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Owner’s Manual

Owner’

s Manual

Mackie Limited Warranty

Please keep your sales receipt in a safe place.

This Limited Product Warranty (“Product Warranty”) is provided by LOUD Technologies Inc. (“LOUD”) 
and is applicable to products purchased in the United States or Canada through a LOUD-authorized 
reseller or dealer. The Product Warranty will not extend to anyone other than the original purchaser of 
the product (hereinafter, “Customer,” “you” or “your”).

For products purchased outside the U.S. or Canada, please visit www.mackie.com/warranty to find 
contact information for your local distributor, and information on any warranty coverage provided by the 
distributor in your local market.

LOUD warrants to Customer that the product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship 
under normal use during the Warranty Period. If the product fails to conform to the warranty then LOUD 
or its authorized service representative will at its option, either repair or replace any such nonconforming 
product, provided that Customer gives notice of the noncompliance within the Warranty Period to the 
Company at: www.mackie.com/support or by calling LOUD technical support at 1.800.898.3211 (toll-
free in the U.S. and Canada) during normal business hours Pacific Time, excluding weekends or LOUD 
holidays. Please retain the original dated sales receipt as evidence of the date of purchase. You will need it 
to obtain any warranty service. 

For full terms and conditions, as well as the specific duration of the Warranty for this product, please visit 
www.mackie.com/warranty.

The Product Warranty, together with your invoice or receipt, and the terms and conditions located 
at www.mackie.com/warranty constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes any and all prior 
agreements between LOUD and Customer related to the subject matter hereof. No amendment, 
modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this Product Warranty will be valid unless set forth in a 
written instrument signed by the party to be bound thereby.

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Страница 1: ...E XDR MIC PRE XDR MIC PRE GAIN 15dB 45dB M IC GAIN 0 U 60 10dBV GAIN 15dB 45dB M IC GAIN 0 U 60 10dBV GAIN 15dB 45dB M IC GAIN 0 U 60 10dBV O O 15 O O 15 AUX 15 15 15 15 15 15 HI 12kHz MID 2 5kHz LOW...

Страница 2: ...dio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications ATTENTION Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant las limites applicables aux appareils n...

Страница 3: ...SELECTOR switch is set to the same voltage as your local AC mains supply see page 12 Level Setting Procedure Message to seasoned pros do not set levels using the old Turn the GAIN up until the clip l...

Страница 4: ...each channel Output Section The output section on the right Throughout these sections you ll find illustrations with each feature numbered If you re curious about a feature simply locate it on the ap...

Страница 5: ...HOOKUP DIAGRAMS 6 PATCHBAY DESCRIPTION 8 1 MIC INPUTS CHANNELS 1 4 8 2 LINE INPUTS CHANNELS 1 4 8 3 LOW CUT CHANNELS 1 4 9 4 GAIN CHANNELS 1 4 9 5 STEREO LINE INPUTS 9 6 IMAGINARY CONTROL 9 EFFECTS S...

Страница 6: ...Vocal Mics Multi Effect Processor Digital Delay Powered Studio Monitors for Studio Headphone Distribution Amp Headphones for Studio 3 4 2 12 11 10 9 8 7 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 L R L R L R CHANNEL INSE...

Страница 7: ...can be easily reconfigured to become a Mono PA setup A Stereo sources should feed the left mono side of channel input only B Pan each channel hard left C Connect Mono PA system to Left main output SR...

Страница 8: ...m power with the mic preamps and can be driven by balanced or unbalanced sources at almost any level You can use these inputs for virtually any signal you ll come across from instrument levels as low...

Страница 9: ...tion on vocals Many times bass shelving EQ can really benefit voices Trouble is adding low EQ also boosts stage rumble mic handling clunks and breath pops Applying low cut removes all those problems s...

Страница 10: ...er s inputs See also MAIN MIX 32 on page 16 Mono Out If you want to feed a mono signal to your tape deck or other device simply use an RCA Y cord to combine these outputs Do not attempt this with any...

Страница 11: ...These 1 4 outputs are provided so you can listen to something other than the main mix The source is selected using the SOURCE MATRIX 33 switches see page 16 You can choose to listen to the main mix t...

