Mackie 8-submaster mixer AND, LAYOUT, FUNCTION, AUX SOLO, Returns 1 &, Returns 3 &, Returns 5 &, ASSIGN (1 & 2), ASSIGN (3 & 4), MIX-B /MONITOR, STEREO AUX RETURNS

LAYOUT

AND

FUNCTION

AUX SOLO

The SOLO button next to each level control

(7)solos that send and allows you to check the send level in the main meters. There is a solo LED (8) in the Send section, to help you locate what the heck you soloed.

Note: The six AUX Sends are each mono sig- nals, and they are soloed in mono. If you are using a stereo pair of sends for headphone cue, use the SOLO button in the PHONES 1 or 2 ar- eas to check the sends in stereo.

STEREO AUX RETURNS

The AUX Returns (9) provide 12 additional inputs to the console for return from effects and reverb devices. The returns have switch matrices to allow easy assignment to headphones or mix buses. When any return is soloed, the solo LED in the lower left-hand corner of the Return area lights.

For extra flexibility, the AUX Returns have been designed with an extremely wide range of available gain, offering as much as 15dB boost over unity.

The return jacks are wired to provide both stereo and mono operation. See AUX Returns under JACK PANEL later in this section for details.

Returns 1 & 2

AUX Returns 1 & 2 (10) each have a stereo SOLO switch, a stereo LEVEL control, a BALANCE control and a bank of ASSIGN switches.

ASSIGN (1 & 2)

AUX Returns 1 & 2 are assigned in stereo pairs (Return 1, L & R; Return 2, L & R) to the L / R MIX buses or to odd-even pairs of the 8 submix buses (11). If you would like an effects return to accompany its dry signal on the multitrack (wet tracks), these are the returns to use.

Returns 3 & 4

AUX Returns 3 & 4 (12) each have a stereo SOLO switch, a stereo LEVEL control and a smaller bank of ASSIGN switches.

ASSIGN (3 & 4)

Returns 3 & 4 are assigned in stereo pairs (Return 3, L & R; Return 4, L & R) to the L/R MIX buses or to the PHONES 1 and PHONES 2 buses via respective banks of buttons for each return(13). If you want additional effects returns preset in the headphone mixes, these are the returns to use.

POWER

1U

SOLO

OO +15

2U

OO	+15	SOLO
LEVEL
3	U	5		U
OO	+15	SOLO	OO	+15
4	U	6		U
OO	+15	SOLO	OO	+15
LEVEL			LEVEL
SOLO		AUX SENDS
U
OO +15		OO	MONITOR
MIX-B		PHONES
LEVEL		LEVEL
			MIX-B
ASSIGN TO		SOLO	AUX SEND
L/R MIX				3/4
			AUX SEND
				5/6
MASTER			EXTERNAL
		PHONES 1
MIX B/MONITOR			SOURCE

1	U
	+20	SOLO	1-2	3-4	5-6	7-8	L/R MIX
OO		L R			ASSIGN

2U

	OO	+20	L R	SOLO	1-2	3-4	5-6	7-8	L/R MIX
							ASSIGN
	LEVEL		BALANCE
	3	U					5	U
SOLO			SOLO	PHONES	PHONES	L/R MIX			SOLO
	OO	+20		1	2		OO	+20
	4	U			ASSIGN		6	U
SOLO			SOLO	PHONES	PHONES	L/R MIX			SOLO
	OO	+20		1	2		OO	+20
	LEVEL				ASSIGN		LEVEL
	SOLO			STEREO AUX RETURNS
						U
OO	MONITOR		OO	L/R MIX		OO +15	OO		AUX SEND 1
PHONES			STUDIO			LEVEL	LEVEL
LEVEL
	MIX-B			MIX-B					AUX SEND 2
			OO			RUDE
						SOLO LITE
SOLO	AUX SEND		CNTRL RM	2-TK					TAPE SUB
		3/4							MASTERS
	AUX SEND			EXTERNAL
		5/6							PHONES
									&
						OPERATING			STUDIO
						LEVEL
	EXTERNAL			MONO		INDICATOR
						AND
PHONES 2	SOURCE		MONITOR	SOURCE		SOLO		TALKBACK

+

Returns 5 & 6

AUX Returns 5 & 6 (14) each have a stereo SOLO switch and a stereo LEVEL control. Returns 5 & 6 are permanently assigned to the L/R MIX bus. All returns are useful in a mix- down situation, as they are all assignable to the L/R mix.

MIX-B / MONITOR

The MIX-B / MONITOR section (15) is quite straightfor- ward. It offers a stereo level control for the MIX-B output, and an ASSIGN: MIX-B TO L/R MIX switch, which can add the MIX-B bus signal to the main L/R Mix. This essentially doubles the inputs available for mixdown. Avoid this pitfall: If you are monitoring the L/R mix in the control room and have the MIX-B to the L/R mix assigned, do not also select MIX-B in the monitor source switch matrix. If you do, MIX-B will sound twice as loud in the control room as it is in the L/R mix!

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