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Mackie DL1608 Reference Guide V1.2

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Here’s a setup for all the musicians out there who whine for “more me” in the mix. Set up and connect each 

musician’s instrument, the PA and monitors just like they would be in any other live situation. 

The house engineer’s iPad is connected and locked to the DL1608 where he/she will set the LR main mix,  

as well as get the 2-track recording of the band’s live show. 

Up to 10 iPads may be connected to the DL1608 wirelessly. As such, each band member may control  their 

own mix from their own “station”. As seen in the illustration above, the vocalist, guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, 

drummist and DJist each have an iPad. Six musicians, six iPads, six auxes. Coincidence? We think not. Whining 

problem solved!

Live Sound: Self-Engineered

Keyboardist

Bassist

Vocalist

Guitarist

Wireless

Router

(Wi-Fi)

Engineer’s

Headphones

Drummist

DJist

Summary of Contents for DL1608

Page 1: ...Mackie DL1608 Reference Guide V1 2 1...

Page 2: ...d the user s authority to operate the equipment under FCC rules 19 This apparatus does not exceed the Class A Class B whichever is applicable limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as...

Page 3: ...duction 12 iPad Tray Insert Removal for the original iPad 12 iPad Tray Insert Reinstall for the all iPads except the original 13 iPad Dock Connector 14 PadLock 15 Gain Knobs 16 Sig OL LEDs 16 Phones O...

Page 4: ...Two Main Views 30 Mixer View 30 Channel View 31 Grow Glow Current Parameter Display and The Swipe Zone 32 Chapter 6 Mixer View Channel Strips 34 Introduction 34 The Swipe Zone 34 EQ Curve 35 Mute 35...

Page 5: ...d Peaking Band 3 54 High Shelving Band 4 54 Shelf Bell 55 HPF On Off and Frequency 56 DL1608 EQ at a Glance 57 Chapter 10 Channel View Gate and Compression 58 Introduction 58 The Swipe Zone 58 Gate On...

Page 6: ...8 Delay 1 68 Delay 2 68 Feedback 68 Damping 68 Chapter 12 Channel View Graphic EQ 69 Introduction 69 The Swipe Zone 69 Graphic EQ On Off 69 31 Band EQ 69 Draw 70 DL1608 Graphic EQ at a Glance 71 Chapt...

Page 7: ...Recall Safe 85 Shows 86 Presets 88 Factory Presets vs User Presets 89 Channel Presets vs DSP Presets 92 Appendix A Service Information 95 Troubleshooting 95 Repair 96 Appendix B iPad Optimizations 97...

Page 8: ...al processing compressors limiters gates EQs is assumed This guide provides the following resources A general overview of the DL1608 s facilities and features Disection by disection description of eac...

Page 9: ...t on stage to ring out monitors Personal monitor mixing Use up to 10 iPad devices simultaneously Total control from your iPad Intuitive Master Fader app Grow Glow visual feedback Preset and snapshot r...

Page 10: ...performance of 24 bit Cirrus Logic AD DA converters the Mackie DL1608 delivers unparalleled sound quality Add to that eight balanced outputs and you have a mixer that not only provides incredible dyn...

Page 11: ...install apps for gaming business education entertainment social networking sports travel music and more All this from nearly anywhere in the world Hold on a second what was that last one Music Yep mu...

Page 12: ...and insert the amazing fit is achieved by utilizing two center rails and curved supports on the sides There are also two guides above the iPad creating the perfect alignment needed for docking The res...

Page 13: ...If we can we will do it and we look forward to the opportunity For now though the iPad tray insert only needs to be reinstalled if you are mixing with the iPad 2 or iPad 3rd generation Here s how to...

Page 14: ...t mates with the iPad dock connector This connection serves multiple purposes For one as long as the DL1608 is plugged in and turned on the iPad will charge More importantly recording and playback are...

Page 15: ...the iPad not shown the PadLock needs to be attached by moving it right to left horizontal green arrows NOT downward This ensures that the foam compresses against the iPad and holds it solidly in place...

