User manual MACKIE PROFX12

[. . . ] ProFX8 and ProFX12 Professional Mic/Line Mixers with FX and USB I/O OWNER'S MANUAL POWER ON PROFESSIONAL MIC/LINE MIXER WITH FX SERIAL NUMBER WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE -- NE PAS OUVRIR MANUFACTURING DATE (BALANCED) MAIN RIGHT (BALANCED) MAIN LEFT USB MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC L TAPE IN (UNBALANCED) L TAPE OUT R LINE HI-Z R PROFESSIONAL MIC/LINE MIXER WITH FX 1 BAL / UNBAL 2 BAL / UNBAL 3 BAL / UNBAL 4 BAL / UNBAL 5/6 (MONO) 7/8 (MONO) 9/10 (MONO) 11/12 (MONO) (MONO) L LINE IN 5 BAL / UNBAL L LINE IN 7 BAL / UNBAL L LINE IN 9 BAL / UNBAL L LINE IN 11 BAL / UNBAL L BAL / UNBAL BAL / UNBAL L BAL / UNBAL LINE/HI-Z IN 1 LINE IN 2 LINE IN 3 LINE IN 4 MON SEND BAL / UNBAL FOOTSWITCH R INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT LINE IN 6 LINE IN 8 R LINE IN 10 R LINE IN 12 R R ST RETURN R MAIN OUT PHONES FX SEND IC GAIN M U LEVEL SET IC GAIN M U LEVEL SET IC GAIN M U LEVEL SET IC GAIN M U STEREO GRAPHIC EQ LEVEL SET GAIN MIC LEVEL SET GAIN MIC U LEVEL SET U 15 10 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K POWER PHANTOM POWER 48V U -20dB +50 +30dB LOW CUT 100 Hz GAIN U -20dB +50 +30dB LOW CUT 100 Hz GAIN U -20dB +50 +30dB LOW CUT 100 Hz GAIN U -20dB +50 +30dB LOW CUT 100 Hz U +50 U +50 -20 +20 -20 +20 GAIN GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz GAIN GAIN 5 0 5 U EQ HI 12kHz U EQ HI 12kHz U EQ HI 12kHz U EQ HI 12kHz U EQ HI 12kHz U EQ HI 12kHz U EQ HI 12kHz U EQ HI 12kHz 10 15 MAIN METERS 0dB=0dBu OL 15 10 6 3 0 2 4 7 10 20 30 -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 MAIN MIX MON EQ IN BYPASS FX PRESETS 01 BRIGHT ROOM 02 WARM LOUNGE 03 SMALL STAGE 04 WARM THEATER 05 WARM HALL 06 CONCERT HALL 07 PLATE REVERB 08 CATHEDRAL 09 CHORUS 10 CHORUS + REV 11 DOUBLER 12 TAPE SLAP 13 DELAY 1 (300ms) 14 DELAY 2 (380ms) 15 DELAY 3 (480ms) 16 REVERB + DLY (250ms) USB U AUX MON U AUX MON U AUX MON U AUX MON U AUX MON U AUX MON U AUX MON U AUX MON O O +10 O O +15 U FX O O +15 U FX O O +15 U FX O O +15 U FX O O +15 U FX O O +15 U FX O O +15 U FX O O +15 U FX INPUT LEVEL PRESETS MUTE L R O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 USB THRU U (MUTES ALL CHANNELS) BREAK U PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN U OL L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R O O +15 O O +15 O O FX MASTER FX TO MON PHONES MAX O O TAPE LEVEL +20 MUTE OL OL MUTE OL MUTE OL MUTE OL MUTE OL MUTE OL MUTE OL MUTE OL MUTE MON dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O MAIN dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O 1 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O 2 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O 3 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O 4 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O 5/6 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O 7/8 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O 9/10 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O 11/12 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O ST RTN FX RTN dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O ProFX8 and ProFX12 Important Safety Instructions 1. