Turn on the power switch on the front panel of the Remote CPU, then turn on the power to all your peripheral equipment. The Digital 8•Bus takes a few moments to load the Mackie Real Time OS (Operating System) and initialize the DSPs. When the Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) in the onboard Fat Channel Section indicates EQ settings for channel 1, the console is ready to use.

Fast Track Power-Up

1.Switch D8B power on.

2.Verify that SPEAKER LEVEL V-Pot is turned all the way down.

3. Switch on all peripherals

FAST

(processors, recorders,

TRACK

 

interfaces, etc.).

 

4.Switch on monitor amplifier or powered monitors.

These buttons let you access four completely different sets of controls, referred to as Fader Banks. A fifth fader bank, HUI mode, is available by pressing SHIFT+MASTERS. Even though only one Fader Bank is accessible at a time, all are fully functional at all times. Use of a computer monitor provides on- screen control of two fader banks at a time.

MASTERS SHIFT

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MIC/LINE

TAPE IN

(TRACK)

(MONITOR)

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EFFECTS

BANK SELECT

A New Way of Thinking:

Four Consoles in One!

With the Digital 8•Bus, what you get is way more than what you see at first glance. Directly above the Master L/R fader, locate four buttons labeled MIC/LINE, TAPE IN, EFFECTS, and MASTERS.

Now that you’ve got the Digital 8•Bus powered up, try the different fader banks.

•Press the MIC/LINE button and set up a random set of fader levels.

•Press the TAPE IN button and set up a completely different set of fader levels.

•Do the same for EFFECTS and MASTER.

 

 

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hannels

 

 

 

 

 

1-

 

 

 

 

 

24

MASTERS

SHIFT

 

 

 

 

1-24

25-48

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nnels 2

5-

 

 

 

 

 

48

MIC/LINE

TAPE IN

 

 

 

 

(TRACK)

(MONITOR)

 

 

 

 

 

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MASTERS

SHIFT

 

 

 

 

 

1-24

25-48

 

Fader

Bank 1

MIC/LINE

TAPE IN

 

(TRACK)

(MONITOR)

 

 

 

 

 

Channels 1-24

 

 

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Mic/Line

 

 

EFFECTS

 

Tracking

 

 

BANK SELECT

 

Fader Bank

2

 

 

Channels

25-48

 

 

Monitor/Tape

In

 

 

 

Mixdown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTERS

SHIFT

EFFECTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANK SELECT

 

FX Retu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ALT Re

 

 

 

 

 

 

turn 1-8

 

MASTERS

SHIFT

Grou

 

 

 

 

1-24

25-48

ps 1-

 

 

 

 

 

 

8;MIDI

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8;Bus

 

MIC/LINE

TAPE IN

 

 

 

1-

 

 

 

 

8

(TRACK)

(MONITOR)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EFFECTS

 

 

 

 

 

BANK SELECT

 

 

 

 

 

Fader Bank 3

 

Channels

 

 

FX

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Return 1-16

 

 

ALT

 

 

 

Return 1-8

 

 

Fader

 

4

 

Bank

Virtual

1-8

MIDI

Groups

Controllers 1-8

Bus

 

 

 

1-8 Masters

 

 

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MIC/LINE

TAPE IN

(TRACK)

(MONITOR)

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EFFECTS

BANK SELECT

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