Mackie U.420 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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U.40 4-Channel Line Mixer
U.420 4-Channel Line Mixer
Control Section
18. POWER LED
This will light whenever the external power supply is
connected to the mixer and to a live AC mains supply.
The mixer does not have a power switch, so as long as
the external power supply is connected and operating,
this LED should be on.
19. METERS
These meters have 8 LEDs each, ranging from –20 to
+13.5 (OL). They indicate the stereo signal strength of
the main mix after the main level control [23].
Typically, you want to see these meters bouncing
between the “0” and the “+4” LEDs. It is okay if the OL
LEDs light occasionally, but if they light frequently or
continuously, turn down the main level control until
they blink occasionally or not at all.
0. FW IN
This control lets you adjust the signal level of the two
FireWire channels coming in from your computer, rela-
tive to the mix of channels 1 to 4. Adjust it carefully to
achieve the desired mix with the other channels. (If the
other level controls [17] are down, then the meters will
show the level of the FireWire input only.)
The FireWire input from your audio software such as
Tracktion, could be individual instrument tracks, a mix
of tracks, or processed tracks.
OO
MAX
+14-14 +14-14 +14-14 +14-14
MID
LOW
HIGH
EQ
GAIN
LEVEL
U U
U U
U U
U
U
U
OO
MAX
1 2 3 4
U
OO
MAX
LEVEL
U
OO
MAX
U
U
MID
LOW
HIGH
EQ
GAIN
+10KILL
U
+10KILL
U U
U
+10KILL
U
+10KILL
U
+10
KILL
U
+10
KILL
+10KILL +10KILL
+10KILL +10KILL
+10
KILL
+10
KILL
LEVEL
SET
LEVEL
SET
AUX
OO
MAX
OO
MAX
AUX
OO
MAX
OO
MAX
OL
10
7
4
0
4
10
20
POWER
L R
MAX
FW IN
MAX
OO
OO
MAX
PHONES
OO
LOOP
OUT