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27. AUX FX

These knobs tap a portion of each channel's signal to 

set up a nice FX mix feeding the internal FX processor, 
and to feed external processors via the FX output [14].

The aux FX feed from hybrid and stereo channels is a 

mono sum of the left and right sides of these channels.

The controls are off when turned fully down, deliver 

unity gain at the center detent, and can provide up to 15 
dB of gain turned fully up.

The channel fader [31], mute [30] and other channel 

controls affect the FX output, but pan [28] does not. 
The aux FX is post-fader.

The FX signal reaching the internal FX processor 

and the FX send output jack, is the sum (mix) of all 
the channels whose aux FX control is set to more than 
minimum. The overall FX send level can be adjusted 
with the FX master knob [52].

The FX signal from the internal FX processor is added 

to the main mix using the FX return fader [46], and can 
be added to the monitors with the FX to mon knob [54].

28. PAN

These knobs adjust the amount of channel signal sent 

to the left versus the right outputs. On mono channels 
these controls act as pan pots. On  hybrid and stereo 
channels, they work like the balance control on a home 
stereo. They do not affect the aux mon or FX mixes.

29. OL LED

This LED will light if the channel signal is too high, 

and this may cause distortion due to overloading.

The OL LED comes before the channel fader [31] in 

the signal path, so the fader has no effect in your efforts 
to turn off the OL LED.

Overloading may occur if the gain [20] is set too high, 

so check that the level set LED [21] is not turning on 
frequently. Turn down the gain if it is.

Overloading can also occur if the channel EQ [23-25] 

is set too high. Check that the EQ settings are moderate. 
Use the low cut switches [22] if the overloading is due 
to lower unwanted bass thumps and bangs.

30. MUTE

Press this switch in to mute the channel in the main 

mix. The aux mon output of the channel is not muted, 
but the FX output to the internal FX processor and FX 
send jack [14] is.

31.  CHANNEL FADER

These faders control the channel’s level, from off, to 

unity gain, on up to 10 dB of additional gain. The mono 
channels have mono faders, and the hybrid and stereo 
channels use stereo faders.

With the gain control [20] set correctly, the faders 

should be set around unity gain (U).

