Mackie D8B 3.0, Owner'S Manual

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D8B Manual • Chapter 3 • page 48
MASTER V-Pot
• Functional as a master Aux level control when
any of the Auxes are selected in the Master Strip.
• When the PAN icon is highlighted, the Master
V-Pot functions as a front/rear pan position
control for any selected channel in all Surround
Modes (not stereo).
• The Master V-Pot SOLO button solos any selected
Aux bus.
CUE LEVEL and CUE PAN 1 and 2
• These buttons activate the channel V-Pots for L-R
and level adjustments for Auxes 9/10 and 11/12.
• Selecting CUE LEVEL 1 or 2 activates the
channel V-Pots for individual stereo send levels
and the Master V-Pot for the selected cue master
volume/level.
• Selecting CUE PAN 1 or 2 activates the channel
pan V-Pots for L/R placement.
• Click-drag the channel V-Pot up to move right;
click-drag down to move left.
• Control-click any channel V-Pot to set it to center
position (in PAN) or to unity (for LEVEL).
• Right-click a channel V-Pot and drag across
several channels to copy its level or pan to each.
AUX buttons 1–8
• Each button activates the channel V-Pots for Aux
send level adjustment.
• When any AUX button is highlighted in the
Master Strip, the Master V-Pot is activated to
control Master Aux output level.
• Click on the channel V-Pot and drag up to increase
level; drag down to decrease level.
• Control-click on the channel V-Pot to set it to
unity gain.
• Right-click a channel V-Pot and drag across
several channels to copy its level to each.
DIGITAL TRIM
• This button activates the channel V-Pot to control
the digital input level—pre DSP.
• Click on the channel V-Pot and drag up to increase
level; drag down to decrease level.
• Control-click on the channel V-Pot to set it to
unity gain.
• Right-click a channel V-Pot and drag across
several channels to copy its level to each.
TRACKING LEVEL
• This button activates the channel V-Pots to adjust
final post-DSP output level to the multitrack
outputs.
• Same control as the onboard LEVEL TO TAPE.
• This control fine tunes the channel output levels
to the multitrack.
• Click on the channel V-Pot and drag up to increase
level; drag down to decrease level.
• Control-click on the channel V-Pot to set it to
unity gain.
• Right-click a channel V-Pot and drag
across several channels to copy its
level to each.
• When Faders to Tape is selected, the
tracking source channel’s fader and
Tracking Level V-Pot are equivalent
functions.
WRITE
• Activates the Master Strip to record
selected automation data by the Main
Fader or Aux Masters.
• Any moves in the Master Strip will be
recorded into automation if the
automation settings are set to receive
them.
SELECT
• Activates the Master Fader in the Fat
Channel display.
• Enables the Master Fader and Aux
Masters status to be included in the
“Set Default Levels…” prompt or in
the clipboard operations.
Master INSERT L/R
• Allows any plug-in to be patched into
the main mix outputs.
• Simply choose the desired plug-ins
from the list that pops up when
mouse-clicking the INSERT icon.
• This is a post-master-fader insert.