MixBox

USER MANUAL
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Table of Contents
English1
Contents2
Chapter 1 – Overview11
1.1 – Interface12
1.2 – Rack View – Plug-in 12
1.3 – Rack View – Standalone13
1.4 – Racks Overview – Standalone13
1.5 – Edit Panel – Plug-in and Standalone versions14
1.6 – Settings Panel and I/O Setup panel - Standalone14
1.7 – Features15
Chapter 2 – The Standalone application16
2.1 – Using MixBox as a standalone application16
2.2 – The Standalone Top Bar17
2.2.1 – Racks Overview button17
2.2.2 – Song Preset field18
2.2.3 – Racks Navigation tool19
2.2.4 – Settings menu19
2.2.5 – I/O Setup20
2.2.6 – Info23
2.2.7 – Registration Lock23
2.3 – The Standalone Left and Right Bars24
2.4 – Rack Edit Panel26
2.5 – The Bottom Bar27
2.6 – The Module Selector28
Chapter 3 – The Plug-in29
3.1 – Synching to the Host Application’s Tempo29
3.1.1 – DAW Automations29
3.2 – The Plug-in Top Bar30
3.2.1 – Mini Rack and Full Rack Views button30
3.2.2 – The Module Selector 31
3.2.3 – Info button32
3.2.4 – Registration Lock32
3.3 – The Plug-in Left and Right Bars32
3.4 – Rack Edit Panel34
3.5 – The Bottom Bar35
Chapter 4 – The Modules36
4.1 – AMPS37
4.1.1 – American Vintage T37
4.1.2 – British Tube Lead 37
4.1.3 – Cabinet38
4.1.4 – Flexi Amp38

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4.1.5 – Jazz Amp 12039

4.1.6 – Modern Tube Lead39
4.1.7 – Preamp40
4.1.8 – SVT Classic40
4.1.9 – Tone Control41
4.2 – CHANNEL STRIP 42
4.2.1 – Channel Strip42
4.2.2 – EQ 8142
4.2.3 – EQ Comp 43
4.2.4 – EQ PA43
4.3 – DELAY 44
4.3.1 – Digital Delay44
4.3.2 – Reverb Delay 44
4.3.3 – Tape Echo45
4.4 – DISTORTION 46
4.4.1 – Crusher 46
4.4.2 – Distortion46
4.4.3 – Lo-Fi 47
4.4.4 – Overdrive47
4.4.5 – Overscream48
4.5 – DYNAMICS 49
4.5.1 – Black 76 49
4.5.2 – British Dynamics 49
4.5.3 – Bus Compressor50
4.5.4 – Compressor 50
4.5.5 – De-Esser51
4.5.6 – Limiter51
4.5.7 – Model 670 52
4.5.8 – White 2A52
4.6 – EQ 53
4.6.1 – British Eq 53
4.6.2 – EQ PG53
4.6.3 – Parametric EQ 54
4.6.4 – Vintage EQ-1A54
4.7 – FILTER 55
4.7.1 – Env Filter 55
4.7.2 – Filter Formant55
4.7.3 – Filter Phaser 56
4.7.4 – Filter C56
4.7.5 – Filter M 57
4.7.6 – Filter O57
4.7.7 – Filter R 58
4.7.8 – LFO Filter58
4.7.9 – Multi Filter 59
4.7.10 – Wah 4759

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4.8 – MODULATION 60

4.8.1 – AM Modulator 60
4.8.2 – Auto Pan60
4.8.3 – Chorus 61
4.8.4 – Chorus C161
4.8.5 – Electric Flanger 62
4.8.6 – Ensemble62
4.8.7 – Env Flanger 63
4.8.8 – Flanger63
4.8.9 – FM Modulator 64
4.8.10 – Multi Chorus64
4.8.11 – Opto Tremolo 65
4.8.12 – Phaser65
4.8.13 – Rotary Speaker 66
4.8.14 – Slicer66
4.8.15 – Small Phazer 67
4.8.16 – Tremolo67
4.8.17 – Uni-V 68
4.9 – REVERB 69
4.9.1 – Ambience69
4.9.2 – Convo Room69
4.9.3 – Digital Reverb 70
4.9.4 – Hall Reverb70
4.9.5 – Inverse Reverb 71
4.9.6 – Plate Reverb71
4.9.7 – Room Reverb 72
4.9.8 – Spring Reverb72
4.9.9 – Stereo Imager 73
4.9.10 – Sunset Chamber 73
4.9.11 – Sunset ISO Booth 74
4.9.12 – Sunset Live Room 74
4.9.13 – Sunset Plates 75
4.9.14 – Sunset Spring 75
4.10 – SATURATION 76
4.10.1 – Phonograph76
4.10.2 – Saturator X 76
4.10.3 – Tape Cassette77

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License Agreement
IMPORTANT:

BEFORE INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT (‘END USER LICENCE
AGREEMENT’ HEREINAFTER NAMED ONLY ‘EULA’).

USE OF THE SOFTWARE, IS CONDITIONED ON THE USER’S ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, OF
THIS EULA.

THE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION PROGRAM REQUIRES IN ADVANCE THE USER’S ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
EULA BY SELECTING THE “I ACCEPT THE AGREEMENT” OPTION.

BY INSTALLING AND OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ACCEPT THESE LICENCE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND HEREBY
DECLARE THAT YOU WILL ABIDE BY THE CONDITIONS, OBLIGATIONS, LIMITATIONS, ALSO RELATING TO THIRD PARTIES, NONE
EXCLUDED, CONTAINED IN THIS EULA.

IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS EULA BY SELECTING THE “I DO NOT ACCEPT THE AGREEMENT” OPTION,
YOU MAY NOT USE THE SOFTWARE.

NON-ACCEPTANCE IS EQUIVALENT TO EXERCISING THE RIGHT OF WITHDRAWAL UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS CONTRACT.

END-USER LICENCE AGREEMENT - (EULA)

The present End-User License Agreement (“End-User License Agreement”, hereinafter EULA) constitutes a legal agreement between the User
(hereinafter Licensee) and IK Multimedia Production S.r.l. - Via dell’Industria, 46 - 41122 Modena, Italy - Phone: +39 059 285496 - Fax: +39 059
2861671 - CF/PI: IT02359550361 (hereinafter Licensor/producer), aimed at the use of the Software (hereinafter also the Product).

IK Multimedia Production S.r.l. (Licensor/producer): is the sole owner, without limitation, of the intellectual property and copyright and the
consequent rights of exploitation, including economic exploitation, of the Software. All rights are reserved exclusively to the Licensor and its
partners, distributors or suppliers, who have been expressly authorized to cede such rights.

The User (Licensee): is the natural person, consumer or professional or organization that uses the Product under the conditions contained in this
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The Software (Product): includes all of its contents, also of third parties of which Licensor has in turn obtained a license to use in order to be
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format, images, films, audio, CD-ROM(s), DVD(s) sources and all that Licensor has made and will make available to the User such as any updates
of functionality and bug fixes (defined as updates) and provided free of charge, if available, by Licensor.

The conditions of use of the license are set out in the following articles and supersede any previous agreement with the User.

Art. 1 - Subject matter of the license

1. IK Multimedia Production S.r.l. (or its authorized distributors and vendors) grant the User a license for use:

- Personal;
- Non-exclusive;
- Non-transferable (even in part or by sublicensing it free of charge, subject to the provisions of Article 9 below);
- Non-marketable (does not grant the user rights of economic exploitation);
- Without Territorial Restriction (Worldwide)

of the Product, resulting in the right to install and use the Software on your computer or digital electronic device (hereinafter also referred to
as Devices) in accordance with the types of operating systems compatible with the Software for which you have acquired a license to use, as
specifically set out in the user manual documentation included with the Software.

2. The User is informed and agrees that some content included in the Product may belong to third parties and may be protected by copyright or
other intellectual property rights of third parties.

