Mackie ProFX12 Owner's Manual - Page 17

Owner's Manual ProFX12 MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC (UNBALANCED) L TAPE IN R L TAPE OUT R 1 LINE HI-Z BAL / UNBAL LINE/HI-Z IN 1 2 BAL / UNBAL LINE IN 2 3 BAL / UNBAL LINE IN 3 4 BAL / UNBAL LINE IN 4 5/6 (MONO) L LINE IN 5 BAL / UNBAL 7/8 (MONO) L LINE IN 7 BAL / UNBAL 9/10 (MONO) L 11/12 (MONO) L LINE IN 9 BAL / UNBAL LINE IN 11 BAL / UNBAL R R R R Channel Controls The vertical channel strips look very similar, with only a few differences between them. Each channel works in(MdONOe) pendently, and just controls the signals plugged into theL BAL / inputsUNBAL directLly above it. There are three different BAL / BAL / UNBAL MON SEND UNBAL FOOTSWITCH flavors R of channel BAL/ UNBAL R strip: Mono, Hybrid and Stereo. INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT LINE IN 6 LINE IN 8 LINE IN 10 LINE IN 12 ST RETURN FX SEND MAIN OUT PHONES U MIC GAIN LEVEL SET U MIC GAIN LEVEL SET U MIC GAIN LEVEL SET U MIC GAIN LEVEL SET U +50 -20dB +30dB GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz U +50 -20dB +30dB GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz U +50 -20dB +30dB GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz U +50 -20dB +30dB GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz U EQ U EQ U EQ U EQ MIC GAIN LEVEL SET U +50 GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz U EQ MIC GAIN LEVEL U SET U +50 GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz U EQ -20 +20 GAIN U EQ U -20 +20 GAIN U 15 10 5 0 5 EQ 10 Mono Channels STEREO GRAPHIC EQ (1-4 on ProFX12) (1-2 on ProFX8) 15 48V 10 PHANTOM 5 POWER 0 • The mon150o chPOWaER nnel controls affect both the -15 +15 U HI 12kHz -15 +15 U MID 2.5kHz LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U AUX MON +15 U FX +15 PAN OO OO -15 +15 U HI 12kHz -15 +15 U MID 2.5kHz LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U AUX MON +15 U FX +15 PAN OO OO -15 +15 U HI 12kHz -15 +15 U MID 2.5kHz LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U AUX MON +15 U FX +15 PAN OO OO -15 +15 U HI 12kHz -15 +15 U MID 2.5kHz LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U AUX MON +15 U FX +15 PAN OO OO -15 +15 U HI 12kHz -15 +15 U MID 2.5kHz LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U AUX MON +15 U FX +15 PAN OO OO -15 +15 U HI 12kHz -15 +15 U MID 2.5kHz LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U AUX MON +15 U FX +15 PAN OO OO -15 +15 U HI 12kHz -15 +15 U MID 2.5kHz LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U AUX MON +15 U FX +15 PAN OO OO mono mic input and the mono line-level input. HI 15 15 12kHz -15 +15 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K MAIN METERS 0dB=0dBu U OL -15 +15 MID 2.5kHz MAIN MIX • MON EQ IN TheBYPASS gain knob15 10 adjusts both mic and line inputs. 6 U 3 LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U AUX FX PRESETS 01 BRIGHT ROOM 02 WARM LOUNGE 03 SMALL STAGE 04 WARM THEATER 05 WARM HALL 06 CONCERT HALL • EachUSmB ono c402hannel has an insert jack and low U 7 cut switch. 10 20 MON +15 U 07 PLATE REVERB 08 CATHEDRAL 09 CHORUS 10 CHORUS + REV 11 DOUBLER 12 TAPE SLAP +10 30 OO • Channel PRESETS INPUT LEVEL 1 L R has a hi-z switch to connect a guitar FX +15 13 DELAY 1 (300ms) 14 DELAY 2 (380ms) 15 DELAY 3 (480ms) 16 REVERB + DLY (250ms) MUTE directly. USB THRU BREAK (MUTES ALL CHANNELS) PAN U U U OO OO LR MUTE OL LR MUTE OL LR MUTE OL LR MUTE OL LR MUTE OL LR MUTE OL LR MUTE OL LR MUTE OL •OL The 3-band EQ has shelving high, shelving low, OO OO OO +15 +15 OO MAX +20 and peaking mid EQ. FX MASTER MUTE FX TO MON PHONES MON TAPE LEVEL MAIN OL 1 2 3 4 5/6 7/8 9/10 11/12 ST RTN FX RTN dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 dB 10 Hybrid10Bd Chand10Bnels (5/6, dB 10 7/8 on ProFX12) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 U U U U U U U U 5 U 5 U 5 U (3U5/4, 5/6 on ProFX8) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 POWER MAIN MAIN 10 10 10 RIGHT 10 LEFT10 10 