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The SideCar
For fixed installations,
you can add the
Mackie SideCar.
It is designed
to fit on
either
side of an
8•Bus console
or Expander and
provides 11 standard
rack spaces with in-
tegral tapped rails
for outboard proces-
sors, patch bays or
power supplies.
Horizontal circuit
boards versus
vertical circuit
modules
By avoiding individual,
vertical circuit modules,
we increase parts density
which means fewer wir-
ing harnesses and ribbon
cables, shorter signal
paths and less assembly
time. Yet our 8-channels-
per-card circuit boards
can be repaired easily
and are far less prone to
damage in the first place,
thanks to a special knob
design and mounting
method that withstands
all but the most brutal
impacts.
along the faders' travel to
achieve an absolutely
even, predictable fade
rate, from the very top all
the way to the bottom
(where you get absolute
attenuation, just like on
more expensive consoles).
The 8•Bus output section
We have provided excep-
tional monitoring flexibility
by providing two separate
headphone sections. Each
lets you build a custom mix
using any combination of
Monitor, Mix-B, AUX 3 & 4,
AUX 5 & 6 and External
(cue/click track) inputs.
Control room and stu-
dio/stage monitor levels
are controlled via individual
stereo level controls. Select
any combination of L/R
Mix, Mix-B, 2-Tk. and
External inputs.
An additional Talkback
section can be routed to any
combination of AUX 1, AUX
2, Tape/Submasters (L/R
mix) and Phones/Studio.
The 8•Bus power supply
Our 220-Watt Triple-Regu-
lated Power Supply is
designed to withstand high
environmental tempera-
tures and direct sunlight. It
can produce rated output
from as little as 100 volts
(a serious consideration
when running SR at the
end of a long extension
cable). The power supply
has sufficient output to run
both the console and a
meter bridge. Compare it
to what you get with other
consoles in the same price
range. You'll see one more
example of just how “over-
engineered” the 8•Bus
series is.
The 8•Bus meter bridge
MB32, MB24 and MB16
meter bridges provide
12-segment LED ladders
for each input channel
and quality, lighted VU
meters for master Left/
Right output (the MB•E
Meter bridge for the 24•E
Expander console does
not include VU meters).
Input buttons allow you to
globally switch between
Tape Return input and
Channel Strip Post Fader
output. Each meter as-
sembly attaches in
minutes and can be tilted
as desired. The meter
bridges also tilt down fully
to save road case depth.
All channels have Mackie’s renowned discrete, wide-bandwidth
MIC PREAMP
circuit for ultrahigh
headroom & low noise. All mic inputs have RFI choking, ferrite beads and +48V phantom power
(switchable in banks of 8 channels).
8•Bus SideCar
(not included)
Three
TAPE OUTPUT
jacks per
bus (total of 24). Balanced
outputs, switchable from
+4/–10.
+4dBu balanced
TAPE RETURNS
,
switchable to –10dBV in banks
of 8 returns.
Balanced
MIC
, bal./unbal.
LINE IN
,
MIC/LINE
switch
,
DIRECT OUT
&
CH. INSERT
on
every channel.