Mackie DL1608 Reference Guide V1.2
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EQ Curve
At the top of each channel fader is a thumbnail view of the current EQ processing that’s applied to
each channel (
whether the EQ is currently engaged or not
). Tapping a channel’s EQ curve will change
the outlook from the mixer view to that channel’s channel view. The EQ curve will illuminate green
when engaged and is gray when disengaged.
As seen below, there are four possible scenarios regarding the EQ curve depending on whether
the EQ and/or HPF are enabled. Each one may look unique, but it is the same exact EQ in each
of the four diff erent scenarios.
EQ ON
EQ OFF
EQ ON
EQ OFF
HPF ON
HPF OFF
HPF OFF
HPF ON
To learn more about EQ and HPF, check out chapter 9 starting on page 51.
Mute
Mute buttons do just what they sound like they do. They mute – turn off – the signal on the
channel(s). Engaging a channel’s mute switch provides the same results as sliding the channel 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. Touch and drag a channel’s pan slider left or right to make adjustments. Touched pans
will “grow & glow” to indicate that they are being adjusted.
Pan is only available when LR is the selected output, as the auxes and FX outputs have mono outputs, not
stereo. The pan may be centered by double-tapping the pan ball.
The pan control employs a design called “Constant Loudness.” If a channel is panned hard left (or right)
and then panned to the center, the signal is attenuated 3 dB to maintain the same apparent loudness.
Otherwise, the sound would appear much louder when panned center.
Gain Reduction Meter
The gain reduction meter displays the input channel gain reduction from the gate and compressor.
The single meter shows the sum of the total reduction applied by the gate and compressor.
It illuminates from right to left and is 20 dB when fully lit.
To learn more about dynamics, check out chapter 10 starting on page 58.
