The Mix EditorTo select multiple events in the Event List:
1. Click on the first event you want to select. It
Slip in your plastic pocket protector and putbecomes highlighted in the Event List.
on your propeller beanie, because now weOre
taking off for a journey deep into the heart of2. Hold down the Shift key and click on the last
event you want to select. All events between
Tweakland.the first and last selected events become
The Mix Editor presents a comprehensive
highlighted and are available for editing.
visual record of everything you do in your auto-
mated mix. When you stop to think about it,
this can be a huge amount of information: JustEvent List
The rectangular area below the From and To
to give you an idea, Mackie Real Time OS auto-boxes contains a list of all the automation
mation writes just one single fader move by
events in the current session. This is a
listing every MIDI level change, second by sec-scrollable, temporal display of all the events as
ond, frame by frame.determined by the selected channel(s) and the
D i g i t a l 8 Y B u sThe Mix Editor can only be accessed from
event filter checkboxes at the bottom of the
the screen. It is used for concise editing of spe-Mix Editor window.
cific event types, within certain time ranges,
and on single or multiple faders. It uses the
Included Event Types
cut, copy, and paste commands for more re-This section contains all of the event types
stricted fader and time slices that need cleanup
found in Mackie Real Time OS automation. Se-
and manipulation.lect or clear these checkboxes to display the
Edit Menuevent types for the currently selected channels
in the scrolling event list above. Channel event
This is located near the top of the Mix Edi-types include fader, mute, pan, auxes, EQs, com-
tor window. These menu items allow you to
edit events in the events list. Use the mouse topressor, gate, buses, and All Channel Types
(which displays all of the categories with one
select an event or events, then select Cut orclick oO the mouse).
Copy in the Edit menu to put the event on the
Plug-in and snapshot events are not channel-
clipboard (cut removes the event, copy leavesrelated, and can be viewed separately as Other
the event in place). Select a new spot in the
event list where you want to paste the copiedEvent Types. While performing edits on all
other events, itOs important to make sure that
event, then click on Paste.the plug-ins and snapshots checkboxes are not
Select Undo (Ctrl-Z) to undo the last written
checked. If they are, you will erase events that
automation events or clipboard operations inarenOt listed in the Event List. For instance, if
the Mix Editor. The UNDO button in the Clip-you OSelect All� and then cut all of the events
board Section performs the same function.
in view and had the plug-ins box checked, you
would erase all plug-in events that exist for the
From/To Boxes
These boxes define the beginning timeentire session.
(From) and ending time (To) of the selected au-Mackie Real Time OS Automation Event Insight
tomation events, referenced to SMPTE timecode
Each automated event is discrete and time-
(or Bars:Beats:Ticks if SMPTE is disabled). Youstamped. A Fade-In is a series of fader events
can manually enter the From and To times into
the boxes using the number keys, or you can se-with ascending values within a certain time
resolution (less than 15 frames), that ends in a
lect multiple events in the Event List below, andmaximum value. Conversely, a Fade-Out is a
the beginning and ending times of the selected
series of fader events with descending values,
events appear in the boxes.ending with a minimum value. Fader, EQ, com-
pressor, gate, pans, aux and cues, and plug-in
To enter time values in the From/To boxes:
effects changes are all Ocontinuous� events bro-
1. Click in the two-digit box you want to change.ken down into high resolution discrete events
2. Enter the new number using the number
keys on the keyboard or console.in the Event List. Mutes, bus assignments,
phase reverse, snapshots, and EQ, gate, and
3. Press the Enter key on the keyboard or con-compressor on/off are all singular events.
sole. As soon as you press Enter, youOll notice
that all events framed by the new time are
highlighted and available for editing.
4. Use the Tab key to highlight the next box to
the right. Use Shift+Tab to highlight the
next box to the left.
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