Liquid Mix .: Focusrite Answerbase

Is Your Liquid Mix Software Up To Date?
If you are experiencing problems with your Liquid Mix, the first thing to do is to check that you are running the latest version of your Liquid Mix software. Updates are regularly released on our...
2007-06-29 Views: 3123

Technical Article: Liquid Mix FireWire Concepts and Multiple Device Connectivity
Isochronous vs. Asynchronous Firewire Data Transfer The data traffic between FireWire devices and nodes is divided into isochronous and asynchronous transfers. Isochronous transfers provide...
2006-04-18 Views: 13196

Does Liquid Mix work with other firewire devices?
Yes. In most cases Liquid Mix will run smoothly with other firewire devices. However, if the firewire bandwidth requirements of any two devices exceeds the limitation of a firewire bus it is...
2006-10-16 Views: 5044

Hardware Follows Plugin Option
There is now an option in the Liquid Mix Manager which allows for the selected hardware plugin to follow the selection in the DAW. When this option is enabled, if you select an LM plugin in the...
2007-07-07 Views: 2240

Compressor Sidechain EQ
The Liquid Mix sidechain EQ allows for a single band digital EQ filter to be applied to the input signal to the compressor. This is useful for number of applications such as de-essing a sibilant...
2007-07-06 Views: 2594

What are the Power Supply Specs for my Liquid Mix?
The Liquid Mix's Power Supply has the following specifications: Output Voltage: 12 Volts Output Current: 1.5 Amps, Alternating Current (AC) Model Numbers: Begin with "SY-1215" and then depends...
2007-09-13 Views: 1908

How many samples of delay are incurred by an instance of the Liquid Mix?
Variable Latency Liquid Mix latency is now variable. It depends upon two factors: DAW buffer size and the Liquid Mix Minimum latency setting (described below). You can check the Liquid Mix...
2007-07-05 Views: 3921

Will the Liquid Mix expansion card enable me to have more than 32 instances of compressor/EQ at 44.1kHz?
It is not possible to run more than 32 instances of emulation due to firewire bandwidth limitations. The expansion card is designed for users who want to use more LM instances at a high sample...
2007-02-14 Views: 3409

I have noticed the meters moving while I do an offline mixdown in cubase. Does this degrade quality at all, should I do realtime mixdowns?
The moving meters during mix down should be there. There should be no audible difference between offline and realtime mix down.
2007-02-05 Views: 2106

Why does Liquid Mix only run in one processor on my multiprocessor computer?
Multiprocessor support is not implemented by plugins. It is something that is determined by the DAW. For example, the normal convention in Logic is that plugins run exclusively on the secondary...
2006-09-20 Views: 2647

What is the purpose of the 'Clip at 0dBFS' option on the Liquid Mix Manager?
Some DAWs, including Apple Logic, can deal with floating point sample values greater than 0 dBFS. If the 'Clip at 0dBFS' option is turned off, then the Liquid Mix can deal with these floating...
2006-08-21 Views: 3218

Is it possible to activate/deactivate all Liquid Mix EQ Bands at once?
There is a keyboard shortcut for activating and deactivating all the EQ bands for an emulation. Just hold Shift while pressing the 'EQ On' button on the plugin GUI window. Note: This is only for...
2006-08-02 Views: 2540

What is the maximum length of cable run I can achieve with my Liquid Mix?
The maximum cable length specified by the IEEE1394 standard is 4.5 meters. However, more recent tests have shown that certain high quality firewire cables can achieve longer lengths without...
2006-07-31 Views: 5437

How many instances of the plugin is Liquid Mix capable of handling?
The number of Liquid Mix plugins which can run at one time will depend upon the sampling rate of the recording session. The number of allowed plugins for each of the possible sampling rates is...
2006-07-07 Views: 3036

Sample Rate Switching On-the-Fly
It is no longer necessary to remove all Liquid Mix plugins or close the session before changing sample rate. You can now change sample rate on the fly and the Liquid Mix plugins will automatically...
2007-07-05 Views: 1802

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