Owner's Manual
9
Home Studio System: Recording each channel
MUTE
SOLO
48V
MUTE
SOLO
48V
MUTE
SOLO
48V
LINE
MUTE
SOLO
MUTE
SOLO
TAPE
PAN
2
1
MID
FREQ
MID
FREQ
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
ALT 3-4
ALT 3-4
ALT 3-4
ALT 3-4
ALT 3-4
LOW
MID
400Hz
ONY
X MIC PRE
HIGH
12kHz
LOW
80Hz
EQ
INSERT
INSERT
ONY
X MIC PRE
HIGH
12kHz
LOW
80Hz
EQ
ONY
X MIC PRE
HIGH
12kHz
HIGH
MID
2.5KHz
LOW
80Hz
EQ
AUX MASTER
2
1
SEND
RETURN
2
1
EQ
MAIN MIX
(MONO)
L
R
L
R
L
(MONO)
R
BAL/UNBAL
L
(MONO)
R
BAL/UNBAL
L
(MONO)
R
BAL/UNBAL
TAPE
IN
OUT
L
R
AUX RETURN
1
2
1
2
AUX SEND
MAIN OUT
CTRL ROOM/PHONES
SOURCE
PHONES
CONTROL
ROOM
MID
2.5kHz
LOW
80Hz
U
15
-15
U
15
-15
U
15
-15
U
15
-15
U
15
-15
U
15
-15
U
15
-15
U
15
-15
U
15
-15
U
15
-15
U
15
-15
U
15
-15
U
15
-15
U
15
-15
U
15
-15
U
15
-15
HIGH
12kHz
MID
2.5kHz
LOW
80Hz
HIGH
12kHz
RUDE
SOLO
20
15
10
6
3
0
2
4
7
10
20
30
L
R
0dB=0dBu
CLIP
MIC
PRE
POST
PRE
POST
R/4
L/3
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
ALT 3-4 OUT
R
L
CNTL - RM OUT
POWER
ON
FW 1-2
LINE
HI-Z
LINE
-10dB
+
4dB
HI-Z
LINE
PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER
PRE
POST
PRE
POST
PRE
POST
PRE
POST
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
+10dB
U
+10dB
U
+10dB
U
+10dB
U
+10dB
U
+10dB
U
1
2
3-4
LINE IN 5-6
LINE IN 7-8
AUX
PAN
2
1
AUX
PAN
2
1
AUX
PAN
2
1
AUX
PAN
2
1
AUX
RTN TO
AUX1
AUX SEND 1-2
TO FW 5-6
ASSIGN TO
FW 7-8
MAIN MIX
AUX
1-2
PHONES
DESTINATION
LEVEL
MAX
OL
- 20
OL
-
20
-
20
OL
OL
-
20
OL
-
20
1
2
TALKBACK
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
SEND
SEND
SEND
SEND
SEND
INPUT
MAIN OUT
L
R
BALANCED
POWER
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FIREWIRE
ALT 3-4
FW 1-2
ASSIGN TO
MAIN MIX
3-4
5-6
7-8
GAIN
+
20dB
-
20dB
U
GAIN
MIC
GAIN
GAIN
+
20dB
-
20dB
U
U
20
30
40
60
40dB
U
-
20dB
U
20
30
40
60
GAIN
40dB
U
-
20dB
U
20
30
40
60
1
LINE
2
LINE
1k
100
8k
1k
100
8k
MAX
MAX
MAX
MAX
15
15
10
10
MAX
MAX
MAX
MAX
MAX
MAX
MAX
MAX
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
MAIN OUTPUT
LEVEL
MIC
+
4dB
Laptop Computer
with audio production
software
Mackie MR8
Powered
Reference
Monitors for
Control Room
Headphones
Headphone Amp
Electric
Guitar
Bass
Guitar
press HI-Z
buttons
Condenser
Microphone
Drum
Machine
Keyboard
This diagram shows an electric guitar connected directly to channel 1 (with the hi-z switch engaged),
a bass guitar connected directly to channel 2 (also with the hi-z engaged), a condenser microphone on
channel 3/4 with the phantom power engaged, a drum machine connected to channel 5/6, and a key-
board connected to channel 7/8. A headphone amplifier allows for multiple headphone use during the
recording process.
A pair of Mackie MR8 powered reference monitors are connected to the left and right control room out-
puts, for careful and accurate monitoring of the performances in the control room.
A laptop computer connects to a FireWire port, allowing each channel to be recorded and two chan-
nels from the laptop to be played back. Note: You can record a maximum of 8 channels via FireWire if
you do not record the auxes or main mix.
The DAW gets the 8 individual channel tracks. You can then mix down the project within the DAW at a
later time. These individual tracks can be pre-EQ or post-EQ depending on the channel pre/post switch-
es. Post-EQ allows you to use the mixer's high-quality Perkins EQ in your recordings. Software plug-ins
can be used for the effects processing of different tracks, and software amplifier emulators can be used
on the guitars to give the sound of mic'd amps.
Your carefully mixed 2-channel mix can be sent back to the control room via FireWire, by engaging the
FW 1-2 switch in the control room/phones matrix, and sent to the band with the headphone amp fed by
the phones out.
