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D8B Manual • Chapter 4 • page 93

Installation of I/O Cards

IMPORTANT:

Shut off power to the

Digital 8•Bus’ Remote CPU before
installing or removing cards.

1. Using a #2 Philips screwdriver, unscrew the blank

cover plate corresponding to the I/O card slot you
want to fill.

2. Holding the I/O card so that the components on

the green circuit board face to the left (see
diagram), line up the card so the top and bottom
edges fit into the white guide slots. Do not touch
any of the circuit board components or solder joints.

3. Be sure to push the card in all the way—until the

front of the I/O card is flush with the back panel of
the D8B. This may require a good, solid push, so
don’t be shy.

4. Tighten the spring-loaded screws on the

I/O card securely using a slotted screwdriver. DO
NOT OVERTIGHTEN THE SCREWS, or you run
the risk of stripping the threads in the D8B.

Tighten Screws on Tape I/O Card

Installing a Tape I/O Card

Remove Cover Plate for Tape I/O Card

Summary of Contents for D8B 3.0

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL D I G I T A L 8 B U S MACKIE S 56 INPUT 72 CHANNEL FULLY AUTOMATED DIGITAL AUDIO MIXING CONSOLE V e r s i o n 3 0 ...

Page 2: ...e product should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in these operating instructions or as marked on this Mackie product 9 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked upon or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit thi...

Page 3: ...battery located on the motherboard inside the Remote CPU CAUTION DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS INCORRECTLY REPLACED REPLACE ONLY WITH THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT TYPE RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER S INSTRUCTIONS ATTENTION IL Y A DANGER D EXPLOSION S IL Y A REMPLACEMENT INCORRECT DE LA BATTERIE REMPLACER UNIQUEMENT AVEC UNE BATTERIE DU MEME T...

Page 4: ...ock Diagram 14 Figure 1 7 D8B Gain Structure Diagram 16 Specifications 17 Physical Dimensions 18 Updating Software 19 Windows based Computers 19 Macintosh Computers 19 Summary 20 Chapter 2 Where Is it 21 It s Time to Locate Everything 22 Rear Panel Description 22 Channels 1 12 Inputs 22 Channels 13 24 Inputs 22 Card Cage Section 22 Master Input Output Section 23 AUX OUT Section 24 Remote CPU Descr...

Page 5: ... Edit Menu 53 The Channel Menu 56 The Options Menu 59 Automation Sub menu 60 Transport Sub menu 61 The Plugins Menu 61 The Windows Menu 63 The Desktop Window Ctrl D 64 The Setup Window Ctrl 1 64 General 64 MDS Network 64 Digital I O 65 Licensing 66 Mix Options 66 Locator MMC 68 FTP Server 68 The Snapshot Window Ctrl 2 69 The Surround Window Ctrl 3 70 The Locator Window Ctrl 4 74 The Mix Editor Win...

Page 6: ...EQ Applications 106 MIDI and the D8B 107 Word Clock and the D8B The Kitchen Sync 108 Dither To UV22 or Not to UV22 That Is the Question 111 D8B HDR24 96 Setup 112 Using the Digital 8 Bus with ADATs 117 Connecting the Digital 8 Bus to a BRC and ADATs 118 Connecting the Digital 8 Bus to ADATs Using an External Sync Box 120 Connecting the D8B to TASCAM MDMs 122 Digital Audio Workstation Setup 124 Liv...

Page 7: ...ck Enhanced Surround Sound mixing environment with Depth of Center Control Surround LFE Gain Control for each channel Surround corrected bus track assignment Surround Front to Rear Pan Control via control surface or MIDI Surround GUI update new 72 channel overview Triumphant Return of the Desktop drag and drop file management between File windows Enhanced flexible MIDI I O mapping for all channel ...

Page 8: ...D8B Manual Preface page 2 ...

Page 9: ...D8B Manual Chapter 1 page 3 Chapter 1 Getting Ready ...

Page 10: ...NC MACKIE DIGITAL SYSTEMS D8B AND THE RUNNING MAN FIGURE CONSOLE DATA KEYBOARD CONSOLE DATA POWER SUPPLY WARNING SHUT OFF REMOTE POWER SUPPLY BEFORE CONNECTING OR DISCONNECTING POWER SUPPLY CABLE FROM CONSOLE AUX 1 AUX 2 AUX 3 AUX 4 AUX 5 AUX 6 AUX 7 AUX 8 AUX 9 AUX 10 AUX 11 AUX 12 48V PH LINE IN INSERT TALKBACK PHONES 2 19 13 PUNCH I O PHONES 1 20 14 21 15 22 16 2 TRACK IN A 23 17 24 18 MASTER O...

Page 11: ...om your new Digital 8 Bus console PARALLEL MOUSE CONCEIVED DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED BY MACKIE DESIGNS INC WOODINVILLE WA USA MADE IN USA FABRIQUE AU USA COPYRIGHT 1997 THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGN INC MACKIE DIGITAL SYSTEMS D8B AND THE RUNNING MAN FIGURE CONSOLE DATA KEYBOARD PARALLEL MOUSE CONCEIVED DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED BY MACKIE DESIGNS INC WOODINV...

Page 12: ...will be more reliable and accurate Note If you re using powered monitors connect the Left and Right CR NEAR FIELD outputs directly to the line inputs on the powered monitors Optional Refreshments Have a sip of java and a biscotti Details Make sure the POWER switch on the Remote CPU is off Now plug the linecord into an AC outlet properly configured for your model Leave the POWER switch off while co...

Page 13: ...dicates EQ settings for channel 1 the console is ready to use FastTrackPower Up 1 Switch D8B power on 2 Verify that SPEAKER LEVEL V Pot is turned all the way down 3 Switch on all peripherals processors recorders interfaces etc 4 Switch on monitor amplifier or powered monitors ANewWayofThinking FourConsolesinOne With the Digital 8 Bus what you get is way more than what you see at first glance Direc...

Page 14: ...nnels to 46 outputs all at the same time 24 direct outputs 3 cards 8 buses Alt I O 2 main stereo outputs and 12 auxes Let sGetSomeSoundHappening Mixer Power On Monitors connected and on Microphone or Instrument plugged into Channel One Phantom Power button pushed in if required Fader Bank 1 MIC LINE selected Press the MIC button down when using a microphone leave it up for an instrument While soun...

Page 15: ...ed speakers OR 2 TRACK A DIGITAL IN 1 2 TRACK B DIGITAL IN 2 2 TRACK C MASTER L R NEAR FIELD MAIN DIM TALKBACK CONTROL ROOM SPEAKER LEVEL MONO SPEAKERS Figure 1 1 Completing the Microphone Signal Path Follow this graphic map to quickly complete a signal path using a microphone to capture the sound source MIC TRIM 1 MIC 0 60 20dB 40dB LINE SHIFT MASTERS 1 24 25 48 49 72 TRACK MONITOR BANK SELECT EF...

Page 16: ...rn the SPEAKER LEVEL V pot up to about 11 00 10 Turn the MASTER L R fader up to unity 11 Slowly raise the level of the Channel One fader until you hear sound SignalRoutingConcept The Digital 8 Bus with its multilayer technology literally performs the work of at least four consoles To help organize the various connections visualize each bank as a new console The V or Multi V diagrams that follow pr...

Page 17: ...licityoftheD8Btrackingprocedure Oncelevelsto tape are set using the Channel Trim controls it s typically best to monitor the mix from the TAPE IN Fader Bank throughout tracking Figure 1 2 Simple Microphone Connection Basic Live Setup ThissetupillustratesthemostfundamentaluseoftheD8B Averybasiclivesettingmight require only this limited level of complexity Channel 1 24 Mic Line In Monitor Outs to Sp...

Page 18: ...selected channel number no matter which Fader Bank is selected If an adjustment is required in the Fat Channel verify that the channel you intend to adjust is displayed here Outboard Effects MIDI Gear Live Room Mics etc Tape or Bus Outs Multitrack From Tape to Channel 25 48 Inputs Monitor Outs to Speakers Channels 1 24 Tracking Mixer Fader Bank 1 Channels 25 48 Monitor Tape Fader Bank 2 From Maste...

