Mackie DL Series Reference Guide

Mackie DL806 and DL1608 Reference Guide
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Glossary Of Terms Continued...
Stereo — Believe it or not, stereo comes from a Greek word that means solid. We use stereo or stereophony
to describe the illusion of a continuous, spacious sound eld that is seemingly spread around the listener
by two or more related audio signals. In practice, stereo often is taken to simply mean two channels.
Tinnitus — The ringing in the ears that often results from prolonged exposure to very loud sound levels.
TRS — AcronymforTip-Ring-Sleeve,thethreepartsofatwoconductor(plusshield)phoneplug. 
Since the plug or jack can carry two signals and a common ground, TRS connectors are often referred
to as stereo or balanced plugs or jacks.
TS — AcronymforTip-Sleeve,thetwopartsofasingleconductor(plusshield)phoneplug.TSconnectors
aresometimescalledmonoorunbalancedplugsorjacks.A¼"TSphoneplugorjackisalsocalledastandard
phone plug or jack.
Unbalanced — Anelectricalcircuitinwhichthetwolegsofthecircuitdonothavetheidentical 
impedancetoground.Oftenonelegisalsoatgroundpotential.Unbalancedcircuitconnections 
requireonlytwoconductors(signal“hot”andground).Unbalancedaudiocircuitryislessexpensive 
to build, but under certain circumstances is more susceptible to noise pickup.
View Groups — View groups allow you to see only the channels that you want to view, hiding the rest.
Thisimprovesorganizationandallowsforfasternavigation.Youmaycreateandassignasmanyasfour
separate view groups with Master Fader.
Volume — Thesoundlevelinanaudiosystem.Perhapstheonlythingthatsomebandshavetoomuchof.
VRMS — AcronymforVoltsRootMeanSquare.SeeRMS.
Wet — Asignalwithaddedreverberationorothereectlikeecho,delayorchorusing.
XLR Connector — Three-pin connectors now universally used for balanced microphone connections.
AlsoknownasCannon,asCannonwastheoriginalmanufacturerofthistypeofconnector.Insoundwork,
aCannonconnectoristakentomeanaCannonXLR-3connectororanycompatibleconnector.Youcantell
whotheaudiogeezersarewhentheyrefertoXLRconnectorsasCannonconnectors.
Z — The electrical symbol for impedance.
Zymurgy — The science of brewing, an important part of Mackie technology and history since we are
located less than one mile from the Red Hook brewery. Besides, we need something other than just a
plain‘ol“Z”toendtheglossary.

Mackie DL Series Specifications

General

Brand	Mackie
Model	DL Series
Category	Music Mixer
Language	English