Art. 2 - How to acquire the installation program

1. In order to be able to use the Product, the User must run an installation program on his or her Devices that copies the application and, in
general, the audio content.

2. The User may acquire the installer using one of the following methods, as example but not limited to:

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a) by purchasing the Product online on the IK Multimedia website (https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products) or from third-party as resellers
authorized by the Licensor;
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c) as part of a third-party Software that also includes the Product by virtue of a commercial agreement between Licensor and the company
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gift with the purchase of an IK Multimedia hardware product, or because it is made available free of charge by the Licensor to partners or
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accumulation of loyalty points and do not give the User discounts for the purchase of new versions (upgrades or crossgrades);
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purchaser/User to try out the Product: these are in this case licenses not intended for sale and not transferable DEMO (demonstration use
license) for a limited period (see Art. 3 Duration).

3. Irrespective of the manner of acquisition of the installation program and type of license for use, the User accepts these EULA as a binding
agreement between the parties.

4. The Licensor, for the entire duration of the license grant, reserves the right to modify, update, replace this EULA or any part thereof, without
exception.

5. The User shall be obliged to verify and accept (or not accept) the new terms and conditions, considering that only the acceptance of this EULA
permits the use of the Product.

Art. 3 - Duration of the license

1. The duration of the utilization license depends on the type of license chosen by the User, namely:

a) 30-year license: Thirty-year license: through the purchase of the 30-year user license grant, the User, with a lump sum payment is entitled
to use the Product pursuant to Article 1 above for the entire mentioned period. The same term shall apply to the Product that is licensed for
NFR use.

Any further temporal extension of the utilization license shall in any case be expressly agreed upon with the licensor.

b) Periodic Subscription License: through the purchase of the periodic subscription license the User, with deferred or lump sum payment, is
entitled to use the Product pursuant to Article 1, as written above, for the limited period of time as specifically selected in the subscription
profile purchased by the User, which, depending on the case, may be of monthly or annual duration (or in any case referring to the different
period specifically provided for in the periodic subscription plans that will be eventually updated by the Licensor).

Use of the Product with a periodic subscription license requires the computer on which it is authorized to be connected to the Internet and
able to communicate with the IK Multimedia servers, in order to perform an authorization check to confirm that the subscription is still active.
User may use the Product offline for up to 3 days before another authorization check is required. If the Product is unable to communicate
with IK Multimedia servers for a period of more than 3 days, the functionality of the Product will be revoked or limited until communication
with the server is re-established.

c) Demo License: granted free of charge for a limited trial period of ten (10) days for demonstration and promotional purposes only. After this
period, the Licensor reserves the right to limit and/or revoke all or part of the use and functionality of the Product.

2. The rights of use of the license shall start on the day following the day on which the purchase is completed or the Product is made available to
the User, this being understood it means the day on which Licensor or its authorized distributors have made the installation program available to
the User in the manner and on the terms set out in Art. 2, regardless of the actual installation of the Software by the User (hereinafter the Effective
Date).

Art. 4 - User profile registration and authorization

1. Regardless of the type of license purchased or granted, with the exception of the “DEMO License”, the User is informed and accepts that
the operation of the Product is conditional on the completion of the registration and authorization procedure by the Licensor (or its authorized
distributors and vendors).

2. The registration and authorization procedure must be carried out by the User by accessing the Licensor’s website (https://www.ikmultimedia.
com/userarea/) and is described in the Software within the documentation under User Manual.

3. The User, under his or her own civil and criminal legal responsibility, certifies that the data entered when registering the user profile (digital
identity) are consistent with the User’s data (real identity).

4. The User’s identification data collected by the Licensor shall be used for the purpose of executing the agreement and shall be processed for
the purposes and in the manner described in detail in the section “Information on the processing of personal data” available on the Licensor’s
website (https://www.ikmultimedia.com/legal/index.php?R=privacy&PSEL=privacy).

5. IK Multimedia Production S.r.l. reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to deny the activation of the user profile in the following non-exhaustive
cases:

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- incomplete or conflicting personal information;

- insertion of manifestly inconsistent data;
- suspicion concerning the minor age of the User;
- violations by the User, including past violations, of the Licensor’s EULA.

Art. 5 - Installation limits

1. The granting of a license for use of the Product confers an individual right of use associated with the registered user profile, for the general rule
can be summarized as follows: “Each User corresponds to one license for use”, which corresponds to a personal serial number of the User.

2. The Product, as well as its previous versions for the same operating system, may be installed on a maximum number of three (3) Devices
provided that

- the Devices are owned by or otherwise in the material and legal possession of the Licensee;
- the Product is not used simultaneously on more than one Device by different end users;
- the User, before assigning or otherwise transferring to third parties rights, for any reason whatsoever, to the Devices in which the Product is
installed, must ensure that he/she has uninstalled each of its components, in order not to unlawfully assign to third parties the resulting rights
of use.

3. The User is entitled to store or install a copy of the Product in a storage device such as a network server, which is only used to install and/or to
activate the Product in further Devices on an internal network, however, in such cases, the User is obliged to purchase a multiple license for each
end user of the Product by the shared storage device.

4. Violation of the aforementioned limitations implemented in any manner entitles the Licensor to terminate the user license agreement and, in any
case, to demand payment of the amount corresponding to the effective number of end-user according to the “one User one license” rule.

Art. 6 - Special conditions of the periodical subscription

1. If the User has opted for the purchase of the license through a periodic subscription, for a limited period, the duration of which depends on
the choice made by the User at the time of purchase, the User’s rights to the license for use of the Product shall cease immediately and without
deferment on the expiry date of the subscription period.

2. The User is specifically informed that upon expiration of the subscription period, the User does not retain any right to use the Software,
including the latest version released prior to expiration and that the Licensor does not make any archiving of the content developed by the
User through its use, so the User is solely responsible for saving and archiving the content on its Devices prior to the date of termination of the
subscription period.

3. The periodic subscription shall be for the duration specified in the subscription profile and shall be automatically renewed on expiry of the
subscription for an equal period.

4. The periodic subscription renews on the same day as the calendar date of the original purchase. If the subscription begins on a date that is not
within the renewal month, the period ends on the last day of the following month, and restores the original date the next time that date occurs. For
example, if a monthly subscription starts on January 30, the next renewal date will be February 28 (or February 29 on a leap year), then March 30.

5. If the User does not wish to renew the subscription, the User shall have the burden of giving express notice of termination to the Licensor
through an ad hoc procedure entirely online available at the following address: https://www.ikmultimedia.com/userarea, respecting the notice
period of 24 hours prior to the periodic renewal, depending on the duration of the subscription.

6. The User, when purchasing the periodical subscription, may choose between several secure payment methods: e.g. bank account (direct debit);
credit/debit card or through dedicated third-party services.

7. Where the payment method chosen by the User provides for service and/or management and/or intermediation by third parties, the User shall
abide by the terms and conditions set forth therein, excluding any liability on the part of the Licensor in concluding and managing the contractual
relationship with the third parties.

8. Payment of the periodic fee will be charged to the User by the due date of the invoice issued, in the manner chosen by the User at the time of
purchasing the subscription license.

9. The User undertakes, without delay, to amend and update in his User area on the Licensor’s website any changes made, without exception,
that alter the data and payment method declared at the time of purchase.

10. Should the User fail to pay the periodical fees on time, the Licensor shall be entitled to suspend the User’s profile as a precautionary measure.

11. After three (3) days have elapsed without the User having regularized his debt position, the Licensor shall be unilaterally entitled to terminate
the license agreement without further notice, without prejudice to the compulsory recovery of the debt.

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Art. 7 - Music Content Library (Sound Library) Special License Conditions

1. The Product may contain a ‘library of musical content’, sounds or audio samples (sounds and samples) that are created by musicians and
experts, or sound professionals.

