Mackie DX8 instruction manual Output Strip, Output DSP On/Off Buttons

Output Strip

Meter

The output meter indicates the output signal level just after the output gain control and just prior to the D/A converter stage. These meters indicate the signal level in real time relative to maximum output level (+18 dBu) and follow the meters on the front panel, with the exception that they don't indicate gain when the Up/Down buttons are pressed, as the front panel meters do.

High Shelf EQ

These two knobs control the gain (± 15 dB) and the corner frequency (500Hz-20kHz) of the channel high-frequency shelving EQ. Click and drag up or down to increase or decrease the settings of these controls.

Low Shelf EQ

These two knobs control the gain (± 15 dB) and the corner frequency (20Hz-500Hz) of the channel low-frequency shelving EQ. Click and drag up or down to increase or decrease the settings of these controls. The actual settings are displayed in the two boxes above the knobs.

Output DSP On/Off

Buttons

These buttons duplicate the function of the On buttons in each of the three output DSP windows, Graphic EQ, Parametric EQ, and Compressor. Click each button to toggle the DSP function on and off. When the button is lit, the function is on.

Noteworthy Details

Here are a few notable details of some of the functions available with the DX8-PC application:

Mute Groups: The Mute Group function is used to assign two or more inputs to one of eight Mute Groups, which can be activated with a Logic Input or a Selection Remote Control.

When a Mute Group is activated, all channels assigned to that Mute Group are muted simultaneously. Assign the inputs to Mute Groups in the Audio In window. Any input can be assigned to any Mute Group.

Control Groups: The Control Group function is used to assign two or more input level controls to one of eight Control Groups, which can be controlled with a Level Remote Control. When a Control Group level is modified with a Level Remote Control, the gain of each channel assigned to that Control Group is increased or decreased relative to its existing gain setting by the amount the Control Group level is increased or decreased. Assign the inputs to Control Groups in the Audio In window. A Control Group level defaults to 0 dB. An input level control can only be assigned to one Control Group, but the A and B level controls of an input can be assigned independently to different Control Groups. For example, the Bus A level control on Input 1 can be assigned to Control Group 8, while the Bus B level control on Input 1 can be assigned to Control Group 5.

Note that the actual level settings for inputs assigned to Control Groups do not change on the front panel meter or the DX8-PC application main window when a Control Group level is modified. Think of a Control Group as a virtual fader whose gain value is added to the real faders assigned to it.

Presets: The Preset function is used to save all the mixer settings to the DX8's internal nonvolatile memory for later recall. There are 16 presets available, which are saved using the Save To Preset button in the DX8-PC application main window, and recalled with the Presets box in the main window, by a logic input, or with a Selection Remote Control.

Settings saved to a preset:

Input and Output Levels

Input Shelving EQ Gain and Frequency Output Shelving EQ Gain and Frequency Output Graphic EQ Gain (including On/Off) Parametric EQ Gain, Frequency, and Bandwidth

(including On/Off)

Compressor Threshold, Attack, Release, Ratio, and Output (including On/Off)

Automix NOM, ALC Range, Auto Gate Range, Last Mic On, Max NOM

Settings not saved to presets:

Settings in the Audio In, Logic In, and Logic Out

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Mutes

Lock Code

Control Group levels are not saved to presets.

Recalling a preset resets the Control Group levels to unity gain (default), and unmutes all mutes and Mute Groups.

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