Alesis MULTIMIX USB2.0 User Manual

 

This output can carry several different signals, depending on which 

source you have selected in the master section of  the mixer. 

 

 

 

 

The eight channel strips are virtually identical to each other, with 

the only difference being that channels 1 – 4 are mono and 

channels 5 – 8 are stereo. Each channel strip contains the following 

components. 

 

 

The level control knob controls how much of  the signal from the 

mic or line inputs is sent to the channel. To adjust the level, simply 

turn the knob to the desired level. In the leftmost position, levels 

are cut completely, and in the rightmost position you get an 

additional 10dB of  gain.  

 

 

This control—labeled PAN on the mono channels and BAL on 

the stereo channels—lets you assign the channel to a particular 

spot within the stereo spectrum. If  you turn this knob to the left, 

you can hear the signal move to the left, and if  you turn it to the 

right…you get the picture. The pan controls do this by adjusting 

the amount of  the signal being sent to the left main mix bus versus 

the right main mix bus. The balance controls do it by controlling 

the relative balance of  the left and right channel signals being sent 

to the left and right main mix buses. 

 

 

This indicator lets you know when the channel’s signal is clipping. 

This light plays an important role in setting channel levels by 

helping you know when to reduce the channel’s gain. 

 

 

Here you’ll find knobs that control the levels of  aux sends A and 

B. AUX A is pre-fader, which means that the AUX A send is 

affected only by the EQ and HPF settings. A pre-fader send is 

usually used for cue sends (for example, sending a signal to 

headphones while recording, for which you may not want the fader 

to alter the channel’s level).  

 

AUX B is post-fader, which means that the AUX B send is 

affected by the fader (or level control knob in this instance), EQ 

and HPF settings. A post-fader send is generally used for sending 

the signal to an external effects device (so that the fader controls 

the signal level). Like AUX A, AUX B can be used for routing 

signals to external devices. And when you are using the onboard 

effects processor, AUX B is used to control the level of  the 

channel’s signal being routed to the processor.