Mackie 16-8 BUS User Manual - page 11
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AUX
PRE
TRIM
FLIP
1
2
4
3
5
6
MIX-B
CHANNEL
PRE
SHIFT
TAPE
MIC/LINE
SOURCE
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
+15
O
O
U
AUX
GAIN
+4
50
dB
10
dB
L
T
IV
IT
Y
-40
dBV
24
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
connected pre-fader but post-EQ. This is usu-
ally the most useful setup, but if you prefer, all
AUX SENDS can be modified to be pre-EQ,
pre-fader. Instructions for this modification
can be found on our website at www.mackie.com
(click on Support). Or you can call Tech Support
at 1-800-258-6883 for assistance.
AUX 1 & 2
Auxiliary sends 1 & 2 (24) have two inde-
pendent 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 controls.
This is the normal switch setting for creating
stage monitor and/or studio cue headphone
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) con-
nects the two level controls,
as a pair, to either sends 3 &
4 (in the up position) 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.