Page 19: ... DSP EQ Comp Gate etc Studio Level Main Speaker Level Near Field Speaker Level Phones 1 Out Cue Mix 1 Level Phones 2 Out Cue Mix 2 Level DAC Auxes 9 10 Auxes 11 12 Ch 49 54 Pre Post Sends 1 8 R L Post DSP Insert Figure 1 5 Signal Flow Diagram Simply begin at the far left star and follow the route the signal must take to reach the master output DSP includes all dynamics equalization and phase contr...

Page 20: ... D cards ALT I O CARD 65 72 optional TDIF ADAT 8 channel format optional AES EBU S PDIF STEREO INPUT TO CONTROL ROOM SELECT DELAY DIG TRIM PHASE HI PASS KEY INPUT Default Itself the channel OR CHANNEL TAP BUS TAP AUX TAP 2 TRACK DIGITAL INPUT PRE DSP INSERT CHANNEL TAP AND PLUG INS COMP EQ GATE FADER MUTE PRE POST AUX 1 8 AUX PAN AUX PAN AUX LEVEL AUX LEVEL AUX LEVEL AUX LEVEL DIRECT ASSIGN TO TAP...

Page 21: ...L OUT LEFT R AES EBU DIGITAL OUT LEFT R AUX 11 12 AUX 9 10 PHNS 2 LEFT PHNS 1 LEFT TAPE 9 16 AUX SOLO 1 of 8 AUX 1 of 8 MASTER LEVEL D A 2 TRK C 2 TRK B 2 TRK A MASTER L R DIG IN 2 DIG IN 1 CONTROL ROOM SELECT A B C LEVEL MAIN NEARFIELD LEVEL DIM LEVEL DIM METERS SOLO CONTROL MONO R LEFT MASTER FADER PHONES SELECT TO SOLO BUS TALKBACK SOLO LEVEL AUX SOLO 9 10 AUX 9 10 MASTER AUX SOLO 11 12 AUX 11 ...

Page 22: ...l up 10 dB pan cntr 3 dB fat DSP digital trim compressor 4 band EQ channel fader pan 0 level up 10 dB ch aux level mix 0 0 0 22 dBu max out Aux send 0 0 level up 10 dB 0 22 dBu max out Bus 1 8 Studio Out Phones 1 2 st aux pan cntr 3 dB 0 0 level up 10 0 TRS 22 dBu max out Main L R XLR 28 dBu max out 0 22 dBu max out Control Room Max Level Unity gain 0 Mackie Effects gain up 12 dB EQ gain dn 12 dB ...

Page 23: ...work Dither Apogee UV22 16 bit Super CD Encoding onboard AnalogInput OutputSection Output Level 0 dBu 0 775V RMS Left and Right Outputs 22 dBu balanced 1 4 TRS 28 dBu balanced XLR Bus Tape out 22 dBu balanced 1 4 TRS Aux sends 22 dBu balanced 1 4 TRS Inserts 22 dBu unbalanced 1 4 TRS ChannelSection mic line Line input balanced 1 4 TRS input Mic Input balanced XLR input Preamp dynamic range 114 dB ...

Page 24: ...ual Chapter 1 page 18 PhysicalDimensions 37 6 955mm 8 7 221mm 27 1 688mm D8B CONSOLE SHIPPING WEIGHT 73 lbs 33 1 kg D8B CPU SHIPPING WEIGHT 50 lbs 22 7 kg 19 00 48 3cm CPU 17 25 43 8cm 5 25 13 3cm 3U 20 50 8cm ...

Page 25: ...the VGA screen typical boot is about 30 seconds 11 Place the 2nd floppy disk in the drive when prompted by the installation software UpdatingSoftware Software upgrades can easily be downloaded from the Mackie website at www mackie com Find the D8B section and select Downloads Always read the Release notes that accompany the software downloads They contain valuable infor mation specific to the curr...

Page 26: ... program available for purchase and trial download from http www aladdinsys com shrinkwrap index html Once you have ShrinkWrap installed substitute these steps for steps 3 6 in the above directions 3 Launch ShrinkWrap 4 Select Write Image back to Disk from the Image menu command B 5 Locate the image file labeled d8b3xxxx Install 1 img that was extracted onto your hard drive 6 ShrinkWrap will promp...

Page 27: ...D8B Manual Chapter 2 page 21 Chapter 2 Where Is It ...

Page 28: ...IN OUT TDIF ADAT OPTICAL ANALOG IN ANALOG OUT ANALOG I O This is where you plug in the optional I O cards of your choosing to customize the Digital 8 Bus for your own application There are three slots assigned as TAPE IN OUTS Each slot provides I O for 8 channels so you can add up to 24 tape sends and returns or additional inputs and outputs TO TAPE OUTPUT The D8B can route any channel in Fader Ba...

Page 29: ...ER L R 8DigitalEffectsCardSlots Room for four separate effects cards MFX Mackie Effects card with two stereo processors UFX Universal DSP engine with functions dependent on specific plug in effects Each card is capable of four discrete mono two ste reo or one stereo and two mono effects Aux sends 1 12 internally route to the four card locations Using the configurable plug in architecture insert pl...

Page 30: ... andC Balanced 1 4 TRS inputs for receiving line level analog signals from a 2 track recorder The separate left right pairs feed the 2 TRACK A B and C buses in the control room monitor ing section Can accept balanced and unbalanced signals AUXOUTSection There are 12 Aux sends available Auxes 1 8 provide mono 1 4 TRS ana log line level outputs Auxes 9 and 10 are linked together as a stereo pair of ...

Page 31: ...he 9 pin keyboard connector Note Turn the Digital 8 Bus OFF before connecting these devices The Digital 8 Bus must boot up with these peripheral devices connected in order for them to work properly 3 TheSVGAMonitor A hi density 15 pin D Sub connector is provided to connect an SVGA monitor Use at least a 17 multisync SVGA monitor ca pable of 1024 X 768 resolution and a 72Hz refresh rate Larger moni...

Page 32: ...apshots Careful notes as to their status should be manually archived as in written down for future reference However if TRIMs are all left at unity gain or at least left untouched throughout the entire session the console is capable of perfect total recall We highly recommend this technique 2 Mic LineButton On channels 1 12 only This button selects between the Mic In put XLR and the Line Input 1 4...

Page 33: ...when working with solos across mul tiple fader banks Aux Solo is accomplished by selecting an aux bus then pressing the SOLO button by the Master V Pot When this solo light is on the Master V Pot adjusts the solo level Soloing multiple channels is accomplished by holding the shift key onboard or keyboard while pressing the solo buttons on all desired channels or by holding one solo down while pres...

Page 34: ...d to select and deselect multiple channels The Master L R Fader which controls the signal level going to the L R stereo bus All 96 channels are always active However only 24 are available at a time from the control surface up to 48 are available through the on screen interface The buttons used to select the active fader set are MIC LINE TRACK TAPE IN MONITOR EFFECTS MASTERS MIC LINE TRACK Fader Ba...

Page 35: ...r for smooth fades Remotely controls level via DSP doesn t pass audio like a traditional fader dB level ranges from 10 dB fully on to fully off Mixdown Solo level control Provides level adjustment to tape outputs if desired MasterV PotSection MASTER PAN SOLO MASTERV Pot Acts as the Master level control for the cur rently selected Aux bus In all surround mode settings the MASTER V Pot acts as the f...

Page 36: ...d to the corresponding 1 4 jack on the rear of the console and to an internal effects processor Patching from the Aux 1 8 jacks does not interrupt the signal flow to the internal pro cessors Each Aux 1 8 acts as a mono send to a stereo internal effects processor MFX card only UFX cards offer complete flexibility Auxes patched to the IVL Vocal Studio effects return to four channels either in stereo...

Page 37: ... when pressing Talkback or depressing the foot pedal or to the Studio monitor system when pressing Talkback to Studio Left RightLEDLadders MasterMeters Located above the Talkback Mic Indicates the signal level of whatever is se lected in the Control Room section When Solo is selected the Master Meters indi cate the level of the combined soloed channels When Mono is selected in the Control Room sec...

Page 38: ...ect buttons and V Pots used to select and adjust options that show up in the Fat Channel VFD Pressing Select above a Fat Channel V Pot lets the user adjust or scroll through the pertinent options V Pots rotate 360 and display the relative adjustment positions as provided by eleven discrete LEDs PREVIOUSandNEXTarrows Pages the VFD to more parameters whenever more than four adjustments can be made T...

