I always feel like I am stumbling around when I am adjusting things in Cuemix - never quite sure the effect it will have until I test the changes from within Logic. I agree that, powerful as control panels like Cuemix are - they do put an additional load on the brain (well, mine anyway) in terms of keeping track of all the signal flow.
Hi Eli
This is exactly my point about CueMix. When I started using it I assumed that it was NOT going to affect anything in Logic - only the Cue sends. MOTU didn't seem to provide any explanation that the signal was actually being sent on to Logic THROUGH CueMix. So imagine my surprise when I adjusted some signals using the trim controls (just like you would on a mixing board) and found my levels changing in Logic!
If you think about it - when you are adjusting a hardware mixer adjusting the trim or the channel fader will both adjust the signal's ultimate level, wherever you have it routed. In fact, if I were going to use the hardware mixer analogy, the trim controls WOULD affect the cue sends, but the channel faders would not (if cues are set pre fader, of course)
So, as I was saying to the OP - beware of the additional complexity when using Logic and CueMix, and work things out in advance unless you want to do your head-scratching with clients present
Blair