PANnal. Subtle adjustment of the channelsO fader
positions is the key to a finely-tuned mix.
PAN adjusts the amount of channel signal
Typically (providing the TRIM knob is set
sent, left versus right, to the SUB OUTs
correctly) the fader position will be positioned
(and ultimately the MAIN OUTs via the
somewhere between 0 dB (OU�) and �30 dB.
SUB ASSIGN switches). On mono chan-
If you have a fader set all the way up, adding
nels, the knob places the signal somewhere
10 dB of gain, thatOs usually a sign that your TRIM
between hard left and hard right. On stereo
knob is set too low. Conversely, if the fader is
channels, it works like the balance control on
set way down, your TRIM may be set too high.
your home stereo, by attenuating one side or
the other.
OU� LIKE UNITY GAIN
With the PAN knob hard left, the signal will
Mackie mixers have a OU�
feed SUB 1 and SUB 3 (assuming the channelOs
symbol on almost every level
ASSIGN switches are engaged).
control. This OU� stands for
With the PAN knob hard right, the signal
Ounity gain,� meaning no
will feed SUB 2 and SUB 4 (assuming the
change in signal level. Once
channelOs ASSIGN switches are engaged).
you have adjusted the input signal to line-level,
With the PAN knob set somewhere in be-
you can set every control at OU� and your sig-
tween, the signal will be shared across both
nals will travel through the mixer at optimal
sides of the mix.
levels. WhatOs more, all the labels on our level
MUTEcontrols are measured in decibels (dB), so
youOll know what youOre doing level-wise if you
When you engage a channelOs mute switch,
UEQchoose to change a controlOs settings.
its signal disappears from these outputs: MAIN
HI
12kOUT , MAIN INSERT , SUB OUT 1-4 ,SOLO PFL
-15 +15AUX SEND 1 & 2 , EFX SEND 1 & 2
UEngaging a channelOs SOLO switch causes
(including the send to the EMAC EFFECTS
MIDthis dramatic turn of events: The PHONES
PROCESSOR ). The only thing it doesnOt
-15 +15mute is the channelOs SOLO PFL switch, soand Meters , which ordinarily receive the
600
main mix signals, instead receive the SOLO
you can audition channels, via headphones,
1501.5kFREQPFL signal. PFL, being a mono signal, is sent to
without sending them to the main mix.
1008kboth sides of the PHONES outputs and to the
U
ASSIGNLEFT meter. Additionally, the RUDE SOLO
LOW
80HzLED flashes obnoxiously to remind you that
Used in conjunction with the PAN knob,
-15 +15OyouOre in solo.�
ASSIGN determines the final destination of a
PANThe SOLO PFL signal is tapped before the
channelOs signal. Engaging ASSIGN 1-2, for in-
channelOs MUTE and Fader controls. It
stance, sends that channelOs signal to the SUB
does, however, follow TRIM , LOW CUT ,
LR1 and 2 Faders and, via their SUB ASSIGN
and EQ settings, making it the perfect tool
switches, the MAIN MIX Fader .
1
for quick inspections of individual or multiple
ASSIGNTypically, ASSIGN 1-2 will be engaged on all
MUTEchannels. The channelOs PAN , MUTE
channels destined for the main mix. By config-
and Fader settings have no effect on the
dBuring SUB 1 and 2 to feed the main mix, the
101-2SOLO signal. See RUDE SOLO for more
channel ASSIGN 1-2 switches become the
5equivalent of being OMain Mix� switches.information.
3-4WARNING: Pre-fader
USome channels can use ASSIGN 3-4 in-
SOLO taps the channel
stead; creating a submix for a set of channels
5signal before the fader .
(all the drum channels, for instance). Then, by
10If you have a channelOs
configuring SUB 3 and 4 to also feed the main
fader set well below OU�
20mix, you can Oride� the SUB 3 and 4 Faders
(unity gain), SOLO wonOt know that and will
30independently of the rest of the mix.
send a unity gain signal to the PHONES
SUB Faders , SUB ASSIGN , and
40SOLO
output. That may result in a startling level
50PFLMAIN MIX Fader will explain this further.
60boost in your headphones.
OO
FADER
Although the most self-explanatory item on
a mixer, weOll explain it anyway: The fader is
the master level control for the channelOs sig-
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