Page 39: ...l surface or on screen LOADPATCHbutton Press this button to load an individual EQ compressor or gate into the currently selected channel Plug in settings previously stored in the onboard library can be loaded into an FX card DSP type must be selected first SAVEPATCHbutton Press this button to store an individual EQ compressor or gate into the current Fat Channel or plug in setting to the onboard l...

Page 40: ...o the Phones output AUX11 12 Assigns the Aux 11 12 mix to the Phones output COPYMIXTOCUEbutton Pressing this causes all channel settings to be copied to the channel V Pots for the selected CUE MIX 1 Aux 9 10 or CUE MIX 2 Aux 11 12 This is a very quick way to copy the MASTER L R mix including effects to the phones output which can then be easily fine tuned CONTROLROOMbutton Assigns whatever is sele...

Page 41: ...Pot This is an excellent way to set a fixed level offset between monitor sets DIMbutton Quickly attenuates the control room monitors by 20 dB This is very useful for phone calls or visits from the neighborhood volume cop TALKBACKbutton Routes the signal arriving at the in panel Talkback Mic to Phones Cue Mixes 1 and 2 and to Studio Out if Talkback to Studio is selected ClipboardSection Provides cu...

Page 42: ... the individual channels can be assigned or removed from the Master L R bus Mic Line FX and Returns Channels 1 72 can all be assigned in this way to the L R Master bus ROUTETOTAPEbutton Assigns a selected channel to any or all of the 24 tape outputs Any of the 48 channels as well as any internal FX returns Alt I O return or Bus 1 8 can be assigned to one or more or all 24 Tape Outputs When ROUTE T...

Page 43: ...l automation parameters other than faders mutes and pan In order to record an automation pass record ing every automatable parameter FADERS MUTES PAN and ALL must be activated Parameters selected by the ALL button are Aux 1 12 levels Aux 9 12 pans Master Aux levels Digital Trim all channel DSP functions EQ and Dynamics plus Plug in Effects parame ters bus assignments surround panning etc AUTOTOUCH...

Page 44: ...ates the loading of previously saved ses sion files from the hard drive or floppy disk Sessions can be scanned in the Fat Channel display by pressing the first two SELECT but tons on the left or by turning the far left V Pot GROUPbutton Brings up the Group menu in the Fat Channel display This is a virtual group function where faders and mutes are linked to one master fader solo and mute button in ...

Page 45: ...o complete the action Pressing the number keys while holding CON TROL scrolls through the on screen interface windows ENTERbutton Initiates numeric changes that have been typed into the snapshot locate position or range display from the console number but tons or standard IBM style keyboard connected to the console Pressing CONTROL and ENTER increases the SNAPSHOT or LOCATOR selection control surf...

Page 46: ...en locate point FASTFWDbutton Engages external machine to fast forward with no given locate point STOPbutton Stops external machines at the current position Note The STOP button lights when time code is not being received by the D8B PLAYbutton Engages external machine to play at normal speeds from the current location SMPTE VIEW SET TIME MINUTES HOURS SECONDS FRAMES BARS BEATS LOOP TICKS POSITION ...

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Page 48: ...fader level When FADER MOTORS is turned off in the automation section fader level can only be adjusted on screen Fader Bank 2 can be viewed on screen along with any other selected Fader Bank Ctrl 8 or on screen Faders button To set fader to unity gain click anywhere in the fader throw region while holding down Control on the keyboard Right click a channel fader and drag across several adjacent fad...

Page 49: ...d even when other channels are soloed For example if you always want to hear the FX along with any soloed channels put the FX channel in Solo Isolate mode Not active during PFL solo status Can also be turned on and off in the Channel List Ctrl B SELECT Activates a channel for modification of any FAT Channel parameters Double click Select to view on screen Fat Channel ALT Solo Isolate Drag opt Quic...

Page 50: ...buttons Note If the RECord process isn t working as expected verify that Record Safe is not checked in the Options Transport menu With Record Safe selected checked neither the D8B or any connected devices will enter record mode AUXSendLevels Click and drag on the level indicator bar from left to right to increase the Aux send and drag from right to left to decrease the level The red bar indicates ...

Page 51: ...ut entering the Fat Channel Click on the EQ line and drag up or down to boost or cut frequency ranges All four bands can be adjusted here Click on any boost or cut then drag right to raise the selected frequency or left to lower it Control click on any boost or cut then drag left to increase bandwidth or right to decrease it Note Right click in the box to open an edit menu This menu provides optio...

Page 52: ... Notice in this mode when the TAPE Bank is selected a change in the fader displays a change in the Tape Output level indicator MultitrackDirectOuts A hyphen in the OUT box indicates no direct out assignment Click and hold in the OUT box to see the Tape Out list Drag down the list to the desired output then release the mouse button Fader Banks 1 2 3 and the BUS OUTS 1 8 in Bank 4 can be routed to t...

Page 53: ...nywhere in the fader throw to instantly snap to that level MASTERS EFFECTS TAPE AND LINEbuttons These are the on screen fader bank selectors LINE is Fader Bank 1 TAPE is Fader Bank 2 EFFECTS is Fader Bank 3 MASTERS is Fader Bank 4 The Feedback Loop Caution Caution Caution Caution Caution When Bank to Outputs is selected from the TAPE IN bank or anytime you assign to a tape track from a tape return...

Page 54: ...ral channels to copy its level to each DIGITALTRIM 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 TRACKINGLEVEL This button activates...

Page 55: ... Playback device at this point This insert is a great choice for bus mastering with channel DSP and subsequent routing to the Main L R output POSTInsert The POST Insert accesses the signal immedi ately past the EQ circuit and before the channel meter and fader This an excellent patch point for individual channel effects where it s appropriate to send the equalized and dynamically controlled signal...

Page 56: ...to faders from another bank this feature is a life saver Simply click on the channel number and select the desired channel Press the on screen channel number icon to reveal the Channel List Drag to select the desired channel for this location and release When a different channel is selected for a location there is no effect on any other channels For example if you select to move channel 30 to the ...

Page 57: ...List Mix Editor Fat Channel or any menu screen with a CLOSE icon in the upper right corner SaveSession Ctrl S Press Ctrl S or click the File menu drag down to Save and release Saves the current session to its assigned hard drive or floppy disk If you don t choose to activate the D8B automatic save feature press Ctrl S often to ensure against lost work stuff happens SaveSessionAs Click the File men...

Page 58: ...le menu Reset Template command TheDesktopWindow Ctrl D The Desktop offers file management features unavailable from the onboard Fat Channel VFD such as deleting files flushing the Toilet mount ing and refreshing drives and copying multiple files or folders Use the Desktop to Copy files between floppy disks and the internal hard drive Flush files to the toilet delete Create new files Rename files D...

Page 59: ...eem to have ended up where you thought you put it or you ve swapped floppy disks selecting Mount Refresh Drives will update a file directory window to display its current contents Select All Selects everything that s selectable in the open window Note Anytimeyousavepatches EQ compressor gate plug ins etc theMackieOSdefaultstotheUserPresets folder Don t fight this procedure To guarantee that your f...

Page 60: ...heir default settings or to off The History List keeps a running list of the Edit choices for later recall CopyChannel s Ctrl C Places selected data on the clipboard awaiting reassignment Copying data has no effect on the data being copied Copied data is reassigned using the Paste command Paste Channels or the Paste button in the onboard Clipboard section PasteChannels Ctrl V Replaces the data in ...

Page 61: ...leted time is equal to the length of the selected region Functions on any number of selected channel regions InsertGlobalTime With the Mix Editor open this feature globally inserts a region of no data change at the selected start point on all channels for all data Selecting Insert Global Time in the Edit menu opens a window with settings for the insert start point and length of time inserted Delet...

Page 62: ...y disables automation playback on the individual channel regardless of the global Bypass status Disabled is a safe area that you can use to prevent automation playback from chasing and overwriting your latest edits before you get a chance to commit the settings The Disabled feature is also handy for setting up parameters within the context of a mix relative to whether other individual channels or ...

