Studio

 

Mackie

Bass

 

Acoustic

 

 

Microphones

HR824mk2

Guitar

 

 

 

 

 

 

Powered Reference

Electric

 

Guitar

 

 

 

 

 

Monitors for

 

mic’d up

 

 

 

 

 

Control Room

Guitar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD Player

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineer’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headphones

press HI-Z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

buttons

48V

48V

48V

48V

48V

48V

48V

48V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

press FW button ( ) to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

send FW 1-2 computer output

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

into mixer channels 15-16

Electronic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keyboard

Drum Kit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

press FW button (

) to send Aux 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Aux 2 to computer via FireWire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

channels 13 and 14

 

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

press FW button (

)

Keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to send main mix to computer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

via FireWire channels 15 and 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compressor (Vocals)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effects Processor (Acoustic)

Computer with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

audio production

 

 

 

Digital Reverb

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynamics Processor (Bass)

software

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Aux Send 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi FX Processor (Guitar)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headphones

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headphone Amp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(AUX Send 3)

This diagram shows an electric guitar connected directly to the channel 1 input (hi-z switch in), a bass guitar connected directly to channel 2 (hi-z switch in), an acoustic guitar mic connected to channel 3 mic input, studio mics connected to channel 4-8 mic inputs, an electronic drum set connected to channel 9-10 stereo line inputs, a keyboard connected to channel 11-12 stereo line inputs, a keyboard mono output connected to channel 13 (left/mono) input. A CD player connects to the tape input.

A multi-FX processor is connected to the insert jack of channel 1 to work its magic on your guitar. A dynamics processor is connected to insert 2 for your bass, and an effects processor connects to insert 3 for your acoustic guitar. Compressors are connected to inserts 4-6 for your vocals.

Mackie HR824mk2 powered reference monitors are used for your control room listening. The engineer's headphones are used to monitor levels.

In this example, aux 3 is set up to provide the feed to a headphone amplifier and your band's headphones. Aux 4 feeds the input of a digital reverb, whose processed stereo outputs enter aux 4 returns, to be added to the main mix by adjusting the master return knob for aux 4.

A desktop computer connects to a FireWire port, allowing the 2-channel main mix, individual channels, and the aux sends to be recorded, and two channels to be played back using audio production software.

Mixer channels 15-16 can play the 2-channel signals from your computer if the FW 1-2 switch at the top of the 15-16 channel strip is engaged. Aux 1 and 2 (in post mode) can be sent via FireWire to software effects plugins if the Aux Send 1-2 to FW 13-14 switch is engaged in the aux master section.

Typical Recording System

Quick Start Guide 7