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DFX SERIES

OWNER’S MANUAL

DFX•6 AND DFX•12

6- AND 12-CHANNEL MIXERS

WITH DIGITAL EFFECTS

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MAIN MIX

LEFT

RIGHT

AUX 2/

EFX

RETURN

CD/TAPE 
RETURN

AUX 1

RETURN

1

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AUX 2

/

EFX

 SEND

AUX 1/MON SEND

PAN

PAN

PAN

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PAN

PAN

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PAN

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EFX

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AUX

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MON

AUX

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MON

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EFX

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EFX

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EFX

AUX

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MON

AUX

HI

12k

EQ

HI

12k

LOW

80Hz

EQ

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MON

AUX

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MON

AUX

HI

12k

LOW

80Hz

EQ

HI

12k

EQ

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12k

LOW

80Hz

EQ

HI

12k

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80Hz

EQ

1

MON

AUX

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MON

AUX

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MON

HI

12k

LOW

80Hz

EQ

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12k

EQ

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80Hz

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80Hz

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GAIN

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DFX

·

12

12 CHANNEL INTEGRATED LIVE SOUND MIXER

75 Hz

75 Hz

75 Hz

75 Hz

LOW CUT

LOW CUT

LOW CUT

LOW CUT

LOW

80Hz

                 DIGITAL STEREO
EFFECTS PROCESSOR

LEVEL SET

DELAY 1

BYPASS

(EFFECTS TO

STAGE MONITOR)

REVERSE

GATE

CATHEDRAL

LG. HALL

MD. HALL

LG. PLATE

MD. PLATE

SM. ROOM

DELAY 2

DELAY 3

DELAY 4

CHORUS

FLANGE

PHASER

SPRING

VOCAL
ELIMINATOR

BREAK
SWITCH

(MUTES ALL MIC CHANNELS)

BYPASS

EQ

MAIN

AUX 1

12

+12

0

12K

3.5K

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+12

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CLIP

LEFT RIGHT

PHANTOM POWER

+48V 

POWER

NORM

PHONES

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MAIN OUT

1

1

MON

L

R

AUX SEND

STEREO AUX

RETURN

LEFT

7/8

5/6

MIC

 

MIC

 

4

MIC

 

3

MIC

 

2

1

MIC

 

MIC

 

BAL/UNBAL

L

LINE IN

BAL/UNBAL

L

R

R

BAL/UNBAL

LINE IN

L

LINE IN

L

R

R

LINE IN

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

LINE IN

INSERT

BAL/UNBAL

LINE IN

INSERT

BAL/UNBAL

LINE IN

INSERT

BAL/UNBAL

LINE IN

INSERT

(MONO)

(MONO)

(MONO)

(MONO)

2

CD/TAPE

IN

TAPE

OUT

L

L

R

R

(MONO)

EFX

FOOT

SWITCH

PHONES

2

EFX

RIGHT

BAL/UNBAL

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

100   240 VAC, 50/60 Hz,

30 WATTS

POWER

ON

DFX12 MIXER

12 CHANNEL COMPACT INTEGRATED LIVE SOUND MIXER

CONCEIVED AND DESIGNED BY MACKIE DESIGNS INC • WOODINVILLE • WA • USA • MADE IN CHINA •FABRIQUE AU CHINE • COPYRIGHT ©2001 • THE FOLLOWING 

ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGNS INC.: "MACKIE", "EMAC",  AND THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE •  PATENT PENDING

SERIAL NUMBER

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

REPLACE WITH THE SAME TYPE FUSE AND RATING.
DISCONNECT SUPPLY CORD BEFORE CHANGING FUSE

UTILISE UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE MÊME TYPE.
DEBRANCHER AVANT DE REMPLACER LE FUSIBLE

WARNING: 

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT 

EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT REMOVE COVER. 
NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

CAUTION

AVIS:

 RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE — NE PAS OUVRIR

MANUFACTURING DATE

TIP OUT TO EFFECTS DEVICE
RING RETURN FROM EFFECTS

STEREO 

PLUG

FOR USE AS AN EFFECTS LOOP

(TIP = SEND, RING = RETURN)

DIRECT OUT WITH SIGNAL 

INTERRUPTION TO MASTER

OPTIONAL USES FOR INSERTS

INSERT ALL THE WAY IN TO

THE "SECOND CLICK"

MONO PLUG

MIN

+40

MIN

+40

MIC

MIC

0 = +4dBu

Summary of Contents for DFX6

Page 1: ...C U 20dB 30dB 50 MIC U 20dB 30dB MIN 50 MIC MIN 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 20dB 20dB U 20dB 20dB U 20dB 20dB U U...

Page 2: ...d passant las limites applicables aux appareils num riques de class A de class B selon le cas prescrites dans le r glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique dict par les ministere des communications d...

