Using MixStrip

To enable/disable a module

In the expanded MixStrip, click the module’s enable/disable button .

Note: The more MixStrip modules you enable, the more CPU resources are required from your computer.

To insert a module

Do one of the following:

Click the Insert Module button in the Inspector and choose a module on the pop-up menu.

Right-click a module header or blank space in MixStrip and select Insert Module on the pop-up menu.

Figure 452. Click the Insert Module button to insert a new module.

 

Note: You can insert multiple instances of external MixStrip modules. However, you can not insert multiple instances of the internal MixStrip modules, including Curve EQ, Tube Saturation, PC76 U-Type compressor, and PC4K S-Type bus compressor.

To remove a module

Right-click the module header and select Remove Module on the pop-up menu.

To replace a module

Right-click a module header or blank space in MixStrip and select Replace Module on the pop-up menu.

To reorder a module

The signal flows from top to bottom. Click a module’s gripper and drag the module up/down to the desired position.

Figure 453. Drag a module’s gripper up/down to reorder the signal chain.

To select a module

Click a module to make it the active module. The active module is shaded slightly. You can use ACT to control parameters in the active module, and all context menu commands operate on the active module when right-clicking an empty space in MixStrip.

To route MixStrip pre-FX Rack or post-FX Rack

By default, the MixStrip signal is routed prior to the channel’s FX Rack (pre). To route MixStrip after the FX Rack (post), right-click any empty space in MixStrip and select Post FX Rack on the pop-up menu.

To use presets

Do one of the following:

To load an existing preset, click the Load Preset button and navigate to the desired preset file.

To save a new preset or overwrite the current preset, click the Save Preset button , type a name, then click Save.

Note: To see the Load Preset and Save Preset buttons in the Inspector and collapsed Console view strips, hover the mouse over the Preset control.

Figure 454. Use presets to save and recall favorite settings.

A. Current preset B. Load Preset C. Save Preset

See also:

Presets

To lock MixStrip in the Inspector pane

By default, the Track Inspector dynamically updates to show the current track. However, you can choose to always show a specific instance of MixStrip regardless of which track is current.

1.	Click the track or bus you want to show in the Track Inspector.

2.	Click the MixStrip button at the top of the Inspector.

MixStrip is displayed in the Inspector pane.

3.	Click the Track Name control at the bottom of the Inspector and select Lock the current track or bus from the drop-down menu.

To unlock the track or bus, select Lock the current track or bus from the menu again.

Keyboard navigation

When MixStrip has focus, you can use the following keys to navigate around MixStrip:

Table 75. MixStrip keyboard shortcuts  

Key	Action
PAGE UP	Scroll up
PAGE DOWN	Scroll down
HOME	Go to top
END	Go to bottom

Loading legacy projects

If you load a pre-SONAR 7 project that uses the per-channel Sonitus:fx EQ, the MixStrip Curve EQ module will be disabled.

If you want to keep and edit the Sonitus:fx EQ, double-click the small Equalizer graph in the collapsed MixStrip.

To replace the Sonitus:fx EQ with the MixStrip Curve EQ, do one of the following:

Press CTRL and click the Equalizer enable/disable button .

Enable the Equalizer module. SONAR prompts if you want to switch from the Sonitus:fx EQ to the MixStrip Curve EQ.

 

See:

MixStrip controls

Curve EQ module

GRIT (saturation) module

MAX (volume maximizer) module

SPACE (reverb/ambience) module

SMOOTHER (de-esser / de-harsher) module

GATER (remove noise) module

DEPTH (chorus / stereo shaping) module

PULSE (tremolo) module

SHAPER (transient control) module

 

See also:

Track Inspector overview

Console view

Mixing