MACKIE 8BUS Instruction Manual

PHONESThe MONO switch sums the left and right
channels together to allow you to check your mix
The PHONES 1 (16) and PHONES 2 (17) sec-in monaural. This affects only the control room
tions are identical. Eachmonitor speakers, the studio monitor speakers,
contains a stereo level controlLAYOUT
for the headphones outputs, aand the L/R meters (although the meters are notAND
stereo SOLO switch, and fivemonoed in solo mode.)FUNCTION
pushbuttons to select from theSOLO
following signal sources: MONITOR, MIX-B, AUX
SENDS 3 & 4, AUX SENDS 5 & 6, and EXTERNAL.The Solo section (19) contains the master
You can select any combination of sources.level control for the stereo Solo mix. Set at the
center detent, it will match the level of the soloed
Y The MIX-B, AUX SENDS 3 & 4 and AUX SENDSsignals to the same signals unsoloed. This section
5 & 6 switches are connected directly from thealso has the most obnoxious solo light allowed un-
outputs of their respective circuits.
der international trade and safety regulations. We
Y MONITOR takes the signal from after thehope it gets your attention. The monitor switch in
MONITOR selection switches described below,the phones section must be pushed in (selected)
and therefore carries the same signal that isor the solo bus will not feed the phones. (By the
applied to the control room monitors. (Theway, if your console has two little tiny DeathOs Heads
PHONES section is not affected by the CNTL RMabove your RUDE SOLO LITE, you are very lucky.
level control or the MONO switch in the MONI-Only one in 10,000 Mackie consoles has what we call
TOR section, though.)OGrim Greg� on it, and if you send in the top panel of
Y The EXTERNAL switch is connected directlyyour console with proof of purchase, we will ship
from the L and R EXTERNAL INPUTS in the jackpostpaid to your door the bivalve pride of the North-
panel above. External is an independent cuewest, a Quilcene-smoked Geoduck filet, with our
channel for click tracks, etc. Its signal DOES NOTcompliments!)
appear at any of the channels or buses.
TALKBACK
NOTE: If MONITOR is selected as a PHONES
source and the solo button in the PHONES section isThe talkback section has four momentary
depressed, nothing will happen except that the Solopushbutton switches, which assign talkback to
LEDs will light up. ThatOs because Solo is disabledany combination of AUX Send 1, AUX Send 2,
under these conditions to prevent a feedback loopTAPE SUBGRPS (L/R MIX and the 8 SUBMAS-
and its associated anguish.TERS) and PHONES/STUDIO. Try setting the
NOTE: if nothing is selected, signal may still feedtalkback level at the center detent for starters. It
the PHONES from AUX Return 3 & 4, via thatcan be tweaked up or down to your liking.
sectionOs ASSIGN TO PHONES switches.Note: When talkback is engaged, only the con-
trol room outputs are padded by 20dB to avoid
MONITOR
feedback, yet still allow the engineer to hear the
The control room monitors and the studio play-musicians. The studio output is not padded. In
back monitors are both controlled from thesituations where either the control room level is
MONITOR section of the console (18). There is aset way up, or there is a speaker pointing at the
stereo level control for the control room and an-console, there may still be feedback. To prevent
other for the studio. NOTE: Fully clockwisethis, turn down the talkback level, the control
equals unity gain.room level, or change the angle of the control
A bank of switches selectsroom speakers.
the stereo sources available toThe Talkback Microphone is located just above
the speakers from L/R Mix,the L/R MIX fader. This ainOt no Neumann, so
MIX-B, Tape and External.donOt attempt vocals through it (we wanted it to
You can select any combina-sound gritty and generally talkback-esque). Appli-
tion of signal sources.cation of chewing gum to this orifice will degrade
The L/R MIX and MIX-B switches are con-performance further to simulate really beat-up
nected from the outputs of the L/R and MIX-BAM radio production studios.
buses. The TAPE and EXTERNAL switches are
connected from the 2-TRACK INPUTS and the
EXTERNAL INPUTS, respectively, on the jack
panel above.
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