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ProFXv3 Professional Effects Mixer with USB
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Getting Started
Introduction
Mackie ProFXv3 Series Effects Mixers with USB
are the ultimate affordable solution for live sound,
home recording, and content creators available
in 6, 10, 12, 16, 22, and 30 channels.
Now with our renowned Onyx™ mic preamps that offer 60 dB
of headroom, everything from gain hungry mics to guitars
will sound better than ever. And you can keep it all in check
with easy single-knob compression.
The new GigFX™ effects engine offers 24 built-in FX
for even more options for adding the finishing touch.
Record your tracks in 24-Bit/192kHz quality with 2x4 USB
I/O with zero-latency hardware monitoring for easy overdubs.
Both ProTools® | First and Waveform™ OEM recording
software/plugin packages are included.
How to Use This Manual:
After this introduction, a getting started guide will help
you get things set up fast. The hookup diagrams show
some typical setups, while the remaining sections provide
details of the ProFXv3 Series mixers.
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Things to Remember:
• Never listen to loud music for prolonged periods.
Please see the Safety Instructions on page 2
for information on hearing protection.
• Save the shipping box and packing materials! You may
need them someday. Besides, the cats will love playing
in them and jumping out at you unexpectedly. Remember
to pretend like you are surprised!
• Save your sales receipt in a safe place.
The following steps will help you set up the ProFXv3 mixer
quickly.
1. Turn down all knobs except the channel EQ and pan knobs,
and set all the faders fully down.
2. Set all channel EQ knobs and pan knobs at their center detent.
3. Set all buttons to the “out” position.
4. Connect cords from the main outs to powered speakers
(or to an amplifier connected to passive speakers).
5. Plug in the mixer’s power cord to a live AC outlet and turn
on the mixer.
6. If you have powered speakers, turn them on. Otherwise, hook
up your passive speakers to your amp with speaker cables,
and turn it on. Adjust your powered speaker or amplifier level
controls to however the manufacturer recommends.
7. Plug signal sources into the mixer, such as:
• Microphones plugged into the mic inputs.
Engage phantom power if your mics need it.
• Line-level sources such as keyboards, drum machines,
or CD players plugged into the line-level inputs.
8. Be sure that the volume of the input is the same as it would
be during normal use.
9. Turn the channel's gain knob clockwise until the level set LED
begins to illuminate.
10. Engage the channel’s L-R assign switch (ProFX12v3 /
ProFX16v3 / ProFX22v3 / ProFX30v3) and turn up
that channel’s fader to the “U” (unity gain) position.
11. Slowly bring up the main fader to a comfortable listening
level.
12. Repeat steps 7 to 10 for the other channels.
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