Mackie 1620i TALKBACK MIC, TALKBACK Switch, DESTINATION: PHONES, AUX, TALKBACK LEVEL

Talkback

The mixer's built-in microphone allows you to talk to the band through the phones outputs or stage monitors. This can often be charming and enlightening.

TALKBACK MIC

The omni-directional dynamic microphone will pick up your voice from anywhere in front of the mixer. Any hint of exasperation and despair in your voice will be faithfully picked up.

TALKBACK Switch

Press this switch in to talk. This is a momentary switch, and as long as you hold it in, talkback is activated.

If phones is chosen as your talkback destination, the control room outputs are attenuated (ducked) to allow your voice to come through clearly.

DESTINATION: PHONES, AUX 1-4

Push in the phones talkback destination switch to communicate with the talent in the studio through the headphones during a recording session.

The aux 1-4 talkback destination switch routes the talkback signal to the aux send 1-4 outputs. Use this to communicate with the musicians through their stage monitors when you are setting up a live performance.

In a studio, an aux out could be fed to the input of a headphone amplifier feeding several sets of headphones.

It is fine to have both talkback destination switches pushed in at the same time. If you don’t have either switch pushed in, the talkback signal won’t go anywhere.

TALKBACK LEVEL

Use the talkback level knob to control the level of the signal from the internal microphone.

1.Start with this level turned down.

2.Select the destination: headphones and/or aux

1-4, and make sure the phones level or aux send master levels are set up nicely.

3.Press the talkback switch as you talk.

4.Slowly turn the talkback level knob up until they can hear you in phones or monitors.

5.Release the talkback switch when you are finished talking.

Once you have set the level, you can leave it there for the duration of the session or gig.

Aux Sends

Headphones

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Built-in Microphone

Talkback

Destination Level

Talkback Switch

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