Mackie Mix5 Owners Manual - Page 12

Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX made, the "wet" signal moves up and down along with the "dry" signal, maintaining a balance between them. There is more info about FX on pages 13 [FX send jack], 15 [preset select knob, FX to main knob, FX Sig/OL LED] and page 22 [table of effects presets]. 16. Main Out These 1⁄4" TRS balanced/unbalanced outputs feed the main mix out into the waiting world. You may feed the amplifiers or powered speakers this way. 13. Pan / Bal Pan adjusts the amount of channel signal sent to the left versus the right outputs. On mono channels (with connections to the left input only) these controls act as pan pots. On s­ tereo channels (with stereo connections to left and right ­inputs), the pan knob works like the balance control on a home stereo. TRS stands for Tip-Ring-Sleeve, the three c­ onnections available on a stereo 1/4" cable. To use these outputs to drive balanced inputs, be sure the cables are wired per AES (Audio Engineering Society) standards: Balanced 1/4" TRS Connector Sleeve - Shield (Ground) Tip - Positive (+ or hot) Ring - Negative (- or cold) 14 13 LEVEL 15 +10 LEVEL +10 LEVEL +10 LEVEL +10 RING SLEEVE SLEEVE RINGTIP TIP Balanced 1/4" TRS Connector RING TIP SLEEVE OO OO OO OO 14. OL LEDs This LED will illuminate red when the channel's input signal is too high, indicating a signal overload. This should be avoided, as distortion will occur. If the OL LED comes on regularly, check that the gain knob is set correctly for the input device. Hard clip begins when the signal is at -3 dB. TS stands for Tip-Sleeve, the two connections available on a mono 1⁄4" cable. For most music recording and PA applications, unbalanced lines are fine. To drive unbalanced inputs, be sure the cables are wired per AES (Audio Engineering Society) standards: Unbalanced 1/4" TS Connector Sleeve - Shield (Ground) Tip - Positive (+ or hot) SLEEVE SLEEVE TIP 15. Level This adjusts the channel's level, from off, to unity gain at the center, on up to 10 dB of additional gain. TIP Unbalanced 1/4" TS Connector TIP SLEEVE 17. CR Out [Control Room Output] [Mix8 and Mix12FX only] These TRS 1⁄4" balanced/unbalanced outputs allow you to listen to something other than the main mix. These outputs are often used to run a nice pair of powered studio monitors in a control room or a headphone distribution amplifier. The volume is adjustable with the CR / phones knob. 12 Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX