Mackie 8-BUS Series, Owner'S Manual

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Digital 8•Bus Description
See Appendix C for the pin-out diagram
for the 25-pin D-Sub connectors.
Apogee Digital I/O
These cards have an optical digital
input connector for connecting eight
tracks to an ADAT or ADAT-optical
compatible MDM. They also have a 25-
pin D-Sub connector for connecting to a
Tascam MDM. Along with the 25-pin
connector is a Sync BNC connector for
providing sample rate clock information
to a Tascam MDM. See Appendix C for
the pin-out diagram for the Digital I/0
25-pin D-Sub connector.
ALT I/O
This slot is provided for an optional
card (AIO•8 or DIO•8) that can be
installed to provide eight additional
analog or digital inputs and outputs.
Any channel (1–48), Aux Send, or Bus
1–8 output can be assigned to the ALT I/O
outputs. Any digital ALT I/O input can be assign-
ed to Bus 1–8 or the L-R bus. See Appendix F
for more information on using I/O cards.
Sync
This slot is provided for an optional card
that can be installed to provide word clock or
blackburst in, SMPTE in, and ESAM II
machine control. (See Appendix F for Digital
I/O options.)
Digital I/O
Digital XLR AES/EBU STEREO
MASTER Input
Single plug, balanced stereo digital input
directly feeds the L-R bus.
Digital XLR AES/EBU STEREO
MASTER OUTput
Single plug, balanced stereo digital output
fed post DSP and fader, but pre-DAC. This
output is driven by the main L-R bus.
Digital RCA S/PDIF MASTER Input
Single plug, unbalanced stereo digital input
directly feeds the L-R bus.
Digital RCA S/PDIF STEREO
MASTER OUTput
Single plug, unbalanced stereo digital
output fed post-DSP and fader, but pre-DAC.
This output is driven by the main L-R bus.
DIGITAL EFFECTS
There are four slots available to install up to
four digital effects (FX) cards. (The Digital
8•Bus ships with one card already installed.)
These cards have no external connections, but
are connected internally to the Aux Sends (FX
in) and to the Left and Right Bus via the FX
RETurns (Fader Bank 3).
Master Input/Output Section
Master outputs are provided with both
analog and digital connections. In all
instances, Master outputs are fed from the
Master L-R fader on the console surface.
Other output connections, including PHONES,
STUDIO OUT, and CR MAIN and ALT are fed
from their respective dedicated buses as
indicated on the console surface.
BUS OUT 1–8 (SURROUND OUT)
Eight balanced analog line-level outputs are
provided with a single 25-pin D-Sub connector.
Any channel (1–48) can be assigned to one or
more Bus outputs, as well as any FX Return or
ALT Return, and the output level controlled by
TAPE 1
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8 TAPE 9
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16 TAPE 17
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DIGITAL EFFECTS DIGITAL I/O SYNC ALT I/O TAPE IN/OUTS
DIGITAL I/O
1
AES/EBU
DIGITAL I/O
2
S/PDIF
OUT
IN
DIGITAL EFFECTS
IN
OUT
ANALOG I/O
FROM TAPE
TO TAPE
ANALOG I/O
FROM TAPE
TO TAPE
ANALOG I/O
FROM TAPE
TO TAPE
TALKBACK
PHONES 2
PUNCH I/O
PHONES 1 2 TRACK IN A
MASTER OUT
2 TRACK IN B STUDIO OUT
2 TRACK IN C
MASTER OUT
L R
L
R
CR
MAIN
BUS OUT 1-8
&
SURROUND OUT
CR
NEAR FIELD
L R
L R
L R
L R
L R
L R