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. [. . . ] U 5 5 WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE -- NE PAS OUVRIR MANUFACTURING DATE 5 5 10 Hybrid Channels (5/6, 7/8 on ProFX12) (3/4, 5/6 on ProFX8) dB 10 dB 10 5 dB 10 5 U 5 U 5 FX RTN (BALANCED) MAIN RIGHT 10 (BALANCED) 20 30 40 50 60 O O MAIN LEFT SERIAL NUMBER 5 10 USB WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC20 RULES AND THE ICES-003 FOR 20 THIS DEVICE COMPLIES20SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1)20 CANADA. OPERATION IS THIS MAY 30 ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT 30 30 30 CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION. DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST 30 30 ~100-240V 50/60 Hz 20W FUSE: T1. 6AL AC250V 40 50 60 O O 40 50 60 O O 40 50 60 O O 40 50 60 O O 40 50 60 O O · Exceptforgainandlowcut, thesecontrols affect the mono mic input and the stereo linelevel input. 10 10 20 30 10 20 30 40 50 60 40 50 60 40 50 60 O O O O O O MONO DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA · MANUFACTURED IN CHINA FABRIQUE EN CHINE · COPYRIGHT ©2008 · "MACKIE" AND THE RUNNING MAN FIGURE ARE TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · PATENT PENDING. HYBRID STEREO ProFX8 MIC MIC MIC MIC L TAPE IN (UNBALANCED) · Thegainknobadjuststhemicinputonly. (The stereo line inputs are fixed at unity gain. ) · Thelowcutswitchonlyaffectsthemicinput. · Themonomicinputissplitequallytotheleft and right. L TAPE OUT R LINE HI-Z R 1 2 BAL / UNBAL 3/4 (MONO) 5/6 (MONO) 7/8 (MONO) (MONO) PROFESSIONAL MIC/LINE MIXER WITH FX L LINE IN 3 BAL / UNBAL L LINE IN 5 BAL / UNBAL L LINE IN 7 BAL / UNBAL L BAL / UNBAL BAL / UNBAL L BAL / UNBAL · ThehybridchannelEQisa3-banddesignjust like the mono channel EQ. FOOTSWITCH LINE/HI-Z IN 1 LINE IN 2 MON SEND BAL / UNBAL R INSERT INSERT LINE IN 4 LINE IN 6 R LINE IN 8 R R ST RETURN R MAIN OUT FX SEND Stereo Channels (9/10, 11/12 on ProFX12) (7/8 on ProFX8) PHONES 48V PHANTOM POWER IC GAIN M U LEVEL SET IC GAIN M U LEVEL SET GAIN MIC LEVEL SET GAIN MIC LEVEL SET U 15 10 -20 +20 STEREO GRAPHIC EQ 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K POWER U -20dB GAIN +50 +30dB U -20dB GAIN +50 +30dB U +50 LOW CUT 100 Hz U +50 LOW CUT 100Hz GAIN GAIN GAIN 5 0 5 · Thesecontrolsaffectthestereoline-level inputs. · Thegainknobadjuststheleftandrightline inputs equally. There is no level set LED or low cut switch. · ThestereochannelEQisa3-banddesignjust like the mono channel EQ. R LOW CUT 100 Hz LOW CUT 100 Hz U EQ HI 12kHz U EQ HI 12kHz U EQ HI 12kHz U EQ HI 12kHz U EQ HI 12kHz 10 15 -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 MAIN METERS 0dB=0dBu OL 15 10 6 3 0 2 4 7 10 20 30 MAIN MIX MON EQ IN BYPASS AUX MON U AUX MON U AUX MON U AUX MON U AUX MON O O +15 U FX O O +15 U FX O O +15 U FX O O +15 U FX O O +15 U