Yamaha digital mixing studio 01x User Manual

01X   Owner’s Manual

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When several instruments are mixed, it can be difficult to 

make individual judgments about them.  Solo allows you 

to listen to channels in isolation, while Mute (on/off) lets 

you turn off channels you don’t want to hear. 

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There’s so much you can do right inside the 01X itself—

with the two built-in effects units—we won’t even scratch 

the surface here.   For example, apply reverb to add ambi-

ence, use a short delay to “double” an instrument or vocal, 

use chorus to fatten a sound, or put distortion on a guitar 

track.  The sky’s the limit, and if you need more effects, 

you can patch in your own external processors (page 60).

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The four fader groups of the 01X allow you to control sev-

eral faders at the same time using just one fader. This can 

be used to create submixes within the main mix—allowing 

you to easily adjust all drum levels, keyboard levels, or 

vocal levels.  The 01X also has four mute groups as well, 

letting you instantly turn several channels on or off 

together.

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This powerful feature, sometimes called ‘snapshot automa-

tion,’ lets you save all settings in a mix and call them up 

whenever you need them.  Not only is it ideal for instantly 

switching between different projects and songs, it allows 

you to create mixing templates for different recording 

applications, and even set up different trial mixes for a sin-

gle song and later choose the best one.  

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The 01X is especially versatile in a sequencing environ-

ment.  With the digital output, you can record up to 24-bit/

96 kHz audio to your computer (page 72).  With the maxi-

mum 24 inputs (28, including the aux stereo inputs), 

you’ve got plenty of mixing space for your computer’s 

audio outs, plus your MIDI instruments (page 67).  And 

with the comprehensive control surface (page 104), you 

can control virtually all important operations on your 

favorite sequencer—right from the 01X.

That just about covers mixing basics and some of the more 

important features of the 01X.  Although not a complete 

guide to audio mixing, it should be enough to get you 

started.  For more information, check out the publications 

in your local music bookstore, or try a good technical 

bookstore.  Best yet, search the Internet — you’ll find it a 

wonderful resource for recording and mixing.

Now, go on and explore the rest of the Guided Tour, 

including the page references given above.