Mackie DL Series Reference Guide

Mackie DL806 and DL1608 Reference Guide
40
Solo
Solo oers the opportunity to audition channel(s) before they are added to the mix. Whenever a
channel’ssolobuttonisengaged,onlythesoloedchannel(s)maybeheardintheheadphones.
Solo buttons illuminate orange when engaged and are gray when disengaged.
InputchannelsolobuttonsarePFLwhichstandsforpre-faderlisten.Therefore,thelevelofthechannel
fader does not aect the level heard in the headphones.
Soloisalsopost-EQ,soifasoloedchannel’sEQisengaged,theEQsettingswillbeheard.But,solois
unaected by the position of the mute button.
If no channels are soloed, you will hear the LR signal through the headphones.
Channel ID Button
Each channel ID button name and image is user-editable.
Additionally,usersmayalsolinktwoadjoiningchannels
together into a single channel strip. Simply tap the button
at the very bottom of the channel strip to reveal a popover
that allows editing of the name and image and option to
link channels.
Let’sstartwiththename.Tapinthenameboxtobringuptheblinkingcursorandkeyboard
(as seen in the image below). Simply type in the name you want for that channel followed by
a carriage return. If the name is too long to t, the button scrolls, displaying the entire name.
Forfamiliarity,thisisthesamekeyboardthatisusedformessagingoremailingfromtheiPad.
Itgoeswithoutsayingthattapping“DefaultName”changesthatchannel’snamebacktoitsdefaultname.
True story.

Mackie DL Series Specifications

General

Brand	Mackie
Model	DL Series
Category	Music Mixer
Language	English