Mackie Thump12 - Low Frequency EQ Adjustment; Mid Frequency EQ and Sweep; High Frequency EQ Adjustment; Loudspeaker Placement and Care

Owner’s Manual
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Owner’s Manual
Thump12 / Thump15 Loudspeakers: Rear Panel Features continued...
However,iftheOLLEDisblinkingfrequently
orcontinuously,turndownthelevelcontrolonthe
Thumploudspeakerorturndownthesignalatits
source(e.g.,themixingconsole)untiltheOLLED
blinksoccasionallyornotatall.
7. Low EQ
Thiscontrolprovidesupto6dBofboostorcutbelow
80Hzanditisalsoatatthecenterposition(U).
Thisfrequencyrangerepresentsthepunchinbass
drums,bassguitar,fatsynthpatches,andsomereally
seriousmalesingers.
8. Mid EQ
ThisisamidrangeEQcontrolthatprovides6dB
ofboostorcutcenteredatanyfrequencybetween
100Hzand8kHz.TheMIDEQcircuitisat
(noboostorcut)atthecenterposition(U).
Thisfrequencyrangeincludesmostvocals(male
atthelowerendoftherangeandfemaleattheupper
endoftherange),andthefundamentalsandharmonics
formanyinstruments.
9. Mid Freq
Thisknobrangesfrom100Hzto8kHzand
determinesthecenterfrequencyfortheMidEQlter.
Thisallowsyoutozeroinontheprecisebandof
frequenciesyouwanttohaveaffectedbytheMidEQ.
10. Hi EQ
Thiscontrolgivesyouupto6dBboostorcutabove
12kHz.Thecircuitisat(noboostorcut)atthe
centerposition(U).Useittoaddsizzletocymbals,
andanoverallsenseoftransparencyoredgetothe
keyboards,vocals,guitar,andbaconfrying.Turnit
downalittletoreducesibilance,ortoremovehigh
frequencyhiss.
11. Suggested EQ Settings
Youmightpreferadifferentoveralltonedepending
onhowyouwillbeusingtheThumploudspeakers.
TheyareperfectforgeneralPAusewiththe3-bandEQ
setat(allknobsat12o’clock).Forothercommon
applications,settheEQknobsasshown,thenadjust
totastefromthere.
Final Thoughts
ThefollowingpagesdiscussThumploudspeaker
placement,protectioncircuitry,technicalinformation
andmuchmore.Checkitout!
Placement
Thumploudspeakersaredesignedtositonthe
oororstage.Theymayalsobepole-mountedvia
thebuilt-insocketonthebottomofthecabinet.
Theyarenotdesignedtobesuspended.
Whenpole-mountingThumploudspeakers,besure
thatthesubwoofersarestabilizedandsecuredfrom
fallingoverorbeingaccidentallypushedover.For
stackedscenarios,itishighlysuggestedthatstrapsare
utilized.Failuretofollowtheseprecautionsmayresult
indamagetotheequipment,personalinjury,ordeath.
Thumploudspeakercabinetshavenorigging
pointsandarenotsuitableforrigging.NEVER
attempttosuspendaThumploudspeakerby
itshandles.
Aswithanypoweredcomponents,protectthemfrom
moistureandextremecoldandfollowtheotherCare
andMaintenancesuggestionsbelow.
Care and Maintenance
YourThumploudspeakerswillprovidemanyyearsof
reliableserviceifyoufollowtheseguidelines:
• Avoidexposingtheloudspeakerstomoisture.
Iftheyaresetupoutdoors,besuretheyare
undercoverifrainisexpected.
• Avoidexposuretoextremecold(below
freezingtemperatures).Ifyoumustoperate
theloudspeakersinacoldenvironment,warm
upthevoicecoilsslowlybysendingalow-level
signalthroughthemforabout15minutesprior
tohigh-poweroperation.
• Useadryclothtocleanthecabinets.Onlydo
thiswhenthepoweristurnedoff.Avoidgetting
moistureintoanyoftheopeningsofthe
cabinet,particularlywherethedriversare
located.