Mackie HMX-56 - page 8

HMX-56

HMX-56 Features

Front Panel

All six headphone ampliﬁers share the same features:

• Four sources plus L/R main input for each channel

• Effects return for each channel

• Individual front panel level controls

•

Rear panel phone outputs for each channel

• Balanced inputs

1. SOURCE A-D Level Controls

These controls adjust the source signal levels coming

into the SOURCE INPUT [13] jacks on the rear panel.

2. EFFECTS RETURN Level Control

This control adjusts the effects return signal level

coming into the Left and Right EFFECTS RETURN [12]

jacks on the rear panel.

3. PHONES LEVEL Control

This adjusts the volume for each individual

headphone output [14].

4. EFFECTS SEND A-D

These controls adjust the signal level being sent to

the EFFECTS SEND [11] jack on the rear panel for

each source input.

5. L/R MIX EFFECTS SEND

This adjusts the Left and Right MAIN INPUT [10] signal

level being sent to the EFFECTS SEND [11] jack on the

rear panel. The left and right main mix signals are summed

together and sent to the mono effects send output.

6. POWER LED

This lights up when the HMX-56 power switch [9] is

turned on.

7. INSTRUMENT LABELS

Your HMX-56 came with a set of nine magnetic

labels that you can place adjacent to the SOURCE level

controls to indicate which instruments are connected to

the SOURCE INPUTS [13].

EFFECTS

RETURN

LEVEL LEVEL

SOURCE

EFFECTS

SEND

POWER

PHONES

123456

HMX-56

5 X 6 HEADPHONE MATRIX

MIXER/AMPLIFIER

INSTRUMENT LABELS

1 2 3 4 5 6

+15

MAX

EFFECTS

RETURN

EFFECTS

RETURN

SOURCE

PHONES PHONES

SOURCE

EFFECTS

RETURN

LEVEL

SOURCE

PHONES

SOURCE

EFFECTS

RETURN

LEVEL

SOURCE

PHONES

SOURCE

EFFECTS

RETURN

LEVEL

SOURCE

PHONES

L/R MIX

EFFECTS SEND

SOURCE

SEND

SOURCE

LEVEL

MAGNETS WITH INSTRUMENT NAMES

LABEL EACH CHANNEL.

THEY CAN BE STUCK TO THE BOTTOM

WHEN NOT IN USE.

RHYTHM

GUITAR

DRUMS

PERCUSSION

KEYBOARDS

LEAD

GUITAR

BASS

LEAD

VOCALS

HORNS

BKGND

VOCALS