Страница 12: ...is perfectly normal Just like me Oh and my imagi nary friend Lazlo who helps me write all the manuals Say hello to the nice folks Lazlo POWER ON PHANTOM ON L MAIN MAIN OUTPUT LEVEL 4 3 R 4 L 3 CHANNE...

Страница 13: ...up U LIKE UNITY GAIN Mackie mixers have a U symbol on almost every level control This U stands for unity gain meaning no change in signal level Once you have adjusted the input signal to line level y...

Страница 14: ...u never heard Peaking means that certain frequencies form a hill around the center frequency 2 5 kHz in the case of the MID EQ 27 LOW EQ This control gives you up to 15 dB boost or cut below 80 Hz The...

Страница 15: ...inde pendently of the channel s LEVEL control AUX 1 in post mode and AUX 2 are post LOW CUT post EQ and post LEVEL That is the sends obey the settings of these controls AUX 1 in PRE mode follows the E...

Страница 16: ...es From there these signals all pass through the same level control 34 CONTROL ROOM SUBMIX This knob controls the levels of both the stereo CON TROL ROOM 15 and PHONES 12 outputs The con trol range is...

Страница 17: ...monitors but your multitrack is playing back like mad 36 ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX Let s say you re doing a live show Intermission is near ing and you ll want to play a soothing CD for the crowd to prevent t...

Страница 18: ...RN 7 to the main mix and once mixed together the dry and wet signals combine to create a glorious sound So armed with this knowledge let s visit the Auxiliary World 38 PRE or POST AUX 1 Besides being...

Страница 19: ...at normalled connection is broken How does all this relate to the RETURN TO AUX 1 41 switch STEREO RETURN 1 s inputs are normalled to STEREO RETURN 2 If you have one effects device plug it into STEREO...

Страница 20: ...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 the mixer Noise Turn the c...

Страница 21: ...ed tip to signal high hot ring to signal low cold and sleeve to ground earth Unbalanced Send Return circuits When wired as a send return Y connector a 1 4 TRS jack or plug is connected tip to signal s...

Страница 22: ...s and jacks are often used in home stereo and video equip ment and in many other applications Figure D They are unbalanced and electrically identical to a 1 4 TS phone plug or jack See Figure C Connec...

Страница 23: ...rn cir cuit and will show up in the center of the stereo pair of buses it s assigned to or it can be panned with the PAN 26 control Y cord splitter cable TIP SEND RING IN TIP OUT RING RETURN TO MIXER...

Страница 24: ...z Common Mode Rejection Ratio CMRR Mic in to Insert Send out max gain 1 kHz better than 70 dB Maximum Levels Mic in 22 dBu Tape in 16 dBu All other inputs 22 dBu Main Mix XLR out 28 dBu All other outp...

Страница 25: ...ANNEL 1 OF 4 LINE IN L LINE IN R 3 BAND EQ LEVEL PAN MAIN ALT STEREO RETURN 1 L IN R IN STEREO RETURN 2 L IN MONO R IN GAIN GAIN RETURN TO AUX 1 MAIN MIX MAIN LEVEL 30dB PAD TAPE OUT L LINE OUT L BAL...

Страница 26: ...MID 2 5kHz LOW 80Hz HI 12kHz MID 2 5kHz LOW 80Hz HI 12kHz MID 2 5kHz LOW 80Hz HI 12kHz MID 2 5kHz LOW 80Hz EQ L R 1 MUTE PAN AUX EQ PAN AUX EQ PAN AUX EQ PAN AUX EQ PAN AUX EQ PAN AUX EQ PAN AUX EQ P...

Страница 27: ...ice representative will at its option either repair or replace any such nonconforming product provided that Customer gives notice of the noncompliance within the Warranty Period to the Company at www...

Страница 28: ...Road NE Woodinville WA 98072 USA United States and Canada 800 898 3211 Europe Asia Central and South America 425 487 4333 Middle East and Africa 31 20 654 4000 Fax 425 487 4337 www mackie com E mail s...

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