FX O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 01 BRIGHT ROOM 02 WARM LOUNGE 03 SMALL STAGE 04 WARM THEATER 05 WARM HALL 06 CONCERT HALL 07 PLATE REVERB 08 CATHEDRAL 09 CHORUS 10 CHORUS + REV 11 DOUBLER 12 TAPE SLAP 13 DELAY 1 (300ms) 14 DELAY 2 (380ms) 15 DELAY 3 (480ms) 16 REVERB + DLY (250ms) FX PRESETS USB U O O +20 INPUT LEVEL PRESETS MUTE "U" LIKE UNITY GAIN L (MUTES ALL CHANNELS) USB THRU U PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN U OL L R L R L R L R L R FX MASTER O O +15 O O FX TO MON +15 PHONES O O MAX MUTE OL OL MUTE OL MUTE OL MUTE OL MUTE OL MUTE MON dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O 1 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O 2 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O 3/4 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O 5/6 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O 7/8 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O ST RTN FX RTN dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O Mackiemixershavea"U"symbolonalmosteverylevel control. This "U" stands for "unity gain, " meaning no change in signal level (0 dB gain). Once you have adMAIN justed the input signal with the gain control, you can set every control at "U" and your signals will travel through the mixer at optimal levels. What's more, all the labels on our level controls are measured in decibels (dB), so you'll know what you're doing level-wise if you choose to change a control's settings. U BREAK TAPE LEVEL O O +20 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O MONO HYBRID STEREO Owner's Manual 17 MON SEND FOOTSWITCH R ON INSERT USB R PROFESSIONAL MIC/LINE MIXER WITH FX R R LINE IN 12 R R ST RETURN BAL / UNBAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE MOISTURE. REFER SE ProFX8 and ProFX12 (BALANCED) MAIN RIGHT 21 LEVEL SET AVIS: RISQUE DE CH INSERT INSERT INSERT LINE IN 6 LINE IN 8 LINE IN 10 MAIN FX SEND NUMBER OUT SERIAL PHONES MANUFA MIC MIC MIC MIC 20 22 23 24 25 26 MIC 27 28 MIC 29 dB 10 5 U 5 IC GAIN M U M LEVEL (BALANCED) SET MAIN LEFT IC GAIN U +50 +30dB LOW CUT 100 Hz IC GAIN M U LEVEL SET IC GAIN M U STEREO GRAPHIC EQ LEVEL SET GAIN MIC LEVEL SET GAIN MIC U LEVEL SET U 15 10 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 125 250 500 1K 2K 4K 8K POWER PHANTOM POWER 48V U -20dB +50 +30dB POWER CUT LOW 100 Hz GAIN U -20dB GAIN U -20dB +50 +30dB LOW CUT 100 Hz GAIN U -20dB +50 +30dB LOW CUT 100 Hz GAIN USB U +50 U +50 -20 +20 -20 +20 GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz GAIN LOW CUT 100 Hz GAIN GAIN 5 0 5 U ON EQ HI 12kHz U EQ HI 12kHz U EQ HI 12kHz U EQ HI 12kHz U EQ HI 12kHz U EQ HI 12kHz U PROFESSIONAL EQ 10 MIC/LINE MIXER WITH FX U EQ HI 12kHz HI 12kHz -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz 15 MAIN METERS 0dB=0dBu OL 15 10 6 3 0 2 4 7 10 20 30 -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U -15 +15 U -15 +15 U (BALANCED) 2. 5kHz LOW 80Hz MAIN RIGHT MID -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 -15 +15 U (BALANCED) 2. 