CHANNEL STRIP DESCRIPTION
The sixteen channel strips look alike andA Clean FadeTRIM1
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function identically. The only difference is thatFaders are not rocket
the eight on the left have DIRECT OUT jacksscience N they operate by
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+15dB -45dB
and the eight on the right donOt. WeOll startdragging a metal pin (the
AUX
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at the bottom and work our way up.wiper) across a carbon-based
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strip (the track). It is possible for airborne
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OU� LIKE UNITY GAINcrud to land on the track. Should that happen,
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Mackie mixers have a OU�you may hear scratchy noises or signal drop-
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symbol on almost every level outs as the wiper stumbles over the crud. DoPRE
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control. This OU� stands forall you can to keep airborne crud out of your
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Ounity gain,� meaning noprofession. Use air conditioned rooms when-
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change in signal level. Once you have per-ever possible, avoid smoking near the mixer,U
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formed the Level-Setting Procedure , youkeep food and drink away from the mixer, and4
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can set every control at OU� and your signalsfor pityOs sake, never put the mixer in your
5/6
SHIFT
will travel through the mixer at optimal lev-kitchen! We also recommend Oexercising� the
EQU12HIk
els. WhatOs more, all the labels on our controls faders N give them a few full-travel excur-
are measured in decibels (dB), so youOll know sions once a week or so, and that will help
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what youOre doing level-wise if you choose toscare the crud away. We do not recommendMID
change a controlOs settings.spray cleaners.
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You wonOt have to check it here and check it800
ASSIGN (1�2, 3�4, L�R)
there, as you would with some other mixers. In2002k
fact, some donOt even have any reference toAlongside each channel fader are four but-1008kLOW
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actual dB levels at all! Ever seen those O0�10�tons, labeled SOLO, 1�2, 3�4 and L�R. The
fader markings? We call these AUMs (Arbitrary latter three are collectively referred to as chan--15+15
LOW CUT
75 Hz
Units of Measurement), and they mean noth-nel assignment switches. 1, 3 and L are the left18dB/OCT
PAN
ing in the real world. You were smart N yousides of these stereo pairs, and 2, 4 and R are
bought a Mackie.the right sides. Used in conjunction with the
LR
channelOs PAN knob , these switches deter-
FADER1
mine the destination of a channelOs signal:MUTE
The fader is almost the last control in aWith the PAN knob set at the center detent,OL
channelOs signal path. ItOs placed after the EQthe left and right sides receive equal signal
and MUTE controls (post-EQ /post-MUTE andlevels. To feed only one side or the other, just-20
before the PAN control (pre-PAN). The OU�turn the PAN knob accordingly.
SOLO
mark, about three-quarters of the way up,If youOre doing a mixdown to a 2-track, sim-
indicates unity gain, meaning no increase orply engage the L�R switch on each channel12
decrease of signal level. All the way up pro-that you want to hear, and theyOll be sent to the
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vides an additional 10dB, should you need toMAIN MIX. If you want to create a subgroup of
boost a section of a song. If you find that thecertain channels, engage either the 1�2 or 3�4L - R
overall level is too quiet or too loud with aswitches instead of the L�R, and theyOll be sentOO
fader near unity, youOll want to confirm theto the appropriate subgroup faders . From
TRIM setting by performing the Level-Settingthere, the subgroups can be sent back to the
Procedure .MAIN MIX , allowing you to use the sub-
group faders as a master control for those
channels.
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