Tapco MIX.220FX - Manual (Page 10)

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11. AUX SEND 1 (MON)
The AUX SEND 1 can be used either as a monitor
send (pre-fader) or an eff ects send (post-fader).
Push in the PRE [12] switch to use AUX SEND 1 as
a monitor send and feed the mono input of a stage
monitor amplifi er via the AUX SEND 1 [45] output jack.
In pre-fader mode, the signal is tapped off after
the EQ controls, but before the fader control, so the
monitor send is not aff ected by changes in the Main Mix.
If you want to use the AUX SEND 1 as an eff ects
send, leave the PRE switch up and use it as described
for the AUX SEND 2 [13].
12. PRE
This switch determines whether the AUX SEND 1
is pre-fader (pushed in) or post-fader (out). Typically,
push this switch in when using AUX SEND 1 as a
monitor send, and leave it out when using it as an
eff ects send.
13. AUX SEND 2 (FX)
The AUX SEND 2 is used
to feed the mono input of
parallel eff ects devices via
the AUX SEND 2 [45] output
jack. All the channel controls
(except PAN or BAL) will aff ect
the AUX signal. The signal is
tapped off after the fader
control. The output from an
external processor can come
back in via the stereo FX
RETURN [47] inputs, and can
be added to either the main mix
or the ALT 3-4 (on the 220FX)
or the SUB 1-2 (on the 260FX).
14. PAN/BAL
This adjusts how much of
the channel signal plays in the
left side of the main mix, and
how much plays in the right.
For mono mic/line channels,
if PAN is in the center position,
the mono signal appears
equally in both the left and
right of the main mix. If the
control is set left, more of the
signal appears in the left side.
If the control is set right, more
of the signal appears in the
right side of the mix.
For stereo channels, the BAL control works like
a home stereo balance control, by attenuating one
side or the other. In the center position, the left and
right channel signals pass through to the main mix
unaff ected. If it is turned left, the right channel is
attenuated; if turned right, the left side is attenuated.
15. MUTE/ALT 3-4
The Mix.260FX has a simple MUTE switch.
Engaging a channel’s MUTE switch provides (almost)
the same results as turning the fader all the way
down (a pre-aux send is not aff ected by the channel
fader, but it is by the MUTE switch). Any channel
assignments to L-R MAIN MIX and SUB 1-2 will be
interrupted, all the AUX sends will be silenced (both
pre- and post-fader), as will the AFL SOLO. The
PFL SOLO will continue to provide a signal when a
channel is muted.
The LED next to the MUTE switch lights to let you
know when the MUTE function is
active.
The Mix.220FX has a dual-
purpose MUTE/ALT 3-4 switch.
This is a Mackie signature, and
now a TAPCO signature. When
Greg was designing one of the
fi rst Mackie products, he had
to include a mute switch for
each channel. Mute switches do
just what they sound like they
do. They turn off the signal by
“routing” it into oblivion. “Gee,
what a waste,” Greg reasoned.
“Why not have the mute button
route the signal somewhere else
useful, like a separate stereo
bus?” So MUTE/ALT 3-4 really
serves two functions—muting
(often used during mixdown or
live shows), and signal routing (for
multitrack and live work) where it
acts as an extra stereo bus.
To use this as a MUTE switch,
all you have to do is not use the
ALT 3-4 outputs [53]. Then,
whenever you assign a channel
to these unused outputs, you’ll
also be disconnecting it from the
MAIN MIX, eff ectively muting the
channel. The MUTE switch also
disconnects the channel from the
AUX SEND 2 bus (and the AUX
SEND 1 bus when the PRE [12]
switch is up). The channel’s signal
is still present on the AUX SEND
1 bus when the PRE switch is
engaged.
OL OL
SOLO SOLO
1
PRE PRE
MUTE MUTE
ALT
3/4
1
MO MON
2
FX
AUX
SEN SEND
INPUT
BAL/UNBAL
75Hz
PAN
0
+15 -15
U
+15 -15
U
+15 -15
U
2.5kHz
12kHz
80Hz
+15 +15
U
+15 +15
U
R L
U
O O
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Mix.220FX Mono Channel Mix.260FX Mono Channel
1- 1-2
L- L-R
SOL SOLO
1
PRE PRE
MUTE MUTE
1
MO MON
2
FX
AUX
SEN SEND
INPUT
BAL/UNBAL
12kHz
80Hz
75Hz
PAN
MID
FREQ
OL
+15 -15
U
+15 -15
U
+15 -15
U
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U
+15 +15
U
R L
U
O O
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