Page 16: ...tra headroom before clipping Sig OL LEDs This dual colored LED will illuminate green when the channel s input signal is present indicating signal It will remain lit so long as there is signal above 20...

Page 17: ...DL1608 and rotate the outer ring clockwise to lock Do not over tighten Screw until there is resistance then stop Connect the female end of the line cord to The Power Block and plug the male end into...

Page 18: ...n phantom power is engaged be sure that the master fader is down when connecting microphones to the mic inputs to prevent pops from getting through the PA It is not a good idea to enable the phantom p...

Page 19: ...ital consoles but the DL1608 is quite unique It would be wise to check out Chapter 8 Level Setting Procedure pages 49 50 the first time you set levels on this mixer Thanks in advance L R Main Outs The...

Page 20: ...ollows 1 4 TRS Balanced Mono Wiring Sleeve Shield Tip Hot Ring Cold To connect unbalanced lines to these inputs use a 1 4 mono TS phone plug wired as follows 1 4 TS Unbalanced Mono Wiring Sleeve Shiel...

Page 21: ...work connector In a perfect world this button would just sit there without a care in the world umbrella drink in hand beach surf and sun on a daily basis In all likelihood this button will live his he...

Page 22: ...gnment and should not be used Routers with a single Ethernet port often will not work well with the DL1608 for this reason 3 802 11n 5GHz Believe it or not those numbers are not just a bunch of mumbo...

Page 23: ...not already You should have to follow these instructions only once for each iPad connected to the router After that they should connect automatically Now tap Settings on the iPad Settings lands you h...

Page 24: ...the connection to the router It should be noted here that by default many routers will NOT be password protected In the occurrence that yours has a pre configured password from the factory you should...

Page 25: ...easy for you to recall but difficult for others to hack This prevents strangers from joining your network and controlling the DL1608 so pick a good password 3 Band No we re not here to talk about you...

Page 26: ...d and install the Master Fader app Via iTunes on Mac or PC for example However the easiest and fastest way to download and install it is directly from the iPad You ve downloaded apps on an iPad before...

Page 27: ...that the Master Fader app has already been downloaded and installed In this case you re probably good to go However it is a good idea to go to the App Store to check for updates You will want the late...

Page 28: ...ad Please do NOT exit the Master Fader app power cycle the mixer or otherwise interrupt the upgrade has several meanings For example 1 taking a snapshot of the screen 2 checking email 3 updating apps...

Page 29: ...will become a master dragger of the master fader in no time Flicking is similar to dragging but faster In fact flicking could be compared to a slap shot in hockey Flicking will be used mostly to view...

Page 30: ...and output for the DL1608 exist here All 16 channel strips plus the reverb delay and iPad channel strips are present along with a thumbnail view of each channel s EQ curve mute pan slider gain reducti...

Page 31: ...witch between processors or left and right to switch between channels 3 the master fader strip which resides vertically on the far right of the screen 4 the navigation bar which lies horizontally at t...

Page 32: ...ent parameter display is conveniently located dead center on the navigation bar at the top of whatever view is open It constantly updates to display the channel and the value of the current parameter...

Page 33: ...en input channels Swipe up and down on the output channels to switch between graphic EQ and the output compressor limiter There is no swipe zone in tools presets and snapshots The screen flow shown be...

Page 34: ...l signal processing is taking place for that channel The mixer view displays eight channels at a time as well as the navigation bar and master fader Take a look at the image below It is the first visu...

Page 35: ...l fader all the way down Mute buttons illuminate red when engaged and are gray when disengaged Pan Pan allows you to adjust how much of the signal channel is sent to the left versus the right outputs...

Page 36: ...if the input meter remains consistently yellow If the input is too high overloading a clip indicator at the top of the meter will illuminate red If clipping occurs reduce the gain Red clipping 3 dBFS...

Page 37: ...mute button If no channels are soloed you will hear the LR signal through the headphones Channel ID Button Each channel ID button name and image is user editable Simply tap the button at the very bot...

