@node "Mix"

                                MIX MODE



The Soundstudio's biggest addition is a new channel mode: Mix. Based on the
mixing technique used in 5 to 8 channel mode, it can play 64
notes at once using the normal Amiga sound capabilities! You can also bring
your song to life with effects such as echo, and use it to record part of
your song direct to disk as a sample.

But before you get too excited, remember that the Amiga physically only has
four sound channels, so Mix mode uses special tricks to cram all those
notes in. In the process, the notes lose sound quality. In fact, the faster
your processor, the better quality the notes can be. For acceptable
quality, you really need at least the 68020 processor found in the A1200.

Three different 16-bit sound boards are fully supported. These boards don't
suffer from the reduced quality of Amiga mixing, but a reasonably fast
processor is still highly recommended.

Mix mode enhancements and limitations

Here are some of the benefits over 4-channel mode that Mix mode provides,
as well as some of its limitations.

                            @{" Enhancements     " link "En" 0}
                            @{" Limitations      " link "Lim" 0}
                            @{" Using Mix Mode   " link "Using" 0}
                            @{" Mixing Frequency " link "Mixing" 0}
                            @{" Other Gadgets    " link "gads" 0}

                      @{" Converting old Mods to Mix Mode         " link "Convert" 0}
                      @{" Using Direct-to-disk recording Mode     " link "dd" 0}
                      @{" Using 16-bit sound boards with Mix mode " link "cards" 0}
                      @{" Other Mix Mode Information              " link "other" 0}
                      @{" Even more Mix Mode Information          " link "other" 0}


@endnode