10 10 ON (BALANCED) (BALANCED) 20 20 20 20 20 20 USB 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 5 5 5 5 10 •10 Exc1e0 pt for10gain and low cut, these controls 20 30 20 30 affe32c00 t the mono 20 30 mic input and the stereo 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 40 50 40 50 line45-00 level i45n00 put. 60 60 60 60 OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO MONO ProFX8 HYBRID STEREO • The gain knob adjusts the mic input only. (The stereo line inputs are fixed at unity gain.) • The low cut switch only affects the mic input. MIC MIC MIC MIC (UNBALANCED) L TAPE IN R L TAPE OUT R 1 LINE HI-Z 2 3/4 5/6 7/8 (MONO) (MONO) (MONO) (MONO) BAL / UNBAL L L L L BAL / UNBAL L • The mono mic input is split equally to the left and right. • The hybrid channel EQ is a 3-band design just like the mono channel EQ. LINE/HI-Z IN 1 LINE IN 2 INSERT INSERT LINE IN 3 BAL / UNBAL R LINE IN 4 LINE IN 5 BAL / UNBAL R LINE IN 6 LINE IN 7 BAL / UNBAL R LINE IN 8 BAL / UNBAL R ST RETURN MON SEND BAL / UNBAL FX SEND BAL / UNBAL FOOTSWITCH R Stereo Channels (9/10, 11/12 on ProFX12) MAIN OUT PHONES (7/8 on ProFX8) U MIC GAIN LEVEL SET U MIC GAIN LEVEL SET U +50 -20dB +30dB GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz U +50 -20dB +30dB GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz U EQ U EQ MIC GAIN LEVEL SET U +50 GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz U EQ MIC GAIN LEVEL SET U +50 GAIN LOW CUT 100Hz U EQ U -20 +20 GAIN U 15 10 5 0 5 EQ 10 STEREO GRAPHIC EQ • 15 48V 10 PHANTOM 5 POWER 0 5 10 • POWER These controls affect the stereo line-level inputs. The gain knob adjusts the left and right line -15 +15 U HI 12kHz -15 +15 U MID 2.5kHz LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U AUX MON +15 U FX +15 PAN OO OO -15 +15 U HI 12kHz -15 +15 U MID 2.5kHz LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U AUX MON +15 U FX +15 PAN OO OO -15 +15 U HI 12kHz -15 +15 U MID 2.5kHz LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U AUX MON +15 U FX +15 PAN OO OO -15 +15 U HI 12kHz -15 +15 U MID 2.5kHz LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U AUX MON +15 U FX +15 PAN OO OO HI 15 12kHz -15 +15 U 125 250 500 1K MID 2.5kHz MAIN MIX MON -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U AUX MON +15 U FX +15 PAN FX PRESETS 01 BRIGHT ROOM 02 WARM LOUNGE 03 SMALL STAGE 04 WARM THEATER 05 WARM HALL 06 CONCERT HALL 07 PLATE REVERB 08 CATHEDRAL 09 CHORUS 10 CHORUS + REV 11 DOUBLER 12 TAPE SLAP 13 DELAY 1 (300ms) 14 DELAY 2 (380ms) 15 DELAY 3 (480ms) 16 REVERB + DLY (250ms) U PRESETS MUTE U 2K 4K EQ IN BYPASS 15 8K USB U OO +20 INPUT LEVEL USB THRU MAIN METERS inputs equally. There is no level set LED or low 0dB=0dBu OL 15 cut switch. 10 6 • 3 0 The stereo channel EQ is a 3-band design just 2 4 7 like the mono channel EQ. 10 20 30 "L U"RLIKE UNITY GAIN BREAK Mackie (MUTES ALL CHANNELS) U mixers have a "U" symbol on almost every level OO OO OL LR LR LR LR LR OO +15 +15 OO MAX OO FX MASTER FX TO MON PHONES MUTE OL MUTE OL MUTE OL MUTE OL MUTE OL MUTE OL MON 1 2 3/4 5/6 7/8 ST RTN FX RTN dB dB dB dB dB dB dB dB 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 U U U U U U U U OO control. This "U" stands for "unity gain," meaning no +20 TAPE LEVEL cMhAaINnge in signal level (0 dB gain). Once you have adjusted the input signal with the gain control, set dB e10 very control at "U" and the signals will travel through 5 tUhe mixer at optimal levels. What's more, all the labels 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 5 5 5 o5 n our level controls are measured in decibels (dB), so 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 y20ou'll know what you're doing level-wise if you choose to 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 30 40 30 40 30 40 c3400hange a control's settings. 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 OO OO OO OO OO 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 OO OO OO OO Owner's Manual 17 MONO HYBRID STEREO