MACKIE U.40d - Manual (Page 7)

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Owner’
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Music Production Studio 2
GND
PHONO PHONO
LINE LINE MIC/LINE MIC/LINE
1 2 3 4
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L OUT
MAIN
OUT
AUX
(MONO)
R
L
POWER
18V,1.5A
Headphones
ground wire
Turntable with phono-level output Turntable with phono-level output Laptop
HR824
Powered
Monitors
Acoustic Guitar
and mic
USB
Keyboard
Controller
Studio
Vocal
Mic
Synth workstation
Drum
Machine
This diagram shows an acoustic guitar microphone attached to channel 1’s XLR input, a vocal condens-
er microphone connected to channel 2’s XLR input, two turntables are connected to channel 3 and 4’s
phono inputs, and a drum machine and keyboard workstation are attached to their line inputs.
Note: Each turntable is disconnected whenever a 1/4” plug is inserted into a line input on the same
channel, so physically pull out the 1/4” plug whenever you want to play a record.
The main outputs are fed to a pair of Mackie HR studio monitors for control room listening, and the
mixer’s Big Knob controls their volume. The headphone out has its own level control independent of the
Big Knob.
A laptop is connected via FireWire. The mixer provides stereo mains to the computer for recording with
most DAW applications like Tracktion, Cubase, or Logic. This is independent of the Big Knob as well. The
laptop is loaded with awesome virtual instruments like those in applications such as Logic, and a USB
key/pads combo controller is connected for real-time performance and recording.
The FireWire loop through switch on the top of the mixer makes overdubbing a breeze. In it’s normal
out position, you can play back the mix from your DAW and it will not loop back through the FireWire.
Only the analog inputs 1-4 will be available for recording. Track it!