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Owner's Manual 2 X 800W PROFESSIONAL POWERED MIXER POWER SPEAKER OUT A SPEAKER OUT B Channel Controls PIN 1+ 1 PIN 1+ 1 CAUTION HOT SURFACE, AVOID CONTACT OUTPUT POWER: @ 4 OHMS, 800 WATTS PEAK PER CH MINIMUM LOAD: 4 OHMS PER CHANNEL The 10 vertical channel strips look very similar, and have a only few differences between them. Each chan- nel works independently, and just controls the signals plugged into the inputs directly above it. AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE - NE PAS OUVRIR WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. SERIAL NUMBER REVISION Stereo Channels 9/10 and 11/12 • Channels 9/10 and 11/12 are stereo channels, and their controls affect signals coming into the stereo line-level inputs 1 1 MIC 1 LINE (BAL/UNBAL) MIC 2 LINE (BAL/UNBAL) MIC 3 LINE (BAL/UNBAL) MIC 4 LINE (BAL/UNBAL) MIC 5 LINE (BAL/UNBAL) MIC 6 LINE (BAL/UNBAL) MIC 7 HI-Z LINE (BAL/UNBAL) MIC 8 2 MON SEND 2 FX SEND HI-Z LINE (BAL/UNBAL) L (MONO) L (MONO) INSERT 1 U MIC GAIN INSERT 2 U MIC GAIN INSERT 3 U MIC GAIN INSERT 4 U MIC GAIN INSERT 5 U MIC GAIN INSERT 6 U MIC GAIN INSERT 7 U MIC GAIN INSERT R R INPUT 9/10 INPUT 11/12 8 U MIC GAIN 9/10 11/12 U U 0 -20dB +50 +30dB GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz 0 -20dB +50 +30dB GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz 0 -20dB +50 +30dB GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz 0 -20dB +50 +30dB GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz 0 -20dB +50 +30dB GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz 0 -20dB +50 +30dB GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz 0 -20dB +50 +30dB GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz COMP COMP COMP COMP COMP COMP 0 -20dB +50 +30dB GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz OFF MAX U EQ -15 +15 U HI 12kHz MID OFF MAX U EQ -15 +15 U HI 12kHz MID OFF MAX U EQ -15 +15 U HI 12kHz MID OFF MAX U EQ -15 +15 U HI 12kHz MID OFF MAX U EQ -15 +15 U HI 12kHz MID OFF MAX U EQ -15 +15 U HI 12kHz MID HI-Z U EQ -15 +15 U HI 12kHz MID HI-Z U EQ -15 +15 U HI 12kHz MID -15 +15 600 -15 +15 600 -15 +15 600 -15 +15 600 -15 +15 600 -15 +15 600 -15 +15 600 -15 +15 600 150 1.5k FREQ 100 8k U 150 1.5k FREQ 100 8k U 150 1.5k FREQ 100 8k U 150 1.5k FREQ 100 8k U 150 1.5k FREQ 100 8k U 150 1.5k FREQ 100 8k U 150 1.5k FREQ 100 8k U 150 1.5k FREQ 100 8k U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 AUX U SEND LOW 80Hz -15 +15 AUX U SEND LOW 80Hz -15 +15 AUX U SEND LOW 80Hz -15 +15 AUX U SEND LOW 80Hz -15 +15 AUX U SEND LOW 80Hz -15 +15 AUX U SEND LOW 80Hz -15 +15 AUX U SEND LOW 80Hz -15 +15 AUX U SEND +15 U MON 1 +15 U MON 1 +15 U MON 1 +15 U MON 1 +15 U MON 1 +15 U MON 1 +15 U MON 1 +15 U MON 1 OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO +15 U MON 2 +15 U MON 2 +15 U MON 2 +15 U MON 2 +15 U MON 2 +15 U MON 2 +15 U MON 2 +15 U MON 2 FX 1 +15 U FX 1 +15 U FX 1 +15 U FX 1 +15 U FX 