6. Press the PFL SOLO button in the
Note: If you use the built-in compressor on any
STUDIO/SOLO section. In this mode the
channels, you can get away with turning the
faders do not affect the solo level at the
TRIM control up a little higher, since the
Control Room output.
compressor will reduce the chance of transient
peaks reaching digital clipping. Of course, the
STUDIO/SOLO
tradeoff is that you will lose some dynamic
range (see OUsing The Compressor� in Chapter
MIXDOWN SOLOCLEAR SOLO6 of the Digital 8YBus OwnerOs Manual).
RUDE SOLO
LIGHT
PFL SOLOSOLO LEVEL
Using Internal Channel Processing
AFL SOLOSTUDIO LEVEL
and Internal Effects
D i g i t a l 8 Y B u sTALKBACK TOTALKBACK LEVELEvery channel on the Digital 8YBus has its
STUDIOLEVEL
own individual 4-band parametric EQ,
compressor, and gate. In fact, each channel can
7. Press the channel SOLO button. The LED
store two separate settings for the EQ,
in the button lights.
compressor, and gate. Want more? You can
8. Make appropriate Onoise� into the channel
dynamically automate the settings for the EQ,
input. For example, have a performer play/
compressor, and gate referenced to time code,
sing/strike something or someone, etc. at
using the built-in Mackie Real Time OS
the level theyOre going to record or perform.
Automation software.
DonOt just play a single sustained note, but
rather, jam away as you would during a
EQ
recording or performance. If the channel is
being used for a tape input duringWhen you press a channelOs SELECT button,
mixdown, roll an already-recorded trackits channel number appears in the CHANNEL
from your recorder.SELECT display, and its EQ settings appear in
9. Adjust the TRIM control. The goal is tothe Fat Channel Display. If they donOt, make
get the channel meter reading at or aroundsure the EQ button in the Fat Channel Section
�15. The peaks should regularly hit, andis lit. Also make sure the ON button is lit.
occasionally exceed, the �15 designation
on the meter. This is equivalent to a
+4 dBu analog level, and provides plenty
of headroom for transient peaks beforeSUPER CD ENCODING
reaching 0 dB FS.
SELECTSELECT
To monitor the signal, press SOLO LEVEL
in the Studio/Solo Section and adjust the
LEVEL V-Pot. Make sure the SPEAKER
LEVEL V-Pot in the Control Room Section
is turned up.PREVIOUSLOWLOW MID
10. If desired, press the channelOs SELECT
button and adjust the EQ in the Fat
Channel (see OUsing Internal ChannelONSETUP
Processing and Internal Effects� in the
next section). You may need to readjust the
channelOs TRIM control after changing theEQGATECOMPRESSOR
EQ setting.
11. Repeat steps 5�10 on the next channel
that is being used.Y You can toggle through the parameters
12. Once youOve achieved the proper input(gain, frequency, Q) for each band by
sensitivity settings using this method,pressing the SELECT button under each
clear all soloed channels and monitor theparameter in the Fat Channel Display.
mix in the Control Room outputs (with allY You can adjust a parameterOs value by
channels assigned to the L-R bus, and L-Rturning the V-Pot below each parameter.
selected as the Control Room source) orY The EQ settings are stored in MEMORY A.
the Main L-R Output. Slowly bring up thePress the MEMORY B button to create a
Master L-R fader to a comfortable listeningdifferent EQ curve. Now you can quickly
level and use the channel faders to adjustswitch back and forth between the two EQ
individual levels. Leave the TRIM controlssettings to compare how they sound, or to
alone. This will give you the best signal-to-make a deliberate change to the sound of
noise ratio in your mix.the instrument or voice in real time.
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