Page 38: ...currently reside on your iPad Select Icon Or select from a multitude of built in icons at your disposal Clear Image Believe it or not tapping here will clear the image for that channel Since we alread...

Page 39: ...ecomes a balance slider on these two channels now acting as a stereo balance It allows you to adjust how much of the left or right output signals are heard Touch and drag the sliders left or right to...

Page 40: ...t allows you to adjust how much of the left or right output signals are heard Touch and drag the sliders left or right to make adjustments Center it to hear the output equally from the left and right...

Page 41: ...be just as you left it This is where you control the volume and EQ Heed our advice and raise the iPad channel fader slowly Most mastered music coming off the iPad is loud As the fader rises so should...

Page 42: ...ll head back to the top of the master fader and work our way down Output Selector Output Channels The mixer view shows a fader for each channel Initially this fader controls the level to the LR output...

Page 43: ...t know that there is no way you would ever see the image as shown below as only one output may be selected at any given time The image is just a point of reference Graphic EQ The master fader EQ displ...

Page 44: ...m Knight Rider when looking at the gain reduction meter To learn more about the output compressor limiter check out chapter 13 starting on page 72 Master Fader and Output Meters As discussed the maste...

Page 45: ...e and time the recording started No worries if the selected output is changed during recording Recording will continue on as if nothing happened until recording is stopped manually Master Fader suppor...

Page 46: ...AFL so the fader level will affect the signal you hear in the headphones The solo button illuminates orange when engaged and is gray when disengaged When any input or output is soloed a rude solo butt...

Page 47: ...he name you want followed by a carriage return Note the text change between the button shown to the left Main versus the one as shown below PA For familiarity this is the same keyboard that is used fo...

Page 48: ...dle of the gray bar snaps the picture and the icon in the upper right corner selects between the front and back camera on the iPad Camera is unavailable on the first generation iPad Select Photo Here...

Page 49: ...r engage the phantom power switch on the rear panel of the mixer 2 Let There Be Rock Use your voice play the instrument or play the line level source at the same volume as it would be during normal us...

Page 50: ...etting procedure starting on the previous page 2 Hearing Aid We like your ears and are quite sure that you do too Make sure the phones knob is fully counter clockwise before continuing 3 Cover Thy Ear...

Page 51: ...and 3 also have adjustable Q bandwidth Bands 1 and 4 also have adjustable Q bandwidth when in Bell mode Bands 1 and 4 may be independently switched to shelving bands using the switches located between...

Page 52: ...utton to turn EQ on or off It will illuminate green when engaged as seen on the previous page and is gray when disengaged as seen below Additionally the EQ curve at the top of the channel fader switch...

Page 53: ...next page Q bandwidth is changed by pinching the ball Double tap an EQ ball to reset its gain to zero Low Shelving Band 1 The low EQ provides up to 15 dB of boost or cut from 20 Hz to 20 kHz This fre...

Page 54: ...sizzle to cymbals an overall sense of transparency or an edge to keyboards vocals guitar and bacon frying Turn it down a little to reduce sibilance or harsh treble Although the Q control does adjust...

Page 55: ...hen shelf is engaged Shelf EQ Bell boosts frequencies near the cut off point then slowly decreases until it reaches a gain of zero When engaged the EQ becomes a parametric filter rather than a shelvin...

Page 56: ...a rate of 12 dB octave The slope for the HPF is adjustable by sliding the HPF ball or HPF slider left and right Simply tap the HPF button near the lower left corner of the screen to engage the high p...

Page 57: ...able Off On On High Band Type Parametric Shelf Shelf Low Band Type Parametric Shelf Shelf High Gain 15 dB 15 dB 0 dB High Freq 20 Hz 20 kHz 12 kHz High Q Shelf Slope 0 5 16 2 High Mid Gain 15 dB 15 dB...

Page 58: ...osses the threshold again as long as it remains above the threshold for longer than the attack setting After the hold time passes the gain falls at a rate determined by the release setting The range c...

Page 59: ...n the 10 20 dB range allows some amount of signal leakage when the gate is closed which may make its action more subtle less abrupt and therefore less noticeable The range of the gated signal varies f...

