Mackie DL Series Reference Guide

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Chapter 14: Mixer View : Navigation Bar
Introduction
Justhowimportantisthenavigationbar?It’ssoimportantthatitisalwaysavailableregardlessofwhat
viewiscurrentlydisplayed.Wantmore?Notonlyisitalwaysavailable,butitisrightontopinplainsight!
Notatthebottomortuckedawayinsomecorner.It’sabannerannouncing(andawaiting)yourchoice.
Interestingly,though,therearenofadershere;EQ,gatesandcompressorsandFXliveelsewhere,etc.
Think of the navigation bar as the brains behindtheoperation.Amixerbuttontakesyoubacktothe
mixer view, there are a wide variety of options to choose from in the tools section and the navigation
bar also hosts presets, shows, snapshots and channel safes selection, too.
Mixer
Themixerbuttonisonlydisplayedwhenworkingwithinachannelview[EQ,gateandcompressor, 
FX,graphicEQandcompressor/limiter].Simplytapthemixerbuttontoreturntothemixerview.
If a mixer button is not displayed (as displayed in the image below), then you are already in the mixer view.
Current Parameter Display
Here,thecurrentparameterdisplayshowsthecurrentchannelsystemname[Ch1]–itscrollsif
thenameistoolongtot,displayingtheentirename–followedbythecustomusername[Kick],
thecurrentparametervalue[o]andcurrentparametername[Fader]forjustabouteverycontrol
orparameterasitisadjusted.Also,ifyouwanttotypeinanexactvalueforaparameter,touch
thechannel’sparameteryouwouldliketoupdatesoitappearsinthecurrentparameterdisplay.
Next,tapthecurrentparameterdisplay;akeyboardappears.Simplytypeintheexactvalueyouwould
likeforthatchannel’sparameterfollowedbyacarriagereturn.
Tools
Thegeariconiswhereyouaccessthetools.Thinkofitasa“settings”-typearea.Butbeforewegetinto
thosesettings,let’stalkaboutonemoreveryimportantthingthetoolsbuttondoes.Textwillalways
be located underneath the icon and it will state the current connection status of the Master Fader app.
Asseenintheimagesabove,itcouldstateoneofthreestatuses:
Oine—TheMasterFaderappisNOTcommunicatingwithamixerbecauseithasbeencongured
assuch.OinecouldevenbedisplayedwhenaniPadisphysicallyconnectedtoamixer.
Connected — The Master Fader app is connected to the mixer, either wired or wirelessly.
Disconnected — The Master Fader app is trying to connect wirelessly to the mixer, but is unable to connect.
These will make more sense when we discuss devices, starting on the next page.

Mackie DL Series Specifications

General

Brand	Mackie
Model	DL Series
Category	Music Mixer
Language	English