2. Licensor makes the “music content library” available to the User for commercial and non-commercial purposes for music audio production,
public performances, broadcasting and similar uses, as a component of the Product, by virtue of a lawful and binding agreement with the
copyright holders.

3. The User is hereby informed and agrees that the redistribution of the Product and, in particular, the “music content library” and its derivatives,
is strictly prohibited in any form whatsoever, including but not limited to: resampling, mixing, filtering, processing, isolating or incorporating it into
any software or hardware.

4. The sounds/audio samples contained in the Product, may not be modified and resold as new audio samples within new sound libraries or “on a
standalone basis” meaning “single sample not included in a library” of any kind or nature.

5. The User is informed and accepts, that the particular license conditions of the “music content library” expressed herein constitute an integral
and substantial part of this EULA.

Art. 8 - Express prohibitions of use addressed to the User

1. The User is not authorized, directly or indirectly, to:

a) sell, rent, lease, license or sublicense, distribute, market, otherwise exploit the Product or any of its components, for commercial purposes
or free of charge;
b) redesign, decompile, disassemble, adapt, reproduce the Product, in whole or in part;
c) create, use, and/or distribute computer programs such as “crack,” “keygen,” or other “cheat” or “hack” programs or Software applications
for this Product;
d) remove, alter, disable or circumvent any copyright or trademark indications or other commercial information about the origin of the
Product;
e) transfer to third parties and/or export the license for any reason whatsoever (without prejudice to Section 9 below);
f) use the program in violation of copyrights and/or intellectual property rights reserved by national and international laws and regulations for
third parties;
g) use the Program in violation of civil, criminal and administrative rules and regulations, including those of the User’s place of business or
residence;
h) use the Program causing contractual or non-contractual damage to third parties;
i) violate the license conditions of the “music content library” referred to in Article 7 above.

2. Any breach of the aforementioned prohibitions committed by the User shall entitle the Licensor to terminate the user license agreement
immediately and without delay for breach, without any obligation to refund the consideration.

3. In any case the User shall be held liable and shall indemnify the Licensor against all claims, proceedings and disputes for which the Licensor is
held liable as a result of negligence, omissions, violations, offences howsoever committed, which are caused by the User’s willful and/or culpable
act in using the Product.

Art. 9 - License of use allowing transfer to third parties

1. Given the general prohibition against transferring the license of use to third parties either for consideration or free of charge, Licensor by virtue
of an express purchase option may grant Licensee the purchase of a “transferable license of use” by accessing Licensor’s website directly:
https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/index.php?R=SHOPSEARCH&Q=Credit.

2. Each “transferable use license” purchased can be used to transfer the license of only one Product and only once.

3. In such a case, the User shall only transfer and/or make the Product available to third parties under the following conditions:

a) the Product shall be transferred as original with all media and licenses and everything thereon;
b) the User who transfers the license of use to another User shall not retain any copy of the Product;
c) if the Product is part of a software set (bundle), it may not be transferred separately and/or altered in any way;
d) if the Product is part of an IK Multimedia software and hardware package, only the hardware may be transferred and the license to use it
may be termed NFR under the agreement.

4. The Licensor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to:

a) delete or erase the user serial number required for registration if the same has been fraudulently or illegally acquired;
b) prohibit the transfer of the serial number required for registration before the expiry of ninety (90) days from the purchase order for the serial
number referring to the “transferable user license”.

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Art. 10 - User devices and generated content

1. The Product is installed on Devices owned or otherwise in the availability of the User, who is the solely responsible for the functionality, update,
security protection and functionality of the Devices.

2. The Product may only be installed on the operating systems for which it was designed and described in the Software within the documentation
under the heading User Manual.

3. The User is solely responsible for the use, storage, preservation of content generated by him/her, particularly where the generation of content
causes harm or infringes on the rights of third parties.

4. In any case, the User shall be held liable and shall hold Licensor harmless from any claim, petition, litigation for which Licensor is held liable as
a result of negligence, omissions, violations, offenses however configured that are determined by the willful and/or negligent act of the User in the
generation of content.

Art. 11 - Warranties and limitation of the Licensor’s liability

1. Licensor warrants to the User that the digital or physical media on which the Product is recorded contain the copy of the Software purchased
or made available to the User with all its components, accessories and documentation as described in the user manual as well as being free of
defects and, in any case, suitable for the intended use.

2. The Licensor shall, within a period of ninety (90) days from the Effective Date as defined in Article 3.2 above, warrant the conformity of the
Product with the following exclusions in the words “does not warrant”:

a) that the operations of the Program can be carried out without interruption or that any defects can be corrected;
b) that the Product is considered by the User to be unsuitable for the User’s personal needs in view of the fact that the Software is not
developed “tailor-made” but is intended for mass use;
c) any defects and faults resulting from improper or deviating from normal use attributable to the User or the User’s Device;
d) any damages resulting from the loss of content developed by the User, the storage of which the Product does not guarantee in any way;
e) that the Product functions on the User’s Device(s) or that the functionality of the Product remains unaffected by updates made by the User
to its hardware, operating system or third-party software in use by the User.

In any case, the user manual is the only legally binding document for the Licensor and, consequently, any verbal agreements, presentations,
advertising material, e-mail exchanges, etc. between the User and distributors, salesmen, agents, and any other personnel who have
intermediated the purchase of the Product shall be irrelevant.

3. Any verification of the efficiency of the Product shall be carried out using exclusively the control procedures prepared by the Licensor.

4. In order to make a warranty claim under the terms described above, the User is responsible for contacting IK Multimedia via the appropriate
section of the website “contact us” https://www.ikmultimedia.com/contact-us/.

5. The Licensor and its distributors and partners within a reasonable period of time, in any case not exceeding fifteen (15) days, shall follow up the
warranty claim by repairing or replacing the Product or refunding the purchase price, if incurred by the User, within a reasonable period of time
based on the complexity and/or onerousness of the warranty claim.

6. With the exception of the above clauses, the Licensor assumes no other obligation and makes no other warranties beyond those set forth
herein and shall in no event be liable for any damages whatsoever related to or resulting from any defects in quality, suitability, use, failure to use
or usability of the Product.

7. The User shall forfeit any and all warranties if the User modifies, integrates or otherwise intervenes in the Software, or uses the Product in a
manner not in accordance with the instructions or on processors other than those permitted or otherwise violates the User’s obligations under this
EULA.

8. The Licensor shall not be liable for any damages, direct and/or indirect, contractual or non-contractual, which may occur as a result of the use
of the Product or which may be connected to it, such as, but not limited to, any loss of profit, loss, interruption of business, loss of information
and/or data, any defects and/or damages in the processor and/or the Devices on which the Product is installed and/or in the contents processed
by the User, and/or defects and/or damages resulting from the use of such Devices which remain at the exclusive risk of the User.

9. In any case, any claims for damages by the User shall in no event exceed the amount of the purchase price of the license fee, insofar as
incurred by the User.

Art. 12 - User Support Service updates and new versions

1. For the entire duration as defined in Article 3 above, the User may obtain technical assistance from Licensor by accessing the section of the
website https://www.ikmultimedia.com/contact-us/.

2. The Product is provided “as it is” and “as available” on the Effective Date, without Licensor being obliged to provide “updates” and/or “new
versions of the Software”.

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3. The User agrees to independently download such “updates” from his/her user area - if available - always using the latest version of the IK
Multimedia Product.

4. The Licensor may modify the Product at its sole discretion for any reason and at any time, in particular it may add, subtract, replace
functionalities, update, correct the Product either for technical reasons or to perform maintenance and/or configuration operations in order to
improve and/or optimize the Product.

5. The Licensor may at its discretion release a new version of the Program “upgrade” or “crossgrade”, so marked or otherwise identified by
IK Multimedia (new version of the Product made available to the User at a discounted price). Such version can be used by the User only and
exclusively if the User is a legitimate licensee of a previous version of the Product, except for NFR versions as indicated in the article. 2.2.

