Mackie CFX 20 MIXER Supplementary Manual
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CHANNEL INSERTS
STEREO EFX RETURNS
MAIN
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PHONES
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CHANNEL INPUTS
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UTIL OUT
BAL/UNBAL
SUB OUT
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AUX SENDS
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EFX SENDS
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Guitar Effects
Drum
Machine
Keyboard, or other line-level input
Keyboard, or other line-level input
Stereo
Power Amplifier
Stereo
Power Amplifier
Right PA Speaker
Left PA Speaker
CD Player
Stereo EQ
Stereo EQ
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Stereo
Compressor
Stereo Compressor
Stereo Compressor
Stage Monitor
Stage Monitor
Mono in / stereo out
Reverb
Digital Delay
CFX12 MKII — Small Club Gig
TWEAK THE MIX:
1. Engage
MUTE on all channels except your
rhythm section (drums & bass).
2. Adjust the rhythm section’s channel faders
to get a good balance of levels.
3. Un-mute the other active channels and
adjust their faders.
4. Now that you have a rough mix going, turn
up the
MAIN MIX Fader to a comfortable
listening level.
5. If the overall mix has an equalization
problem, make adjustments to the
STEREO
GRAPHIC EQ. If an individual channel is
the problem, use its
EQ instead.
6. Using channel
EFX 2 (INT) and the EMAC
EFFECTS PROCESSOR, experiment with
adding some effects.
7. Depending on how much time you’ve got,
keep tweaking. Walk the room to see how it
sounds away from your mixer. Keep tweaking.
KNOW THESE THINGS:
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Never listen to loud music for prolonged
periods. Please see “Safety Instructions” on
page 2 for information on hearing protection.
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Never plug amplifier outputs into anything
except speakers.
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Never use guitar cables to connect amplifiers
to speakers.
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Before making connections to an external
amp or reconfiguring an amp’s routing,
turn the amp’s level (gain) controls down,
turn the power off, make the changes, turn
the power back on, and then turn the level
controls back up.
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When you shut down your equipment, turn
off any external amplifiers first. When
powering up, turn on the amplifiers last.
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Save the shipping box and packing material!
You may need them someday, and you probably
don’t want to have to pay for that again.
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