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5

WIDE

BYPASS

10

0

10

0

REVERBS

DELAYS

CHORUS/FLANGE/PHASER

DAMPING

DEPTH

TIME
RATE

NORMAL

NORMAL

EFX

SM. ROOM

MD. PLATE

LG. PLATE

LG. HALL

GATED

REVERSE

CATHEDRAL

MD. HALL

SPRING

PHASER

DELAY  4
CHORUS

DELAY  3

DELAY  1

FLANGE

DELAY  2

CLIP

0dB=0dBu

LEFT RIGHT

ZERO

LEVEL

SET

TAPE LEVEL

O

O

MAX

PHONES LEVEL

UTILITY OUT LEVEL

1

(EXT)

48v

RIGHT

LEFT

RIGHT

LEFT

RIGHT

LEFT

RIGHT

LEFT

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

15–

15+

5

10

0

5

10

–15

+15

5

10

0

5

10

POWER

STATUS

RUDE

SOLO

BREAK SWITCH

(MUTES ALL CHANNELS)

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

U

+20

O

O

U

+20

O

O

U

+10

O

O

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

1

2

AUX

EFX

MASTER SEND

22

10

7

4

2

0

2

4

7

10

20

30

STEREO

MAIN MIX

EFX  

RETURN

EFX 

2

SEND

TO MAIN MIX

EFFECTS TO MONITOR

AUX 

1

AUX 

2

PHANTOM POWER 

STEREO GRAPHIC EQ

1K

500

250

63

125

16K

2K

4K

8K

CLIP

 DIGITAL STEREO EFFECTS PROCESSOR

EFX 2 (INT) RETURN MASTERS

12 CHANNEL COMPACT INTEGRATED LIVE SOUND MIXER 

SUB

SUB

SUB

SUB

1

2

3

4

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

STEREO

MAIN MIX

1

3-4

1-2

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

U

+15

O

O

1

2

600

1.5k

150

8k

100

12k

HI

MID

FREQ

80Hz

LOW

EQ

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

L

R

PAN

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

SOLO

PFL

1

EFX

2

(INT)

EFX

1

(EXT)

PRE FADER

AUX

ASSIGN

1

MUTE

DOWN

UP

GAIN

LOW CUT

100 Hz

ZERO

LEVEL

MI

C GAIN

5

+50

U

-15dB +30dB

QUICK START

We know you can’t wait to
get the show on the road.
Who has time to read a
booooring manual? That’s
fine — the CFX MKII

mixer is designed to set up quickly and operate
intuitively — but please, 

READ THIS PAGE!

ZERO THE CONSOLE:

1.

Turn everything off, including the mixer’s

POWER

 switch and 

PHANTOM POWER

switch.

2.

Channel strip 

GAIN

AUX

EFX

, and

Fader down.

3.

STEREO GRAPHIC EQ

 sliders centered.

4.

MASTER AUX

 and 

EFX SENDS

, and 

EFX

RETURNS

 down.

5.

Channel strip 

EQ

 and 

PAN

 controls

centered.

6.

Channel strip 

ASSIGN 1-2

 and 

MUTE

switches 

down

.

7.

Channel strip 

LOW CUT

PRE FADER

, and

ASSIGN 3-4

 switches up.

8.

SUB 1 ASSIGN LEFT

SUB 2 ASSIGN

RIGHT

 

down

; all other 

SUB ASSIGN

switches up.

9.

MAIN MIX

 and 

SUB

 Faders down.

MAKE THE CONNECTIONS:

1.

Connect your amp’s outputs to your
speaker inputs (unless, of course, you have
powered monitors).

2.

Plug all the sound system components into
suitable AC outlets, properly grounded and
capable of delivering adequate current.

3.

Using XLR or TRS cables, make connec-
tions from your mixer’s 

MAIN OUT

 to your

amplification system’s line inputs.

4.

Make connections from your microphones
and instruments to the mixer: Connect
balanced microphones to the mono channel

MIC

 jacks. (For condenser microphones,

engage the 

PHANTOM POWER

 switch,

located just above the meters.) Connect
line-level instruments (synthesizers, guitar
effects, direct boxes) to the mono or stereo
channel 

LINE IN

 TRS jacks.

5.

Turn all the power switches on, 

leaving the

amplifier’s switch for last.

6.

Turn up the 

MAIN MIX

 Fader to the

“–30” label, for now. We’ll crank it up later on.

7.

Turn up 

SUB

 Faders 

1

 and 

2

 to unity gain

(“

U

” label).

SET THE LEVELS:

1.

Choose one of the microphones or instru-
ments you connected. Make some noise. If
it’s a microphone, sing at your normal
singing volume. If it’s a synthesizer, play it
at its normal output level.

2.

While making noise, turn up that channel’s

GAIN

 until the adjacent 

ZERO LEVEL

starts blinking.

3.

Disengage (up) that channel’s 

MUTE

.

4.

Raise that channel’s fader to unity gain
(“

U

” label). You should be hearing your

noise now.

5.

If necessary, apply channel 

EQ

 changes.

(You may need to compensate for level
changes with the channel fader.)

6.

Repeat steps 1 through 5 for the remaining
active channels.

7.

Stop making noise. Everyone: start making
music.