6. The Product marked or otherwise identified by Licensor as an “upgrade” or “crossgrade” replaces, swaps, increases the Product purchased or
made available on the Effective Date.

7. The User may only use the Product resulting from the update and/or new versions (upgrade or crossgrade) in accordance with the terms of this
EULA.

8. If the Product is an upgrade or crossgrade of a component of a software program package (bundle), it may only be used and transferred as part
of the package and may not be separated by use on more than one device.

Art. 13 - Unilateral withdrawal by the User

1. Non-acceptance of this EULA shall be tantamount to exercising the User’s unilateral right of withdrawal from the license agreement.

2. The User is also entitled to unilaterally terminate the license agreement if for technical reasons there are incompatibility problems with the
Product, which do not permit its installation provided they

a) are not attributable to the User;

b) exist on the Effective Date;
c) cannot be resolved by the Licensor’s technical support.

3. The User undertakes without delay and in any event within a period of three (3) days from the Effective Date to return to the Licensor (or its
distributors or otherwise authorized sellers from whom it purchased or otherwise obtained the license to use the Product) all physical media in its
possession.

4. The Licensor or other authorized parties, having verified the integrity of the medium, shall cancel the user’s serial number and refund the full
amount paid for the purchase directly to the user within a period of 30 days from the date of return.

Art. 14 - Intellectual Property of Software

1. The Software and all consequent rights are reserved by IK Multimedia Production S.r.l.

2. The Software and its use is subject to national and international laws protecting copyright and intellectual property.

3. The User does not acquire any ownership rights to the Software except for the limited rights of use as set out in this EULA.

4. IK Multimedia Production S.r.l. reserves all actions and claims for damages against the User or third parties who infringe the Licensor’s rights.

Art. 15 - Validity of the EULA - Severance

1. If a court of competent jurisdiction or a competent authority determines that any provision of this EULA is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such
provision or part thereof shall be deemed unenforceable.

2. In such cases, all other provisions of this EULA or parts thereof not affected by invalidity shall nevertheless remain valid and enforceable
between the Parties.

Art. 16 - Applicable law

1. Should the Product have been purchased in Italy, the interpretation, execution and settlement of disputes shall be governed by Italian law and
jurisdiction shall be attributed exclusively to the Court of Modena, without prejudice to the jurisdiction of the Court of the Consumer, where the
User is a natural person acting for purposes that are unrelated to the entrepreneurial, commercial, handicraft or professional activity carried out.

2. If the Software was purchased in any other country, this agreement shall be governed by the laws in force in that country.

Last updated on September 20, 2023.

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Chapter 1 – Overview

MixBox is an infinitely configurable and portable virtual rack available both as a plug-in and as a standalone
version.

The idea stems from our mission to recreate a software product that brings the analog feeling of using the iconic
SSL analog processing for the API 500 format rack. SSL’s range of modules for the 500 series rack format made
the history of analog processors for the best mixing console ever made.

MixBox consists of 71 modules ported from acclaimed suites of T-RackS, SampleTank, and AmpliTube, divided
into categories to insert in the chain as you wish, that are easily interchangeable with plenty of features for the
best mixing experience.

The plug-in reproduces the size of a single rack with 8 slots and up to 8 insertable and interchangeable
modules. In the standalone version, you can set up as many as 8 racks and then combine and assign them to
your audio device outputs to combine a total of 64 modules.

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1.1 – Interface
MixBox provides an extremely user-friendly consolidated interface that lets you browse, load, edit and mix the
sounds you want fast. There are 3 primary windows:

1.2 – Rack View – Plug-in

This is the main interface for MixBox plug-in and the default view when MixBox is launched within a DAW. A
full rack is displayed. From here you can choose to load up to 8 modules. By default, the view is minimized to
display 4 modules to let you work on your project with no wasted screen space. If you prefer to switch to the full
rack view and display 8 modules, simply click the “arrows” button positioned in the top-left corner of the GUI.

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1.3 – Rack View – Standalone

This is the main interface for MixBox standalone and the default view when MixBox application is launched. One
full rack is displayed, but you can access up to 8 full racks by using the navigation bar at the top of the interface
displaying thumbnails of the 8 racks.

1.4 – Racks Overview – Standalone

Use this section to manage all the racks included in the standalone version.

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1.5 – Edit Panel – Plug-in and Standalone versions

Use the Rack Edit Panel to manage each single module included in the rack, available in both the plug-in and
standalone versions.

1.6 – Settings Panel and I/O Setup panel - Standalone

Settings panel for the MixBox standalone version.

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Setup I/O panel for the MixBox standalone version.

The Setup I/O panel lets you route the inputs and outputs of each rack to your audio device channels.

1.7 – Features

• Create your own custom channel strips

• 71 FX from T-RackS, AmpliTube & SampleTank
• Includes Dynamics, EQ, Filter, Modulation, Channel Strips, Reverb, Delay, Distortion, Amps and Saturation
• Chain up to 8 moodules into a single rack
• Over 600 presets
• Full & mini rack views to fit your workflow
• Independent solo and gain control for every module
• Independent Dry/Wet control for every module
• Side-chain input for advanced processing
• Infinite undo/redo actions
• Standalone version hosts up to 8 full racks for live mixing

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Chapter 2 – The Standalone application

MixBox can be used as a standalone application or as a plug-in. MixBox standalone is a version of the plug-in
designed specially for live purposes.

2.1 – Using MixBox as a standalone application

Launch MixBox from your applications folder to use it without a host application such as a digital audio
workstation (DAW). This allows MixBox to have all the functionality and flexibility of the plug-in in a self-contained
software application. Also, the standalone version is lets you use up to 8 different racks simultaneously, with a
total maximum number of 64 insertable modules. For example, you can use MixBox for live performances when
there is no need for a complex sequencer setup or in a second computer that is dedicated to virtual instruments.

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2.2 – The Standalone Top Bar

The MixBox standalone Top Bar is composed of several elements. From the left:

2.2.1 – Racks Overview button

Click the Overview button positioned at the top left corner of the GUI to open the Overview Panel. From here, you
can manage all your 8 racks into one single panel. The racks are arranged vertically and numbered from 1 to 8.
Modules displayed inside the rack can be swapped with each other. Simply click and hold the module name, and
then drag it to the desired position. When clicked, the module will highlight in a bright orange color.

On/Off button: Click to bypass or activate each rack individually.

Load Module: Load up to 8 module per rack by clicking on the arrows. Each arrow opens a drop-down menu
showing the module categories. Select your desired module, and click to load it.

Input/Output knobs: the In/Out knobs let you set the input and output level of each rack individually.

Input/Output channels: Click these two buttons to open a drop-down menu. From here it is possible to visualize
the current Input or Output audio channels routed to the rack. Click “Setup” to open the I/O Setup panel and
set up a different routing configuration. Click “Disconnect” to remove the current routed channel from the rack
configuration.

Sidechain On/Off: Activate or Deactivate the sidechain on the rack.

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Sidechain In: Click this field to select an input audio channel to act as a sidechain signal.

Sidechain Monitor: Click the speaker icon button to monitor the audio signal provided by the Sidechain In.

Rename a Rack: Double-click on the “Rack” label and rename as desired.

2.2.2 – Song Preset field

Click the song preset field located at the top left corner of the GUI.
To Save a Song Preset:

Click the Song preset field, and then click “Save As.” This panel will appear:

Name: Insert a name for your current song preset

Folder: By default, presets are stored at /User/Documents/IK Multimedia/MixBox/Song Presets. Click this field
if you want to create and use a different folder for your song preset.

Once done, click Save to close the panel.

To Load a Song Preset, click the Song Preset field to open a list of all the saved presets, then click the Preset
you want to load.

Click Init to initialize your current song preset.

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2.2.3 – Racks Navigation tool

In the Top bar, the 8 racks are displayed as thumbnails. To select a different rack, click one of the thumbnails,
and an orange rectangle will indicate the selected rack. To bypass a rack, simply click the On/Off button
positioned next to each thumbnail.

