MACKIE 8-submaster mixer - Manual (Page 11)

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AUX
PRE
TRIM
FLIP
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2
4
3
5
6
MIX-B
CHANNEL
PRE
SHIFT
TAPE
MIC/LINE
SOURCE
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AUX
GAIN
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with even more gain, from unity to +15dB.
For example, when you want a super “wet”
sound(mostly reverb), the extra gain allows you to
bring the channel fader part way
down (and the
AUX send way up) so the sound is mostly reverb
with just a touch of “dry” signal.
Don’t worry about having mono effects sends:
almost all effects units, mono or stereo, have mono
inputs. Even if there are two jacks labeled Left and
Right, they are almost always combined into mono
internally. In the rare cases when an effect actually
has true stereo inputs, it is often more convenient
to ignore that and treat it as mono anyway. If you
really need to send in stereo, just use two AUX
sends from the console. Route AUX 1, for example,
to the left input and AUX 2 to the right. Then ad-
just the stereo perspective by favoring one or the
other send. For instance, if you have a stereo synth
into channels 23 and 24, use AUX 1 on channel 23
and AUX 2 on channel 24.
Note: In PRE mode, all AUX SENDS are con-
nected pre-fader but post-EQ. This is usually the
most useful setup, but if you prefer, all AUX
SENDS can be modified to be pre-EQ, pre-fader.
See Appendix C: Modifications on page 52.
AUX 1 & 2
Auxiliary sends 1 & 2 (24) have two indepen-
dent level controls and share a common PRE/
POST switch.
When in the normal post mode, sends 1 & 2 get
their signal after the channel fader and the MUTE
switch. This is the usual configuration for an effects
send, since the level of the effect should follow the
volume adjustments made by the channel fader.
PRE (1&2)
With the PRE switch (25) depressed, AUX
SENDS 1 & 2 receive their input from a point
before the channel fader and MUTE switch,
and are not affected by changes in these con-
trols. This is the normal switch setting for
creating stage monitor and/or studio cue head-
phone sends.
AUX 3, 4, 5, 6
Auxiliary sends 3, 4, 5, and 6 (26) are very simi-
lar to sends 1 & 2. The differences are in the
SHIFT and SOURCE switches. Read on.
SHIFT
The SHIFT button (27) connects the two level
controls, as a pair, to either
sends 3 & 4 (in the
up posi-
tion) or to sends 5 & 6 (in
the
down position). Twice
the sends in half the space.
SOURCE
The SOURCE switch (28) breaks AUX Sends
3-6 away from the main channel strip world that
sends 1 & 2 are stuck in, and allows the sends to
tap from another source: the MIX-B signal for that
channel. This is a very handy thing, whatever you
happen to be using MIX-B for.
If MIX-B is an additional input for your mix-
down, then (when the SOURCE switch is
depressed) AUX Sends 3-6 are effects sends
connected to that source. If MIX-B is your stu-
dio monitor submix from the recorder, then
AUX Sends 3-6 are a great source of head-
phone cue signals. They will follow playback,
record and punch-ins automatically as your
recorder does its stuff.
PRE (3-6)
The PRE switch (29) for Sends 3-4-5-6 func-
tions just like the PRE switch sends 1 & 2, when
the AUX SOURCE switch is in the CHANNEL (
up)
position.
Additionally, the PREswitch will tap the pre-
level (and pre-mute) signal of whichever
SOURCE you have selected-channel or MIX B.