Mackie TT24 Quick Start Manual - Ch 3: Quickstart Tutorial

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Ch 3: Quickstart Tutorial 

3.1 Connect Amplifier/

Speakers 

1.  Plug in a left-right pair of amps/speakers into the 

MAINS OUT LEFT

 and 

RIGHT

 XLR connectors 

(Figure 3-1). 

2.  Connect an amp/speaker to 

AUX SEND 1

. 

3.  Plug in headphones. 

3.2 Connect a Mic 

This section tells you how to connect a mic to 

channel 1, set the gain, route to groups/auxes, and 

engage/adjust the variable high-pass filter. 

Connect mic to channel 1 

1.  Plug a mic into channel 1’s XLR input (top-right of 

rear panel). 

2.  Press the 

ANLG

 bank select button (right of 

Figure 3-2). 

3.  Set the 

LINE

 switch to the up (mic) position (left 

of Figure 3-2). 

4.  Set the 

48V

 switch to the 

down

 position if the mic 

uses phantom power; set it to the up position other-

wise. 

Set the channel gain 

5.  Activate the 

PFL

 button (right of   

Figure 3-2). 

6.  Activate channel 1’s 

SOLO

 button  

(above fader) to set gain. 

7.  Provide a representative signal to the  

mic, watch the meters to the right of  

the Touchscreen, and listen in phones  

(the phones level is in the UTILITY  

area). 

The level should be between –7 and  

–10 dBFS. 

8.  Press 

SOLO

 again or 

CLEAR SOLO

 to  

unsolo. 

CD/TAPE A

TALKBACK

OUT

IN

CTR/MONO

RIGHT

LEFT

MONITOR

MAINS OUT

LINE INPUTS

AUX SENDS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

L

R

C

12 Aux

Sends

CD/Tape B

Inputs

CD/Tape A

Inputs/Outputs

Main Outputs

R

M

L

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

R

L

Figure 3-1 Mains and Aux Sends Outputs 

OL

SIG

1

-

+

GAIN

U

20

30

40

60

1

25

AUX

SEND

1

LINE

INPUT

SOLO

SELECT

MUTE

LINE

48V

V-Pot 

knob

48 V 

phantom

power button

Mic/Line 

level button

Gain 

knob

Overload 

LED

Signal 

LED

Select

button

Solo 

button

Channel

fader

Mute 

button

Bank/

Channel

description

RETURNS

MASTER

ANALOG

DIGITAL

GROUP ASSIGN/SELECT

MASTER

V-POT

CONTROL

AUX

SENDS

FX1

FX2

FX4

FX3

ANLG

MUTE

DGTL

1

RTNS

5

MSTR

SELECT

PFL

SOLO

MUTE

2

6

SELECT

SOLO

MUTE

3

7

SELECT

SOL

O

MUTE

4

8

SELECT

SOLO

CTR/

MONO

L/R

SELECT

PAN

HPF

AUX

MODE

2

4

6

8

10

12

CLEAR

SOLO

TRIM

METERS

AUX

PAN

1

3

5

7

9

11

Group Assign/Select buttons

Master Center/Mono Assign button

Master Left/Right Assign button

Master Select button

Group Select buttons

V-Pot Control

Aux Sends

Bank Select

Clear Solo and

PFL buttons

Group Faders

p

Group Mute buttons

Master Fader

Group Solo buttons

Aux Mode

AUX

AUX

Figure 3-2 Top of channel strip (left); Bank select, Clear Solo, PFL, 

V-Pot control (right)

This Quickstart Tutorial will help you begin using 

the TT24 quickly and easily by providing step-by-step 

instructions for its most commonly utilized tasks. Rest 

assured that our team of design engineers has verified 

these instructions! 

Before beginning the Quickstart Tutorial, please read: 

•  Chapter 1: 

Introduction

 to learn about the TT24’s 

basic attributes, and terminology/conventions for 

the console, Touchscreen, and user guide. 

•  Chapter 2: 

TT24 Interface

 provides a good overview 

of the TT24’s important functional entities. 

It may also be helpful to refer to Appendix A: 

TT24 

Configurations and  Block Diagrams

 to see how several 

useful complete systems are interconnected.