Page 60: ...of the compressor varies from 1 1 to inf 1 Attack Attack determines how quickly the compressor reacts once the signal is above threshold Short attack times allow compressing on short transients while...

Page 61: ...the compressor ranges from 0 to 20 dB DL1608 Gate at a Glance DL1608 Compression at a Glance Parameter Low Value High Value Default Gate Enable Off On On Threshold 80 dBFS 0 dBFS 80 dBFS Attack 0 ms 3...

Page 62: ...turn configuration so the learning curve is kept to a minimum The FX are essentially conjoined reverb on top delay just below The sends and returns for the current channel are displayed here This allo...

Page 63: ...verb and delay output selector The reverb and delay send meters display the summed signals from all channel sends post send master Put another way this shows the total signal going into the FX process...

Page 64: ...such moving the return reverb fader up and down also moves the reverb channel fader up and down This works with the delay return channel and delay return fader as well There are no reverb or delay re...

Page 65: ...he reverberation persistence of sound in a typical medium room A medium room would be good for thickening up a bass sound without it sounding muddy Large Room The large room reverb simulates the rever...

Page 66: ...ng increases or decreases the decay time of the higher frequencies relative to the overall decay time That is the amount of sound reflections that make up the reverb Lower values sound thinner while h...

Page 67: ...n used on vocals for a 1950 s era feel or on guitars for a surf type tone Stereo The stereo delay is a stereo version of the mono delay with a left and right input and a left and right output Each sid...

Page 68: ...lay image if you would rather tap the preferred delay tempo Delay 1 Multi Tap This slider sets one delay time in milliseconds from 10 ms to 1600 ms A tap 1 button resides in the upper left corner of t...

Page 69: ...raphic EQ On Off The graphic EQ button is located near the upper left corner of the screen This allows for true bypass of the graphic EQ circuitry to ensure that there is no coloration of the signal i...

Page 70: ...e the slider balls currently reside and the sliders will snap to the corresponding position Engage draw to quickly create a basic GEQ outline then disengage draw to fine tune any of the 31 bands one b...

Page 71: ...12 dB 12 dB 0 dB 250 Hz Gain 12 dB 12 dB 0 dB 315 Hz Gain 12 dB 12 dB 0 dB 400 Hz Gain 12 dB 12 dB 0 dB 500 Hz Gain 12 dB 12 dB 0 dB 630 Hz Gain 12 dB 12 dB 0 dB 800 Hz Gain 12 dB 12 dB 0 dB 1 kHz Ga...

Page 72: ...he output level increases linearly until the threshold point is reached After that point the output level no longer increases linearly Instead it increases at a reduced rate determined by the ratio se...

Page 73: ...1 to inf 1 Attack Attack determines how quickly the compressor reacts once the signal is above threshold Short attack times allow compressing on short transients while longer attack times cause these...

Page 74: ...ent parameter display shows the current channel system name Ch 1 followed by the custom user name Kick the current parameter value off and current parameter name Fader for just about every control or...

Page 75: ...not control a DL1608 whether physically connected to the mixer or not In fact the iPad need not be anywhere near the mixer You could be 35 000 feet up in the air traveling to your next gig setting up...

Page 76: ...DL1608 console and it is automatically selected When this happens a pop up appears indicating that the console is connecting and synchronizing the current show and then the current state If the curre...

Page 77: ...ireless DL1608 by tapping it Notice that it just bounces back to the wired device This is indicated by a grayed out DL1608 icon in the wireless selection However the offline icon is not grayed out ind...

Page 78: ...ce connected and it is trying to reconnect We know because the DL1608 icon is still there and the wireless selection is highlighted blue If you would prefer to stay permanently disconnected even when...

Page 79: ...reless please follow the steps outlined below in order 1 Connect the iPad wired just to ensure that the app works 2 Follow the directions again as listed in Chapter 4 DL1608 Hardware Wireless Setup pa...