MID

2.5kHz

MID

2.5kHz

MID

2.5kHz

MID

2.5kHz

MID

2.5kHz

80Hz

LOW

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

R

L

LOW CUT

100 Hz

U

GAIN

MI

C GAIN

U

+50

-20dB

+30dB

4

12kHz

HI

MID

2.5kHz

80Hz

LOW

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

12kHz

HI

MID

2.5kHz

80Hz

LOW

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

12kHz

HI

MID

2.5kHz

80Hz

LOW

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

12kHz

HI

PAN

AUX

U

+15

O

O

MON

FX

U

+15

O

O

R

L

PAN

AUX

U

+15

O

O

MON

FX

U

+15

O

O

R

L

PAN

AUX

U

+15

O

O

MON

FX

U

+15

O

O

R

L

PAN

AUX

U

+15

O

O

MON

FX

U

+15

O

O

80Hz

LOW

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

R

L

LOW CUT

100 Hz

12kHz

HI

PAN

AUX

U

+15

O

O

MON

FX

U

+15

O

O

80Hz

LOW

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

R

L

LOW CUT

100 Hz

GAIN

7/8

5/6

12kHz

HI

PAN

AUX

U

+15

O

O

MON

FX

U

+15

O

O

80Hz

LOW

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

R

L

MI

C GAIN

U

+50

GAIN

MI

C GAIN

U

+50

9/10

12kHz

HI

LEVEL

SET

LEVEL

SET

LEVEL

SET

LOW CUT

100 Hz

U

GAIN

MI

C GAIN

U

+50

-20dB

+30dB

LEVEL

SET

LEVEL

SET

LEVEL

SET

LOW CUT

100 Hz

U

GAIN

MI

C GAIN

U

+50

-20dB

+30dB

LOW CUT

100 Hz

U

GAIN

MI

C GAIN

U

+50

-20dB

+30dB

PAN

AUX

U

+15

O

O

MON

FX

U

+15

O

O

GAIN

80Hz

LOW

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+20

-20

GAIN

U

+20

-20

R

L

11/12

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

EQ

12kHz

HI

PAN

AUX

U

+15

O

O

MON

FX

U

+15

O

O

dB

30

20

10

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

30

20

10

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

30

20

10

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

30

20

10

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

30

20

10

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

30

20

10

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

30

20

10

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

dB

30

20

10

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

3

2

1

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

20

21

22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29

30

31

Summary of Contents for ProFX12

Page 1: ...15 O O O O dB 30 20 10 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 dB 30 20 10 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 dB 30 20 10 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 dB 30 20 10 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 dB 30 20 10 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 dB 30 20 10 10 O O...

Page 2: ...pproved by LOUD Technologies Inc could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under FCC rules 21 This apparatus does not exceed the Class A Class B whichever is applicable limits for radio...

Page 3: ...re you do please read the safety instructions on page 2 then read this page and the rest later ZerotheMixer 1 Turn down all knobs except the channel EQ and pan knobs and set all the faders fully down...

Page 4: ...el Each channel has a pan control mute switch overload OL LED and fader Stereo return has mute OL LED and fader XLR and 1 4 TRS main stereo line outputs 1 4 TRS stereo return 1 4 TRS FX send and monit...

Page 5: ...15 15 1 4 MAIN OUTS 15 16 FX FOOTSWITCH 15 17 PHONES 15 18 TAPE INPUT 16 19 TAPE OUTPUTS 16 CHANNEL CONTROLS 17 20 GAIN 18 21 LEVEL SET LED 18 22 LOW CUT 18 23 HI EQ 19 24 MID EQ 19 25 LOW EQ 19 26 A...

Page 6: ...20 10 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 dB 30 20 10 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 dB 30 20 10 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 dB 30 20 10 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 dB 30 20 10 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 dB 30 20 10 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 d...

Page 7: ...0 50 5 5 U 60 dB 30 20 10 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 dB 30 20 10 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 dB 30 20 10 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 dB 30 20 10 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 dB 30 20 10 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 dB 30 20 10 10 O...

Page 8: ...15 U 15 15 U 15 15 U 20 20 R L 7 8 ST RTN FX RTN EQ 12kHz HI PAN AUX U 15 O O MON FX U 15 O O U 15 FX TO MON FX MASTER U 15 O O O O dB 30 20 10 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 dB 30 20 10 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60...

Page 9: ...EL SET PAN AUX U 15 O O MON FX U 15 O O GAIN MIC MIC MIC MIC 80Hz LOW U 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 U 20 20 R L 7 8 ST RTN FX RTN EQ 12kHz HI PAN AUX U 15 O O MON FX U 15 O O U 15 FX TO MON FX MASTER U 15 O...

Page 10: ...80Hz LOW U 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 R L LOW CUT 100Hz GAIN MIC GAIN U 50 MIC GAIN U 50 5 6 EQ 12kHz HI LEVEL SET LEVEL SET LEVEL SET LEVEL SET PAN AUX U 15 O O MON FX U 15 O O GAIN MIC MIC MIC MIC 80Hz...

Page 11: ...3 4 EQ 12kHz HI PAN AUX U 15 O O MON FX U 15 O O 80Hz LOW U 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 R L LOW CUT 100Hz GAIN MIC GAIN U 50 MIC GAIN U 50 5 6 EQ 12kHz HI LEVEL SET LEVEL SET LEVEL SET LEVEL SET PAN AUX U 1...

Page 12: ...ULES AND THE ICES 003 FOR CANADA OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS 1 THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED INCLUDING...

Page 13: ...f phantom power is on Do not plug instrument outputs into the mic input jacks with phantom power on unless you know for certain it is safe to do so 7 LINE HI Z SWITCH To connect a guitar directly to t...

Page 14: ...s use a 1 4 mono TS phone plug or instrument cable If you have a stereo source and the stereo and hybrid channels are in use you can use two mono channels Traditionally an odd numbered channel receive...

Page 15: ...rnal FX The output is post fader so any changes to the chan nel faders 31 will also affect the level going to the external processor The processed output from the effects processor is usually returned...

