Mute Group Control - Mackie DL806 Reference Manual

Mute Group Control

Mute groups allow you to quickly mute (and unmute) multiple channels and/or outputs with a single
tap. There are a multitude of possibilities in which to assign and enable mute groups: productions
featuring a rotating cast of musicians, theater productions, a house of worship and more. It is also great
for muting all inputs during song breaks or in-between sets. You may create as many as four separate
mute groups with Master Fader. Let's take a closer look at a couple of examples.
Example One: A cover band plays four sets in one night. Eight of the tunes feature slide guitar, a horn
section and background singers. One option is for the band to play all eight songs in a row, then mute
the channels once completed...but that isn't very diverse, is it? Rather, the band would prefer to pepper
the songs in throughout the night for variety. Simply assign those channels to a mute group and keep
that mute group master engaged until the songs featuring slide guitar, a horn section and background
singers are played. Here's how:
Step 1 — Open the quick access panel:
Assigning channels to mute groups starts in the quick access panel, so you'll need to head
here first.
Step 2 — Tap the groups assign button:
The assignment panel slides into view when the groups assign button is tapped. The groups
assign view is where you assign which channels belong to which mute group. See the screen
shot below for an example.
You may notice in the image above that the button of linked channels
(3-4, 15-16, iPad) is twice the size of unlinked channels.
Step 3 — Tap the Mute A button:
Tap the mute A button located just below the navigation bar. It will illuminate green to indicate
that you are now assigning channels to mute group A. As mentioned above, up to four different
mute groups may be created.
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