Mackie 8-submaster mixer TRACKING PART 2: THE BOARD, application, knobs are used

CHANNEL

CHANNEL

CHANNEL

CHANNEL

CHANNEL

L MIC

12

L MIC

13

L MIC

14

L MIC

15

L MIC

16

–10

–10

–10

–10

–10

INE /LI

INE /LI

INE /LI

INE /LI

INE /LI

SEN

SEN

SEN

SEN

SEN

NE

NE

NE

NE

NE

SG

SG

SG

SG

SG

IA

IA

IA

IA

IA

TI

TI

TI

TI

TI

IV

IV

IV

IV

IV

I N

I N

I N

I N

I N

T

T

T

T

T

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

+4

40dB

MIC/LINE

+4

40dB

MIC/LINE

+4

40dB

MIC/LINE

+4

40dB

MIC/LINE

+4

40dB

MIC/LINE

U

48dB

TAPE

U

48dB

TAPE

U

48dB

TAPE

U

48dB

TAPE

U

48dB

TAPE

16x8x2 8-BUS MIXING CONSOLE

Assign channels to the appropriate bus for the desired tape channel input.

TRIM

TRIM

TRIM

TRIM

TRIM

GAIN

GAIN

GAIN

GAIN

GAIN

FLIP

FLIP

FLIP

FLIP

FLIP

1

U

1

U

1

U

1

U

1

U

OO

+15

OO

+15

OO

+15

OO

+15

OO

+15

2

U

2

U

2

U

2

U

2

U

OO

+15

OO

+15

OO

+15

OO

+15

OO

+15

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

3

U

3

U

3

U

3

U

3

U

5

5

5

5

5

OO

+15

OO

+15

OO

+15

OO

+15

OO

+15

4

U

4

U

4

U

4

U

4

U

6

6

6

6

6

OO

+15

OO

+15

OO

+15

OO

+15

OO

+15

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

SHIFT

SHIFT

SHIFT

SHIFT

SHIFT

12

PRE

13

PRE

14

PRE

15

PRE

16

PRE

CHANNEL

CHANNEL

CHANNEL

CHANNEL

CHANNEL

MIX-B

MIX-B

MIX-B

MIX-B

MIX-B

SOURCE

SOURCE

SOURCE

SOURCE

SOURCE

U

U

U

U

U

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

3k

3k

3k

3k

3k

1k

5k FREQ

1k

5k FREQ

1k

5k FREQ

1k

5k FREQ

1k

5k FREQ

500

18k

500

18k

500

18k

500

18k

500

18k

2

NORMAL

2

NORMAL

2

NORMAL

2

NORMAL

2

NORMAL

BAND

BAND

BAND

BAND

BAND

WIDTH

WIDTH

WIDTH

WIDTH

WIDTH

OCTAVES

OCTAVES

OCTAVES

OCTAVES

OCTAVES

3

1

3

1

3

1

3

1

3

1

12

12

12

12

12

U

U

U

U

U

LO

LO

LO

LO

LO

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

250

250

250

250

250

220

350 FREQ

220

350 FREQ

220

350 FREQ

220

350 FREQ

220

350 FREQ

45

3k

45

3k

45

3k

45

3k

45

3k

U

U

U

U

U

HI

HI

HI

HI

HI

12k

12k

12k

12k

12k

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

U

U

U

U

U

LO

LO

LO

LO

LO

80

80

80

80

80

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ IN

EQ IN

EQ IN

EQ IN

EQ IN

75 Hz

75 Hz

75 Hz

75 Hz

75 Hz

18dB/oct

18dB/oct

18dB/oct

18dB/oct

18dB/oct

LOW CUT

LOW CUT

LOW CUT

LOW CUT

LOW CUT

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

U

U

U

U

U

LEVEL

LEVEL

LEVEL

LEVEL

LEVEL

OO

+15

OO

+15

OO

+15

OO

+15

OO

+15

HI/LO EQ

HI/LO EQ

HI/LO EQ

HI/LO EQ

HI/LO EQ

TO MON

TO MON

TO MON

TO MON

TO MON

MIX-B

MIX-B

MIX-B

MIX-B

MIX-B

MONITOR

SPLIT EQ

MONITOR

SPLIT EQ

MONITOR

SPLIT EQ

MONITOR

SPLIT EQ

MONITOR

SPLIT EQ

FLIP SW

FLIP SW

FLIP SW

FLIP SW

FLIP SW

CHANNEL

CHANNEL

CHANNEL

CHANNEL

CHANNEL

SOURCE

SOURCE

SOURCE

SOURCE

SOURCE

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

-20

-20

-20

-20

-20

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

