Mackie 24.8Bus Owner's Manual - Page 45

and the other one up for stage monitor. If you need to do some combination of house/recorder feed or vocal/drum/keyboard monitors, divide the functions up between L/R Mix, AUX buses and MIX-B buses as described above. Mic Splitters If you are using one mixing console for your main or house mix and another for stage monitors, the best way to distribute the microphone signals to both consoles is by using a good quality mic splitter box. Splitters use transformers specially designed to split the signal and keep the impedance match correct while rejecting noise and preventing ground loops. You can get splitters with as many input channels as you need, each with from two to five outputs for each mic input. Mic splitter transformers are expensive, but are well worth the investment. They will provide the most consistent trouble-free performance with multiple mixers. If you need to split your inputs but do not have splitter transformers, you can make a special harness of cables to split out of the Mackie channel insert. This technique is not always as flexible or ground-loop-proof as splitter transformers, but is much less expensive. See Figure 11 in Appendix A: "Connections." FINDING MORE INPUTS You bought a 32-channel mixer and you still don't have enough inputs. Well, before you go to the bank again, remember that the Mackie 8•Bus Series has some options for you: • You can get up to 32 additional line inputs using the Tape In to MIX-B path. You can even split the EQ and Aux Buses to the MIX-B inputs if you want. Then assign Mix-B to L/R Mix. • Any unused AUX returns (there are 12 inputs) can be used as additional line inputs. • In a pinch, you can use the eight Submaster's inserts providing the sub is currently unused (no channels assigned to it). Use a 1/4" TS cable and plug in only to the first click. Signals entering here will be kicked up by +6dB. PA & SR 43