Mackie DL Series Reference Guide

Mackie DL806 and DL1608 Reference Guide
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EQ Curve
AtthetopofeachchannelfaderisathumbnailviewofthecurrentEQprocessingthat’sappliedtoeach
channel (whether the EQ is currently engaged or not).Tappingachannel’sEQcurvewillchangetheoutlook
fromthemixerviewtothatchannel’schannelview.Assuch,tappingachannel’sEQcurveinthechannel
viewwillchangetheoutlookfromthatchannel’schannelviewtothemixerview.
Asseenbelow,therearevepossiblescenariosregardingtheEQcurvedependingonwhetherthe
EQand/orHPFareenabled.Eachonemaylookunique,butitisthesameexactEQineachoftheve
dierent scenarios. The EQ curve will illuminate green when engaged and is gray when disengaged. To learn
moreaboutEQandHPF,checkoutchapter9startingonpage58.
Mute
Mute buttons do just what they sound like they do. They mute – turn o – the signal on the
channel(s).Engagingachannel’smuteswitchprovidesthesameresultsasslidingthechannel
fader all the way down.
Mute buttons illuminate red when engaged and are gray when disengaged.
Pleasenotethatmutingachannelmutesitallonalloutputs,notjusttheoutputthatiscurrently
shown...unlesstheuserde-selectsUseLRMuteforaparticularaux/FXsend,inwhichcaseaux
mutes (or FX mutes) and main mix mutes may be controlled independently for each channel.
MoreinformationaboutUseLRMutemaybefoundonpages48-49.
Inputs muted by mute groups will illuminate oxblood red. More information about mute groups
may be found on pages 121-125.
Pan
Panallowsyoutoadjusthowmuchofthechannelissenttotheleftversustheright
outputs.Touchanddragachannel’spansliderleftorrighttomakeadjustments.
Touchedpanswill“grow&glow”toindicatethattheyarebeingadjusted.Thepan
may be centered by double-tapping the pan ball.
Thepancontrolemploysadesigncalled“ConstantLoudness.”Ifachannelispannedhardleft(orright)
and then panned to the center, the signal is attenuated 3 dB to maintain the same apparent loudness.
Otherwise, the sound would appear much louder when panned center.
Panisonlyavailableonstereooutputs,includingLRandlinkedauxes.Foreachlinkedaux,theuser
mayde-selectUseLRPantocontroltheauxpansandmainmixpansindependentlyforeachchannel.
MoreinformationaboutUseLRPanmaybefoundonpage49.
Gain Reduction Meter
The gain reduction meter displays the input channel gain reduction from the gate and compressor.
The single meter shows the sum of the total reduction applied by the gate and compressor.
Itilluminatesfromrighttoleftandis20dBwhenfullylit.What’smore,simplytapachannel’sgain
reductionmeterinthemixerviewforquickaccesstothatchannel’sdynamicsview.Assuch,tapping
achannel’sgainreductionmeterinthechannelviewwillchangetheoutlookfromthatchannel’s
channel view to the mixer view. To learn more about dynamics, check out chapter 10 starting on page 68.
MODERN EQ ON MODERN EQ OFF MODERN EQ ON MODERN EQ OFF VINTAGE EQ ON/OFF
HPF ON HPF OFF HPF OFF HPF ON HPF ON/OFF

Mackie DL Series Specifications

General

Brand	Mackie
Model	DL Series
Category	Music Mixer
Language	English