Mackie D8B Owners Manual - Page 29

3 ADAT Optical (OPT•8) • Two digital ADAT optical (fiber optic) connections. • Each card offers I/O for 8 channels. 4 AES/EBU (PDI•8) • One 25-pin D-sub connector in digital AES/EBU format. • Each card offers I/O for 8 channels. 5 ALT I/O Card Slot • Separate input/output card slot offering 8 more ins and outs. • Holds any card: AIO•8, DIO•8, OPT•8, or PDI•8. • Inputs show up at RETURNS faders (channels 65-72). • Outputs are assignable to either the 8 bus outputs (BUS 1-8), the 12 Aux Sends (AUX 1-12), or the MASTER L-R outputs. • Assignments are made in the Digital I/O menu. 6 The Clock I/O Card • Provides word clock in and out to connect with other digital equipment. • For use as a master or slave clock source. • Supports 48kHz and 44.1kHz internal sample rates, with vari-speed capabilities. • Supports external sample rates between 32kHz and 50kHz. Note: The Apogee Clock I/O card replaces the standard clock card that is shipped in the SYNC slot with the D8B. 7 The Digital I/O Card (2-track) • AES/EBU digital I/O. Stereo interconnect for master record machine. Input is connected to DIGITAL 1 in the CONTROL ROOM monitor section. • S/PDIF digital I/O. Input is connected to DIGITAL 2 in the CONTROL ROOM monitor section. • Same source output as MASTER L-R. 8 Digital Effects Card Slots • Room for four separate effects cards. • MFX - Mackie Effects card with two stereo processors. • UFX - Universal DSP engine with functions dependent on specific plug-in effects. Each card is capable of four discrete mono, two stereo, or one stereo and two mono effects. • L-R Mix, Channel Pre or Post Insert, Buses 1-8, and Plugin Chain, in addition to the Aux sends 1-12, internally route to the four card locations. • Using the configurable plug-in architecture, insert plug-in capability is available for channels 1-48 (Pre- and Post-DSP), Buses 1-8, and Main Mix L-R. • Effects return to the main L-R mix at Fader Bank 3 via FX 1-16. Reminder: Power down the system before installing any cards! Master Input/Output Section bl BUS OUT 1-8 & SURROUND OUT 9 L R MASTER OUT LR bm CR MAIN LR CR NEAR FIELD LR MASTER OUT 2 TRACK IN A LR br 2 TRACK IN B LR bn PHONES 1 PHONES 2 bo STUDIO OUT LR 2 TRACK IN C LR bp bq PUNCH I/O TALKBACK 9 MASTER OUTputs (1/4" TRS and XLR) • Fed from the Master L/R fader on the console surface. • Both sets deliver balanced line-level signals. However, the TRS Master Outputs also provide unbalanced line-level signals. • Post fader, DSP, and D/A converter. bl BUS OUT 1-8 (SURROUND OUT) • 25-pin D-sub connector provides eight balanced line-level outputs. • Any channel (1-48), internal effects return, or ALT IN can be assigned to one or more bus outputs. • In Stereo Mode: Output level is controlled by the BUS 1-8 MASTERS (Fader Bank 4). • In Surround Mode: Output level is controlled by the Surround Monitor Level controls in the Surround window. D8B Manual • Chapter 2 • page 23