Mackie 8-BUS Series, Owner'S Manual

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D i g i t a l 8 • B u s
Digital 8•Bus Description
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SAVE AS... button
Saves the currently active session under a
new name. Press SAVE AS..., then use the
V-Pots and SELECT buttons in the Fat Channel
Display to enter the new name. Alternatively, to
do a quick Save As (and accept the default ses-
sion name), press the SAVE AS... button twice.
jl
NEW button
Press this button to start a new session.
The New Session menu appears in the Fat
Channel Display.
jm
LOAD button
Brings up the Load Session menu in the Fat
Channel Display for loading previously saved
files from the hard disk and the floppy disk.
jn GROUP button
Brings up the Group menu in the Fat Chan-
nel Display for creating Virtual Groups.
jo GENERAL button
Brings up the General menu in the Fat
Channel Display for changing languages, set-
ting up the Surround matrix, setting up MIDI
or Auto Save, selecting Effects Return meter-
ing and pre/post settings for auxes and buses,
and determining the serial number and operat-
ing system version.
jp PLUG INS button
Brings up the Plug-In menu in the Fat Chan-
nel Display for selecting the effects package to
download to the internal FX cards.
jq DIGITAL I/O button
Brings up the Digital I/O menu in the
Fat Channel Display for selecting Tape I/O,
ALT I/O, and Stereo I/O (AES/EBU and
S/PDIF) settings, and selecting the inter-
nal sample rate.
Transport Section
This section provides control for external re-
corder transports, time display, and snapshot
automation.
jr
POSITION LED Display
This display shows numeric representation
of SMPTE or MIDI Time Code (HOURS:
MINUTES:SECONDS:FRAMES) or the more
musical display of BARS:BEATS:TICKS. If the
console is set to receive external time code,
and MIDI Time Code (MTC) or SMPTE is being
input to the console, the position display will
continually update according to the time code
position.
js RANGE LED Display
This display shows the snapshot number
(when in Snapshot mode) or the locate point
(when in Locator mode) that is currently en-
tered. When looping, it shows the beginning
(FROM) and ending (TO) points of the loop.
jt SET TIME button
Press this button to enter a new time in the
POSITION DISPLAY. Use the number buttons to
enter the time, then press the ENTER button.
ju SMPTE VIEW button
This button toggles between SMPTE/MTC
time and BBT in the POSITION display.
Number Buttons 0–9
Use these buttons to numerically enter
Snapshots, Locate and Loop points in the
RANGE display, and time values in the POSI-
TION display. Generally, when numeric buttons
are pressed in Locator, Snapshot, or Set Time
modes, it is necessary to press the ENTER but-
ton to initiate any changes.
SMPTE VIEW
SET TIME
MINUTES HOURS SECONDS FRAMES
BARS BEATS LOOP TICKS
POSITION
RANGE
MODE
FROM TO
2 3 4 5
7
1
6 8 9 0
ENTER STORE LOCATOR LOOP SNAPSHOT
JOG & SHUTTLE
SHUTTLE
JOG
REWIND FAST FWD STOP PLAY RECORD
jr
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jt
ju
GROUP GENERAL PLUG INS DIGITAL I/O
SAVE SAVE AS... NEW LOAD
SETUP
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