Each rack thumbnail shows all the inserted modules miniatures as well. While processing audio, above each
module a green or red LED light will show you the current signal status of each loaded module. Use this tool
to monitor all your playing modules and see at a glance which one is clipping during the processing. Under the
rack thumbnail, there are also two other small rectangular LED lights indicating the input and output of the entire
rack. Use this tool to monitor the rack input and output signals. Red light indicates a clipping signal, green light
indicates that the signal is ok.

2.2.4 – Settings menu

In the standalone version, it’s very easy to configure your audio settings and manage the racks routing thanks to
the I/O Setup panel. Click the Gear icon located at the top right corner of the interface.

Click the Audio / MIDI tab to set up your audio input and output and MIDI input. MixBox is compatible with any
ASIO or Direct Audio audio interface in Windows and any Core Audio-compatible audio interface on macOS.

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Input device: Choose which input available audio interface you want to use with MixBox.

Output device: Choose which available output audio interface you want to use with MixBox.

Sample Rate and Buffer Size: The sample rate and buffer sizes drop-down menus let you choose your settings
for MixBox. These settings are dependent on the audio interface as not all audio interfaces provide the same
sample rate or buffer setting options. For the best performance in MixBox standalone, set the buffer as low as
possible without hearing clicks and pops. This will provide the lowest amount of latency. Higher sample rates
such as 96kHz will deliver better sound quality but at the expense of a higher CPU load.

MIDI Input: This option is dedicated to those two MixBox effects which support incoming MIDI notes: AM
Modulator and FM Modulator. Select any MIDI interface supported by computer’s operating system you want to
use for sending MIDI notes to MixBox.

2.2.5 – I/O Setup

From the I/O Setup panel, you can manage all your MixBox racks I/O and route them through your audio
interface channels. From here it is also possible to set your racks as mono or stereo, display the audio driver in
use and load/save your setting configurations.

From the matrix displayed in the Setup I/O, click Input to configure the racks’ Input channels. Click Output to
configure the racks’ Output channels.

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Driver: displays the currently audio driver in use on your machine.

Input/Output column: in this column the Input/Output channels are displayed vertically, and each rack is
numbered from 1 to 8

Format: Indicates if the rack is mono or stereo. An icon with one circle indicates the rack is mono, and an icon
with two circles intersected the rack is stereo. Click the icon to change from mono to stereo and from stereo
to mono. When choosing a format, also the rack input and output LEDs meters will change accordingly on the
GUI. For example, if you choose to have a rack input as mono, you will see the rack input LED meter positioned
in the Left Bar of the GUI displayed as a single column, indicating that the input is mono.

Check the boxes corresponding to the channels you want to assign. The first click will assign the Left channel,
the second will assign the Right channel. If the rack is mono , a “M” will appear when checking the box,
indicating the channel as mono.

PLEASE NOTE: The same input channel can be connected to more than one rack, thus sending the same input
to multiple racks simultaneously. However, a physical output channel can be connected to only one rack. Two or
more racks cannot share the same output.

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Load and Save

Use the Load and Save buttons located at the bottom right of the I/O Setup panel to save and load your
settings configuration into your preferred preset folder.

Click the Save button in order to save your I/O configuration preset. This dialog will appear:

Type your preset name and click save. Click Cancel to abort the operation.

Click the Load button to load your previously saved I/O configuration preset. A native OS dialog will appear.
Look for your preset, and click the Load button. Your preset is now loaded and ready to use.

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PLEASE NOTE: if you try to load a setting configuration that was made with an audio interface that had more
channels than those available on the current audio interface in use, an alert message will appear informing you
that the saved configurations cannot be applied to the current audio interface.

2.2.6 – Info
Click the Info tab to find the specific software version number of MixBox along with additional information about
the product.

2.2.7 – Registration Lock

Click the lock to launch the IK Product Manager, the utility tool to manage and register all your IK products.

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2.3 – The Standalone Left and Right Bars

The left and right bars display the Input and the Output of the rack.

In the left bar, the following controls are available:

Input channel: Click on this button to display a drop-down menu. From here it is possible to
see the current Input audio channels routed to the rack. Click “Setup” to open the I/O Setup
panel and set up a different routing configuration. Click “Disconnect” to remove the current
routed channel from the rack configuration. This control is mirrored to the same control in the
Overview.

Input meter: The LED stereo meter indicates the input signal level. A numeric meter under the
LED one indicates the input signal level in dB with a numeric readout hold for 1.5 seconds.
If your rack input is mono, then the meter will be displayed as a single column. If your rack
input is stereo, the meter will be displayed as double, indicating the Left and Right channels.

Input level slider: The analog-style level slider lets you manage the input level of the rack.
Click and drag the volume slider up and down to change the volume of the rack. The volume
setting is displayed in decibels (dB).

Sidechain In: Click this field to select an input audio channel to act as a sidechain signal. This
control is mirrored to the same Sidechain In control displayed on each rack in the Overview
panel.

Sidechain Monitor: Click the speaker icon button to monitor the audio signal provided by the
Sidechain In. This control is mirrored to the same Sidechain In control displayed on each rack
in the Overview panel.

Dry/Wet Panel: Click on the MIX icon to disclose a panel under the modules GUI. From here,
you can use the MIX slider to manage the Dry/Wet control on every single MixBox module.
Use this control as a creative tool to help you achieving the best results on your audio
processing. Conversely, click on the “Rack” button positioned in the bottom-left corner to
display the Dry/Wet slider of the entire rack.

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In the right bar, the following controls are available:

Output channel: Click this button to display a drop-down menu. From here it is possible to
visualize the current Output audio channels routed to the rack. Click “Setup” to open the I/O
Setup panel and setup a different routing configuration. Click “Disconnect” to remove the
current routed channel from the rack configuration. This control is mirrored to the same control
in the Overview panel.

Output meter: The LED light mono or stereo meter indicates the output signal level.
A numeric meter under the LED one, indicates the output signal level in dB with a numeric
readout hold for 1.5 seconds. If your rack Output is stereo, the meter will be displayed as
double, indicating the Left and Right channels.

Output level slider: The analog style level slider let you manage the output level of the rack.
Click and drag the volume slider up and down to change the volume of the rack. The volume
setting is displayed in decibels (dB).

Rack Usage: Monitor your CPU usage, displayed in percent.

Rack Edit Panel Button: clicking the button positioned at the bottom of the right bar, will
open the Rack Edit panel.

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2.4 – Rack Edit Panel

Click the button positioned at the bottom of the right bar to open the Rack Edit panel.

From the Rack Edit panel, it is possible to manage each module contained in rack individually. Modules are
numbered from 1 to 8. From here, each module has its own output level slider and Solo button. Additionally,
sidechain enabled modules display the Sidechain On/Off button.

Each module includes:

Module Selector: Click the module name to display a drop-down menu. From here you can load a module,
choosing from 10 module categories.

Module Level LED light: The LED light located on top of the sliders shows you if the module signal is clipping.
Red light when the module signal is clipping, green light when the module signal is ok.

Output Level Slider: Click and drag the volume slider up and down to change the volume of each module. The
volume setting is displayed in decibels (dB).

Solo button: Click the Solo button to exclude the audio coming from the rest of the rack and listen to the
selected module individually.

Sidechain: Some of the Dynamics modules available display the sidechain control. This switch button lets you
activate the sidechain on the selected module.

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2.5 – The Bottom Bar

Module Preset Button: click the Module Preset button positioned in the left corner to open the modules preset
field. From here, each module of the rack shows its preset name.

To save a module preset, simply click on the name field, a dropdown menu will appear:

Click “Save” to overwrite your current module preset. Click “Save As” if you want to save it as a new preset.
Click “Delete” if you want to delete the preset.

