Mackie DL Series Reference Guide

Mackie DL806 and DL1608 Reference Guide
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Gate On / O
PresstheGatebuttontoturnthegateonoro.Itwillilluminategreenwhenengagedandisgraywhen
disengaged.Noticetheinputandoutputmetersbelow,aswell.Thereismonometeringforinputsand
outputs on unlinked channels and stereo metering for inputs and outputs on linked channels.
GATE ON / MONO METERS GATE OFF / STEREO METERS
Modern / Vintage
The modern/vintage button is located directly to the right of the gate on/o button. It displays the gate type
currentlyinuse,with“Modern”asthedefaultgate.Tapthisbuttontorevealthetwogatetypes,thentapthe
gate you would like for the selected channel. The controls will change to reect the gate type chosen.
Youcanswitchbetweengateandcompressortypeswhileaudiopassesandthesettingswill
match as closely as possible, but the sound will change.
Compressor On / O
PresstheCompbuttontoturnthecompressoronoro.Itwillilluminategreenwhenengagedandisgray
whendisengaged.Noticetheinputandoutputmetersbelow,aswell.Thereismonometeringforinputsand
outputs on unlinked channels and stereo metering for inputs and outputs on linked channels.
COMPRESSOR ON / MONO METERS COMPRESSOR OFF / STEREO METERS
Modern / Vintage
The modern/vintage button is located directly to the right of the comp on/o button. It displays the
compressortypecurrentlyinuse,with“Modern”asthedefaultcompressor.Tapthisbuttontorevealthe
two compressor types, then tap the compressor you would like for the selected channel. The image will
change to reect the compressor type chosen.
Modern Gate and Compressor Introduction
Asmentionedpreviously,moderndynamicsweredesignedforclean,surgicalprocessing;they’regreat
fordialinginanice,tightsound.Assuch,therange,attack,releaseandratiofeaturesmaybene-tuned
whenmoderndynamicsareutilized.Nowforadetailed(let’ssay“surgical”)lookatmoderndynamics.

Mackie DL Series Specifications

General

Brand	Mackie
Model	DL Series
Category	Music Mixer
Language	English