Mackie SR40.8 - B aux RETURNS and TAPE RETURNS; Level; Mute

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“B” AUX RETURNS AND
TAPE RETURNS
The four “B” AUX RETURNS and the two
TAPE RETURNS are basically the same, but
with different input hardware
. They’re
your basic, no-frills, stereo Channels.
AUX
RETURNS B1
, B2 , B3 , TAPE A and TAPE B are
dedicated to the
LEFT/RIGHT mix, and AUX
RETURN B4
is dedicated to the CENTER mix.
Equipped with
LEVEL , MUTE and SOLO con-
trols, they’re perfect for getting reverb and
delay signals to the main mixes. If you need to
send these signals to the monitors (via
AUX
SENDS
) or to the SUBS , patch them into the
MAIN AUX RETURNS (A1–A4 ) instead.
LEVEL
Point Before: “B” AUX RETURNS , TAPE
INPUT
.
Point After:
MUTE .
The signal is off with the rotary
LEVEL con-
trol turned fully counterclockwise, unity gain
is at the center “
U ” detent, and turned fully up
provides 15dB gain.
MUTE
Point Before: LEVEL .
Point After:
LEFT/RIGHT mix ( AUX RETURN
B1
, B2 , B3 , TAPE A , TAPE B ); CENTER mix
(
AUX RETURN B4 ).
Muting removes the signal from the dedi-
cated
LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER mixes and AFL
SOLO
. The PFL SOLO and PFL Meter paths
will not be affected. The signal is muted with
the switch engaged (down).
“B” AUX
RETURNS
and TAPE A and TAPE B do not
have momentary
MUTE switches or associated
LEDs and are not controllable via
ULTRA
MUTE
™
.
SOLO
PFL Point Before: “B” AUX RETURNS ,
TAPE INPUT .
PFL Point After:
SOLO ( LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER
Faders) PFL mix (mono).
AFL Point Before:
LEVEL .
AFL Point After:
SOLO ( LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER
Faders) AFL mix (stereo).
SOLO allows you to audition signals through
your headphones without having to assign
them to any of the
LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER
mixes or subgroups ( SUB 1 – 8 mixes) .
You can simultaneously
SOLO as many signals
as you like. The SR40•8 features nondestruc-
tive solo: Engaging
SOLO does not interrupt
any of the other Channels, buses or outputs.
Not only that, the
SOLO system comes in two
flavors:
PFL (Pre-Fader Listen) and AFL
(After-Fader Listen, Solo-In-Place).
Remember:
AUX SENDS SOLO has prece-
dence over
AUX RETURNS SOLO — you can’t
combine these signals.
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LEVEL
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MUTE
INPUTS
MONITOR SOLOTAPE BTAPE A
AUX RETURNS
ASSIGNED TO
CENTER
TAPE RETURNS
PFL
AFL
PFL
AFL
MUTE
SOLO
MUTE
SOLO
MUTE
SOLO
MUTE
SOLO
MUTE
SOLO
MUTE
SOLO
RUDE
SOLO LIGHT
OUTPUTS