Mackie ProFX22 Owner's Manual - Page 16

PFL SOLO Switch, CHANNEL FADER, USB Switch

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BAL /UNBAL 1 5 FOOTSWITCH BAL /UNBAL BAL /UNBAL MIC XX BAL /UNBAL 6 LINE IN 8 INSERT MIC MIC XX BAL /UNBAL XX / XX BAL /UNBAL 2 MON SEND XX / XX BAL /UNBAL FX SEND XX / XX BAL /UNBAL LINE IN 25 OFF MAX COMP L (MONO) 7LINE IN XX L (MONO) LINE IN XX L (MONO) LINE IN XX R R R LINE IN XX LINE IN XX LINE IN XX U MIC GAIN 9 U -20dB +50 +30dB GAIN 10 LOW CUT 100Hz U MIC GAIN U +50 -20dB +30dB GAIN LOW CUT 100Hz MIC GAIN U +50 GAIN LOW CUT 100Hz U EQ U EQ U EQ 11 HI 12kHz HI 12kHz -15 +15 U -15 +15 U -15 +15 12 MID MID U -15 +15 600 -15 +15 600 14 13150 1.5k 150 FREQ 1.5k FREQ -15 +15 100 8k 100 8k U U U 15 LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz HI 12kHz MID 2.5kHz LOW 80Hz -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 U AUX U AUX U AUX MON 1 16 +15 U +15 U MON 1 +15 U MON 1 U -20 +20 GAIN U EQ -15 +15 HI 12kHz U -15 +15 MID 2.5kHz U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U AUX +15 U MON 1 U -20 +20 GAIN LINE USB SOURCE 24 U EQ -15 +15 HI 12kHz U -15 +15 MID 2.5kHz U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U AUX +15 U MON 1 OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO 17 +15 U MON 2 FX +15 +15 U MON 2 FX +15 PAN 18 LR PAN LR 19 20 OL OL MUTE MUTE +15 U MON 2 FX +15 PAN LR OL MUTE +15 U MON 2 FX +15 PAN LR OL MUTE +15 U MON 2 FX +15 PAN LR OL MUTE dB 10 5 23U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 OO XX dB 10 25 1 1-2 U 25 1 3-4 10 2120 L-R 30 PFL SOLO 40 2250 60 OO OO OO XX XX / XX XX / XX XX / XX dB dB dB 10 10 10 5 5 5 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 U U U 5 5 5 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 10 10 10 20 L-R 30 PFL SOLO 40 50 60 20 L-R 30 PFL SOLO 40 50 60 20 L-R 30 PFL SOLO 40 50 60 L-R PFL SOLO OO 22. PFL SOLO Switch When a channel's solo switch is engaged, any existing selection is replaced by the solo signal, appearing at the control room outputs [31], phones [33] and at the left meter [40]. The audible solo levels are then controlled by the control room knob [53]. The solo levels appearing on the meters are not controlled by the control room knob [53] - you would not want that, anyway. What you do want to see is the actual channel level on the meters regardless of how loud the control room and phones output levels might be. PFL means Pre-Fader Listen (post-EQ). With the PFL Solo switch engaged, solo will not be affected by a channel's mute switch [20] position. Remember, PFL taps the channel signal before the fader. If you have a channel's fader set way below "U" (unity gain), solo will not know that and will send a unity gain signal to the C-R outs [31], phones output [33] and meter display [40], which may raise some eyebrows. 23. CHANNEL FADER This is the last control in a channel's signal path, and it adjusts the level of each channel onto the main mix. The "U" mark i­ndicates unity gain, meaning no increase or decrease of signal level. All the way up provides an additional 10 dB, should you need to boost a section of a song. If you find that the overall level is too quiet or too loud with the level near unity, check that the gain control [9] is set correctly. 24. USB Switch The USB switch on the last stereo channel provides stereo playback of iTunes®, or a DAW via the USB connection. Like any other input, this signal may also be EQ'd, sent to an aux bus, or mixed in with the other signals and assigned to subgroups or main outs. This switch overrides the TRS inputs [6, 7]. Mono Channels Stereo Channels Channels 1-8 on ProFX16 Channels 9-16 on ProFX16 Channels 1-14 on ProFX22 Channels 15-22 on ProFX22 16 ProFX16 and ProFX22

