Mackie 8-submaster mixer MONO L & R, L MIX and R MIX, OUTPUT SECTION, SOLO, 8•BUS FADERS, L/R MIX FADER

OUTPUT SECTION

cussed below, allows you to assign submix buses

The output section is the large area to the right of

within your L/R mix.

LAYOUT

the input channel strips. It contains the master fad-

MONO L & R

ers and metering, as well as the send and return

The MONO L & R switch (4) functions ONLY

AND

masters, cue, monitoring and communication

when you have first depressed the L MIX or R

FUNCTION

controls.

8•BUS FADERS

MIX. If you’ve pushed L MIX or R MIX, pushing

MONO L & R will assign the bus to both channels

At the bottom of the output panel are the mas-

of the Left and Right Mix buses, instead of just the

Left, or just the Right. This is also for submixing,

ter faders for each of the eight buses (1). Each

but allows you to put your submix in the center

fader controls the level of its mix, with precise dB

rather than on either side.

markings and a unity gain point marked on the

(Those of you with patch

panel. The fader is located in the circuit after the

cords have probably realized

submaster insert jack but before the final line

you can patch the bus into a

amplifier.

channel and do even more

There is an Assign section associated with each

fun things, but we’ll talk

bus fader, detailed below. Note that no matter

about that later.)

what the selection of the assignment switches, the

output of each bus is always present at its Sub-

SOLO

master/Tape Output jack and is monitored on its

The SOLO button (5) solos the output of the bus

own bus meter.

fader. When any SOLO button is pressed, the SOLO

L MIX and R MIX

LED lights.

The odd-numbered buses have an L MIX but-

This is a pretty trick SOLO, too. If you have not

pushed the MONO L & R switch, the SOLO sends the

ton above their faders (2); the even buses have an

odd-numbered tracks to the left speaker and the

R-MIX button (3). Pressing this button assigns

even-numbered tracks to the right, whether or not

the bus to the L or R Mix bus, respectively. This

the associated L MIX or R MIX is engaged. But if you

switch, along with the MONO L & R switch dis-

have pressed MONO L & R,

the SOLO circuit is smart

enough to send the bus to

both speakers and put the

stereo image in the middle.

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

TALKBACK

You will be the envy of your

MIC

neighborhood.

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

MONO

MONO

MONO

MONO

MONO

MONO

MONO

MONO

L/R MIX FADER

L+R

L+R

L+R

L+R

L+R

L+R

L+R

L+R

The L/R MIX fader (6) is

L

MIX

R

L

MIX

R

L

MIX

R

L

MIX

R

LEFT/RIGHT

a stereo fader located at the

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MIX

far right of the console. The

dB

dB

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fader controls the level of

the L/R MIX bus, with pre-

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cise dB markings and a

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U

unity gain point marked on

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the panel. This fader, like

the bus faders, is located in

the circuit after the L/R in-

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