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Mackie DL32R Owner's Manual - Table of Contents

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 1 owner’s manual owner’s manual tm.

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 2 important safety instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 3 important safety instructions ...................................................................................................... 2 table of contents .......................................................................................................................... 3...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 : Welcome

    Dl32r owner’s manual 4 chapter 1 : welcome hello everyone! This is the dl32r owner’s manual...We hope you like it! Instead of one massive document containing detailed information about the hardware and software, we have divided them into separate manuals. Simply decide if you need assistance with th...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 5 chapter 2 : dl32r front panel introduction each dl32r mixer is outfitted with 24 xlr input jacks, 8 combo input jacks, 14 xlr output jacks, an xlr aes output jack, 1/4" l/r monitor output jacks, one 1/4" phones output jack (and corresponding phones knob) and power and network ...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 6 xlr outputs these 14 male xlr connectors provide balanced line-level signals that represent the end of the mixer, where the signals enter the real world. Connect these to line-level inputs of your main pa system, stage monitors, external effects devices, headphone amplifiers, ...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 7 to connect unbalanced lines to these inputs, use a 1/4" mono (ts) phone plug, wired as follows: 1/4" ts unbalanced mono wiring: sleeve = shield tip = hot (+) unbalanced cables can be noisy. If the studio monitors support balanced cables, we highly recommend using those instead...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 8 force update button the force update button is conveniently located right next to the power and network leds and just below the awesome dl32r logo. In a perfect world, this button would just sit there without a care in the world, umbrella drink in hand, beach, surf and sun on ...

  • Page 9: Chapter 3 : Dl32R Rear Panel

    Dl32r owner’s manual 9 chapter 3 : dl32r rear panel introduction the rear panel of each dl32r is outfitted with a power connector, a power switch, two fan vents, a removable expansion slot, an ethernet connector and two usb slots to stream multichannel audio to and from (one for a hard drive, one fo...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 10 removable expansion slot this slot accepts expansion cards for audio networking, recording and other control options. Each card contains pull tabs for easy installation and removal of cards, as well as two phillips head screws to hand-tighten the card to the mixer. The dl32r ...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 11 network connector as stated previously, the dl32r arrives equipped with an expansion card that contains a single network port for control. The purpose in life of this 100 mb network connector is to connect the mixer to a wi-fi router via cat5 ethernet cable, thus enabling wir...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 12 top of dl32r believe it or not, the flat surface on top of the mixer serves a purpose. Minimize lengthy spaghetti madness by placing the wi-fi router and/or usb hard drive up here. We even included straps to hold it down! You can also use zip ties for permanent installs or ho...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 13 (2) — loop the strap over [running man logo face up] right to left inserting it and sliding it through the slit of the strap. Hand-tighten ‘til snug. (3) — now slide the strap [running man logo face down] left to right (again), this time underneath the rear right bridge of th...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 14 (4) — repeat steps 1–3 for the front bridges of the mixer. (5) — place the wi-fi router and/or usb hard drive on top of the mixer, but underneath the straps. (6) — loop both straps back over [running man logos face up] right to left until the wi-fi router and/or usb hard driv...

  • Page 15: Appendix A : Hookup Diagrams

    Dl32r owner’s manual 15 appendix a : hookup diagrams live sound: house engineer here’s a pretty common setup utilizing the dl32r. Mics are connected to input channels 1-16 which may be used to mic up a drum set, guitar and bass cabinets, acoustic guitar, lead and background vocals, a horn section, e...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 16 here’s a setup for all the musicians out there who whine for “more me” in the mix. Set up and connect each musician’s instrument, the pa and monitors just like they would be in any other live situation. The house engineer’s ipad is at the bar (right next to a shot and a beer,...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 17 studio recording in addition to being a live mixer, the dl32r also makes a great mixer for studio recording. Start by simply setting up and connecting all the necessary mics, instruments and other inputs. Next, set the levels and create the mix you desire with the ipad. A com...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 18 appendix b : technical information specifications general digital sample rate: .................................................................................................................................................................................................48 k...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 19 specifications continued... Analog inputs connectors: .....................................................................................................1-24: xlr balanced, 25-32: combo xlr / trs balanced xlr mic pre: ...........................................................

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 20 specifications continued... Aes output format: ..........................................................................................................................................Aes3 professional, 48 khz, 24-bit stereo connector: ..........................................

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 21 specifications continued... Dsp 36 input channels with 4-band peq + hpf, gate and compression 32 stereo-linkable input channels 4 stereo-linkable return channels (peq and compression only) 28 output busses with 4-band peq + hpf/lpf, 31-band geq, comp/limiter and alignment del...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 22 dl32r dimensions 15.5 [394] 120˚ 5.2 [132] 3.0 [76] 2.7 [68] 0.6 [14] 17.7 [450] 1.4 / [35] 2.9 / [74] 3.1 / [78] 19.0 [483] 17.3 [440] 9.2 [234] 0.2 / [6] weight 18.0 lb / 8.2 kg.

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 23 appendix c : power and network leds values power led color power state network led color network state description off off off off unit off. Green solid powered on and functioning normally. Turns green when the dl32r finishes booting properly. Green slow flashing green slow f...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 24 appendix d : service information troubleshooting if you think your dl32r has a problem, please check out the following troubleshooting tips and do your best to confirm the problem. Visit the support section of our website (www.720trees.Com) to get some ideas or contact our te...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 25 noise / hum • are all the connections good and sound? Make sure all of the connecting cables work and are securely connected at both ends. Try the same source signal in another channel, set up exactly like the suspect channel. • are you using unbalanced cables? Swap them out ...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 26 appendix e : glossary of terms the glossary contains brief definitions of many of the audio and electronic terms and acronyms used in discussions of sound mixing and recording. If you would like more information, we recommend the following: the audio dictionary — glenn white ...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 27 condenser — another term for the electronic component generally known as a capacitor. In audio, condenser often refers to a type of microphone that uses a capacitor as the sound pickup element. Condenser microphones require electrical power to run internal amplifiers and main...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 28 glossary of terms continued... Ein — equivalent input noise. A specification that helps measure the “quietness” of a gain stage by deriving the equivalent input noise voltage necessary to obtain a given preamp’s output noise. Numerically, it’s the output noise at a given gain...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 29 glossary of terms continued... Ground — also called earth. Ground is defined as the point of zero voltage in a circuit or system, the reference point from which all other voltages are measured. In electrical power systems, ground connections are used for safety purposes, to k...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 30 glossary of terms continued... Mic amp — see mic preamp. Mic level — the typical level of a signal from a microphone. A mic level signal (usually – but not always – coming from a microphone) is generally lower than –30 dbu. With a very quiet source [a pin dropping?] the signa...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 31 glossary of terms continued... Nyquist sampling theorem — this theorem states that, when an analog signal is converted to a digital signal, it must be sampled at a frequency that is at least twice the highest audio frequency present in the analog signal. If the audio frequenc...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 32 glossary of terms continued... Reverberation, reverb — the sound remaining in a room after the source of sound is stopped. It’s what you hear in a large tiled room immediately after you’ve clapped your hands. Reverberation and echo are terms that are often used interchangeabl...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 33 glossary of terms continued... Stereo — believe it or not, stereo comes from a greek word that means solid. We use stereo or stereophony to describe the illusion of a continuous, spacious sound field that is seemingly spread around the listener by two or more related audio si...

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    Dl32r owner’s manual 34 warranty statement please keep your sales receipt in a safe place. Gpl statement this limited product warranty (“product warranty”) is provided by loud technologies inc. (“loud”) and is applicable to products purchased in the united states or canada through a loud-authorized ...

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