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U
O
O
+15
U
O
O
+15
U
O
O
+15
LINE OUT
LEVEL
LEVEL
MUTE
INPUTS
MONITOR
SOLO
TAPE B
TAPE A
TAPE RETURNS
PFL
AFL
PFL
AFL
MUTE
SOLO
MUTE
SOLO
RUDE
SOLO LIGHT
OUTPUTS
SOLO LEVEL
Point Before:
INPUTS PFL/AFL
and
OUTPUTS PFL/AFL
switches.
Point After:
HEADPHONES
and
MONITOR
.
This controls the signal level of all
SOLO
signals, be they from the
INPUTS
,
OUTPUTS
,
PFL
, or
AFL
. The signal is off when turned fully
counterclockwise, with 10dB gain turned fully
clockwise.
Remember,
PFL
signals are tapped before
the circuit’s level control. For instance, when
soloing a Channel in
PFL
mode, the signal will
be tapped before the Channel’s Fader. If you
have a Channel’s Fader set way below “
U
”
(unity gain),
SOLO
won’t know that and will
send a unity gain signal to the
PHONES
. That
may result in a startling level boost, depending
on the position of the
SOLO LEVEL
control. In
other words, you may find yourself tweaking
this control quite often — that’s why we put it
next to your right hand.
RUDE SOLO LIGHT
This flashing LED serves two purposes —
to remind you that you’re in solo, and to let you
know that you’re mixing on a Mackie. No other
company is so concerned about your level of
solo awareness. In addition to this huge LED,
each
SOLO
switch has a local LED adjacent to
it, to help you find that pesky soloed Channel
right away.
PHONES LEVEL
Point Before:
LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER
mixes
post-Fader outputs
Point After:
HEADPHONES
and
MONITOR
.
Unless the SR40•8 is in
SOLO
, the
HEAD-
PHONES
always receive the
LEFT/RIGHT
mix,
with the
CENTER
mix blended into each side.
This control sets the level for those signals
only.
SOLO
signals are controlled by
SOLO
LEVEL
only —
PHONES LEVEL
has no effect
on
SOLO
signals, even though they are being
sent to the headphones. This is so you can tai-
lor the “mix level” (non-
SOLO
signals) and the
SOLO LEVEL
independently.
WARNING: The
SR40•8’s stereo phones
jack will drive any stan-
dard headphone to very
loud levels. When we
say the headphone amp is loud, we’re not
kidding. It can cause permanent ear dam-
age. Even intermediate levels may be
painfully loud with some earphones.
BE CAREFUL!
Always turn the
PHONES
level
all the
way down before connecting headphones. Keep
it down until you’ve put the phones on. Then
turn it up slowly. Why? “Engineers who fry their
ears find themselves with short careers.”
The SR40•8’s headphone amplifiers will
drive headphones of any impedance, but for
best results (highest volume), use 60-ohm
headphones.
INTERCOM
PHONES
SOLO LEVEL
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O
O
MAX
O
O
MAX