Mackie Digital 8Bus D8B v5.1, Owner'S Manual

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D8B Manual • Chapter 3 • page 46
Digital Trim
• The digital trim is a gain stage that allows you to
adjust the input level to the channel before the
channel DSP. This can be useful for tracks that
were recorded at a very low level.
• The blue bar above the Compressor, Gate, EQ, and
Phase buttons graphically indicates the digital
trim level.
• While adjusting digital trim, the track number
window below the Auxes displays the digital trim
level.
• Click and drag left or right to change the trim
level.
• Control-click to set trim level to unity.
• Right-click and drag to copy trim level across
multiple channels.
Level To Tape
• The red bar above the Digital Trim indicates Level
To Tape.
• Click and drag left or right to change the level.
• Control-click to set level to unity.
• Right-click and drag to copy trim level across
multiple channels.
• Faders to Tape mode (Options menu) ties the
source channel fader to the tape level output.
Multitrack Direct Outs
• Fader Banks 1, 2, 3, and the BUS OUTS 1–8 (in
Bank 4) can be routed to the direct outs 1–24.
• 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.
• Click on “Reset Channel Only” to deselect all tape
output assignments for the selected channel.
• Click on “Reset All” to globally deselect all
channel and bank tape output assignments.
• Click on “Bank to Outputs” to send all 24 channels
on the current bank to consecutive tape tracks.
• Click on “Set Channel to All” to send the selected
channel to all 24 tape outputs. This is a
convenient way to track a single mic or
instrument while overdubbing (for the umpteenth
time) to multiple tracks. Simply select the desired
record track on the multitrack recorder. The
signal will always be there for you.