Rack: Indicates the number of displayed rack. Click on the rack number to disclose a drop-down menu. Click
and select a different rack number to display a different rack in the Rack View panel.

Rack Preset: In this field, the rack preset is displayed. Click it to disclose a drop-down menu showing the
previously saved presets and the “Save”, “Save As” , “Delete”, “Copy” and “Init” options.
Click “Save” to overwrite your current rack preset, “Save As” if you want to save it as a new preset.
Click “Delete” if you want to delete the preset, “Init” to initialize the rack configuration and display an empty
rack.
Click “Copy” if you want to copy the entire rack configuration and all the included modules and paste it into
another rack.

Undo/Redo buttons: The Undo/Redo arrows let you move backward and forward into the plug-in rack and
restore previous settings. The Undo/Redo button can move backwards/forward and infinite number of times.

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2.6 – The Module Selector

The module selectors are numbered from 1 to 8.

Bypass button: Each module includes a Bypass button. Click it to activate/deactivate the module.

Module Name: Click this field to display all the module categories. From here, you can select the module to be
loaded in the rack. Select “Empty” if you want no module to be loaded in the rack.

Please refer to the Module’s chapter for a detailed explanation of the modules and their controls.

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Chapter 3 – The Plug-in

In addition to a standalone application, MixBox also works as an Audio Units, AAX or VST plug-in instrument in
major host applications such as Logic, Pro Tools, Cubase, Digital Performer, Live and others. Consult your host
application’s user guide for specific instructions on how to use virtual instruments.

Unlike the standalone version, the MixBox plug-in is limited to using one single rack per time, allowing a much
faster and more instant workflow. Of course, you can instantiate it on several tracks in order to create as much
racks as you want.

3.1 – Synching to the Host Application’s Tempo

When MixBox is used as a plug-in within a DAW or other host application, it automatically synchronizes its
global tempo to that of the host application.

3.1.1 – DAW Automations

In the MixBox plugin, all the Rack and Module parameters can be controlled via DAW automations. Please refer
to you DAW manual on how to manage automations.

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3.2 – The Plug-in Top Bar

The MixBox plug-in Top Bar is composed by several elements. From the left:

3.2.1 – Mini Rack and Full Rack Views button

By default, when opening the MixBox plug-in the Mini Rack view is enabled. Mini Rack view displays only 4
modules instead of 8 and lets you scroll through the 8 modules using the horizontal scroll bar positioned at the
bottom of the rack. The Mini Rack view lets you work on your project with no screen space wasted. If you prefer
to switch to the full rack view and display 8 modules, then simply click the “arrows” button positioned in the top-
left corner of the top bar.

Mini Rack view:

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Full Rack view:

3.2.2 – The Module Selector

The module selectors are numbered from 1 to 8.

Bypass button: Each module includes a Bypass button. Click it to activate/deactivate the module.

Module Name: Click this field to display all the module categories. From here you can select the module to be
loaded in the rack. Select “Empty” if you want no module to be loaded in the rack.

Please refer to the Modules Chapter for a detailed explanation of the modules and their controls.

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3.2.3 – Info button

Click the Info button to find the specific software version number of MixBox along with additional information
about the product.

3.2.4 – Registration Lock

Click the lock to launch the IK Product Manager, the utility tool to manage and register all your IK products.

3.3 – The Plug-in Left and Right Bars

The left and right bars display the Input and the Output of the rack.

In the left bar, the following controls are available:

Input meter: The LED stereo meter indicates the input signal level. A numeric meter is
displayed under the LED meter to indicate the input signal level in dB with a numeric readout
hold for 1.5 seconds. If your rack input is mono, then the meter will be displayed as a single
column. If your rack input is stereo, the meter will be displayed as double, indicating the Left
and Right channels.

Input level slider: The analog style level slider let you manage the input level of the rack.
Click and drag the volume slider up and down to change the volume of the rack. The volume
setting is displayed in decibels (dB).

Dry/Wet Panel: Click on the MIX icon to disclose a panel under the modules GUI. From
here, you can use the MIX slider to manage the Dry/Wet control on every single MixBox
module. Use this control as a creative tool to help you achieving the best results on your audio
processing. Conversely, click on the “Rack” button positioned in the bottom-left corner to
display the Dry/Wet slider of the entire rack.

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In the right bar, the following controls are available:

Output meter: The LED stereo meter indicates the output signal level. A numeric meter is
displayed under the LED meter to indicate the output signal level in dB with a numeric readout
hold for 1.5 seconds. If your rack output is mono, then the meter will be displayed as a single
column. If your rack output is stereo, the meter will be displayed as double, indicating the Left
and Right channels.

Output level slider: The analog style level slider let you manage the output level of the rack.
Click and drag the volume slider up and down to change the volume of the rack. The volume
setting is displayed in decibels (dB).

Rack Power Button: The analog style switch control let you enable/disable the rack as
a bypass button. The red LED light on indicates that the rack in active, red LED light off
indicates the rack as bypassed.

Rack Edit Panel Button: Clicking the button located at the bottom of the right bar opens the
Rack Edit panel.

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3.4 – Rack Edit Panel

Click the button located at the bottom of the right bar to open the Rack Edit panel.

From the Rack Edit panel, it is possible to manage each module contained in rack individually. Modules are
numbered from 1 to 8. From here, each module has its own output level slider and Solo button. Additionally,
sidechain enabled modules display the Sidechain On/Off button

Each module includes:

Module Selector: Click the module name to display a drop-down menu. From here you can load a module,
choosing from 10 module categories.

Module Level LED light: The LED light positioned on top of the sliders informs you if the module signal is
clipping. Red light when the module signal is clipping, green light when the module signal is ok.

Output Level Slider: Click and drag the volume slider up and down to change the volume of each module.
The volume setting is displayed in decibels (dB).

Solo button: Click the Solo button to exclude the audio coming from the rest of the rack and listen to the
selected module individually.

Sidechain: Some of the Dynamics modules available display the sidechain control. This switch button let you
activate the sidechain on the selected module. Once activated the sidechain control, proceed by enabling the
sidechain signal from your DAW track. Refer to your DAW manual for how to enable the track for sidechain input.

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3.5 – The Bottom Bar

Module Preset Button: Click the Module Preset button positioned in the bottom bar left corner to open the modules
preset field. From here, each module of the rack shows its preset name.

To save a module preset, simply click on the name field, a dropdown menu will appear:

Click Save to overwrite your current module preset. Click “Save” for saving your current preset, “Save As” if you want
to save it as a new preset and “Delete” if you want to delete the preset.

Rack Preset: In this field, the rack preset is displayed. Click it to disclose a drop-down menu showing the
previously saved presets and the “Save”, “Save As” , “Delete”, “Copy” and “Init” options.
Click “Save” to overwrite your current rack preset, “Save As” if you want to save it as a new preset.
Click “Delete” if you want to delete the preset, “Init” to initialize the rack configuration and display an empty rack.
Click “Copy” if you want to copy the entire rack configuration and all the included modules and paste it to another
instance of MixBox plugin.

Undo/Redo buttons: The Undo/Redo arrows let you move backward and forward into the plug-in rack and restore
previous settings. The Undo/Redo button can move backwards/forward and infinite number of times.

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Chapter 4 – The Modules

MixBox included 71 insertable modules, divided in 10 categories:

Amps, Channel Strip, Delay, Distortion, Dynamics, EQ, Filter, Modulation, Reverb and Saturation.

Each module is interchangeable and can be swapped with another within the rack.

You can load or save Moule Presets from the drop-down menu at the top of each effect slot. Bypass individual
modules by clicking the power button icon at the top of each effect slot. Bypass the entire Effects Rack by
clicking the power button icon at the right of the rack.

Following is a description of each module available in MixBox.

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4.1 – AMPS

4.1.1 – American Vintage T

Based on Fender® Twin Reverb® Silverface that went into production in 1968. It
included a spring reverb and was equipped with 2x12” J.B. Lansing® speakers.