5kHz LOW 80Hz MAIN LEFT MID -15 +15 U MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 U MAIN MIX MON EQ IN BYPASS -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 -15 +15 U USB -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz FX PRESETS 01 BRIGHT ROOM 02 WARM LOUNGE 03 SMALL STAGE 04 WARM THEATER 05 WARM HALL 06 CONCERT HALL 07 PLATE REVERB 08 CATHEDRAL 09 CHORUS 10 CHORUS + REV 11 DOUBLER 12 TAPE SLAP 13 DELAY 1 (300ms) 14 DELAY 2 (380ms) 15 DELAY 3 (480ms) 16 REVERB + DLY (250ms) USB U -15 +15 U -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 AUX MON U AUX MON U AUX MON U AUX MON U AUX MON U AUX MON U AUX MON AUX MON O O +10 O O +15 U FX +15 O O +15 U O O MIC FX O O +15 U FX +15 O O MIC O O +15 U FX +15 O O +15 U O O MIC FX O O +15 U FX +15 O O +15 U O O (UNBALANCED) FX FX O O +15 U INPUT LEVEL PRESETS MUTE L R O O O O +15 O O +15 O O +15 PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN L PAN +15 USB THRU U PAN L U TAPE +15 OUT FX MASTER O O (MUTES ALL CHANNELS) BREAK U L R L R L R L R L R MUTE MIC MUTE OL OL MUTE MIC OL MUTE OL MUTE TAPE LR L IN R (UNBALANCED) R MUTE OL OL OL L R O O +15 O O FX TO MON PHONES MAX O O TAPE LEVEL +20 MUTE OL MUTE OL R dB 10 5 U MUTE OL LINE HI-Z 1 BAL / UNBAL 2 BAL / UNBAL 30 3 BAL / UNBAL MON dB 10 5 U MAIN dB 10 5 U 1 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O 2 dB 10 5 U 4 3 dB 10 5 U 5 10 5/6 L BAL / 4 dB 10 5 5/6 L (MONO) TAPE IN dB 10 5 7/8 L BAL / 7/8 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O 9/10 L 9/10 TAPE dB 10 5 11/12 11/12 (MONO) 5 ST RTN FX RTN PROFESSIONAL MIC/LINE MIXER WITH dB 10 5 U 5 (MONO) (MONO) OUT (MONO) INE/HI-Z IN 1 2 BAL / UNBAL LINE MIC IN 2 3 BAL / UNBAL LINE MIC IN 3 20 30 31 4 10 40 50 60 O O BAL / UNBAL 5 U 5 10 R U 5 10 R U 5 L L BAL / 5 L BAL / UNBAL 5 10 BA UN LINEMIC IN 4 10 20 30 5/6 (MONO) 40 50 60 O O LINEMIC UNBAL IN 5 20 20 30 40 50 60 O O 7/8 R L LINEMIC UNBAL IN 7 20 30 40 50 60 9/10 30 40 50 60 O O LINEMIC UNBAL IN 9 20 11/12 30 40 50 60 O O BAL / 10 PROFESSIONAL MIC/LINE MIXER WITH FX 10 10 10 LINE IN 11(UNBALANCED) UNBAL 20 20 30 20 30 20 MON SEND 30 40 50 60 O O (MONO) (MONO) (MONO) BAL / UNBAL L O O R L BAL / UNBAL R L TAPE IN 40 50 60 L 30 (MONO) O O R L BAL / UNBAL 40 50 60 O O L40 R BAL / TAPE UNBAL 50 60 O O BA UN INSERT LINE IN 2 20. GAIN LEVEL SET INSERT LINE IN 3 INSERT LINE IN 4 INSERT LINE IN 5 BAL / UNBAL LINE IN 6 LINE IN 7 BAL / UNBAL LINE IN 8 LINE IN 9 LINE IN 10 LINE IN 11 BAL / UNBAL LINE IN 12 R OUT ST RETURN R MON SEND BAL / UNBAL FX SENDBA UN IC GAIN M U R 1 2 3 If you haven't already, please read the gain-setting HI-Z IC GAIN M U LINE INSERT U 0dB +50 +30dB GAIN LEVEL SET SET SET SET Setting the gain correctly will ensure that the pre- SET U U U U EQ EQ EQ EQ amplifier's gain is U +50 high, where distortion could HI not too HI U U +50 +50 U +50 U +50 HI HI HI +30dB +30dB +30dB 0dB 12kHz 12kHz -20dB occur, and12kHz too INSERT where your quieter, exquisitely-12kHz not -20dBGAIN 12kHz low, GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN INSERT INSERT INSERT -15LOW CUT +15 -15LOW CUT +15 -15LOW CUT +15 -15LOW CUT +15 -15LOW CUT +15 delicate passages might be lost in background noise. 