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Page CAUTION AVIS AVIS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Typical In Hours Example ©1999 Mackie Designs Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the U.S.A PLEASE! SAVE THE SHIPPING BOX TABLE OF CONTENTS MASTER TRACK SHEETS SECTION 2: Panel Layout and Function –20AND OL LEDs CHANNEL SOLO PHANTOM POWER TRIM MIC/LINE SWITCH THE FLIP SWITCH: MIC/LINE OR TAPE MIX-B /MONITOR MIX-BPAN MIX-BLEVEL MIX-BSPLIT EQ SECTION Freq. center: 1k; ±15dB boost/cut Bandwidth: 1-octave; LO MID EQ Lo Mid EQ EQ IN/OUT HI EQ LO EQ AUX 1 & PRE (1&2) AUX 3, 4, 5 SHIFT SOURCE MONO L & R L MIX and R MIX METERING Bus Meters MAIN OR SOLO LEVEL Meters AUX SOLO STEREO AUX RETURNS Returns 1 & ASSIGN (1 & 2) Returns 3 & PHONES MONITOR TALKBACK only The studio output is not padded JACK PANELS (INPUT STRIP & MASTER OUTPUT) INPUT STRIP PHANTOM POWER Let there be light (sockets) OUTPUT PANEL Submaster Inserts Main Inserts AUX Sends Control Room Output Main Mix MIX-BOutput Studio Output Phones REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS Tape Returns Tape return OPERATING LEVEL Submaster/Tape Outputs MAIN BALANCED OUTPUTS EXPANDER PORT DC POWER IN THIS PAGE LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY SECTION 3: GENERAL INFORMATION BUSES SENDS AND RETURNS Page Connectors A BIT MORE ON MIX-B/FLIP Figure 5: FLIP/MIX-Bsignal path during tracking (“flip” switch up) SECTION 4: RECORDING FOLLOW THIS LEVEL-SETTING PROCEDURE FOR EACH CHANNEL IN USE: TRACKING PART 1: INPUT/OUTPUT knobs are used application TRACKING PART 2: THE BOARD Let’s Record Overdub, Anyone MIXING OVERVIEW RECORDING OVERDUBBING PART 1: INPUT/OUTPUT channels and adjust to the appropriate bus desired tape channel input OVERDUBBING PART 2: THE BOARD MULTITRACK MIXING PART 1: INPUT/OUTPUT MULTITRACK MIXING PART 2: THE BOARD Drums Bass Guitar Guitar Keys