Alesis 8FX User Manual

 

 

The MultiMix gives you three bands of  EQ per channel. Using 

these knobs, you can tailor the channel’s signal by boosting some 

frequencies and cutting others. The LO and HI controls are 

shelving controls with fixed frequencies of  75 Hz and 12 kHz 

respectively. The MID control has a peaking response fixed at 2.5 

kHz. 

 

“Shelving” means that the mixer boosts or cuts all frequencies past 

the specified frequency. “Peaking” means that frequencies above 

and below the specified frequency fall off, forming a peak in a 

graphical representation. 

 

 

 

The Master Section is the heart of  the mixer, where the channel 

inputs and aux returns all are mixed together and routed in various 

ways. 

 

 

The signals from all channels and aux sends are sent to the main 

mix. The MAIN MIX level control is the one you’ll use to control 

the overall level of  those combined signals. This knob affects the 

levels of  the signals sent to the MAIN MIX OUT and the 2-

TRACK OUT. In its leftmost position the signal is cut off  

completely, and in the rightmost position you get an additional 

10dB of  gain. 

 

 

When you press this switch, the signal coming in through the 2-

TRACK IN gets routed to the MAIN MIX, joining whichever 

other signals are already part of  the main mix. Used this way, the 

2-TRACK IN effectively becomes another stereo channel (but 

without all the extras like pan, EQ, etc.). 

 

 

The HDPH / CTRL RM knob controls the level of  the signal 

being sent to the CTRL RM OUT and the PHONES output. The 

level of  this signal is represented by the LED meters. The “CTRL 

RM” in the name of  this knob refers to the fact that it controls the 

signal that typically is sent to the control room monitors of  a 

studio, where someone—usually an engineer—is working the 

mixer. However, don’t be intimidated if  you’re using this mixer in 

your bedroom, which probably isn’t equipped with a control room. 

In this scenario, you can use headphones or connect the CTRL 

RM OUT to your speakers.