Mackie SR40.8 - Table of Contents

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CONTENTS
READ THIS PAGE!!! ....................................................3
LEVEL-SETTING PROCEDURE .........................3
HYPER-QUICK-TURBO METHOD ....................3
ALTERNATE METHOD ....................................3
OTHER NUGGETS OF WISDOM ......................3
INTRODUCTION .........................................................4
SR40•8 HOOKUP EXAMPLES ..............................8
OVERVIEW: THE SR40•8 IN A NUTSHELL .................10
MIXING ......................................................10
MATRIX .....................................................10
STAGE MONITORS & EFFECTS ......................10
MONITORING, SOLO & METERING ..............11
TALKBACK & INTERCOM .............................11
ULTRA MUTE™ ...........................................11
SWITCH POSITIONS ....................................11
PATCH PANEL ...................................................12
E-Z INTERFACE ............................................12
MIC INPUT ..................................................12
LINE IN .......................................................13
INSERT SEND AND RETURN .........................13
DIRECT OUT ................................................13
MAIN AUX RETURNS (A1–A4) ....................14
“B” AUX RETURNS .....................................14
TAPE INPUT ................................................15
TAPE A OUTPUT ..........................................15
TAPE B OUTPUT ..........................................15
AUX SEND ..................................................15
MAIN OUTPUTS ..........................................16
MAIN INSERTS ............................................16
SUB OUTPUTS .............................................16
SUB INSERTS ..............................................17
HEADPHONES .......................................17
L-INSERT, R-INSERT (HEADPHONES) ...........17
MONITOR ...................................................18
TALKBACK ..................................................18
TALKBACK MIC INPUT ...........................18
INTERCOM ..................................................19
MATRIX OUTPUTS ......................................19
MATRIX INPUTS .........................................19
DC POWER IN .............................................19
MIDI IN/OUT ..............................................19
DATA ..........................................................19
CHANNEL ..........................................................20
“U” LIKE UNITY GAIN .................................20
CHANNEL INPUT CONTROLS .......................20
+48 PH (PHANTOM POWER) ................20
TRIM ....................................................20
Ø (POLARITY REVERSAL) ......................20
EQ ..............................................................21
HI 12K .................................................21
HI MID AND FREQ ..........................21
LOW MID AND FREQ ......................22
LOW 80HZ ...........................................22
EQ IN ...................................................22
HPF AND FREQ ...............................22
CHANNEL OUTPUT CONTROLS ....................23
MUTE ...................................................23
FADER ..................................................24
A CLEAN FADE ......................................24
PAN .....................................................24
CONSTANT LOUDNESS ..........................24
1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, L-R (ASSIGN) ..........24
CENTER (ASSIGN) .................................25
SOLO ...................................................25
METER .................................................26
AUX SEND ............................................26
PRE switch (AUX 1–4) ..........................26
PRE FDR/POST EQ (AUX SENDS 5–8) ...27
MAIN AUX RETURNS (A1–A4) ....................27
TRIM ....................................................27
HPF ......................................................27
EQ ........................................................27
PAN .....................................................28
1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, L-R (ASSIGN) ..........28
CENTER (ASSIGN) .................................28
SOLO ...................................................28
METER .................................................28
AUX SEND ............................................28
OUTPUT SECTION ..............................................29
LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER MIXES .......................29
LEFT FADER ..........................................29
RIGHT FADER .......................................29
FADER LINK ..........................................29
CENTER FADER .....................................30
SOLO ...................................................30
SUBS (SUB 1-8 MIXES) ...............................31
FADER ..................................................31
MUTE ...................................................31
PAN .....................................................31
L-R (ASSIGN) .......................................31
CENTER (ASSIGN) .................................31
SOLO ...................................................32
AIR ......................................................32
METERS ................................................32
“B” AUX RETURNS and TAPE RETURNS ...33
LEVEL ...................................................33
MUTE ...................................................33
SOLO ...................................................33