Index

Alphabetical index of key terms with links to where each is covered. Items with multiple links are organised so the most direct definition or reference comes first.

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A

ADC (Automatic Delay Compensation) — overview, per-channel latency display, latency display options, mixer latency modes.

Aggregate Device — AIO setup, latency & CPU considerations.

All-in-One Device (AIO) — in features, tutorial use, setup, app audio capture, warnings & errors, latency & CPU.

Audio I/O — interface selection, per-channel routing.

Audio Setup — page, tutorial step 1.

Audio Thread / CPU — DSP & CPU usage, multithreading.

Audio Unit (AU) — format support, in channel inserts.

Auto-Mute — control, mix-minus worked example.

Aux Receiver (Auxiliary Receiver) — channel type, in routing patterns, tutorial use.

Aux Send — concept, per-channel controls, podcast tutorial.

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B

Buffer Size — DSP settings, tutorial step 1.

Bus (I/O Bus) — concept & drum sub-mix example, channel I/O bus options.

Bypass — channel inserts, master inserts, cmd-click shortcut.

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C

cDSP Inserts — Graphic EQ, Parametric EQ, Compressor, Expander, DeEsser, Gate, Leveler, Maximizer, MS Encoder/Decoder, Spectrograph, Goniometer, RMS and Peak Meter, Tube.

Channel — overview & anatomy, core concept, management operations.

Channel Matrix Menu — GUI element.

Channel Strip Drag-and-Drop — GUI behaviour, reorder operation.

Clock Source — AIO setup, why it matters.

Colour-Coding (channel) — Set Color control, colour-code operation.

Compressor — cDSP plugin, side-chain ducking example.

Core Audio — restart/crash recovery.

CPU Usage — global indicator, per-desk CPU graph, AIO cost.

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D

DC Block — channel utility.

DeEsser — cDSP plugin.

Delay (channel unit) — channel utility.

Desk — concept, file format, up to 5 simultaneous.

Desk & MIDI Options — entry point, full reference.

Drag-and-Drop — channel strips and inserts.

Drift Correction — AIO setup, cost.

DSP Settings — sample rate & buffer.

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E

Expander — cDSP plugin.

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F

Fader — channel control, in signal flow.

Fader Groups — page, group mute, create/edit, channel controls note.

File Types — desk files and recording.

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G

Gain (Input Gain) — channel utility, glossary.

Gate — cDSP plugin.

Goniometer — cDSP plugin.

Graphic EQ — cDSP plugin.

Group Mute — mute/unmute a fader group.

GUI Elements — page.

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H

Hide (channel) — operation.

Hints — GUI element.

HUI / Baby HUI — MIDI Desk Control.

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I

Index — this page.

Input Section (channel) — channel input UI.

Insert — channel inserts (up to 8), master inserts (up to 12), insert options & shortcuts, plugin list.

I/O Bus — see Bus.

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K

Keyboard Shortcuts — page.

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L

Latency — overview & ADC, per-channel latency display, latency display modes, AIO latency alignment.

Leveler — cDSP plugin.

Link Option (master) — master fader link.

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M

Mackie Control — MIDI Desk Control.

Master Section — page, in signal flow.

Maximizer — cDSP plugin.

Meters Type (ballistics) — EBU/IEC PPM options, RMS and Peak Meter.

MIDI Desk Control — setup & protocols, name display on surface.

MIDI Instrument (channel type) — configuration, worked example.

MIDI Learn — CC Map learning.

Mirror Mode — multi-device behaviour.

Mix — at the master, glossary.

Mix-Minus (Cleanfeed) — Auto-Mute control, worked example, glossary.

Mixer Latency — Zero Latency / Padded modes.

MS Encoder / Decoder — cDSP plugin.

Multi-Selection — Apply to All option, channel controls note.

Multithreading — page.

Mute — channel mute, master mute.

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N

Number Boxes — GUI element.

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P

Pan — channel control, glossary.

Pan Law — global setting.

Parametric EQ — cDSP plugin.

PFL (Pre-Fade Listen) — per-channel toggle, PFL output, glossary, monitoring tutorial.

Phase Reverse — channel control.

Plugin — Plugin Manager, inserts, tutorial step 4.

Plugin Manager — page.

Pre-fader / Post-fader — aux send routing, per-send option.

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R

Recording — recording & file formats.

Reset & Rescan — re-validate AU plugins.

RMS and Peak Meter — cDSP plugin.

Routing — channel routing, glossary.

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S

Sample Rate — DSP settings, tutorial step 1.

Save Desk — desk files, tutorial step 5.

Side Chain — channel input, ducking worked example, in insert options, glossary.

Signal Generator — channel utility.

Sliders — GUI element.

Solo — channel solo.

Spectrograph — cDSP plugin.

Stereo Output — master Stereo Output, in mix-minus example.

System Audio Capture (AIO) — setup & use, in features, contrast with Virtual Cables.

System Requirements — listed in overview.

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T

Timekeeper — page.

Tube — cDSP plugin, master Tube option.

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U

Utilities (channel) — channel Utilities view.

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V

Virtual Cables — overview, mix-minus return feed, podcast tutorial.

Virtual Devices Add-On — page.

Virtual Driver — overview & matrix.

Virtual Instrument — MIDI Instrument channel, worked example.

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W

Word Clock — AIO clock setup, hardware sync recommendation.

Worked Examples — vocal+guitar tutorial, two-host podcast tutorial, MIDI keyboard, mix-minus, side-chain ducking, drum sub-mix bus, two-host podcast aux routing.

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