Mackie D8B Music Mixer User Manual


 
D8B Manual • Chapter 4 • page 97
Once each channel is verified and audible, press
channel mute.
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Set Master Fader to Unity position.
MASTER
L/R
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Turn channel faders up to hear instrument or mic.
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Connect multitrack ins and outs to D8B.
Follow basic power-up procedure.
Select Mic/Line fader bank.
Press phantom power button on the rear of
the console for necessary mic inputs.
Press Mic button on channels using
microphone inputs.
Set pre-fader auxes in Setup Window for
monitor use.
Test each instrument and mic to verify
sufficient level at console input meter.
Adjust input trim for a reading around –15 on
the meter.
Press L/R in the ASSIGNMENT section to
confirm Assign lights on for all desired
channels. Or, look onscreen to verify all
necessary channels have L/R button
highlighted in Bus Assign section.
Set Master Fader to Unity position.
Turn channel faders up to hear instrument
or mic.
As each channel is verified and audible, press
channel mute.
Assign Fader Bank 1 channels to desired
tape track inputs.
Place tape inputs in
record/ready to verify
signal at machine. It’s
typically best to monitor
signal from the multitrack rather than from
the channel input.
If levels on the multitrack appear too hot or
cold, adjust level with the LEVEL TO TAPE
control. Select TRACKING LEVEL. This sets
the channel V-Pots to adjust the D8B output
level to tape.
Remove Fader Bank 1 from the L/R mix.
Adjust control room monitor mix from Tape
return in Fader Bank 2.
Set levels in headphone system for
musicians.
Adjust headphone monitor volume in the
PHONES/CUE MIX section.
Adjust channel aux levels to onboard or
outboard effects from Fader Bank 2.
Verify that Master Output is connected to
the mixdown machine.
Record a pass on the multitrack.
Play multitrack back.
Multitrack Tracking Checklist
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