MixRight User Manual v1.6
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1. Ghostwave A Audio KRII OPERATION MANUAL v1 6 Foreword Thank you for purchasing MixRight In this manual you will find all the information regarding the installation features and use of MixRight MixRight is a Native Instruments Reaktor 5 ensemble designed as an easy way to compare your current mix with the reference track of your choice In only one click you can alternate between the two tracks to compare levels phase correlation and frequency distribution and therefore find out the necessary adjustments for your current mix Since the CPU hit is very low you can use it on the master bus as well as on individual tracks or busses Requirement and installation MixRight requires the full version of Native Instruments Reaktor 5 9 2 or later versions and as a consequence will not work with the free Reaktor Player To install it simply copy the MixRight ens ensemble into the location of your choice and open it from inside Reaktor suggest you copy it into the default Ensembles location and create a subfolder named Utilities User Interface OUTER UN LELATSE Hoty tay pth ee EN track start length reset REF ON REF MIX LA a g REF 6 dB output restart on play 6 MiNi lu 11 bypass play sync mani 1 This is the waveform of the reference track which also features the graphical representation of the loop points and of the playing location 2 Waveform zoom and scrollbar If the loop is short2. Custom ens That way the tracks will be saved with the ensemble and can be recalled instantly By default MixRight is set up to be used with a maximum of ten simultaneous reference tracks If you need more than that you need to go into the structure view and change the maximum value for the Tracks knob e The ranges of the start and length knobs have been set for a roughly 4 minute track If they are too wide or narrow you can edit them yourself On the MixRight panel right click on the knob you want to edit and select Show in Structure In the left hand panel select the rightmost tab Properties the one with the checkbox Click on the function button D On e Edit the range min and max values until satisfied e fyou need help understanding the interface a little better the information about the different functions can be accessed by toggling tooltips on in Reaktor menu gt view gt show info hints and hovering the mouse over the controls and displays Troubleshooting If the audio file does not play correctly make sure the root pitch of your first reference track is set to 0 you can view edit it in the sample map This is very important as any other root pitch will not play your file correctly Support If you have any questions or need support please contact me at ghostwaveaudio outlook com Happy mixing Vincent Bastiat MixRight version history 09 09 2015 v1 6 Changes Updated GUI for better legibility
3. Second spectrum analyzer added Track selection knob added for easy use with multiple reference tracks User Manual revised 27 10 2014 v1 5 Changes Updated GUI with more contrast for better legibility Spectrum analyzer extended to 20 kHz instead of 14 User Manual revised Fixes Spectrum analyzer zoom default setting which prevented the quietest frequencies from being displayed Scale on the spectrum analyzer and correlation meter Scale on the update rate knob 24 12 2013 v1 4 Changes Update rate knob added 29 08 2013 v1 3 Changes Button to decrease the level of the reference track by 6 dB added Scale on the spectrum analyser added Manual revised 14 07 2013 v1 2 Changes Reaktor 5 8 required Automatic pitch in the sample set to 0 User Manual revised 12 07 2013 v1 1 Changes New GUI implemented Restart on play switch added Bypass play sync switch added Individual headers removed Description for toolips added 09 07 2013 v1 01 Changes Improved GUI Renamed power button 2 redundant modules removed Minimum loop length increased to 4000 Manual updated 03 07 2013 v1 00 Initial release
4. so you can compare your mix with quieter reference track Level meters The one on the left is for the reference track and the one on the right is for the current mix Both keep analysing the levels regardless of which track is engaged Output knob Controls the overall level of the output making it possible to listen to the tracks at a lower level without modifying any other plug in settings or faders in your host Range is 50 dB to O dB as reflected by the display Spectrum analyser for the reference track Shows the frequency distribution of the track currently playing It is divided into 125 bands Spectrum analyser on off switch for the reference track Disabling the analyser will save about 25 CPU Analyser y axis zoom When the general output is low the analyzer will lack definition at very low levels To compensate for that simply turn this knob up to zoom in This knob is tied to both analyzers Update rate This knob controls how fast the frequency analyser will react to the incoming audio Turned left it will give you a good indication of its average frequency content over a long period good for mastering while turned right this content will be averaged over a very short period good for mixing This knob is tied to both analyzers Spectrum analyser for the mix track It works just like the one for the reference track Spectrum analyser on off switch for the mix track Identical to the one for the reference track Typ
5. you might want to zoom in on it For this click on the button as many times as necessary and navigate the waveform with the scrollbar To zoom back out simply use the button 3 Thisisthe phrase correlation scope which indicates the distribution over the stereo field mix track only 4 Phase correlation on off switch 5 Loop control functions Track defines the file to be used as reference if multiple files have been loaded in the sample map Start defines where the loop will start length defines the length of 3 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 the loop and reset restarts the loop from the beginning This button is important if you want to listen to new start length settings immediately Restart on play By default MixRight will keep playing the reference track internally even when you are not playing your current mix By toggling on this button the loop will restart every time you hit play in your host synchronising the two tracks Bypass play sync By default MixRight s output is muted when your host is not playing anything By toggling this on you unmute the output See the tips section to find out how this can be useful A B switch Use this to alternate between the main mix and the reference tracks 6 dB to reference track When mixing it is recommended to leave enough headroom for the mastering process So if you are using MixRight at the mixing process it is best to engage this button
6. ical use MixRight originates from my need for an easy way to compare final mixes with some of my favourite commercial tracks So instead of setting up reference tracks in my host which have to be muted solo d all the time I used the powerful Reaktor environment to make the workflow a lot more simple The example below shows how to use MixRight on the master bus but the procedure for other tracks busses is exactly the same Load Reaktor 5 FX into the last slot of your master bus Navigate inside Reaktor and open the MixRight ensemble Click on the structure icon if it s not on already and make sure that panel is selected Right click in the waveform display and select Add sample Import Sample Map Add Sample Replace Current Sample vw Show Read Position Show Loop Markers note that for the display to work properly the Show Read Position and Show Loop Markers have to be ticked 5 Choose the track of your choice wav aif and aiff formats only and it will load into MixRight 6 Open the sample map menu gt view gt show sample map editor make sure the track you just 8 9 loaded is selected check that the root pitch is 0 if it s different change it manually select the waveform panel at the bottom and engage the loop function then Add more reference tracks as needed by clicking the add button at the bottol left of the sample map editor Make sure track 2 has root set to 1 track 3 root se
7. t to 2 Don t forget to loop them as shown in step 6 Those tracks will selectable by rotating the Track knob in the MixRight interface up to 10 by default You can now close the structure view toggle off the button in step 3 and the sample map Click on the REF ON switch number 8 on page 2 of this manual 10 When you hit play in your host you should hear the reference track Note when you stop the playback in your host MixRight will mute its output but the reference track will keep playing internally made that choice so that the part your listen to when you hit play again is never exactly the same making track comparison less repetitive However this behaviour can be changed with the restart on play and bypass play sync buttons 5 11 Set the loop points where you want them then click on reset or wait until the end of the loop 12 Use the REF ON switch to alternate between the reference mix and your own mix Useful tips e MixRight can be used as a regular analyser when programming sounds in a synth testing microphones checking your guitar tone etc You can therefore monitor the level phase correlation and frequency distribution of any sound For this load MixRight on the relevant track without loading any reference file e If you regularly use certain tracks a good idea is to check the embed box in the sample editor for each loaded track and then save the entire ensemble under a different name for example MixRight
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