Mackie 8-BUS Series, Owner'S Manual

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D i g i t a l 8 • B u s
Table of Contents
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4. Making the Connections
Analog Metering vs. Digital Metering .......................................... 4-1
Analog Audio Connections
Connecting Microphones and Line-Level Signals ................. 4-1
Phantom Power .............................................................. 4-1
Connecting Recording Devices ............................................. 4-2
TO TAPE Connections (Channels 1-24 Tape Outs) ......... 4-2
FROM TAPE Connections (Channels 25-48 Tape Returns) ... 4-2
BUS OUT 1-8 Connections (Surround Outputs) .............. 4-2
Connecting External Effects Devices ................................... 4-2
Channel Inserts .............................................................. 4-3
Aux Buses ...................................................................... 4-4
Connecting Control Room Monitors ..................................... 4-4
Connecting Studio Monitors ................................................. 4-5
Connecting Headphones ....................................................... 4-5
Connecting Your Final Mix Deck .......................................... 4-5
Digital Audio Connections ........................................................... 4-6
AES/EBU .............................................................................. 4-6
S/PDIF ................................................................................. 4-6
MIDI Connections ........................................................................ 4-6
Connecting a MIDI Time Code Source for Synchronization .. 4-6
Using MMC (MIDI Machine Control): .................................. 4-6
Connections for External MIDI Effects Processors .............. 4-6
Other Connections ....................................................................... 4-7
Using an SVGA Monitor ....................................................... 4-7
Using a Mouse ...................................................................... 4-7
Using a QWERTY Keyboard ................................................. 4-7
The Ethernet Connection ...................................................... 4-7
5. Preparing for a Session
Saving and Retrieving Files from the Internal Hard Drive ............... 5-1
File Structure Hierarchy .............................................................. 5-1
Sessions ............................................................................... 5-1
Patches ................................................................................ 5-1
Bin ........................................................................................ 5-1
Creating a New Folder ................................................................. 5-2
Using the Disk Manager .............................................................. 5-4
Copying Files to a Floppy Disk ............................................. 5-4
Copying Files from One Folder to Another ........................... 5-4
Creating a Session ................................................................ 5-5
Saving a Session .......................................................................... 5-6
Saving a Session Under a New Name ........................................... 5-7
Recalling a Session ...................................................................... 5-8
Saving Sessions to Floppy Disk ................................................... 5-9
Creating and Storing Snapshots ..................................................... 5-11
Creating Snapshots .................................................................... 5-11
Recalling Snapshots .................................................................. 5-12
Creating Locate Points ................................................................... 5-13
Recalling Locate Points .................................................................. 5-15
Looping Between Two Locate Points .............................................. 5-16
Clipboard ........................................................................................ 5-17
Cutting ....................................................................................... 5-17
Copying ...................................................................................... 5-18
Pasting ...................................................................................... 5-18
Undoing ..................................................................................... 5-19