to save and load settings. [. . . ]