Page 63: ...nder the Write mode in the Fat Channel Display to toggle between the enabled and locked states Shortcuts Note the previous click shortcut the last click has a memory if it was on a like parameter You can also click and swipe down the list to change the column to the value that s toggled by the click Isolate This turns Solo Isolate on and off When Solo Isolate is on the channel or track remains on ...

Page 64: ...he settings The features are outlined as follows Any two Odd even or Even odd contiguous channel strips may be linked For example channels 5 and 6 or FX1 and FX2 or channels 6 and 7 or Group Masters 2 and 3 A channel may be paired with only one other channel strip in its bank If channel 5 is linked with channel 4 it may not be simultaneously linked with channel 6 Channels may be paired across bank...

Page 65: ...ders to off Affects faders only including the MASTER L R fader Does not affect other channel parameters AdjustChannelDelay This feature provides a means to shift channels in time relative to each other Select the channels that will remain at the original position all unselected channels will be offset by the selected number of samples 255 This feature helps compensate for phase and timing discrepa...

Page 66: ...tly crafted and structured yet the entire track needs to come up a couple dB in the mix fear not Select Trim Levels start time code enter WRITE mode and with one move increase vocal track fader 2 dB throughout the duration of the pass Note Trim Levels automation writes linked parameters independently on linked channels AutoTouch Called AUTO TOUCH on the control surface Readies all selected automat...

Page 67: ...t of record status simply press PLAY STOP REWIND or FAST FWD One Button Punch affects only the punch in procedure The punch out procedure is the same no matter what the status of One Button Punch hit any other transport button to punch out ThePluginsMenu Plugins Ctrl P This command opens the Plugin Configuration window It is here that plug ins are selected inputs are chosen to feed plug ins and st...

Page 68: ...w the input meter is yellow 7 Manually set up the desired effect or select from effects presets 8 To hear the effect unmute the appropriate channels and then raise the appropriate faders in the control surface EFFECTS bank BasicUFXUseProcedure 1 Open the Plugin Configuration window 2 Select the desired Stereo or Mono MODE status Change status by simply clicking on the current MODE status button 3 ...

Page 69: ...Cards Erase UFX Memory Let s take a quick look at each menu item About This window displays the OS version software authors artist etc HotKeys The more of these key commands you learn the faster and more efficient you ll be at recording Some adjustments are necessary on the control surface or with the mouse but many control settings flow very quickly from the keyboard Once you begin to incorporate...

Page 70: ... a master console for further mix processing If using the buses for digital audio all allowances for word sync must be made both consoles need to be clocked from the same source Note All of these Ethernet messages are broadcast from any given control surface that is on line and transmitting or receiving Updating only occurs after the connection is established and the link parameters are modified N...

Page 71: ...ng but not the source setting Apogee Clock Internal or Word Clock setting Word clock connections must still be made using real live cables Automation This links the automation control across the network For example enabling automation by selecting ALL in the AUTOMATION section enablesALLautomationineachnetworked D8B with Automation selected Load Save This links the Load and Save commands across th...

Page 72: ... at the bottom of the Licensing window The 12 digit ESN is made from numbers 0 9 and letters A F It is unique to the D8B processor and is not the serial number label on the rear of the control surface or CPU chassis 2 You will also need your plug in s serial number which is printed on the floppy disk label 3 To obtain the unlock code have the ESN and plug in serial number ready Then you have two o...

Page 73: ... leave levels at the current state or to snap levels back to the original punch in state The purpose of the Write Flyback feature is to establish a rough mix on any given channel at the point when the channel is first punched in so that a default level may be maintained right up to 23 59 59 29 Whether Write Flyback is enabled or not any subsequent punches that occur after the last dynamic event on...

Page 74: ...ation procedure Doing so could damage the servo motors Note This procedure is only available from the Mix Options Setup window on the screen Locator MMC MIDI File Tempo Map Import a MIDI Tempo Map from a standard MIDI File to synchronize the D8B Bars Beats Ticks display with your MIDI sequencer MTC reference Note Tempo Map only recognizes 4 4 meter Default Tempo Sets the automatically set MIDI tem...

Page 75: ...r or set of parameters from a snapshot change If for example you ve set all the basic EQs in the first snapshot it might be efficient to filter EQ changes out of any new or subsequently recalled snapshots In this way the original equalization settings remain active throughout Filters are selectable on each snapshot Parameters which can be filtered from changes are Fader EQ Phase Mute Compression P...

Page 76: ...rs the snapshot list in ascending numerical order Select All Ctrl A Highlights all snapshots in the list TheSurroundWindow Ctrl 3 The surround window offers precise control over image positioning in any mixing panorama along with individual subwoofer level and depth of center control Surround position control is available from the control surface by using the individual Channel pan for L R positio...

Page 77: ...nd modes available Stereo Quad LCRS 5 1 7 1 Surround mode selection is accomplished in the Mix Options Setup window The Surround Mode setting determines the look and functional ity of the SURROUND SOUND pan window Each Surround Mode shares similarities in functional ity yet there are also differences in functionality Surround modes other than stereo use 4 to 8 speakers While mixing in surround the...

Page 78: ...eaker 3 is Front Center speaker 4 is the Subwoofer and speakers 5 and 6 are Rear L R 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 panne...

Page 79: ... are reset are not stored on the Clipboard and therefore they are not available for Paste functions However a reset can be reversed by selecting Undo in the Surround Sound window Menu or by pressing Ctrl Z Open Surround This action opens the Surround Files folder where previously saved surround settings are stored Highlight the desired setting and click Open or simply double click on the item to a...

Page 80: ...nts can be entered on the fly by simply clicking the New button at the desired time during playback Selected Locate points can be updated by clicking the Store button to overwrite with the current time Automation Parameters These settings activate and deactivate the write status of all automation parameters In addition Bypass controls the read playback status for all automation data BYPASS When th...

Page 81: ...Editor can view a single channel with all of its parameters or by selecting the Channel View checkbox you can view multiple channels of one parameter type plus a background event of a different type This allows you to view for example 12 EQ parameter tracks stacked on top of one another or 6 stacked pan automation curves Automation Event curves are displayed as dots actually small squares that rep...

Page 82: ... the displayed number of automation tracks or parameters up and down arrows choices are 1 2 3 4 6 12 and 24 tracks when clicked with the mouse The keyboard arrows are mapped to control the same view display changes when the Mix Editor is open using modifier keys as follows Press the Alt key on the keyboard along with the left right arrows to scroll across the Mix Editor timeline Press the Control ...

Page 83: ...arrows are clicked with the mouse highlighted data regions can be moved back and forth in time left right arrows or values within the highlighted regions may be incrementally increased or decreased by using the up down arrows The resolution of these moves is relative to the current screen resolution so the greater the zoom in value the finer the resolution of any modifications Using the nudge arro...

Page 84: ...0Hz to 20kHz frequency sweep on each British EQ Low band hi pass filter 2 mid parametric bands and a high band low pass filter British H P Low band hi pass filter 3 upper parametric bands EQ types are saved and recalled with patches snapshots and sessions and transferred via clipboard operations The Fat Channel overview is opened and closed by clicking on the Fat Channel button in the lower menu b...

Page 85: ...uction with the needle all the way to the right As the signal level increases above the Threshold setting of the Compressor the needle moves down indicating the amount of compression being applied at any given moment in time to a maximum of 20 dB of reduction Note that the Reduction meter is triggered by the Compressor function only and does not indicate the closing or opening of the gate Threshol...

Page 86: ...itionally on the I O signal meter there is a signal present indicator the green LED which lights if the signal is above minus infinity dB the same minimum range as the channel meter bars At 20 dBFS the needle movement kicks in The red LED on the bottom right of the meter is a gate threshold indicator and lights up to indicate when the Gate is on Remember that additional channel metering is found o...

Page 87: ...rim Press Control while clicking the knob to set the Digital Trim to unity gain Write Highlight this button to put the selected channel into automation Write Ready mode This cannot be activated when the console is in automation BYPASS mode Pan Pan channel in the L R spectrum Hold Control and click on the PAN button to snap to center position Solo Highlight SOLO to solo the channel Press S on the k...

Page 88: ...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 eq...