Page 80: ...other than DL1608 Well you might have two DL1608s and want to identify between them on the wireless network The mixer may be named from either a wired or wireless iPad As a hardware setting the name...

Page 81: ...able to choose the quality of the recording sample rate 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz and recording bit depth settings 16 bit or 24 bit The current settings are located underneath the Connected Device Name Simpl...

Page 82: ...d right arrow in the upper right corner of the document Printing the documents from here is also an option Podcast Tap the Podcast link to open the iTunes podcast page in iTunes or on the Podcast app...

Page 83: ...in order Multiple shows may be created but only one show is loaded at a time on the DL1608 hardware 4 Presets Presets save input and output parameters on individual channels and on particular DSP blo...

Page 84: ...and add another New button to the end of the snapshot list This is similar to a Store button on other consoles Touching a snapshot button other than 0 or New will display a popover with the following...

Page 85: ...ed and are gray when disengaged The following are available for recall safe Channels 1 16 Reverb Controls reverb send and return Delay Controls delay send and return iPad Main LR Aux sends 1 6 When re...

Page 86: ...n to the end of the show list Touching a show button other than Default or New will display a popover with the following options Load Loads the show and the snapshots contained in the show onto the co...

Page 87: ...rrent show and need to update the copy on the iPad A confirmation dialog will appear Name When the name button is pressed use the onscreen keyboard to rename the show Simply begin typing to replace th...

Page 88: ...8 factory presets will be displayed at one time Just scroll up to view the other factory presets if available There are also user presets These may be created for each preset type The number of user p...

Page 89: ...tings It s certainly easier to make updates from a factory preset versus updating parameters from a zeroed out board User presets are shown below the factory presets and each name and image is user ed...

Page 90: ...four choices Use Camera If you re familiar with how the camera on the iPad works then you re in luck this one works the exact same way The encircled camera icon in the middle of the gray bar snaps the...

Page 91: ...elect the photo from the camera roll in select photo This preset is set name image and most importantly settings Delete The delete button deletes the currently selected preset This is a permanent dele...

Page 92: ...an input or output channel This includes EQ and HPF gate compressor and graphic EQ DSP presets do NOT change the on off state This allows a user to audition presets with the processor on or off as de...

Page 93: ...the EQ on off From the gate compressor channel view there are three preset choices to choose from the entire input channel just the channel s gate or just the channel s compressor Tap which one you pr...

Page 94: ...preset for the entire output channel or just the graphic EQ Tap which one you prefer And from the compressor limiter channel view you are able to choose between setting a preset for the entire output...

Page 95: ...ound or non sound issues try following the level setting procedure as outlined in chapter 8 pages 49 50 to verify that all of the volume controls in the system are properly adjusted There are no user...

Page 96: ...the wireless DL1608 from the tools devices screen Are you running the latest and greatest master fader and DL1608 firmware Go to the App Store and check for an update as described on pages 27 28 Did y...

Page 97: ...your iPad for other ways to optimize your iPad All of the following tips and tricks may be found by going to Settings General on the iPad iPad Optimization 1 Lock the iPad so it doesn t turn off in t...

Page 98: ...V1 2 98 iPad Optimization 3 Allows you to press three faders simultaneously Go to Settings General Accessibility Simply turn Zoom off iPad Optimization 4 Disable 3G Data TDMA so the iPad is Wi Fi only...

Page 99: ...tch to Mute Now flip the side switch on the iPad next to the volume up down switch so that the orange dot is visible It indicates that the iPad is indeed muted except for the music apps OR Use Side Sw...

Page 100: ...kHz 1 dBFS 0 005 Noise Dynamic Range Signal to Noise Ratio EIN 150 termination 128 dBu Mic input to Main Output A weighted Channel and main faders at unity 79 dBu Faders down 90 dBu Crosstalk adjacen...

Page 101: ...LR 21 dBu 1 4 30 dBu Gain XLR 0 to 60 dB 1 4 20 to 40 dB 48V Phantom Power XLR 48 VDC 10 mA max per mic with up to eight simultaneously 5 mA max per mic with up to 16 simultaneously Analog Main Out L...

