Mackie DL Series Reference Guide

Mackie DL806 and DL1608 Reference Guide
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iPad / Playback
Nowlet’stakealookattheiPadchannelstripsinceitoperatesslightlydierentthantheinputchannel
strips.Togethere,ickordragleftanywhereinthemixerviewswipezoneuntiltheiPadchannelappears.
ThedierencesbetweentheinputchannelstripsandiPadchannelstriparenotedbelow.Channel16was
left in the image on purpose to easily see the side-by-side dierence between an input channel strip and the
iPadchannelstrip.TheonlydierencesbetweentheiPadchannelandinputchannelsisthattheiPad
channeldoesnothaveaHPForgateanditdefaultsasastereochannel(butmaybeunlinkedtomaketwo
separatemonoiPadchannels).Otherwise,theyaretotallythesame.Takealookbelow:
Balance Slider — ThepansliderbecomesabalancesliderontheiPadchannel,nowactingasastereo
balance (but pan when unlinked). It allows you to adjust how much of the left or right output signals are
heard.Touchanddragtheslidersleftorrighttomakeadjustments.Centerittoheartheoutputequally
from the left and right sides. The balance may be centered by double-tapping the balance ball.
No High-Pass Filter — Thereisnohigh-passlterontheiPadchannel,soitwillbeabsentintheEQview 
for this channel.
Stereo Meters — SincetheiPadchannelisastereochannel,themetersareshowninstereo,notmono.
AlsoofnoteistheabsenceofaclippingLED.ThisisbecausethedigitalinputfromaniPaddoesn’tclip.
ThedefaultsettingisasinglestereoiPadchannel.However,itmaybeunlinkedtomake
twoseparatemonoiPadchannels.Thisisidealforisolatingclicktracksandbackingtracks,
for example. In this example, the drummer would receive the click track and backing tracks,
while the rest of the band and audience would hear only the backing tracks.
UnlinkingtheiPadchanneliseasy.AftertappingtheiPadChannelIDbutton,youwillseeanoption
to“UnlinkiPad1andiPad2”.Tapit!Apopoverwilldisplayaskingyoutoconrm.Followthesame
stepsoutlinedabovetolinktheiPadchannel.

Mackie DL Series Specifications

General

Brand	Mackie
Model	DL Series
Category	Music Mixer
Language	English