Mackie 32.8Bus Owner's Manual - Page 14
AUX Solo, Stereo AUX Returns, Returns 1 & 2, Assign (1 & 2), MIX-B Monitor, ASSIGN 1 & 2
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AUX SOLO Returns 1 & 2 LAYOUT AND FUNCTION The SOLO button next to each level control (7) solos that send and allows you to check the send level in the main meters. There is a solo LED (8) in the Send section, to help you locate what the heck you soloed. Note: The six AUX Sends are each mono signals, and they are soloed in mono. If you are using a stereo pair of sends for headphone cue, use the SOLO button in the PHONES 1 or 2 areas to check the sends in stereo. STEREO AUX RETURNS The AUX Returns (9) provide 12 additional inputs to the console for return from effects and reverb devices. The returns have switch matrices to allow easy assignment to headphones or mix buses. When any return is soloed, the solo LED in the lower left-hand corner of the Return area lights. For extra flexibility, the AUX Returns have been designed with an extremely wide range of available gain, offering as much as 15dB boost over unity. The return jacks are wired to provide both stereo and mono operation. See AUX Returns under JACK PANEL later in this section for details. AUX Returns 1 & 2 (10) each have a stereo SOLO switch, a stereo LEVEL control, a BALANCE control and a bank of ASSIGN switches. ASSIGN (1 & 2) AUX Returns 1 & 2 are assigned in stereo pairs (Return 1, L & R; Return 2, L & R) to the L / R MIX buses or to odd-even pairs of the 8 submix buses (11). If you would like an effects return to accompany its dry signal on the multitrack (wet tracks), these are the returns to use. Returns 3 & 4 AUX Returns 3 & 4 (12) each have a stereo SOLO switch, a stereo LEVEL control and a smaller bank of ASSIGN switches. ASSIGN (3 & 4) Returns 3 & 4 are assigned in stereo pairs (Return 3, L & R; Return 4, L & R) to the L / R MIX buses or to the PHONES 1 and PHONES 2 buses via respective banks of buttons for each return(13). If you want additional effects returns preset in the headphone mixes, these are the returns to use. Returns 5 & 6 POWER 1 U OO OO OO OO +15 2 U SOLO +15 LEVEL 3 U SOLO +15 4 U SOLO +15 LEVEL SOLO 5 U OO OO +15 6 U SOLO +15 LEVEL SOLO 1 U OO OO OO OO +20 2 U LR SOLO 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 L/R MIX ASSIGN +20 LEVEL 3 U SOLO LR BALANCE 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 L/R MIX ASSIGN 5 U OO OO +20 4 U SOLO PHONES 1 PHONES 2 ASSIGN L/R MIX +20 6 U SOLO +20 LEVEL SOLO PHONES 1 PHONES 2 ASSIGN L/R MIX +20 LEVEL SOLO SOLO U AUX SENDS SOLO STEREO AUX RETURNS U OO +15 MIX-B LEVEL ASSIGN TO L/R MIX OO OO OO PHONES LEVEL MONITOR MIX-B OO PHONES LEVEL MONITOR MIX-B STUDIO L/R MIX MIX-B SOLO AUX SEND 3/4 SOLO AUX SEND CNTRL RM 2-TK 3/4 OO +15 LEVEL RUDE SOLO LITE OO LEVEL AUX SEND 1 AUX SEND 2 TAPE SUB MASTERS AUX SEND 5/6 AUX SEND 5/6 EXTERNAL MASTER MIX B/MONITOR PHONES 1 EXTERNAL SOURCE PHONES 2 EXTERNAL SOURCE MONITOR MONO SOURCE OPERATING LEVEL INDICATOR AND SOLO PHONES & STUDIO TALKBACK + AUX Returns 5 & 6 (14) each have a stereo SOLO switch and a stereo LEVEL control. Returns 5 & 6 are permanently assigned to the L/R MIX bus. All returns are useful in a mixdown situation, as they are all assignable to the L/R mix. MIX-B / MONITOR The MIX-B / MONITOR section (15) is quite straightforward. It offers a stereo level control for the MIX-B output, and an ASSIGN: MIX-B TO L/R MIX switch, which can add the MIX-B bus signal to the main L/R Mix. This essentially doubles the inputs available for mixdown. Avoid this pitfall: If you are monitoring the L/R mix in the control room and have the MIX-B to the L/R mix assigned, do not also select MIX-B in the monitor source switch matrix. If you do, MIX-B will sound twice as loud in the control room as it is in the L/R mix! 12