K-M IX H ARDWARE40This section covers everything related to the K-Mix hardware itself. If you’re looking to learn how the K-Mixhardware can be used to adjust all of the available parameters, look no further. This section also contains othergeneral hardware-specific information.4.1 – D IAMOND P ADK-Mix’s diamond pad is a multi-purpose control divided into four buttons. It is usedfor switching between K-Mix’s Mix and MIDI banks, and can also be used for sendingtransport control messages.4.1.1 – C HANGING B ANKSChanging banks on K-Mix is easy, just press and hold the [SHIFT] button and pressone of the four diamond buttons.• To enter the Mix bank, press and hold [SHIFT] then press the diamond button marked “Mix” (leftdiamond 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 – M IX B ANKK-Mix’s “Mix bank” is where all of the audio-related functions happen; all of themixing, 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 B ANKSK-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 andsoftware.When in any of the MIDI banks, the diamond pad buttons will output MIDI noteswhen pressed. The specific 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 – T RANSPORT C ONTROL M ESSAGESWhen in K-Mix’s Mix bank, the diamond pad buttons will output MCU (Mackie Control Universal) transportcontrol messages.• The diamond pad buttons are labelled with the corresponding transport control message they outputwhen pressed.• = Play, = Stop, = Rewind, and = Record,.• K-Mix will only output these transport messages when in the Mix bank; it will output standard MIDInotes when in any of the three MIDI banks.