Page 102: ...rnet Control Complete Simultaneous Control 10 iPad Devices iPad Support iOS Version Requirement 5 0 or greater iPad Version Requirement Original iPad iPad 2 iPad 3rd generation Power External Supply Y...

Page 103: ...in the U S and other countries All other marks are Registered Trademarks or Trademarks of LOUD Technologies in the United States and other countries DL1608 Patent Pending Made for iPad means that an...

Page 104: ...Mackie DL1608 Reference Guide V1 2 104 DL1608 Dimensions 11 5 in 291 mm 15 4 in 391 mm 3 7 in 95 mm 1 6 in 40 mm Weight 7 9 lb 3 1 kg 4 5 in 115 mm 59 1 in 1500 mm 2 1 in 53 mm 1 5 in 38 mm...

Page 105: ...5 mm 1 5 in 39 mm 3 0 in 77 mm 0 6 in 16 mm 0 354 in 9 mm iPad 1 bottom 0 520 in 13 2 mm iPad 2 bottom 0 535 in 13 6 mm iPad 3 bottom 19 0 in 483 mm Nine rack spaces 15 6 in 395 mm 1 5 in 39 mm 3 0 in...

Page 106: ...ocessing From Channel 1 Input Channel 13 Input Channel 14 16 Balance Aux 1 Aux 2 6 Fader Fader Fader DAC FX A FX B Mute FX Stereo Return A Level Pan Assign Sends FX Stereo Return B Fader Solo Balance...

Page 107: ...r of Mackie HD1501 powered subwoofers which are connected to a pair of Mackie HD1221 powered loudspeakers Aux sends 1 4 are sent to four separate SRM450v2 powered loudspeakers set up as monitors for t...

Page 108: ...LR main mix as well as get the 2 track recording of the band s live show Up to 10 iPads may be connected to the DL1608 wirelessly As such each band member may control their own mix from their own sta...

Page 109: ...DI box etc TO the snake The main PA and monitors receive input FROM the snake Also notice that there is only one iPad in this illustration It only takes one engineer and one iPad to run both mains and...

Page 110: ...o time Start by setting up and connecting each musician s instrument just like they would be in any other live situation When you run out of inputs on the first DL1608 start using inputs on the second...

Page 111: ...Rack Mount Kit Installation Instructions that were included with the Rack Mount Kit The dog ate them you say Likely story actually You know why The DL1608 has actually been ready to be unleashed to t...

Page 112: ...classic balanced audio circuit the output is carried on two leads high or and low or which are isolated from the circuit ground by exactly the same impedance A symmetrical balanced output carries the...

Page 113: ...ency response curve A dip in an EQ curve looks like a valley or a dip Dipping with an equalizer reduces a range of frequencies See guacamole Doubling A delay effect where the original signal is mixed...

Page 114: ...OH Front Of House See house and main house speakers No engineer ever goes to the BOH because there s never enough time to drink beer Frequency The number of times an event repeats itself in a given pe...

Page 115: ...f dips refer to dipping Hertz The unit of frequency equal to 1 cycle per second 1000 Hz equals 1 kHz House In audio land the house refers to the systems and even persons responsible for the primary so...

Page 116: ...o be picky a two channel mix of many microphones panned left and right is a stereo mix of mono sources Monaural listening and therefore mono compatibility of a stereo mix is more important than you mi...

Page 117: ...resent an in phase relationship Both signals change in the same way at the same time Anything else is out of phase 180 out of phase is a special case which for a continuous waveform means that at any...

Page 118: ...als typically used for monitors headphone amp or effects devices These are the aux sends on the DL1608 Shelving A term used to describe the shape of an equalizer s frequency response A shelving equali...

Page 119: ...legs of the circuit do not have the identical impedance to ground Often one leg is also at ground potential Unbalanced circuit connections require only two conductors signal hot and ground Unbalanced...

Page 120: ...u will need it to obtain any warranty service For full terms and conditions as well as the specific duration of the Warranty for this product please visit www mackie com warranty The Product Warranty...

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