Summary of Contents for CFX 12

Page 1: ...O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 SOLO PFL dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 SOLO PFL dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 SOLO PFL dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 SOLO PFL dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 SOLO PF...

Page 2: ...amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two bla...

Page 3: ...s like this Every feature on the CFX mixer has one of these numbers assigned to it Whenever a feature is mentioned described or illustrated its number will be right next to it Thank you for choosing a...

Page 4: ...Info 20 Warranty Service 20 Troubleshooting 20 Repair 21 APPENDIX B Technical Info 21 Specifications 21 Block Diagram 22 Contributors and Colophon 23 CFX MKII SERIES LIMITED WARRANTY 23 IMPORTANT SAFE...

Page 5: ...trip GAIN AUX EFX and Fader down 3 STEREO GRAPHIC EQ sliders centered 4 MASTER AUX and EFX SENDS and EFX RETURNS down 5 Channel strip EQ and PAN controls centered 6 Channel strip ASSIGN 1 2 and MUTE s...

Page 6: ...n up the MAIN MIX Fader to a comfortable listening level 5 If the overall mix has an equalization problem make adjustments to the STEREO GRAPHIC EQ If an individual channel is the problem use its EQ i...

Page 7: ...t Reverb Digital Delay Mono Power Amplifiers Digital Multitrack Recorder Guitar Effects Direct Box 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 19 18 17 2 1 1 2 R L R L R L R L 2 1 CHANNEL INSERTS STEREO EFX RET...

Page 8: ...3 MIC 4 MIC 5 MIC 6 MIC 7 MIC 8 At the risk of stating the obvious this is where you plug everything in microphones line level instruments effects headphones and the ultimate destination for your sou...

Page 9: ...signal enters the real world The XLR balanced outputs will add 6 dB when connected to balanced inputs thereby elevating signal from the noise floor by that amount The TRS balanced outputs offer the a...

Page 10: ...TRS outputs is post fader only so they cannot be used as traditional stage monitor cues They re in tended to patch into effects device inputs hence the name EFX See EFX 1 EXT and EFX 2 INT for more in...

Page 11: ...levels Walkperson type phones can also be used with an appropriate adapter Note Please see the Safety Instructions on page 2 for information on hearing protection EFX FOOT SWITCH You can connect a nor...

Page 12: ...ges from off through unity the center detent position on up to 15 dB of extra gain fully clockwise The line level stereo channels AUX knobs control a mono sum of the channel s stereo sig nals For inst...

Page 13: ...ou can also screw things up If you max the EQs on every channel you ll get mix mush not to mention driving your mix levels near or beyond clipping So equalize subtly use the left sides of the knobs cu...

Page 14: ...dependently of the rest of the mix SUB Faders SUB ASSIGN and MAIN MIX Fader will explain this further FADER Although the most self explanatory item on a mixer we ll explain it anyway The fader is the...

Page 15: ...results try to keep your peaks between 0 and 7 You may already be familiar with 4 4 dBu 1 23V and 10 10 dBV 0 32V operating levels Basically what determines the operat ing level is the relative 0 dB...

Page 16: ...e mixer via its TRS jacks and SUB ASSIGN sends it to the MAIN MIX Fader LEFT RIGHT SUB ASSIGN As discussed in ASSIGN the only way to get channel outputs to the main mix is via the sub mixes and this s...

Page 17: ...e EMAC EFFECTS PROCESSOR FOR THE IMPATIENT Set EFX 2 SEND and TO MAIN MIX at the center U mark As suming you have your basic mix up and run ning turn up the EFX 2 INT per channel This feeds in individ...

Page 18: ...ng pre delay and late reflections Tails are very warm with some additional high end reflections imitating the stone walls of a cathedral A very dramatic effect that works well with wind instruments su...

Page 19: ...a dramatic effect to vocals particularly group harmonies and choirs The channel s EFX 2 INT should be set halfway or higher Rate is adjust able from 0 5 Hz to 30 Hz Depth is adjustable from 0 to 100...

Page 20: ...S AND CONSIDERATIONS When setting up for a show oftentimes you are plugging into an AC power distribution sys tem you know nothing about You may even be faced with 2 wire outlets that are missing the...

Page 21: ...surance for all forms of cartage 8 We ll try to fix the mixer within five business days Once it is repaired we ll ship it back the same way in which it was received This paragraph does not neces saril...

Page 22: ...EFX BYPASS EFX FOOT SWITCH 5 VDC GLOBAL PHANTOM POWER WOODINVILLE EXIT BOTHELL MONROE EMAC DSP EFX LEVEL SET L R SOLO CONTROL ACTIVE LOW SOLO OFF SOLO ON SUB 2 OUT LEFT ASSIGN RIGHT ASSIGN LEFT ASSIGN...

Page 23: ...location within the boundaries of the USA G LOUD Technologies warrants all repairs performed for 90 days or for the remainer of the warranty period This warranty does not extend to damage resulting fr...

Page 24: ...Red Road NE Woodinville WA 98072 USA US and Canada 800 898 3211 Europe Asia Central and South America 425 487 4333 Middle East and Africa 31 20 654 4000 Fax 425 487 4337 www mackie com E mail sales m...

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