Page 89: ...ime position to the time reference window of the highlighted Event Automation Track item Run Event Alt R Click any where in the event row to highlight it Choose Run Event from the Edit menu to activate send all event data to the designated destination For example when Run Event is selected while a snapshot event is highlighted the snapshot data is instantly loaded into the D8B Avoids having to run...

Page 90: ...tches so if you haven t saved any patches you won t see any items on the list Time Window Enter the exact frame accurate time for the automation event data to be activated Click each time segment and drag up or down to increase the time setting Time settings are also selectable by pressing the Tab key until the appropriate time field is highlighted then entering the number from the numeric keypad ...

Page 91: ...nsole from a sequencer or control a sequencer from the console Note that MIDI program changes may also be used to trigger D8B snapshots Snapshot program change messages may occur simultaneously with MIDI Map control messaging The shorter length MIDI program change messages allow for much greater MIDI bandwidth utilization and in some cases can accomplish the required control without totally mappin...

Page 92: ...ional commands Open MIDI Map Recalls a saved MIDI Map from disk If a map is currently in place it will be entirely overwritten by the map from disk upon loading Save MIDI Map As Saves the current MIDI map to disk as a Map file which is available for recall at a later date MIDI Channel Sets the global MIDI channel for the entire map Delete MIDI Route Deletes the currently selected Route s within th...

Page 93: ...D8B Manual Chapter 4 page 87 Chapter 4 Applications ...

Page 94: ...y ChannelConfiguration Planning This actually has a lot to do with how well any audio experience unfolds If you know where you re headed with track expectations and instru mentation you ll be able to make better choices along the way Plan plan again think about it then plan some more Devise a mock up of the final track sheet before you begin recording You ll know more about how to get where you wa...

Page 95: ...system Enjoy the creative process SetupWindow The Setup Window is very important to the functionality of the Digital 8 Bus Its settings determine how the console functions within its own architecture as well as how it interfaces with other digital equipment Follow the checklist on the next page to verify that each Setup Window parameter is intentionally set For specific recommendations for various...

Page 96: ... 1 8 Type Inputs and Outputs Stereo I O settings Licensing Displays authorization status locked or unlocked of D8B plug ins Enables installation and authorization of plug ins Displays mixer serial number Mix Options Surround Mode selection and Bus arming Aux 1 8 global Pre Post selection Selection of One Button Punch Record Safe Use PreRoll Use Write Ready Write Flyback MIDI Snapshots Solo Latch L...

Page 97: ...connection for ADAT is made with a fiber optic cable sometimes referred to as lightpipe This connection provides 8 channels of digital audio You can purchase this cable from your Alesis dealer Monster Cable Hosa or other cable manufacturer Connections for DA 88 The connection for T DIF 1 is made with a 25 pin D Sub connector This connection provides 8 channels of bidirectional digital audio This c...

Page 98: ...etc 1 Loosen the four spring loaded screws on the blank cover plate to the FX card slot you want to fill 2 With your finger in the hole on the FX card and the components on the circuit board facing to the left push the card firmly into the white connector slots so it fits snugly Do not touch any of the circuit board components or solder joints 3 Replace the cover plate and tighten the screws secur...

Page 99: ... the card so the top and bottom edges fit into the white guide slots Do not touch any of the circuit board components or solder joints 3 Be sure to push the card in all the way until the front of the I O card is flush with the back panel of the D8B This may require a good solid push so don t be shy 4 Tighten the spring loaded screws on the I O card securely using a slotted screwdriver DO NOT OVERT...

Page 100: ...nnections are tightly secured ConnectingADAT Lightpipe Multitrack s Install DIO 8 or OPT 8 card into one or more of the D8B TAPE CARD slots Using a fiber optic lightpipe cable connect the D8B Optical output to the ADAT Digital input con nector Using a fiber optic lightpipe cable connect the ADAT Digital output connector to the D8B optical input If the D8B is to be the slave the sync source should ...

Page 101: ...et to External in the Setup Digital I O window Connecting TDIF Digital Usea25 pinD subdigitalcable TDIF toconnect the D8B Digital I O connector to the TASCAM MDM e g DA 88 Digital I O connector for up to 32 tracks 8 channels per card of flexible and assignable digital audio including the ALT I O In addition connect the Sync output from the DIO 8cardtotheWordSyncinputoftheDA 88 This connection indi...

Page 102: ...ANK SELECT EFFECTS MIC LINE TAPE IN Press phantom power button on the rear of the console for necessary mic inputs 11 MIC MIC 48V PH LINE IN INSERT 48V PH LINE IN INSERT 12 Note Condenser mics and active DIs use phantom power Moving coil mics ribbon mics and most electronic instruments don t need phantom power Press Mic button on channels using microphone inputs MIC Configure Auxes for desired Pre...

Page 103: ...Assign lights on for all desired channels Or look onscreen to verify all necessary channels have L R button highlighted in Bus Assign section Set Master Fader to Unity position Turn channel faders up to hear instrument or mic As each channel is verified and audible press channel mute Assign Fader Bank 1 channels to desired tape track inputs Place tape inputs in record ready to verify signal at mac...

Page 104: ...channel V Pots to adjust the D8B output level to tape If you want to monitor from the multitrack remove the MIC LINE Bank from the L R mix This has no effect on the output to tape Adjust control room monitor mix from TAPE IN Bank Verify channel assignment to the L R bus Set levels in headphone system for musicians Aux 9 10 and 11 12 are perfect for stereo headphone sends It s often convenient for ...

Page 105: ... that Master Output is connected to the mixdown machine The mix should be arriving at the mixdown recorder It s good to check this as part of your tracking process At the conclusion of a session the artist will probably want to take a rough mix for evaluation you ll look better if it s already set to go MASTER OUT MASTER OUT L R CR MAIN BUS OUT 1 8 SURROUND OUT CR NEAR FIELD L R L R L R Record a p...

Page 106: ...ignment Section refer to Chapter 2 for review Monitoring Connect the outputs from the recorders to the TAPE Inputs on the Digital 8 Bus This allows you to monitor the signal as it s being recorded assuming your recorder has that capability To do this Assign channels 25 48 or whatever channels are being used for tape returns to the L R bus In the Control Room Section assign MASTER L R as the Contro...

Page 107: ... TLKBK 1 LINE IN INSERT AUX 1 13 19 14 20 15 21 16 22 17 23 18 24 ANALOG I O BUS OUT 1 8 SURROUND OUT MASTER OUT L R ANALOG I O ANALOG I O TO TAPE FROM TAPE TO TAPE FROM TAPE TO TAPE FROM TAPE Sync Interface Powered near field monitor speakers MIDI IN OUT Rear of Remote CPU Optional AIO 8 Cards Direct Box Internal Digital Audio Signal Path FX Card 1 To FX Return 1 and 2 Fader Bank 3 To FX Return 3...

Page 108: ...en though the D8B has plenty of headroom and very little noise it s still a good idea to verify optimum levels With channel faders off set the Master Fader at Unity Select Master L R in the Control Room section and adjust the speaker level to a moderately con servative level about 9 00 2 TRACK A DIGITAL IN 1 2 TRACK B DIGITAL IN 2 2 TRACK C MASTER L R NEAR FIELD MAIN CONTROL ROOM SPEAKER LEVEL MON...

Page 109: ...INE IN INSERT AUX 10 10 LINE IN INSERT AUX 11 11 LINE IN INSERT AUX 12 12 LINE IN MASTER OUT CR MAIN CR NEAR FIELD 2 TRACK A 2 TRACK B 2 TRACK C STUDIO OUT PHNS 1 PHNS 2 PNCH I 0 TLKBK 1 LINE IN INSERT AUX 1 13 19 14 20 15 21 16 22 17 23 18 24 BUS OUT 1 8 SURROUND OUT MASTER OUT L R ANALOG I O ANALOG I O ANALOG I O TO TAPE FROM TAPE TO TAPE FROM TAPE TO TAPE FROM TAPE 2 Track Recorder 2 inch 24 tr...

Page 110: ... plug in selector buttons 3 Select the plug in you want to adjust by clicking on its button 4 Plug ins are organized in the order of the aux buses they correspond to Note In the plug in windows clicking directly on the Effects patch name displays a large pop up menu of Factory or User patch names which points to available patches in your working directory s Presets folder Always save your custom p...

