Mackie TT24 Quick Start Manual - Ch 2: Tt24 Interface
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Quick-Start Guide
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Ch 2: TT24 Interface
The TT24 has an intuitive easy-to-use interface. It
maintains an “analog mentality,” which leverages off the
engineer’s experience, while providing all the advan-
tages of digital functionality.
The design mandate for the TT24 console interface is
simply stated:
Provide quick, intuitive access to any primary live
mixing function with no more than two button
presses, both within easy reach of the engineer’s
two hands.
Make the Touchscreen menu structure flat: no
“forward” and “back” buttons or menus to wade
through to access the desired function.
The following sections summarize the TT24’s major
functional categories.
2.1 Channel Strip
Channel strip
means one of the 24 vertical areas
bounded at the bottom by a fader and at the top by the
LINE
mic/line level switch. Each channel strip can
control one input at a time from one of four banks.
The top section of each channel strip (Figure 2-1)
has analog controls for mic/line input switching, 48V
phantom power activation, mic/line gain control, and
signal/overload LED indication.
Below that, each channel has a virtual potentiometer
(V-Pot),
MUTE
,
SELECT
, and
SOLO
backlit buttons,
and a 100 mm motorized fader.
The V-Pot, which performs multiple channel functions
(i.e., auxiliary sends and panning), consists of a push-
button rotary encoder surrounded by a 16-segment LED
ring (see
V-Pot Control Area
on page 8 for details).
Figure 2-1 Channel Strip: top (left), bottom (right)
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
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