1 +15 U FX 1 +15 U FX 1 +15 U FX 1 +15 U FX 2 +15 PAN FX 2 +15 PAN FX 2 +15 PAN FX 2 +15 PAN FX 2 +15 PAN FX 2 +15 PAN FX 2 +15 PAN FX 2 +15 PAN OO OO OO OO -20 +20 GAIN U EQ -15 +15 U HI 12kHz -15 +15 U HI MID 2.5kHz -15 +15 U LOW MID 400Hz LOW 80Hz -15 +15 AUX U SEND +15 U MON 1 +15 U MON 2 FX 1 +15 U FX 2 +15 PAN OO OO OO OO -20 +20 GAIN U EQ -15 +15 U HI 12kHz -15 +15 U HI MID 2.5kHz -15 +15 U LOW MID 400Hz LOW 80Hz -15 +15 AUX U SEND +15 U MON 1 +15 U MON 2 FX 1 +15 U FX 2 +15 PAN LR LR LR LR LR LR LR LR LR LR OO OO OO L R IN OUT TAPE L (MONO) • LThe sLtereo channLeAMlP EQ is a 4-band design with 12V 0.5A shelving higLh, shelving low, and peaking lo-mid R FX and peaking hi-mid. MAIN INSERT R FOOTSWITCH TIP: FX1 RING: FX2 R L (MONO) PHONES "U" like Unity gain R FX RTN 1 R FX RTN 2 M MAIN OUT M OO MAX LEVEL Mackie mixers havePOWER a "U" PHANTOM symbol on almost every level 2 X 800W PROFESSIONAL POWERED MIXER control. It stands for "unity gain," meaning no change in MAIN EQUALIZER EQ ASSIGN MAIN MON 2 POWER AMP LIMITER A B 15 15 10 5 signal level. The la1b50 els on the MAIN METERS 0dB = 0dBu controls are measured in 0 0 OL 5 10 decibels (dB), so y1o50 u'll know 15 10 6 what you're doing level- 15 15 3 wise 63 125 if250 you 500 1K choose 2K 4K 8K 16K to cha402nge a control's settings. 7 MON 1 EQUALIZER 10 20 30 15 15 L R 10 5 0 Signal Flow 10 LEVEL SET 5 RUDE SOLO 0 5 5 10 10 15 63 The 125 250 block 500 1K 2K diagram15 4K 8K 16K on page 33 shows the signal flow, POWER AMP but here is a short description of the flow through the 01 PLATEREVERB 02 VOCAL PLATE 03 WARM ROOM 13 CHORUS 14 CHORUS + REVERB 15 DOUBLER MODE MON 1 MON 2 04 BRIGHT ROOM 16 TAPE SLAP MAINS MON 1 FX 1 SIG/OL 2 FX SIG/OL 05 WARM LOUNGE 17 DLY 1 BRIGHT (350ms) channel strip section: U U 06 SMALL STAGE 18 DLY 1 WARM (300ms) 07 WARM THEATER 19 DLY 2 BRIGHT (250ms) 08 BRIGHT STAGE 20 DLY 2 WARM (200ms) 09 WARM HALL 21 DLY 3 BRIGHT (175ms) A (L) B(R) STEREO MAIN 10 CONCERT HALL 22 DLY 3 WARM (150ms) OO +15 SEND MASTER OO +15 SEND MASTER 11 CATHEDRAL 12 GATED REVERB 23 CHORUS + DLY (300ms) 24 REVERB + DLY (200ms) LPF TAP TO EDIT The inputBREAsK ignalUs from120 the mic, or line inputs go 100 180 TAP TAP through a preamplifier whose gain is set by the gain DELAY DELAY MUTES CH 1-12 FX 1 +20 TAPE IN FX 1 75Hz 200Hz TO MON 1 TO MON 2 MONO OUT U U INT FX INT FX control . MUTE MUTE +15 +15 MAX OO The signal then passes through the low-cut filter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9/10 11/12 (mono channels FXRTN1 FX RTN 2 MON 1 onMOlNy2) thMeAINcompressor circuit (ch. 1 to 6 dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB only), the insert jack (mono channels only), the chan- 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 OL 5 OL 5 OL 5 OL 5 OL 5 OL 5 OL 5 OL 5 OL 5 OL 5 5 5 5 5 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 nel EQ, channel fader, pan control, and then onto the U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 