Page 111: ...P module names If you create some effects that you really like we suggest that you name them and store them to disk For ease of retrieval and organization create a dedicated effects folder and keep all your working effects patches there Don t forget to use the EQ portion of the effects module during patch creation It certainly can enhance the sound of any given patch SettingUpPlug ins Press Ctrl P...

Page 112: ...ut of an external EQ or dynamics processor Connect the insert cable return side to the external device output All channel level adjustments past the insert are dependent on the external device control settings since the entire channel signal passes through the device Dynamic and EQ control should occur only once in any given signal path Avoid subjecting any signal path to multiple stages of dynami...

Page 113: ...y and should be verified MMC DEVICE ID Some 8 track digital recorders require that you define the device ID numbers used for each recorder in the MIDI Machine Controller Typically tracks 1 8 are device 0 tracks 9 16 are device 1 and tracks 17 24 are device 2 so these are the default settings ONE BUTTON PUNCH You can also select whether to press the PLAY and RECORD buttons to enter record mode or j...

Page 114: ...gress together through the digital data stream one sample at a time This is called sample accurate sync Each system works in reference to one master device Forty eight thousand times a second or whatever the common sample rate is digital slaves keep track of the word clock status of the master device they only output the next sample when the master device outputs the next sample This type of syste...

Page 115: ...ord clock Draw a digital word clock flow chart for your system This will help you verify a logical connection scheme One piece of equipment connected incorrectly can mess up your entire system Rats The following illustration shows a common sync setup using the Digital 8 Bus as the master word clock source and a hub to distribute to other digitally connected devices Modular Digital Multitrack Modul...

Page 116: ...ecord playback device transport is engaged you see a question mark flashing in the right most portion of the control surface VFD TroubleshootingWordClockProblems Troubleshoot through the system from the master through the slaves Connect the first two devices and verify their functionality Once they re up and running add the next device and so on This is the most efficient manner to check out a sys...

Page 117: ...umulate too much noise If you re seeing the project through to the end you have three primary options Don t dither If your music is always loud loud loud loud you might not need to worry about dither because dither really only helps audio quality at low levels However if there is a fade out in your song then of course everything isn t always loud and you ll want to take advantage of the UV22 proce...

Page 118: ...ct three snakes between the HDR24 96 Inputs bottom connector and the corresponding D8B Tape Outputs top connector 2 Connect three snakes between the HDR24 96 Outputs top connector and the corresponding D8B Tape Inputs bottom connector HDR24 96Settings 1 Set the Sample Clock to Internal 2 Set the Sample Rate and Bit Depth according to your preference It is not necessary to set the D8B and HDR24 96 ...

Page 119: ... Sample Clock to Internal if it is a clock slave set it to Word Clock and depress the 75 Ω termination switch on the Sync card 3 Set the Sample Rate to 44 1kHz or 48kHz according to your preference TDIF Hookup with DIO 8 Digital 8 Bus APOGEE SYNC APOGEE Word Clock Out Word Clock In Word Clock Out HDR24 96 as Master Word Clock Out D8B as Master TDIF Connection APOGEE DIGITAL I O SYNC IN OUT TDIF AD...

Page 120: ...l Outputs to the Optical Inputs on the corresponding D8B I O cards 2 Connect three ADAT Optical cables from the HDR24 96 Optical Inputs to the Optical Outputs on the corresponding D8B I O cards 3 When ADAT Optical is used the D8B must have a Clock I O card installed To make the D8B the clock master connect its Word Clock Out to the HDR24 96 Word Clock In To make the HDR24 96 the clock master conne...

Page 121: ...e then set the Apogee Clock to Word Clock Set the Sample Rate to match the Sample Rate selected on the HDR24 96 ADAT Optical In ADAT Optical Out Digital 8 Bus OPT 8 Cards HDR 24 96 OPT 8 Cards ADAT Optical In ADAT Optical Out ADAT Optical Hookup with OPT 8 APOGEE SYNC APOGEE Word Clock Out Word Clock In Word Clock Out HDR24 96 as Master Word Clock Out D8B as Master Word Clock In Word Clock Out Apo...

Page 122: ...the 75Ω termination switch on the Sync card 2 Set the Sample Rate to 44 1kHz or 48kHz according to your preference ConsoleSettings 1 If the D8B is the clock master set the Sample Rate to either 44 1kHz or 48kHz and set the Apogee Clock to Internal in the Digital I O Setup window If it is a clock slave then set the Apogee Clock to Word Clock Set the Sample Rate to match the Sample Rate selected on ...

Page 123: ... to SYNC IN of the second slave and so on Settings D8B 1 Open the Setup window 2 Click on Digital I O to open the Digital I O dialog box 3 Click on each Tape Input and Output box and select ADAT for each DIO 8 card installed 4 Set Samplerate to match the sample rate of the formatted ADAT tapes typically 48kHz or 44 1kHz ADATs 1 Select DIGITAL IN on the ADAT front panel Modular Digital Multitrack C...

Page 124: ...les between the BRC REMOTE OUT TO ADAT and the first ADAT s SYNC IN connector Then connect the sync cables in a daisy chain fashion between the remaining ADATs 4 Connect MIDI cables between the MIDI OUT connector on the Digital 8 Bus Remote CPU and the MIDI IN connector on the BRC and between the MIDI IN connector on the Digital 8 Bus Remote CPU and the MIDI OUT connector on the BRC Settings Graph...

Page 125: ...PT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION TAPE 1 8 TAPE 9 16 TAPE 17 24 DIGITAL EFFECTS CARDS DIGITAL I O SYNC ALT I O TAPE IN OUTS DIGITAL I O 1 AES EBU DIGITAL I O 2 S PDIF OUT IN IN OUT A B C D WORD CLOCK OUT APOGEE CLOCK I O WORD CLOCK IN APOGEE DIGITAL I O SYNC IN OUT TDIF ADAT OPTICAL APOGEE DIGITAL I O SYNC IN OUT TDIF ADAT OPTICAL APOGEE DIGITAL I O SYNC IN OUT TDIF A...

Page 126: ...ct MIDI cables between the MIDI OUT connector on the Digital 8 Bus Remote CPU and the MIDI IN connector on the Sync Box and between the MIDI IN connector on the Digital 8 Bus Remote CPU and the MIDI OUT connector on the Sync Box Settings D8B 1 Open the Setup window by pressing Ctrl 1 or Setup in the bottom menu bar on screen 2 Click Digital I O to open the Digital I O dialog box 3 Click each Tape ...

Page 127: ...VICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION TAPE 1 8 TAPE 9 16 TAPE 17 24 DIGITAL EFFECTS CARDS DIGITAL I O SYNC ALT I O TAPE IN OUTS DIGITAL I O 1 AES EBU DIGITAL I O 2 S PDIF OUT IN IN OUT A B C D APOGEE DIGITAL I O SYNC IN OUT TDIF ADAT OPTICAL APOGEE DIGITAL I O SYNC IN OUT TDIF ADAT OPTICAL APOGEE DIGITAL I...

Page 128: ... IN connector on the Digital 8 Bus Remote CPU and the MIDI OUT connector on the MMC 38 or SY 88 Settings MMC 38 1 Set SW2 DIP switches 6 and 7 to the up position All other switches should be in the down position SY 88 1 DIP switches on the SY 88 are set internally The DIP switches labeled S2 assign the device ID numbers see the TASCAM SY 88 Owner s Manual for ID setup information TASCAM DA 38 DA 8...

Page 129: ...ARDS DIGITAL I O SYNC ALT I O TAPE IN OUTS DIGITAL I O 1 AES EBU DIGITAL I O 2 S PDIF OUT IN IN OUT A B C D CONSOLE DATA PARALLEL VIDEO SERIAL KEYBOARD MOUSE CONCEIVED DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED BY MACKIE DESIGNS INC WOODINVILLE WA USA MADE IN USA FABRIQUE AU USA COPYRIGHT 1997 THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGN INC MACKIE DIGITAL SYSTEMS D8B AND THE RUNNING MAN ...

Page 130: ...audio interface lightpipe input Likewise connect the lightpipe output from the digital audio interface to the D8Bs lightpipe input 2 Connect the digital audio interface to the computer per the manufacturer s specifications Settings D8B 1 Open the Setup window 2 Click Digital I O to open the Digital I O dialog box 3 Click each Tape Input and Output box and select the appropriate setting for each ca...

