Mackie Onyx 24-4 Owner's Manual - Page 17
Phones/Monitor, Solo, Mono, and Talkback RUDE SOLO Lights, POWER Indicator - mixer manual
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Owner's Manual signal trickling out will read, you guessed it, 0 VU on its meters. So when is 0 VU actually 0 dBu? Right now! Mackie mixers show things as they really are. When 0 dBu (0.775 V) is at the outputs, it shows as 0 dB VU on the meters. What could be easier? By the way, the most wonderful thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from. Thanks to the Onyx 4•Bus' wide dynamic range, you can get a good mix with peaks flashing anywhere between -20 and +10 dB on the meters. Most amplifiers clip at about +10 dBu, and some recorders aren't so forgiving either. For best real-world results, try to keep your peaks between "0" and "+10." Remember, audio meters are just tools to help assure you that your levels are "in the ballpark." You don't have to stare at them (unless you want to). Note: The L/R meters indicate solo levels whenever an AFL or PFL solo switch is pushed in. PHONES level turned all the way down before connecting headphones to the PHONES jack. Keep it down until you've put on the headphones. Then turn it up slowly. Why? Always remember: "Engineers who fry their ears, find themselves with short careers." Phones/Monitor, Solo, Mono, and Talkback Section 47. PHONES Level Control This controls the signal level at the stereo headphone output [46]. 48. MONITOR Level Control This controls the signal level at the MONITOR output [78]. 43. RUDE SOLO Lights 49. SOLO LEVEL Control These LEDs flash on and off when a channel's solo is The SOLO LEVEL control is used to adjust the volume of active, as an additional reminder beyond the indicating the solo'ed signal as it is routed to the MONITOR [78] and LEDs next to each PFL or AFL button. The green LED PHONES [46] outputs. This control is independent of, and indicates PFL solo mode, and the amber LED indicates prior to, the MONITOR and PHONES level controls. AFL solo mode. If you work on a mixer that has a solo function with no indicator lights and you happen to forget you're in solo mode, you can easily be tricked into thinking that something is wrong with your mixer. Hence, the RUDE SOLO lights. It's especially handy at This controls the solo signal level for both PFL and AFL solo modes. You can use the SOLO LEVEL control to balance the solo levels with the main or tape levels at the MONITOR or PHONES out. about 3 am when no sound is coming out of your moni- *"7 , 50. MONO Level Control tors but your multitrack is playing back like maFHd;.C?KC7D7BE=C?N;H m%F;HA?DI;G * £Ó6]Êä°x F>ED;I /,8 8 44. POWER Indicator ,* £ This LED indicates when power is applied to the O8nyx mixer and the POWER switch is on. ,* Ó In additio£än to the Lef*t1a/ndR°,ig° ht Main M/ix ,outp/uts, the OnyÓäx 4•Busä provides an &Z83&Z8k (& 9B?F ind'epend9Be?Fnt &mZ83(o&&nZ8ok phonic output. 8 The Îä Left ³£ä and R'&ight Mai(n Mix signals'&are summe/da, n-d"se nt to th- e MONO)OUT [84]. T-his controls the signal lÓe\£vel at the *MONO ou*tput. * 45. LAMP Connector 8 8 £°x\£ x\£ ( + ( 51. MAIN TO MON Switch ,* Î & " / ( ,/" , B;L;B I;J & - ( This female BNC connector provides +12 volts DCfo8 r gooseneck lamps. See your Mackie dealer for gooseneck,* lamp recommendations (12 V lamp with BNC connecto{r). 8 8 This swCC7?iN?Dtc=h'H#(Froutes (post-fEa