4.1.2 – British Tube Lead

Based on Marshall® JCM900TM.

This model is capable of great rock tone, leads, and heavy crunch. While grittier and a
little more aggressive, it still has the classic tone that has made this family of amps a
household name in Rock Guitar.

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4.1.3 – Cabinet

This processor emulates with great accuracy the frequency response of some of the
best guitar cabinets. This effect is extremely useful when you need to add a ‘mid-range’
character to any kind of sound, to give a more realistic character without using an
equalizer.

4.1.4 – Flexi Amp

This processor emulates with great accuracy the some of the best guitar amplifiers and
cabinets with lower CPU usage. This effect is extremely useful when you need to add
overdrive, tonal color or even just an additional midrange character to any kind of sound
for a more realistic quality without using a traditional equalizer.

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4.1.5 – Jazz Amp 120

Based on Roland® JC-120TM.

It may have Jazz in its name, but this versatile clean sound can be heard in many genres.
Many of the top metal players keep this not-so-secret weapon in the studio for great
clean sounds.

4.1.6 – Modern Tube Lead

Based on Mesa/Boogie® Dual Rectifier®.

This amp is a model of one of the leaders in hard, driven rock tones made today.
Capable of searing leads and heavy crunch, this amp has been rectified to create a
modern rock tone that is hard to beat.

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4.1.7 – Preamp

This analog modeled processor emulates the first stage of some of the most acclaimed
classic tube guitar amplifiers.

4.1.8 – SVT Classic

Based on the Ampeg® SVT-CLASSIC® Model.

This is the authentic and classic Ampeg tube sound. This all-tube bass head delivers a
warm, harmonically rich and punchy sound that is a trademark for the rock bass sound,
both live and in the studio. The SVT-Classic is the amp that created the rock bass sound.

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4.1.9 – Tone Control

A classic tube tone control that recreates the tone shaping stage found on the best tube
amplifiers. The Tone Control effect can deliver incredible presence and warmth to the
sound.

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4.2 – CHANNEL STRIP

4.2.1 – Channel Strip

The Channel Strip effect is a full recording channel equalizer and compressor with clean,
uncolored processing along with additional “Sub” and “Air” program EQ bands that have
a vintage tube flavor.

4.2.2 – EQ 81

The EQ 81 delivers that legendary British warmth and tone with a few twists.T he key
here is in the versatility of the EQ section sporting four independent bands rounded
out by high and low pass filters. This effect is particularly useful when a more precise
intervention on a track is needed, still maintaining tone and organic, analog warmth in the
signal path.

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4.2.3 – EQ Comp

This effect features a semi-parametric EQ and an easy-to-use compressor. Both units

are very high quality, giving a very musical sounding equalizer and an “analog-style”
compression.

4.2.4 – EQ PA

The EQ PA is based on one of the most famous classic American EQ circuit designs.
This three-band delivers a thick sound and excellent tone shaping capabilities thanks to
it’s proportional Q design and added preamp stage which will impart a distinctly “fat and
punchy” sonic character.

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4.3 – DELAY

4.3.1 – Digital Delay

This classic digital delay is an effect that adds echo to the sound.

4.3.2 – Reverb Delay

This effect combines reverberation with delay mixed in for a spacious effect.

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4.3.3 – Tape Echo

A spot-on emulation of one of the classic tape echo units of all time. To go along with
its cool vintage sound, we added some great modern features, like stereo operation,
separate delay times on L&R, and syncing to host tempo.

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4.4 – DISTORTION

4.4.1 – Crusher

This model alters the sound of the input signal by changing the sample-rate, cutoff
frequency and by distorting it. This effect can produce very aggressive distorted sounds,
more pronounced than overdrive stompboxes. The Low pass filter is very creative when
combined to high distortion levels.

4.4.2 – Distortion

This effect simulates the distortion occurring as you raise the gain of an amplifier.

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4.4.3 – Lo-Fi

Lo-Fi degrades the audio quality to simulate a “Lo-Fidelity” sound. In MixBox, this effect
is designed to be used as a speaker and cabinet simulator, too.

4.4.4 – Overdrive

This entirely analog modeled Overdrive recreates the tone of one of the best overdrive
stompboxes.

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4.4.5 – Overscream

Based on Ibanez® Tube Screamer.

This is a model of a classic overdrive/distortion pedal which has become the go-to
overdrive pedal for some of the most influential guitar players of all time. Its basic
controls make it easy to dial in the exact sound you want.

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4.5 – DYNAMICS

4.5.1 – Black 76

The Black 76 Limiting Amplifier is modeled after what is probably the most used, most
known, most wanted, and most universally recognized compressor / limiter in the audio
industry. There are probably no professionally created records without tracks using this
unit. This FET-based compressor is a true legend and a piece of history with a unique
sound largely thanks to its input transformer and class A output stage.

4.5.2 – British Dynamics

The British Dynamics module is based on one of the most popular and universally
acclaimed British mixing consoles which hit the market with great impact in the 80’s and
forever changed the way records were made. The British Dynamics carefully reproduces
all of its op-amp VCA Compressor/Expander-Gate behavior and, as for the real thing,
it can be used on all kinds of sources across a DAW to finely craft the mix’s sound.
Its controls will make all instruments gain their own sound and dimension thanks to
the super-precise dynamics capabilities of going from subtle level control to extreme
squashing and effective gating.

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4.5.3 – Bus Compressor

Based on the mix bus VCA-type compressor of a worldwide known and acknowledged
British large format mixing console from the ’80s. It was used on practically every hit
record and major production from the ’80s to present days, so much that its sound has
almost become a trademark. This compressor was so widely used that it later became
a stand-alone rackmount unit so that it could be used separately from the large format
console.

4.5.4 – Compressor

This is an ultra-smooth compressor, modeled after a classic tube compressor. It can be

very soft and gentle on all types of material.

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4.5.5 – De-Esser

De-essing action and excessive sibilance or high frequency control can be adjusted
with this De-esser module. The included controls adjust the de-essing action to suit any
situation.

4.5.6 – Limiter

This is a multi-band analog modeled limiter. Inside there are three separate hard knee
compressors for the low, mid and high bands. It can deliver a very powerful compression
to drums kits and loops. The controls of the three compressors are linked on the
interface for simplicity. Compared against the Compressor, the Limiter can deliver a far
more aggressive compression effect.

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4.5.7 – Model 670

Based on the FairchildTM 670.

Many top producers and engineers refer to the FairchildTM 670 as the “Holy Grail of
compressors” because it imparts a sound that adds something special to any kind of
track, and our emulation captures that same sonic magic.

4.5.8 – White 2A

The White 2A Leveling Amplifier is based on a legendary vintage unit that is entirely tube-
based. It’s a totally different device in terms of construction where all the compression
magic happens inside an optically coupled element formed by a fluorescent panel and
some photocells: the famed T4A element. There is no electronic circuitry involved with
the compression itself. It’s just a tube amp with photo-resistors, lighted by a fluorescent
panel driven by the output signal. At the time of this invention, there were not many ways
of making an audio compressor: only variable-mu and optical. Optical was the simplest
one, and if proper elements for both the light emitting panel and the photocells were
matched, magic happened.

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4.6 – EQ

4.6.1 – British Eq

Modeled after one of the most widely used and acknowledged pieces of hardware in
the music history. Countless hit records around the world have been produced on this
large format British mixing console since the ’80s making it a true staple of the music
production technology for its ultimate flexibility and trademark sound.

4.6.2 – EQ PG

Originally designed as a variation to the standard three and four band console EQs,
it uses an all-discrete signal path and proportional Q design with a ten-band graphic
approach instead of the semi-parametric three and four band design of other modules.

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4.6.3 – Parametric EQ

An equalizer with separate bands where you can dial in not only the frequency to boost
or cut but also the width of the bell shape.

4.6.4 – Vintage EQ-1A

Based on the Pultec® EQP-1A.