Page 131: ... I O 1 AES EBU DIGITAL I O 2 S PDIF OUT IN IN OUT A B C D APOGEE DIGITAL I O SYNC IN OUT TDIF ADAT OPTICAL APOGEE DIGITAL I O SYNC IN OUT TDIF SYNC ADAT OPTICAL APOGEE DIGITAL I O IN OUT TDIF ADAT OPTICAL DATA AND SYNCHRONIZATION I O PARALLEL MOUSE CONCEIVED DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED BY MACKIE DESIGNS INC WOODINVILLE WA USA MADE IN USA FABRIQUE AU USA COPYRIGHT 1997 THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS OR...

Page 132: ...tor use Test each instrument and mic to verify level at console input meter Adjust input trim for a reading around 15 on the meter Press L R in the ASSIGNMENT section to confirm Assign lights on for all desired channels Or look on screen to verify all channels have L R button highlighted in Bus Assign section Live Application Tip 1 Buses 1 8 don t sum to L R Mix internally Therefore to utilize bus...

Page 133: ...ALOG I O ANALOG I O TO TAPE FROM TAPE TO TAPE FROM TAPE TO TAPE FROM TAPE OUT Digital I O AES EBU IN Optional AIO 8 Cards Mic Preamps CR1604 VLZ Backup Vocals Percussion Mics Horn Section Mics Drum Mics Lead Vocals Stereo Processor Processor internal digital audio signal path FX Card 1 To FX Return 3 and 4 Fader Bank 3 To FX Return 1 and 2 Fader Bank 3 Cassette Deck 2 Track DAT 8 Track Analog Reco...

Page 134: ... free up five extra tracks by bouncing these down to one track or free up four extra tracks if you want to bounce them down to a stereo pair of tracks The following steps show an example of how to bounce tracks 1 6 down to tracks 7 and 8 by using Bus 1 and 2 By using Buses 1 and 2 whatever pan positioning you ve set up is retained 1 Select Fader Bank 2 by clicking the TAPE button next to the Maste...

Page 135: ...t Snapshots will playback in the same time and order that you selected them To fine tune snapshot placement open the sequence track and adjust the time position in the MIDI sequence Dynamic Automation Dynamic automation is a function of the D8B automation system The power and flexibility offered by the D8B is awesome This one tool can revolutionize the way you do music Each new automation pass hel...

Page 136: ...of your mix status you won t be far from repair Determine that your mix is solid enough that you d like to have all parameters written as defaults Don t get too freaked out about this you ll be tweaking the mix to perfection anyway Verify that all channels are selected by choosing each of the four fader banks and confirming that all SELECT buttons are highlighted Select Set Default Levels from the...

Page 137: ...n ready status yellow lights blinking until the RECORD button is pressed in the control surface Transport section or the on screen Locator window Press the D8B Record Button Press the RECORD button on the control surface in the transport control section or in the on screen Locator window Once record status has been achieved the blinking yellow lights remain solid until the transport stops or the W...

Page 138: ...e that the faders all snap to unity position Choose Automation Mode Even though TRIM LEVELS is selected and the faders all move to unity position the automa tion modes still retain their operational character Use Channel Faders to Boost or Cut Previously Automated Channel Data The faders automatically set at unity so they can be easily used to boost or cut the previously adjusted track content Thi...

Page 139: ...D8B Manual Appendices page 133 Appendices ...

Page 140: ...ble for any damage that occurs due to non factory packaging 5 Include a legible note stating your name shipping address no P O boxes daytime phone number RA number and a detailed description of the problem including how we can duplicate it 6 Write the RA number in BIG PRINT on top of the box It must appear on the outside of the box 7 Ship the product to us We recommend United Parcel Service UPS We...

Page 141: ... turning down the signal source volume control Solo the signal source and listen to it in the Control Room Output or with headphones in the Phones output Select PFL SOLO in the Studio Solo Section Make sure the SOLO LEVEL control is turned up in the Studio Solo Section and the Control Room LEVEL control is turned up in the Control Room Section If the signal sounds bad with PFL SOLO selected the pr...

Page 142: ... is selected the audio signal is muted for that voice The small number to the left of each button corresponds to the Harmony Ensemble voice that it affects Note The Digital 8 Bus ships with one MFX Mackie Effects card installed You can load it with either the Mackie Effects plug in or the IVL Vocal Studio plug in TheIVLVocalStudiosoftwarewillrunindemonstration mode where it times out after about 1...

Page 143: ...rmines how much higher or lower the harmony note is than the lead note In SmartChord and Smart Key modes the intervals are intelligent that is they will sharpen or flatten automatically to make the harmonies sound musically correct For Pitch Shift the interval chosen is always in parallel with the lead regardless of the key and scale Gender The gender of each harmony voice can be changed to create...

Page 144: ...SmartKey control modes the interval settings are divided into seven coarse steps Each step directs the voice in a different way The following table describes the individual intervals in musical and nonmusical terms Note that although the descriptions for the SmartChord and SmartKey intervals are similar SmartChord intervals follow the lead voice loosely and SmartKey intervals follow the lead voice...

Page 145: ... the detune amounts are fixed at their settings With random selected the detune amounts are randomly generated from 0 detune to the setting for each harmony voice Detune is very useful for two different applications 1 Harmonies Detuning each harmony voice can create natural sounding harmonies In real life nobody sings perfectly in tune so why should the IVL Vocal Studio have to 2 Doubling Detuning...

Page 146: ...n quality to the harmony voices The majority of singers use some amount of vibrato Basically Vibrato is like the modulation wheel on a keyboard which modulates a harmony voice s pitch by a small amount The Vibrato presets are based on the amount of modulation the rate of the modulation and when the modulation starts Number Name Description 0 off no vibrato 1 Light low depth medium rate with onset ...

Page 147: ... shallow slope will fade the harmony notes out after the MIDI trigger is released Steep slopes will make instantaneous attacks and releases SmartChord SmartChord uses the intelligent harmonies of the Vocal Studio in conjunction with a MIDI keyboard hooked up to the D8B On the keyboard you would play the chords of a song in real time with the lead vocal IVL Vocal Studio recognizes the chords and cr...

Page 148: ...an also take one or two of the effect voices and put them in octave positions for interesting effects too Reverb When any of the harmony modes are being used you can also add a reverb harmony effect However to engage the reverb harmony effect you must be in Stereo Output mode This sends your harmonies to one set of stereo returns on your D8B and your reverb to another set of stereo returns Reverb ...

Page 149: ...ne to be forced Once you have set the octave trigger the note you want using the Pitch Controller keyboard As long as you are holding triggering the note with the mouse or MIDI keyboard the vocal line will sing the corrected pitch indefinitely Only when you release the note will the vocal line return to the original pitch An external MIDI keyboard can also be used to give immediate access to multi...

Page 150: ... an input source In the following example we have chosen the Aux 5 Bus as the input to the plug in installed in slot 5 When a plug in is fed from an aux bus its output appears on the FX Return channels faders in the EFFECTS bank The return channel is determined by the slot number and whether the effect output is mono or stereo For example a reverb with a mono input and stereo output that is instal...

Page 151: ... you want using up to 20 characters 5 Select INTERNAL default hard drive or FLOPPY 6 Click Save to complete the operation A new sub folder can be easily created to help organize custom patches To Load a Preset 1 Click Mem A or Mem B to choose the memory location from which to load the file 2 Click and hold the Menu button 3 Select Load Plug in to open a file The Load Preset File dialog box appears...

Page 152: ...ecode to the console the POSITION readout will change to show time code is being received 3 Move a parameter or recall a patch user or factory preset Subsequent edits to any recorded automation moves may be performed in the Mix Editor Enable the channel view by clicking on the Channel View button then choose the plug in you wish to view from the page drop down menu This displays a list of availabl...

Page 153: ...a channel insert point is selected the plug in output returns to the channel The FX return path is disconnected although the plug in output is still displayed on the FX return channel meter A plug in channel insert assignment can be made from the Plugin Configuration window or from a pull down menu from the mixer screen Plug in Configuration Window Pre DSP Pull down Post DSP Pull down This assignm...