Page 3: ...6 APPLICATION DIAGRAMS 7 PATCHBAY FEATURES MIC 8 LINE IN MONO 8 LINE IN STEREO 8 INSERT 9 EFFECTS SERIAL OR PARALLEL 9 MAIN OUTPUTS 10 PHONES 10 AUX SEND 1 MON 10 AUX SEND 2 EFX 10 AUX 1 RETURN 11 AU...

Page 4: ...Q 1 MON AUX 1 MON AUX HI 12k LOW 80Hz EQ HI 12k EQ HI 12k LOW 80Hz EQ HI 12k LOW 80Hz EQ 1 MON AUX 1 MON AUX 1 MON HI 12k LOW 80Hz EQ HI 12k EQ LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz GAIN GAIN 11 12 9 10 GAIN GAIN GAIN 1...

Page 5: ...eryone start making music 9 Now you are ready to tweak the mix 4 TWEAK THE MIX 1 Engage MUTE on all channels except your rhythm section drums bass 2 Adjust the rhythm section s channel faders to get a...

Page 6: ...with Variable input gain 0 to 50 dB mic 20 to 30 dB line Phantom power globally switched Level Set gain setting indicator LED XLR microphone input jack 1 4 TRS line input jack 1 4 TRS insert jack Swi...

Page 7: ...Monitor Headphones Tape Player Guitar Bass Mono Effects Drum Machine Foot Switch Compressor Reverb Insert Active Speakers SRM450s optional optional DFX 12 Small Club Gig MAIN OUT 1 1 MON L R AUX SEND...

Page 8: ...S unbalanced plugs from any line level instrument effects device or tape player The line inputs share circuitry but not phan tom power with the mic preamps and can be driven by virtually any line leve...

Page 9: ...OR PARALLEL Effects devices are used either in serial or in parallel Serial means that the en tire signal is routed through the effects device Examples include preamps compres sor limiters graphic equ...

Page 10: ...aders the five band EQ 27 or by the EMAC internal effects As the output is post channel fader and post channel EQ it cannot be used as tradi tional stage monitor cues It is intended to patch into effe...

Page 11: ...the position of the MAIN MIX 34 faders If you find that the output to tape is quite low in level but your main speaker sound lev els are good you might try turning down the 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 30 WA...

Page 12: ...adjust tweak and other wise beautify the sound coming from your different microphones guitars and other in struments The Faders and Pans let you adjust how much of each channel is sent to the main mix...

Page 13: ...n your home stereo by attenuating one side or the other If it is in Stereo Channel DFX 12 dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 11 12 PAN R L 2 EFX AUX HI 12k EQ 1 MON 11 12 GAIN LOW 80Hz LEVEL SET U 15 1...

Page 14: ...t the appropriate EQ slider until the feedback stops Here are some general sugges tions on using the EQ For better vocal sound set the 250 and 12K sliders to 5 Note Make sure the singer is within 3 to...

Page 15: ...if you see it come on The meters display the level of the main mix after the MAIN MIX 34 faders You can get a good mix with the meter s peaks flashing anywhere between 20 and 8 dB Most amplifiers clip...

Page 16: ...then sent through this master con trol It allows you to simultaneously adjust the signal levels out to the AUX 2 EFX SEND 8 output and to the EMAC effects processor Turned fully up it provides 6 dB of...

Page 17: ...t it is adding the signal from an external device to the main mix rather than adding a channel signal Turned fully up it provides 10 dB of gain U is unity gain and fully down is off EMAC EFFECTS PROCE...

Page 18: ...electric and acoustic guitar MD HALL Dense smooth reverb with normal tail normal pre delay and increased early reflections Tails are warm with more apparent high end Works well with vocals and electri...

Page 19: ...de ELEVATOR Each musical selection is carefully stripped of its lyrics passed through a true mono house band simulator and emerges as a piece even its own songwriter would not recognize or sue you for...

Page 20: ...epair Repair Service for DFX mixers sold in the USA is available at our factory located in sunny Wood inville Washington Service for Mackie mixers living outside the United States can beobtained throu...

Page 21: ...e DFX and EMAC are trademarks or registered trademarks of Mackie Designs Inc All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and are hereby acknowle...

Page 22: ...ing up for a show oftentimes you are plugging into an AC power distribution sys tem you know nothing about You may even be faced with 2 wire outlets that are missing the third safety ground pin It s a...

Page 23: ...2 EFX AUX 1 MONITOR FADER EFX TO MONITOR LEFT RIGHT MUTE MUTE AUX 2 EFX RETURN BYPASS 5V EFX BYPASS EFX FOOTSWITCH AUX 1 SUM AUX 1 MON SEND CONTROL AUX 2 EFX SEND CONTROL AUX 2 EFX SUM AUX 2 EFX SEND...

Page 24: ...rope Asia Central South America 425 487 4333 Middle East Africa 31 20 654 4000 Fax 425 487 4337 www mackie com E mail sales mackie com Some of the people at our factory who helped design build sell an...

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