# mimo's miXo

$Revision: 1.4 $

## What's new

2001-05-21:

- new "buzz-like look", better for cpu load. less clicks & pops.
- using mouse to set mixer levels is even stranger now

## Features

- Use your keyboard to control multiple inputs at the same time
- Programmable Keys with timers and loops
- One key can be assigned to multiple functions
- One Keyset can be used for multiple tracks->Group Mixing
- Input Monitoring
- Presets can be loaded in tracks

## Limitations

- Be carefull with your key commands, no error checking is done
- Naming of presets is not implemented yet (use autonaming)
- Nested looping (repeat) of commands is not possible
- BEWARE OF having two input machines with the same name. This will at least crash miXo.

## Using miXo

First connect some inputs to miXo. Doubleclick on miXo to open the interactive mixer. On the left side of each input track you'll see some keys, first one ist the maximize level key, below you'll find the level-up, level-down, and minimum level key. press one of them on your keyboard and learn how the mixer responds to each key.
On top of each track display you'll see the tracks name, below is the name of the Key Set, probably something like #1,#2,#3,etc. Each Key Definition stands for a set of keys which might be connected to multiple tracks. If you right click in one of the track windows you can assign a different Key Definition to the current track. You could for instance assign all tracks to one Key Definition and end up with a master mixer. This also allows grouping tracks.
If the default keys dont match your actual keyboard layout you can change the Key Set Definitions in the Key Set Editor (X-Menu). They will be saved with your song, so it might be a could idea to create a template for your keyboard layout.

## Programming Keys

When you open the Key Definition Editor (right-button menu or X|Edit Key Definition..) you will see a list of possible commands:

`++ increases volume by the default value (5%)`
`-- decreases volume by the default value (5%)`
`max sets volume to 100%`
`min sets volume to 0%`
`+=x increases volume by x`
`-=x decreases volume by x`
`slow=f changes default increase amount`
`wait=s waits for s milliseconds`
`repeat=n repeats the following command(s) till next end; for n times`
`2all sends the following command(s) to all tracks till next end;`
`2me sends the command(s) to all track(s) the Key Definition is used by`
`2others sends the following command(s) to all other tracks till next end;`

`x is a value between 0.0 (0%) and 1.0 (100%)`
`f is a value between 0.0 and whatever you need`
`s is time in milliseconds, eg. 1000~1 second`
`n is a value between 0 and whatever you like`

`All commands must be seperated with a ;`

## Examples

### Mute all tracks

`2all;min;end;`

### Solo track

`max;2others;min;end;`

### Fadeout track fast

`repeat=10;-=0.10;end;end;`

### Fadeout track in 0.5 seconds intervals

`repeat=10;-=0.10;wait=500;end;end;`

## Global Key Definition

You can define a Key Definition called global which will be used whether is set in a track or not. Commands that are defined in the global key definition will apply to all tracks.

One predefined global key ist panic (BACKSPACE) Key, check the global keys of a freshly opened miXo how to change the key

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