Page 16: ...slowly 19 TAPE OUTPUTS These stereo unbalanced RCA outputs allow you to record the main stereo mix onto a tape deck hard disk recorder automatic CD burner or a computer etc This allows you to make a...

Page 17: ...U 15 O O MON FX U 15 O O 80Hz LOW U 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 R L LOW CUT 100 Hz 12kHz HI PAN AUX U 15 O O MON FX U 15 O O 80Hz LOW U 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 BAL UNBAL MONO MONO MONO LINE IN 7 LINE IN 8 BAL...

Page 18: ...when you stop If the signal comes through the mic XLR jack there will be 0 dB of gain U for unity with the knob fully down ramping to 50 dB of gain fully up Through the 1 4 mono input there is 20 dB o...

Page 19: ...at the center detent position This frequency represents the punch in bass drums bass guitar fat synth patches and some really serious male singers Used in conjunction with the low cut 22 switch you c...

Page 20: ...lower unwanted bass thumps and bangs 30 MUTE Press this switch in to mute the channel in the main mix The aux mon output of the channel is not muted but the FX output to the internal FX processor and...

Page 21: ...ower cord before removing and inspect ing the fuse located below the AC input 34 METERS These meters have 2 columns of 12 LEDs each with dB markings from 30 to 15 and OL overload at 20 dBu They indica...

Page 22: ...it is often your best option Turn down the offending frequency range rather than boost the wanted range You can use it to reduce the level of some frequency bands where feedback occurs 38 MAIN MIX MO...

Page 23: ...urn inputs 12 45 STEREO RETURN FADER Use this fader to lovingly adjust the level of any audio coming into the stereo return inputs 12 from your external processors or other equipment The audio is adde...

Page 24: ...itch to mute or unmute the effects If this switch is not engaged then the internal effects can be muted or unmuted with your footswitch 52 FX MASTER Use this knob to control the level of the signals g...

Page 25: ...a snare drum or tight vocal arrangements 8 CATHEDRAL This reverb emulates the extremely long tails dense diffusion and long pre delays and reflec tions that would be found in a very large stone walle...

Page 26: ...its not the mixer If it s a stereo pair try switching them around For example if a left output is presumed dead switch the left and right cords at the mixer end If the problem switches sides it s not...

Page 27: ...nced mono circuits When wired as a bal anced connector a 1 4 TRS jack or plug is con nected tip to signal high hot ring to signal low cold and sleeve to ground earth Unbalanced Send Return circuits Wh...

Page 28: ...ut return signals in one connector See Figure E The sleeve is the common ground earth for both signals The send from the mixer to the external unit is carried on the tip and the return from the unit t...

Page 29: ...other inputs 20 kilohms Tape out 1 1 kilohms Phones out 25 ohms All other outputs 120 ohms Maximum Voltage Gain EQ Flat Mic Input Channel to Insert Output 50 dB Tape Output 60 dB USB Output 60 dB Inch...

Page 30: ...ered trademarks of LOUD Technologies Inc All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective hold ers and are hereby acknowledged 2008 LOUD Technologies Inc All...

Page 31: ...48v Switch LED to from 7 Band EQ Tape Out Left FX Mon FX Mon Low Cut In Mic L R Gain HPF 100 Hz Mic Gain 0 50dB Stereo Channels 7 8 ProFX8 9 12 ProFX12 USB Out FX send FX Bypass Logic In FX Out L Out...

Page 32: ...e not af fected by the switch and always provide a full mix of channels and any 2 channel audio from your computer The analog audio from the mixer is converted to digi tal signals by the USB interface...

Page 33: ...new track on your DAW While recording the new track you will hear the previously recorded tracks coming into the mixer s USB input while you simultane ously hear the current track you are recording di...

Page 34: ...ring via software you want this latency delay time to be as low as possible We would like to set the latency as low as possible but the smaller it is the harder the computer will have to work If the l...

Page 35: ...red for those units deemed by us to be under warranty Note You must have a sales receipt from an authorized Mackie dealer for your unit to be considered for warranty repair IMPORTANT Make sure that th...

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