Page 154: ...ery so often always trust your ears first This can be accomplished from the console or GUI Pre FaderandPost FaderAuxiliarySends Normally effect sends are post fader so the signal sent to the effect follows the program level in the mix Occasionally you may wish to feed an effect from a pre fader source so that the signal level from the aux control is independent of the channel fader position Aux se...

Page 155: ... lower left on the D8B mixer screen Plugins button opens the Patch Configuration window or Ctrl P on the keyboard Here the Delay Factor plug in is selected for display TheFXReturnChannel Switch the D8B Bank Select to EFFECTS 49 72 and bring up faders one and two channels 49 and 50 You will also see meter activity associated with these channels ...

Page 156: ...nk Alt A Channel Select Fader Bank Select All Faders Alt Shift A Channel Select All Faders Time Code Counter set time s enter tab s enter click on counter s enter Sort by column title in window tab highlight column enter click on title in window New Open Save Snap Locate any listing window Windowviews Ctrl numberorletter bothopensandclosesthesewindows Feature Surface Keyboard Mouse click or pull d...

Page 157: ...elected Faders Alt up down arrows Channel Link Hold adjacent Select s Ctrl L Channel Channel Link Unlink Hold adjacent Select s Ctrl U Channel Unlink Adjust Channel Delay Channel Adjust Channel Delay Reset Channel Delay Channel Reset Channel Delay Reset Channel Layout Channel Reset Channel Layout Write toggle Write W enable Write E or Shift W disable Solo toggle Solo S enable Solo D or Shift S dis...

Page 158: ...Click bus any mouse button swipe either direction DSP function On off toggles Phase EQ Gate Compressor Click button any mouse button swipe either direction Bypass Automation Bypass Automation Bypass Automation in Locator window Motor Faders off Motor Faders off button Toggle checkbox edit field Mouse Click Mix Editor Shortcuts Highlight from Selection Click and drag over area Use Highlighter I Bea...

Page 159: ...only Note OFF Mute off 01 Mute off 01 Aftertouch Keys 00 7F 00 7F Pan control range Channel 127L to 127R Pitch Bend X X Control Change 00 7F 00 7F Fader level Tx Rx assignable per D8B channel strip via the Channel List Program Change True number 00 7F 00 7F Rcv Omni System Exclusive note 3 X See note 3 System Common Song Pos X X Song Sel X X Tune Req X X System Real time Clock X MTC Commands X X L...

Page 160: ...s HD44 Series DB25 to specify connector Connector options 4 male 4 female XLR or DB25 Standard lengths 5 10 15 20 25 feet HosaTechnology Inc 6920 Hermosa Circle Buena Park CA 90620 Tel 714 736 9270 Fax 714 522 4540 http www hosatech com AIO 8 Analog Interface Cables DTP Series DB25 to 8 1 4 TRS DTF Series DB25 to 8 female XLR s DTM Series DB25 to 8 male XLR s Standard lengths 3 4 5 7 meters DIO 8 ...

Page 161: ...Inc 135 E Kalamazoo Ave Kalamazoo MI 49007 Tel 800 253 7360 Fax 616 388 9681 http ww procosound com AIO 8 Analog Interface Cables DA 88 XM Series DB25 to 8 male XLR s DA 88 XF Series DB25 to 8 female XLR s DA 88 BQ Series DB25 to 8 1 4 TRS connectors Standard lengths 5 10 15 20 feet OtherCables In addition to the companies listed above the following companies supply individual 110Ω AES EBU and or ...

Page 162: ...s 60 Mutes 60 Pan 60 Trim Levels 60 Write Flyback 60 Write Ready Mode 61 Aux 1 8 Buttons 30 Aux 9 10 and 11 12 30 34 48 98 Aux Buttons 1 8 48 Aux Out Section 24 Aux Pans 9 10 and 11 12 45 Aux Send Levels 44 Aux Sends 23 81 Aux Solo 27 B Bank Selection 12 BBT 39 68 76 130 Block Diagram 14 BNC Sync 22 Bouncing Summing Using Bus Outs 128 British EQ 78 British H P 78 Bus 1 8 Buttons 36 Bus Assignment ...

Page 163: ...D8B HDR 24 Setup 112 Data 25 Date and Time 64 DAW 124 dbx 4 Default Tempo 68 Delete Events Alt Delete 83 Delete Events DEL 54 Delete Files DELETE 53 Delete Global Time 55 Delete Time 55 Depth of Center 71 82 Desktop File Menu 53 Cut Copy Paste Rename Duplicate Files 53 Delete Files DELETE 53 Mount Refresh Drives 53 New Folder Ctrl N 53 Select All 53 Desktop Window Ctrl D 52 64 Desktop File Menu 53...

Page 164: ... 67 Fiber Optic 22 Figures ADAT Optical Hookup to HDR24 96 OPT 8 115 AES EBU Hookup to HDR24 96 PDI 8 116 Analog Hookup to HDR24 96 AIO 8 112 Analog Recording Mixdown Hookup Example 103 Connecting ADAT Lightpipe 94 Connecting TDIF Digital 95 Connecting the Analog Multitrack 94 Connecting the D8B to ADATs Using an External Sync 121 Connecting the Digital 8 Bus for Live Sound Live R 127 Connecting t...

Page 165: ...eo 136 Pitch Correct Mode 138 Keyboard Octave Select 138 Pitch Bend Range 138 143 Pitch Bender 138 142 Pitch Controller 138 143 Slope 138 143 Pitch Recognition 136 Processing Mode 136 Harmony 136 Pitch Correct 136 Voice Muting 136 J Jog Shuttle Button 40 K Key Input 81 Keyboard 6 25 L L R Button 36 L F E 82 L R Output Assignments 47 Label Fader 42 LCRS 72 Level to Tape 30 46 48 60 98 Licensing 66 ...

Page 166: ... Editor Window Ctrl 5 75 Auto Follow 75 Auto follow Checkbox 76 Auto scroll Checkbox 76 Channel View 76 Cue Points 77 Edit Tools 75 Eraser Tool 76 Highlighter Tool the I beam 76 Magnify Tool 76 Pointer Tool Hand Tool 76 Flip View Icon 77 Nudge Arrows 77 Page and Back Pull downs 76 Time Code Displays 76 Zoom Arrows 76 Mix Options 66 Mixdown Recorder 10 Mixdown Setup 12 102 Mixdown Solo 27 33 MMC 25...

Page 167: ...o Tools 124 Program Changes 25 67 108 Proper Sync Connection 109 Punch I O 24 Punch Run 56 Q Quad 72 Quick EQ Box 45 Quick Select Fat Channel 43 R Range Display 39 Rear Panel Description 22 Rec Rdy 26 Record 40 44 Record Safe 44 61 67 Redo Ctrl Shift Z 54 Relative Offset 58 Remote CPU Description 25 Renumber 70 Repair 134 Reset Channel Delay 59 Reset Channel Layout 59 Reset Template 52 Returns 23 ...

Page 168: ...tion 65 Status Bits 66 Stereo 71 Stereo I O 38 66 111 Stop Button 40 Store Button 40 Store Snapshot 70 Studio Level Button 34 Studio Out L R 24 Studio Vision Pro 124 Studio Solo Section 33 AFL SOLO 33 CLEAR SOLO 34 MIXDOWN SOLO 33 PFL SOLO 33 RUDE SOLO LIGHT 34 SOLO LEVEL 34 STUDIO LEVEL 34 TALKBACK LEVEL 34 TALKBACK TO STUDIO 34 Subnet 69 Surge Protector 6 Surround Mode 66 Surround Modes 71 5 1 7...

Page 169: ...35 43 44 48 V Pot Assign Section 30 Aux 1 8 Buttons 30 Aux 11 12 30 Aux 9 10 30 CHANNEL Select Display 32 DIGITAL TRIM 31 Level to Tape 30 Master Meters 31 Talkback Mic 31 Vacuum Fluorescent Display 7 VFD 7 32 Video Monitor 6 Video Port 6 Virtual Group 38 Voice Muting 136 W What Type of Data Can Be Automated 129 Whirlwind 155 Windows 19 Windows Menu 63 About 63 Close All Ctrl 64 Desktop Ctrl D 64 ...

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