100 Hz 100 Hz 100 100 Hz 100 Hz U U U U U Hz LOW CUT U GA Hz IC 100IN M procedure on/ pageINSERT BAL / adjustment allows all8 BAL / 3. 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LOW 3 LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW 2 U U LINE IN LINE/HI-Z IN 1 LINE LINE INCUT GA Hz IC100IN M LEVEL SET IC GAIN M U LEVEL SET IC GAIN M U LEVEL SET C GAIN MI LEVEL SET R 4 C GAIN MI R 5/6 L BAL / LEVEL SET (MONO) R R 7/8 9/10 11/12 For hybrid channels (mic input and U U STEREO GRAPH MAIN OUT PROFESSIONA LINE IN 10 U +50 GAIN stereo12line input), RETURN control just LINE IN ST the gain 10 FX SEND L L L -20 +20 -20 +20 affects the microphone input. 5 GAIN LINE IN 7 U BAL / UNBAL (MONO) (MONO) 15 (MONO) (MO GAIN LEVEL GA Hz IC 100IN M LEVEL GA Hz C 100IN MI LEVEL GA Hz C 100IN MI LEVEL LOW CUT LINE IN 5 UNBAL U Hz 100 U EQ U -20 +20 LINE IN 6 -15 +15 U EQ R HI 12kHz GAIN For stereo channels (noUNBAL input)11 UNBAL mic 5 LINE IN the 15 gain control just affectsEQ line-level the 10 U U EQ R R 10 inputs, with 20 dB of gain, and 20 dB of R 15 -20 +20 HI HI 5 12kHz 12kHz attenuation. is no GAIN 125 LINE LINE IN 8 LINE IN 12 250 LINE IN 9 -15 +15 U 0 -15 +15 U 5 STEREO GRAPHIC EQ BAL / BAL / 0 B UN 500 ST RETURN 1K U -15 +15 U -15 +15 U -15 +15 U -15 +15 U O O +15 -15 U+15 MAIN MIX S MON LEVEL SET CU U U MID MID MID MID MID MID U U U EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ ForUGAIN 2. 5kHz mono channels (mic input with a2. 5kHz 21. 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EQ IN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN MAIN MIX01 BRIGHT ROOM GAIN 02 WARM LOUNGE If you hear -15 LOW CUT MID BYPASS 0 -15 LOW CUT MID +15 -15 LOW CUT MID +15 -15 LOW CUT MID +15 -15 LOW CUT MID +15 -15 LOW CUT MID distortion on one or more of your channels, +15 +15 -15 +15 MON MID 03 SMALL STAGE 100 Hz 2. 5kHz 100 100 Hz 100 100 Hz 100 2. 5kHz 2. 5kHz 2. 5kHz 2. 5kHz 04 WARM Adjust the gain control2. 5kHzthe level Hz AUX so set LEDs [21]Hz AUX check the2. 5kHz set U Hz AUX not on continuously, THEATER 5 level -15 LEDs are and U U U U U U AUX AUX 05 WARM HALL -15 +15 AUX -15 +15 AUX -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 AUX +15 06 CONCERT HALL U U U U U U U U U comeUon occasionally during the louder moments U your turn UdownEQ gain Uif they are. U of EQ 10 EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ 07 PLATE REVERB EQ the MON MON MON MON MON MON MON MON USB 08 CATHEDRAL 15 LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW playing or singing, and goLOW when you stop. [. . . ] The smaller the buffer, the faster audio gets in and out of your computer, and the lower the latency. The size of the buffer is measured in samples. The more samples, the higher the latency time value. Higherlatencysettingsarefineandevennecessary when in live record mode. [. . . ]