Mackie DL806 and DL1608 Reference Guide
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Show Images — This allows you to select the channel image from photos that are currently
in use on the current show. The list will display all images currently in use. Tap the photo you
would like to use from this list.
Amaximumof64imagesmaybeusedpershow.However,ifthesameimageisused
on multiple channels, it only counts as one image (if the image has been selected from show
images and not multiple times from the photo library). Icons do not count toward the 64.
Moreinformationaboutthelesystem[shows,snapshots,etc.]beginsonpage102.
Clear Image — Believe it or not, tapping here will clear the image for that channel.
Thisremovestheimagefromthechanneland,ifitisn’tusedelsewhere,fromthe
CurrentShowandtheShowImageslist.
Since we already named channel 1 the kick drum, we might as well go with the
kickdrumicontoboot,right?Tapthekickdrumiconintheupper-leftcorner.
Channel1isset:nameandimage.
Asseeninalloftheseimages,asmallnumberresidesIntheupper-leftcorner
regardless of name and/or image. This number represents each channel and
itcannotbechangedorremoved.Trustus,it’sforthebest,asitisforeasy
identication of each mic pre.
Asmentionedpreviously,twoadjoiningmonoinputchannelsmaybelinkedtogetherintoasinglestereo
channel strip. This is ideal for stereo input sources such as keyboards, submixer outputs, vocal processors
and more. When linked, the level control, EQ, gate and compressor are adjusted with a single set of controls!
Linkingchannelsiseasy.AftertappingaChannelIDbutton,youwillseeanoptionto“LinkChXoverChX”.
Tapit!Apopoverwilldisplayaskingyoutoconrm.Avisualdierencebetweenunlinkedandlinked
channels is displayed below. Follow the same steps outlined above to unlink channels.
Odd-numberedchannelswilllinktothenext(even-numbered)channel[e.g.1-2,3-4,etc],
while even-numbered channels will link to the previous (odd-numbered) channel
[e.g.10-9,12-11,etc].
Thelinkedoverchannelwilltakeonalloftheattributes[EQsettings,gateandcompressor
settings,delayandreverbsettings,etc.]ofthetappedChannelIDbutton.Inotherwords,
if you link channel 1 over 2, the resulting stereo channel will take on all of the settings of
channel 1. However, if you link channel 2 over channel 1, the resulting stereo channel will
take on all of the settings of channel 2.
Unlinked Linked