main mix. 10 10 10 20 20 20 10 20 10 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO OO OO OO OO OO 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 OO OO OO OO OO OO 40 40 40 40 40 50 60 The50 60 OO mon50 60 OO 1 [33]50 60 OO and OO mon 50 60 2 controls [34] tap the signal off just before (pre) the channel fader. Mono Channels 1 to 8 • Channels 1 to 8 are mono channels, and their controls affect either the mono mic input or the mono line-level input. • Channels 1 to 6 each have an internal signal inline compressor circuit with adjustable threshold. • Channels 7 and 8 each have a hi-z switch, so you can connect guitars directly, without the need for a DI box. • The 3-band EQ has shelving high, shelving low, and peaking mid EQ with adjustable mid frequency. The FX 1 [35] and FX 2 controls [36] tap the signal off after (post) the channel fader. Owner's Manual 15

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Owner’s Manual
Owner’s Manual
Channel Controls
The 10 vertical channel strips look very similar, and
have a only few differences between them. Each chan-
nel works independently, and just controls the signals
plugged into the inputs directly above it.
Mono Channels 1 to 8
Channels 1 to 8 are mono channels, and their
controls affect either the mono mic input or the
mono line-level input.
Channels 1 to 6 each have an internal signal in-
line compressor circuit with adjustable thresh-
old.
Channels 7 and 8 each have a hi-z switch, so
you can connect guitars directly, without the
need for a DI box.
The 3-band EQ has shelving high, shelving
low, and peaking mid EQ with adjustable mid
frequency.
80Hz
LOW
MIC
1
MIC
2
MIC
3
MIC
4
MIC
5
MIC
6
MIC
7
MIC
8
INPUT
(BAL/UNBAL)
(BAL/UNBAL)
(BAL/UNBAL)
(BAL/UNBAL)
(BAL/UNBAL)
(BAL/UNBAL)
(BAL/UNBAL)
(BAL/UNBAL)
INSERT
INSERT
INSERT
INSERT
INSERT
INSERT
INSERT
INSERT
GAIN
U
-20
L
R
FX SEND
MON SEND
(MONO)
MID
FREQ
R
L
U
GAIN
M
I
C
G
A
I
N
0
+50
-20dB
+30dB
600
1.5k
150
8k
100
OFF
MAX
U
GAIN
M
I
C
G
A
I
N
0
+50
-20dB
+30dB
U
GAIN
M
I
C
G
A
I
N
0
+50
-20dB
+30dB
U
GAIN
M
I
C
G
A
I
N
0
+50
-20dB
+30dB
U
GAIN
M
I
C
G
A
I
N
0
+50
-20dB
+30dB
U
GAIN
M
I
C
G
A
I
N
0
+50
-20dB
+30dB
U
GAIN
M
I
C
G
A
I
N
0
+50
-20dB
+30dB
U
GAIN
M
I
C
G
A
I
N
0
+50
-20dB
+30dB
1
9/10
11/12
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SOLO
OL
+10
0
-20
SOLO
OL
+10
0
-20
1
9/10
11/12
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
EQ
EQ
OFF
MAX
OFF
MAX
OFF
MAX
OFF
MAX
OFF
MAX
12kHz
HI
LOW CUT
100 Hz
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
+20
12kHz
HI
80Hz
LOW
HI
MID
2.5kHz
LOW
MID
400Hz
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
12kHz
HI
80Hz
LOW
HI
MID
2.5kHz
LOW
MID
400Hz
GAIN
U
-20
PAN
AUX
SEND
EQ
COMP
COMP
COMP
COMP
COMP
COMP
+20
1
2
L
R
(MONO)
1
2
MON
1
MON
2
FX
1
FX
2
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
80Hz
LOW
MID
FREQ
R
L
600
1.5k
150
8k
100
EQ
12kHz
HI
PAN
AUX
SEND
MON
1
MON
2
FX
1
FX
2
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
