Mackie DL806 and DL1608 Reference Guide
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Linking Auxes –Asmentionedpreviously,twoseparatemonoauxesmaybelinkedtogetherintoasingle
stereo aux. This is ideal for using in-ear monitors or other stereo output destinations such as broadcast feeds,
recording devices and more. When linked, the level control, graphic EQ and output compressor/limiter are
adjusted with a single set of controls!
Linkingauxesiseasy.Firstyouneedtoselecttheauxyouwanttolink.Nowtaptheaux’sMasterIDbutton;
youwillseeanoptionto“LinkAuxXoverAuxX”.Tapit!Apopoverwilldisplayaskingyoutoconrm.Avisual
of these steps is displayed below. Follow the same steps outlined above to unlink auxes.
Odd-numberedauxeswilllinktothenext(even-numbered)aux[1-2,3-4,5-6],while
even-numberedauxeswilllinktotheprevious(odd-numbered)aux[6-5,4-3,2-1].
Thelinkedoverauxwilltakeonalloftheattributes[graphicEQsettings,outputcompressor/
limitersettings,auxsendoutputrouting,etc.]ofthetappedMasterID(aux)button.Inother
words, if you link aux 1 over 2, the resulting stereo aux will take on all of the settings of aux 1.
However, if you link aux 2 over aux 1, the resulting stereo aux will take on all of the settings of
aux 2.
Unlinked Linked