SECTION 1: Introduction

The Mackie 8•Bus Series is a flexible ‘in-line monitoring’ style console. They are available with 16, 24 or 32 microphone/line inputs fed into 8 sub- mix buses, 2 stereo mix buses and 6 auxiliary send buses. There are 16 (or 24 or 32) tape return inputs for multitrack monitoring and mixing or for use as additional line inputs. The 8•Bus Series is designed to be the mixing and communications hub in a multitrack recording studio and is also an excellent choice for sound reinforcement work. Numerous inputs, flexible sends and terrific EQ combined with the legendary Mackie headroom and noise floor specs make your work easy. It’s clean. It’s quiet. It’s packed with features. It’s af- fordable… So pat yourself on the back! You’re doing something sensible here!

IF YOU IGNORE MANUALS...

You’ll probably ignore this one, too. That’s OK, the crack Mackie Documentation Department will get to go on their annual “Typing Without Walls” outing at campsite four in the Woodinville RV Park anyway.

But this is a really great manual! It’s got Where It Is and What It Does and How To Use It covered totally, with pictures and diagrams and absolutely no pop quizzes.

Do yourself a favor and at least check out Section 2 and the block diagram for starters. The 8•Bus Series has a number of routing tricks that could be hard to suss out without a guide. Then, if that’s all you can take without pumping some sound through the console, put the manual in the bathroom for future reference or read it while you eat your lunch.

If you’re even more terminally impatient, try to look for these two icons:

They cover information that is absolutely critical or is unique to the 8•Bus Series. At some point, it’s still a good idea to browse through the rest of the manual.

In addition, sections marked

with the A CLOSER LOOK icon

include in-depth information… or at least our own opinions.

PANEL LAYOUT

AND FUNCTION

GENERAL INFORMATION

RECORDINGPA AND SOUND

REINFORCEMENT

APPENDICES

(CONNECTIONS, ADD-ONS, SPECIFICATIONS, ETC.)

SERVICE

MASTER TRACK SHEETS

FOR DUPLICATION

BLOCK DIAGRAM

LAYOUT

AND

FUNCTIONGENERALINFORECORDING

PA

&

SR

ADD-ONSSPECSETC.SERVICETRACKSHEETSBLOCKDIAGRAM

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