80Hz
LOW
MID
FREQ
R
L
600
1.5k
150
8k
100
EQ
12kHz
HI
PAN
AUX
SEND
MON
1
MON
2
FX
1
FX
2
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
80Hz
LOW
MID
FREQ
R
L
600
1.5k
150
8k
100
EQ
12kHz
HI
PAN
AUX
SEND
MON
1
MON
2
FX
1
FX
2
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
80Hz
LOW
MID
FREQ
R
L
600
1.5k
150
8k
100
EQ
12kHz
HI
PAN
AUX
SEND
MON
1
MON
2
FX
1
FX
2
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
80Hz
LOW
MID
FREQ
R
L
600
1.5k
150
8k
100
EQ
12kHz
HI
PAN
AUX
SEND
MON
1
MON
2
FX
1
FX
2
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
80Hz
LOW
MID
FREQ
R
L
600
1.5k
150
8k
100
EQ
12kHz
HI
PAN
AUX
SEND
MON
1
MON
2
FX
1
FX
2
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
80Hz
LOW
MID
FREQ
R
L
600
1.5k
150
8k
100
EQ
12kHz
HI
PAN
AUX
SEND
MON
1
MON
2
FX
1
FX
2
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
R
L
PAN
AUX
SEND
MON
1
MON
2
FX
1
FX
2
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
R
L
PAN
AUX
SEND
MON
1
MON
2
FX
1
FX
2
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
9
10
/
INPUT
11 12
/
HI-Z
HI-Z
LOW CUT
100 Hz
LOW CUT
100 Hz
LOW CUT
100 Hz
LOW CUT
100 Hz
LOW CUT
100 Hz
LOW CUT
100 Hz
LOW CUT
100 Hz
dB
10
O
O
5
5
U
dB
30
20
10
O
O
40
50
5
5
U
60
SOLO
OL
+10
0
-20
dB
30
20
10
O
O
40
50
5
5
U
60
SOLO
OL
+10
0
-20
dB
30
20
10
O
O
40
50
5
5
U
60
SOLO
OL
+10
0
-20
dB
30
20
10
O
O
40
50
5
5
U
60
SOLO
OL
+10
0
-20
dB
30
20
10
O
O
40
50
5
5
U
60
SOLO
OL
+10
0
-20
dB
30
20
10
O
40
50
5
5
U
60
SOLO
OL
+10
0
-20
dB
30
20
10
O
40
50
5
5
U
60
SOLO
OL
+10
0
-20
dB
30
20
10
O
40
50
5
5
U
60
SOLO
OL
+10
0
-20
dB
30
20
10
O
O
40
50
5
5
U
60
30
20
40
50
60
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
LINE
LINE
LINE
LINE
LINE
LINE
LINE
HI-Z
LINE
HI-Z
Stereo Channels 9/10 and 11/12
Channels 9/10 and 11/12 are stereo channels,
and their controls affect signals coming into the
stereo line-level inputs
The stereo channel EQ is a 4-band design with
shelving high, shelving low, and peaking lo-mid
and peaking hi-mid.
“U” like Unity gain
Mackie mixers have a “U” symbol on almost every level
control. It stands for “unity gain,” meaning no change in
signal level. The labels on the controls are measured in
decibels (dB), so you’ll know what you’re doing level-
wise if you choose to change a control’s settings.
Signal Flow
The block diagram on page 33 shows the signal flow,
but here is a short description of the flow through the
channel strip section:
The input signals from the mic, or line inputs go
through a preamplifier whose gain is set by the gain
control .
The signal then passes through the low-cut filter
(mono channels only) the compressor circuit (ch. 1 to 6
only), the insert jack (mono channels only), the chan-
nel EQ, channel fader, pan control, and then onto the
main mix.
The mon 1 [33] and mon 2 controls [34] tap the
signal off just before (pre) the channel fader.
The FX 1 [35] and FX 2 controls [36] tap the signal
off after (post) the channel fader.