Mackie SR40.8, Owner'S Manual

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LEVEL LEVEL
MUTE
INPUTS
MONITOR SOLO TAPE B TAPE A
TAPE RETURNS
PFL
AFL
PFL
AFL
MUTE
SOLO
MUTE
SOLO
RUDE
SOLO LIGHT
OUTPUTS
MUTE
Point Before:
LEVEL
.
Point After:
AUX SEND
.
Muting removes the signal from its
AUX
SEND
output and
AFL SOLO
. The
PFL SOLO
and
PFL
Meter paths are not affected.
Pressing the switch toggles the electronic
mute relay living in the signal path’s circuitry.
If the signal is muted, pressing the switch un-
mutes it, and vice-versa. An LED adjacent to
the switch glows when muted.
With
ULTRA MUTE
™ , up to ten Banks of
ten different Mute Groups can be configured,
enabling you to mute several signal paths at
once. Not only that, but you can automate the
muting of all the signal paths via an external
MIDI sequencer or via the RS-232
DATA
port connected to a computer. We’ll discuss all
this in detail later on
.
SOLO
PFL Point Before:
AUX SEND MASTERS
.
PFL Point After:
SOLO
(
LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER
Faders)
PFL
mix (mono).
AFL Point Before:
MUTE
.
AFL Point After:
SOLO
(
LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER
Faders) [115] AFL mix (stereo).
SOLO
allows you to audition signals through
your headphones without having to assign them
to any of the
LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER
mixes
or subgroups (
SUB 1
–
8
mixes) . You can simul-
taneously
SOLO
as many signals as you like. The
SR40•8 features nondestructive solo: Engaging
SOLO
does not interrupt any of the other Channels,
buses, or outputs. Not only that, the
SOLO
system
comes in two flavors:
PFL
(Pre-Fader Listen)
and
AFL
(After-Fader Listen, Solo-In-Place).
Remember:
INPUTS SOLO
(including
AUX
SENDS
) has precedence over
OUTPUTS SOLO
— you can’t combine these signals.
SOLO MASTER CONTROLS
To audition individual signals, or groups of
signals, there are
SOLO
switches on every
Channel,
MAIN AUX RETURN
(
A1
–
A4
),
“B”
AUX RETURN
,
TAPE A
,
TAPE B
,
AUX SEND
MASTERS
,
MATRIX
, and Subgroup, as well as
the
LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER
mixes. The engineer
behind an SR40•8 can to listen to any signal,
individually or in groups, without disturbing
the content of any of the console’s primary out-
puts. Input signals (Channels,
MAIN AUX
RETURNS
(
A1
–
A4)
,
“B” AUX RETURNS
,
TAPE
A
and
TAPE B
) can be globally switched
PFL
(Pre-Fader Listen) or
AFL
(stereo-in-place,
After-Fader Listen). Output signals (
MAIN
LEFT/RIGHT
,
SUB 1
–
8
,
AUX SEND MASTERS
1
–
4
and
MATRIX A
–
D
) have a similar switch.
INPUTS PFL/AFL
This switch determines the
SOLO
mode
for these signals: Channels,
MAIN AUX
RETURNS
(
A1
–
A4
),
“B” AUX RETURNS,
TAPE A
and
TAPE B
. To audition
PFL
(pre-
Fader) signals, leave the switch up. Engage
the switch (down) for
AFL
(After-Fader Lis-
ten, Solo-In-Place) auditioning.
Whenever
SOLO
is active, the
LEFT/RIGHT/
CENTER
Meters show the
PFL
levels on the
CENTER
Meter and the
AFL
levels on the
LEFT/RIGHT
Meters, regardless of the position
of this
INPUTS PFL/AFL
switch.
OUTPUTS PFL/AFL
This switch determines the
SOLO
mode for
these signals:
SUB 1
–
8
,
AUX SEND MASTER
,
MATRIX A
–
D
, and the
LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER
mixes. To audition
PFL
(Pre-Fader Listen) sig-
nals, leave the switch up. Engage the switch
(down) for
AFL
(after-Fader listen, Solo-In-
Place) auditioning.
Whenever
SOLO
is active, the
LEFT/RIGHT/
CENTER
Meters will show the
PFL
levels on
the
CENTER
Meter and the
AFL
levels on the
LEFT/RIGHT
Meters, regardless of the position
of the
OUTPUTS PFL/AFL
switch.