Keith McMillen Instruments K-MIX - Diamond Pad

K-MIX HARDWARE
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This section covers everything related to the K-Mix hardware itself. If you’re looking to learn how the K-Mix
hardware can be used to adjust all of the available parameters, look no further. This section also contains other
general hardware-specic information.
4.1 – DIAMOND PAD
K-Mix’s diamond pad is a multi-purpose control divided into four buttons. It is used
for switching between K-Mix’s Mix and MIDI banks, and can also be used for sending
transport control messages.
4.1.1 – CHANGING BANKS
Changing banks on K-Mix is easy, just press and hold the [SHIFT] button and press
one of the four diamond buttons.
• To enter the Mix bank, press and hold [SHIFT] then press the diamond button marked “Mix” (left
diamond button).
• To enter one of the MIDI banks, press and hold [SHIFT] then press one of the diamond buttons marked
“1”, “2”, or “3” (up, right, or down diamond buttons).
4.1.2 – MIX BANK
K-Mix’s “Mix bank” is where all of the audio-related functions happen; all of the
mixing, effect adjustments, and routing is done here. Section 4.2 –K-Mix Modes &
Mode Buttons [link] details all of the functionality of K-Mix’s Mix bank.
4.1.3 – MIDI BANKS
K-Mix has three “MIDI banks”. Each of these banks allow K-Mix’s faders, rotaries,
and buttons to output MIDI messages for controlling MIDI-capable hardware and
software.
When in any of the MIDI banks, the diamond pad buttons will output MIDI notes
when pressed. The specic MIDI notes can be set in the K-Mix Editor’s MIDI Tab.
For more information about K-Mix and MIDI functionality, please see section 4.3 —
MIDI & K-Mix.
4.1.4 – TRANSPORT CONTROL MESSAGES
When in K-Mix’s Mix bank, the diamond pad buttons will output MCU (Mackie Control Universal) transport
control messages.
• The diamond pad buttons are labelled with the corresponding transport control message they output
when pressed.
• = Play, = Stop, = Rewind, and = Record,.
• K-Mix will only output these transport messages when in the Mix bank; it will output standard MIDI
notes when in any of the three MIDI banks.