In virtually every major studio, you’re likely to see a distinctive blue unit with big black
knobs — the Pultec® EQP-1A program EQ. The Vintage Tube Program Equalizer is
based on it. Our painstakingly-produced model gives all the functionality of the original
unit and uncannily accurate sonic reproduction.

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4.7 – FILTER

4.7.1 – Env Filter

In this filter effect, the Cutoff frequency can automatically sweep by the effect of the
envelope of the audio signal passing through it.

4.7.2 – Filter Formant

This effect generates the resonances of the human vocal tract for vocal-like timbres.

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4.7.3 – Filter Phaser

This effect is a variable all-pass filter in the style of classic phase shifter stomp boxes and
rack units.

4.7.4 – Filter C

This effect models the sound of the famous Curtis® CEM3320 filter chip (found in the
Prophet-5 and Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizers).

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4.7.5 – Filter M

This effect models the sound of the legendary Moog® transistor ladder filter (found in the
Minimoog and Modular Moog).

4.7.6 – Filter O

This effect models the sound of the iconic Oberheim® state variable filter (found in the
Oberheim SEM).

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4.7.7 – Filter R

This effect models the sound of the famous Roland® IR3109 filter chip (found in the
Juno-60 and Jupiter-8).

4.7.8 – LFO Filter

In this effect, the Cutoff frequency can automatically sweep by the effect of a built-in
LFO. The LFO can sync with the song’s BPM.

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4.7.9 – Multi Filter

This is a particular kind of filter where instead of selecting the type of filter (LPF, BPF or
HPF) you can use them all together with independent levels.

4.7.10 – Wah 47

This effect is modeled after the classic wah pedal used often in the 60s and 70s.

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4.8 – MODULATION

4.8.1 – AM Modulator

This effect is designed to produce a tonal character totally different from the original
when applied to a complex sound by using the carrier frequency to modulate the volume
of the sound. You can click the From MIDI button to set the effect’s carrier frequency to
be controlled via incoming MIDI notes.

4.8.2 – Auto Pan

AutoPan automatically moves the stereo location of the sound.

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4.8.3 – Chorus

A classic stereo chorus which adds space and depth to the sound.

4.8.4 – Chorus C1

Based on Boss® CE-1.

A model of a classic bucked-brigade analog Chorus/Vibrato unit. It provides both analog
Chorus and analog Vibrato effects, when in Chorus mode the modulation will be lush and
slow, when in Vibrato effect the modulation will be faster and more noticeable.

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4.8.5 – Electric Flanger

Based on Electro-Harmonix® Electric Mistress.

This stomp box is a model of a vintage flanger/filter matrix used by many well-known
guitarists to achieve classic sounds. While it has amazing warmth, it is also capable of
very versatile chorus and ring modulation type sounds.

4.8.6 – Ensemble

Based on the Roland® Juno and string synth (Synth I, Synth II) and the Solina® / ARP®
String Ensemble (String) ensemble chorus effects.
This module contains three distinct chorus effects that recreate the ensemble effect from
the most iconic 70s string machines used for everything from pop to disco to Berlin
School electronic music along with the analog chorus of one of the most famous synths
of the 80s. A subtle overdrive control simulates the saturation of the original bucket
brigade circuit, and a powerful pre-emphasis EQ control adds presence to the sound
which can otherwise get reduced with deep chorus effects such as these. You can even
de-select the chorus modes to just use the overdrive and pre-emphasis alone if you
prefer.

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4.8.7 – Env Flanger

This particular kind of flanger has its feedback parameter, which is internally controlled by
the envelope of the audio signal.

4.8.8 – Flanger

The Flanger creates a sharper sound by adding a metallic resonance to the sound (like a
jet airplane taking off and landing).

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4.8.9 – FM Modulator

This effect is designed to produce a tonal character totally different from the original
when applied to a complex sound by using the carrier frequency to modulate the pitch
of the sound.. It can replicate the sounds of some synthesis systems like FM or ring
modulation. You can click the From MIDI button to set the effect’s carrier frequency to be
controlled via incoming MIDI notes.

4.8.10 – Multi Chorus

This is a special type of chorus effect with a random pitching character. It is designed to
be less regular and noticeable than a classic chorus.

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4.8.11 – Opto Tremolo

Based on Fender® Opto-Tremolo.

This model is based on a vintage Opto-Tremolo effect.

4.8.12 – Phaser

This entirely analog modeled Phaser recreates the sound of one of the best known
classics of the past.

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4.8.13 – Rotary Speaker

Thanks to IK’s VRM technology, the Rotary Speaker model uses samples from a real unit
to create the authentic vibe and musicality of a classic Leslie® 147 for a 3D-sounding,
spinning modulation effect unlike any other.

4.8.14 – Slicer

This creates the effect of the audio being cut up into small slices for rhythmic grooves.

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4.8.15 – Small Phazer

Based on Electro-Harmonix® Small Stone.

This effect is a model of a classic analog phase shifter, capable of a range of phaser
effects from gentle to outlandish swirling effects. You may wonder why it is called “small”
when you hear it.

4.8.16 – Tremolo

Tremolo cyclically modulates the volume to create tremolo.

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4.8.17 – Uni-V

Based on Fender® Opto-Tremolo.

This model is based on a vintage Opto-Tremolo effect.

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4.9 – REVERB

4.9.1 – Ambience

This effect produces a very short reverb, very useful for emulating the typical ambience of
small closed spaces, like studio rooms or little concert suites.

4.9.2 – Convo Room

This is a convolution reverb that processes the incoming signal with real sampled spaces
providing the ultra- realistic sound of the actual rooms recorded.

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4.9.3 – Digital Reverb

This classic digital reverberation effect simulates the sound of rooms and other spaces.

4.9.4 – Hall Reverb

This effect create the effect of hall-sized rooms and spaces.

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4.9.5 – Inverse Reverb

This effect creates backwards reverb effects.

4.9.6 – Plate Reverb

This effect creates the effect of spaces generated by a mechanical plate.

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4.9.7 – Room Reverb

This effect create the effect of smaller-sized rooms and spaces.

4.9.8 – Spring Reverb

This reverb sounds very close to a real mechanical spring unit, featuring their signature
warmth with that typical metallic and resonant vibe. This reverb is mono.

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4.9.9 – Stereo Imager

This effect adjusts the stereo image from 0 (mono) to 200% ultra-wide stereo. Note that
values over 100% start to lose mono compatibility due to the phase manipulation used,
so be sure to check your sound in mono if that is a concern.

4.9.10 – Sunset Chamber

Based on the chamber reverb located in Studio 1 of Sunset Sound Studios. A chamber
style reverb with strong ambience and generous reverberation times.

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4.9.11 – Sunset ISO Booth

Based on the ISO Booth of Studio 1 of Sunset Sound Studios. Instant ambiance with
shorter decay times.

4.9.12 – Sunset Live Room

Based on the Live Room of Studio 1 of Sunset Sound Studios. A room reverberation
sound for realistic ambience.

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4.9.13 – Sunset Plates

Based on Plate Reverbs 1 and 2 from Sunset Sound Studios. Two different plate reverb
models switchable within the module.

4.9.14 – Sunset Spring

Based on the Spring Reverb unit in Sunset Sound Studios. Spring reverbs create an
artificial reverb by connecting a transducer and pickup on either end of a mechanical
spring.

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4.10 – SATURATION

4.10.1 – Phonograph

This effect adds disk noises to simulate the sound of music played by vinyl records on
old record players.

4.10.2 – Saturator X

Saturator X delivers that classic analog saturation and takes you on a trip back in time
to the birth of “modern” recording before computers and opens your recordings to the
mysterious, elusive and warm world of analog saturation.

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4.10.3 – Tape Cassette

Tape Cassette is an that effect emulates the sound of vintage cassette tapes and decks.
Add little quirks and random fluctuations to add an extra analog feeling to your music.

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