PAN

SOLO

PAN

SOLO

PAN

SOLO

PAN

SOLO

PAN

SOLO

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

12

MUTE

13

MUTE

14

MUTE

15

MUTE

16

dB

dB

dB

dB

dB

10

10

10

10

10

5

5

5

5

5

1-2

1-2

1-2

1-2

1-2

U

U

U

U

U

3-4

3-4

3-4

3-4

3-4

5

5

5

5

5

5-6

5-6

5-6

5-6

5-6

10

10

10

10

10

7-8

7-8

7-8

7-8

7-8

20

20

20

20

20

30

L/R

30

L/R

30

L/R

30

L/R

30

L/R

MIX

MIX

MIX

MIX

MIX

40

40

40

40

40

50

50

50

50

50

80

80

80

80

80

OO

OO

OO

OO

OO

POWER

1U

OO

+15

2U

OO

+15

LEVEL

3U

OO

+15

4U

OO

+15

LEVEL

SOLO

U

OO

+15

MIX-B

LEVEL

MIX-B TO

L/R MIX

ASSIGN

MIX B

MONITOR

L

1

9

17

SOLO

ASSIGN

MONO

L+R

L

1

dB

10

5

U

5

10

20

30

40

50

80

OO

1 U

SOLO		SOLO	1-2	3-4
OO	+20	L R

2U

SOLO											SOLO		1-2	3-4
						OO	+20	L	R
						LEVEL		BALANCE
		5	U			3	U
		5				3
SOLO				SOLO				SOLO		PHONES		PHONES		L/R MIX
		OO	+15			OO	+20				1		2
		6	U			4	U					ASSIGN
		6				4
SOLO				SOLO				SOLO		PHONES		PHONES		L/R MIX
		OO	+15			OO	+20				1		2
		LEVEL				LEVEL						ASSIGN
	AUX SENDS					SOLO					STEREO AUX RETURNS
														U
		MONITOR				MONITOR					L/R MIX
	OO				OO			OO						OO +15
PHONES					PHONES			STUDIO						LEVEL
	LEVEL				LEVEL
		MIX-B				MIX-B					MIX-B
														RUDE
								OO						SOLO LITE
	SOLO	AUX SEND 3/4			SOLO	AUX SEND 3/4		CNTRL RM			2-TK
		AUX SEND 5/6				AUX SEND 5/6					EXTERNAL
	PHONES 1				PHONES 2			MONITOR						SOLO
		EXTERNAL				EXTERNAL					MONO
		SOURCE				SOURCE					SOURCE
+		+		+		+		+		+			+
10		10		10		10		10		10			10
7		7		7		7		7		7			7
4		4		4		4		4		4			4
2		2		2		2		2		2			2
0		0		0		0		0		0			0
2		2		2		2		2		2			2
4		4		4		4		4		4			4
7		7		7		7		7		7			7
10		10		10		10		10		10			10
20		20		20		20		20		20			20
30		30		30		30		30		30			30
40		40		40		40		40		40			40
–	R	–	L	–	R	–	L	–	R	–	L		–	R
	R		L		R		L		R		L			R
	2		3		4		5		6		7			8
	10	11			12	13		14			15			16
	18	19			20	21		22			23			24
	SOLO	SOLO			SOLO	SOLO		SOLO			SOLO			SOLO
	ASSIGN	ASSIGN			ASSIGN	ASSIGN		ASSIGN			ASSIGN			ASSIGN
	MONO	MONO			MONO	MONO		MONO			MONO			MONO
	L+R		L+R		L+R		L+R	L+R			L+R			L+R
MIX	R		L	MIX	R		L	MIX	R		L		MIX	R
	2		3		4		5		6		7			8
dB		dB			dB	dB		dB			dB			dB
10		10			10	10		10			10			10
5		5			5	5		5			5			5
U		U			U	U		U			U			U
5		5			5	5		5			5			5
10		10			10	10		10			10			10
20		20			20	20		20			20			20
30		30			30	30		30			30			30
40		40			40	40		40			40			40
50		50			50	50		50			50			50
80		80			80	80		80			80			80
OO		OO			OO	OO		OO			OO			OO

5-6	7-8	L/R MIX
ASSIGN
5-6	7-8	L/R MIX
ASSIGN

5U

SOLO

OO

+20

6U

	SOLO
OO	+20
LEVEL
	AUX SEND 1
OO

LEVEL

AUX SEND 2

TAPE

SUBGRPS

PHONES

&

TALKBACK STUDIO

+

22

10

7

4

2

0

2

4

7

10

20

30

40

L – R

MAIN

OR SOLO LEVEL

TALKBACK

MIC

LEFT/RIGHT

MIX

dB

10

5

U

5

10

20

30

40

50

80

OO

knobs are used	application
Tinted	in this
	OO
Tinted buttons	are pressed IN
	CNTRL RM
TRACKING PART 2: THE BOARD

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Contents

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