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ProFX16 and ProFX22
22. PFL SOLO Switch
When a channel's solo switch is engaged, any existing
selection is replaced by the solo signal, appearing at the
control room outputs [31], phones [33] and at the left
meter [40]. The audible solo levels are then controlled
by the control room knob [53]. The solo levels
appearing on the meters are not controlled by the
control room knob [53] - you would not want that,
anyway. What you do want to see is the actual channel
level on the meters regardless of how loud the control
room and phones output levels might be.
PFL means Pre-Fader Listen (post-EQ). With the PFL
Solo switch engaged, solo will not be affected by a
channel's mute switch [20] position.
Remember, PFL taps the channel signal before
the fader. If you have a channel's fader set
way below “U” (unity gain), solo will not know
that and will send a unity gain signal to the C-R outs
[31], phones output [33] and meter display [40], which
may raise some eyebrows.
23. CHANNEL FADER
This is the last control in a channel’s signal path, and
it adjusts the level of each channel onto the main mix.
The “U” mark indicates unity gain, meaning no increase
or decrease of signal level. All the way up provides an
additional 10 dB, should you need to boost a section of
a song. If you find that the overall level is too quiet or
too loud with the level near unity, check that the gain
control [9] is set correctly.
24. USB Switch
The USB switch on the last stereo channel provides
stereo playback of iTunes
®
, or a DAW via the USB
connection. Like any other input, this signal may also
be EQ'd, sent to an aux bus, or mixed in with the other
signals and assigned to subgroups or main outs. This
switch overrides the TRS inputs [6, 7].
Mono Channels
Stereo Channels
Channels 1-8 on ProFX16
Channels 1-14 on ProFX22
Channels 9-16 on ProFX16
Channels 15-22 on ProFX22
MUTE
MUTE
MUTE
MUTE
MUTE
MIC
MIC
MIC
GAIN
GAIN
+20
-20
GAIN
(MONO)
L
R
(MONO)
BAL /UNBAL
BAL /UNBAL
BAL /UNBAL
BAL /UNBAL
BAL /UNBAL
BAL /UNBAL
BAL /UNBAL
BAL /UNBAL
L
R
(MONO)
L
R
LINE IN XX
LINE IN XX
LINE IN XX
LINE IN XX
LINE IN XX
LINE IN XX
XX / XX
XX / XX
XX / XX
LINE IN
LINE IN
XX
XX
U
+50
M
I
C
G
A
I
N
U
LOW CUT
SOURCE
LINE
USB
XX
XX
XX / XX
XX / XX
XX / XX
1
2
U
GAIN
M
I
C
G
A
I
N
U
+50
-20dB
+30dB
AUX
LINE IN
OL
R
L
PAN
dB
30
20
10
10
O
O
40
50
5
5
U
60
PFL
SOLO
L-R
1-2
3-4
80Hz
LOW
MID
FREQ
600
1.5k
150
8k
100
EQ
12kHz
HI
MON
1
MON
2
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
LOW CUT
U
GAIN
M
I
C
G
A
I
N
U
+50
-20dB
+30dB
AUX
OL
R
L
PAN
dB
30
20
10
10
O
O
40
50
5
5
U
60
PFL
SOLO
L-R
1-2
3-4
80Hz
LOW
MID
FREQ
600
1.5k
150
8k
100
EQ
12kHz
HI
MON
1
MON
2
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
LOW CUT
OL
OL
OL
dB
30
20
10
10
O
O
40
50
5
5
U
60
PFL
SOLO
L-R
1-2
3-4
dB
30
20
10
10
O
O
40
50
5
5
U
60
PFL
SOLO
L-R
1-2
3-4
dB
30
20
10
10
O
O
40
50
5
5
U
60
PFL
SOLO
L-R
1-2
3-4
EQ
EQ
EQ
AUX
R
L
PAN
MON
1
MON
2
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
AUX
R
L
PAN
MON
1
MON
2
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
AUX
R
L
PAN
MON
1
MON
2
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
-15
U
+15
INSERT
OFF
MAX
COMP
12kHz
HI
80Hz
LOW
MID
2.5kHz
12kHz
HI
80Hz
LOW
MID
2.5kHz
12kHz
HI
80Hz
LOW
MID
2.5kHz
FX SEND
FOOTSWITCH
MON SEND
+20
-20
U
100Hz
100Hz
100Hz
FX
FX
FX
FX
FX
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