Mackie DL1608 Quick Start Quide - Setting The Levels

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Setting the Levels

  Do you notice the Signal / Clip 

LED located near the upper-right 

area of the channel 8 Gain knob? This 

LED illuminates green (to indicate 

signal) and red (to indicate clipping). 

Clipping is undesirable; turn the Gain 

knob counter-clockwise if this LED 

constantly flashes red.

  Are you ready to kick things up 

a notch? Touch the channel 8 fader 

and drag it up to around the 0 dB 

mark. Slowly do the same to the 

master fader, while continuing to 

rock it out on the mic.

  You should now see signal  

on the input and output meters 

[Figure H], as well as hear the  

signal through the speakers. How’s 

that for kicking it up a notch?!

  Now let’s get signal through    

the headphones. 

WARNING: The 

headphones amp is 

loud and could cause 

permanent hearing damage. Even 

intermediate levels may be painfully 

loud with some headphones.  

BE CAREFUL! Always turn the 

Phones knob all the way down  

before connecting headphones or 

doing anything new that may affect 

the headphone volume. Then turn it 

up slowly while listening carefully.

  Put the headphones on and slowly 

turn the Phones knob [Figure B] 

clockwise until you hear the talking/

singing/crooning/chanting/humming/

warbling/yodeling/whistling/growling 

coming through the cans.

    Congratulations! You just 

downloaded the Master Fader App, 

connected the iPad to the DL1608, 

made audio connections and set the 

level on your first channel!

    Now let’s take a look at  

the hardware and software in  

greater detail.

Channel 8

Master 

Fader

0 dB

Figure H – Mixer View: 

Channel 8 and Master Fader