Harrison MixBus - KeynesYouDigIt/Knowledge GitHub Wiki

Notes

• Analog workflow- fewer plug-ins, fixed busses
  • You can stack sounds in a single track, like layers in an image editor
  • Every region fades and cross-fades automatically
  • Fewer mouse modes, more keyboard shortcuts
  • CPU is pre-allocated, turning a processor on or off doesn't affect anything
• Session snapshot == version
• You can archive a session to do a compressed, lossless backup
• Can combine audio and video files

Performance

• You can modify the buffer size in the audio settings
• You can how aggressively the playback or recording buffer is being consumed in the top status bar

Selection

• Has a red border around it
• esc to clear

Signal Routing

• All handled inside the software, no matrix mixer

Mixer

• Audio busses are for things like external FX and headphones, not mixing
• Double-click control to reset it
• Hover over a knob and use the mouse wheel to set it
• Adjust with mouse, fine with ctrl, super-fine with shift+ctrl
• Ctrl+Shift Click: Apply to all channels
• Middle: Non-latching mute/solo
• Top of each channel opens up I/O options
  • Also includes monitor (disk vs. input) options
• Meter is aligned to fader
• Bottom VU meters measure amount of tape saturation applied
• Top VU meter shows K/14 RMS value
• Phase alignment meter shows Out of phase - In Phase - Mono
• Gain staging:
  • Trim - Normalizes signal
  • Fader - Artistic choice
  • Makeup - From the compressor
• VCAs automate fader moves without bussing
• Bottom of channel strip has automation, group assignment, and metering
• "Spill" shows just channels that are on that bus
• Master channel has a hard limiter
• Redirects (plug-ins):
  • Any order, either before or after the fader
  • One green pip for mono, two for stereo, red for MIDI
• Busses just have "tone" EQs
• Channel hotkeys:
  • Arrows for faders
  • r to record arm
  • s to solo
  • m to mute
• Compressor:
  • Leveler- Low ratio, volume balancing or transient shaping
  • Compressor- Fixed attack/release, in-your-face
  • Limiter- Smash peaks
• Side-chaining
  • Uses a global side-chain channel
  • Small red arrow next to the output routing
  • Bus compressors can be set to listen to side-chain
• Groups can assign which attributes are shared
  • You can group channels by dragging on the black strip above the mixer
• Automation
  • Manual - No automation
  • Play - Play automation, no direct control
  • Write - Whatever current values are is written
  • Touch - Play, until you change something

Editor

• You can show the channel for the current track with E
• z to zoom to selection, zooms out when nothing is selected
• Ctrl+Wheel: Zooms the timeline
• Shift+Wheel: Moves the timeline left/right
• Shift+Right Click: Deletes
• Navigate between tracks with Alt+up/down
• Uses playlists like Pro Tools
• Has editing modes like Pro Tools:
  • Slide - Normal
  • Ripple - Like Shuffle, closes the gap
  • Lock - Regions can be edited, but can be moved
• Editing tools:
  • Object - Normal
    • Smart - Object on top half, Range on bottom half
  • r Range - Selection
  • Time - Stretch
  • Speaker - Audition/Scrub
  • Pencil - Add automation and MIDI points, and write region automation
  • Contents - Edits automation and MIDI
• Editing commands - Hover over a region, and:
  • s to split
  • j to trim from beginning
  • k to trim from end
• Control automation in the A menu
• Create PT-style edit groups in the G menu
• You can audition and drag/drop clips S1-style from the Editor List
• Each track has a horizontal fader on its label also
• The range tool has a beat-detective tool called Rhythm Ferrett
• You can automatically align the polarity of channels with the range tool
• Shift+6 for clip volume up, Shift+7 for clip volume down

Transport

• Scrubbing tool right below controls
• Shift+Left/Right does this too

Key Commands

• Alt+M: Toggles between editor and mixer