Mackie D8B 3.0, Owner'S Manual

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D8B Manual • Chapter 3 • page 82
Dynamics EQ
• Use this window to filter the key input. This is
often necessary to properly trigger the dynamics
processor. Accentuate the high frequencies of a
key instrument with lots of attack to solidify the
keying process.
• This EQ is edited as described for other EQ edit
operations.
• Dynamics EQ borrows the highest band of the
regular channel equalizer. As a trade off, you get to
equalize the key audio. However, you’re left with
only three bands of EQ for the specified channel.
The Panning Window (Ctrl+7)
This window is extremely useful in an active
surround mixing environment. All the basic
surround pan function are available for each
channel (mics, tape, FX, and returns).
Speaker Select
• Highlight the desired speaker number icon to send
a specific channel to any or all speakers.
• Speakers are always numbered according to
function: Front L/R are speakers 1 and 2; Front
Center is speaker 3; Rear L/R are speakers 5 and 6;
Front L/R Center are speakers 7 and 8; Speaker 4
is the Subwoofer (or Mono Surround for LCRS).
• To set speaker status across a 12 channel row (or
a portion of a row), click on a speaker icon and
drag parallel left or right—all channels in the row
will adopt the speaker status of the originally
selected icon.
D.O.C. (Depth of Center)
• This control continuously varies the center image
from dead-center (speaker 3) to a phantom-center
(equally split between speakers 1 and 2).
• With a Depth of Center setting of “0” the center-
panned channel is routed to the center speaker
only (speaker 3).
• With a Depth of Center setting of “100” the center-
panned channel is routed equally to the left and
right speakers (speakers 1 and 2).
L.F.E. (Low Freq Effect)
• This control varies the channel send level to the
subwoofer (speaker 4).
• This is the only control over individual channel
levels to the subwoofer (speaker 4).
• The pan grid has no effect on this adjustment.
• With this control set to OFF there is no send level
to the subwoofer.
• Unity gain is achieved when this control is set to
“0.0”.
Pan Ball
• Click and drag the pan ball to change surround
pan positioning.
• Top of the pan grid is front; bottom of the pan grid
is rear.
• Hold the Control key to restrict the pan ball to
vertical movement.
• Hold the Alt key down to restrict the pan ball to
horizontal movement.
Right Click
Right click in the desired window to reveal the
Surround Menu. This menu provides opportunity to:
• Reset the channel surround parameters
• Undo previous action
• Open previously saved surround channel status
• Save existing surround channel parameters
• Cut, Copy, or Paste all channel settings
The Faders Window (Ctrl+8)