Eq Curve; Mute; Pan; Gain Reduction Meter - Mackie DL806 Reference Manual

Mackie DL806 and DL1608 Reference Guide

EQ Curve

At the top of each channel fader is a thumbnail view of the current EQ processing that's applied to each
channel (whether the EQ is currently engaged or not). Tapping a channel's EQ curve will change the outlook
from the mixer view to that channel's channel view. As such, tapping a channel's EQ curve in the channel
view will change the outlook from that channel's channel view to the mixer view.
As seen below, there are five possible scenarios regarding the EQ curve depending on whether the
EQ and/or HPF are enabled. Each one may look unique, but it is the same exact EQ in each of the five
different scenarios. The EQ curve will illuminate green when engaged and is gray when disengaged. To learn
more about EQ and HPF, check out chapter 9 starting on page 58.
MODERN EQ ON
HPF ON

Mute

Mute buttons do just what they sound like they do. They mute – turn off – the signal on the
channel(s). Engaging a channel's mute switch provides the same results as sliding the channel
fader all the way down.
Mute buttons illuminate red when engaged and are gray when disengaged.
Please note that muting a channel mutes it all on all outputs, not just the output that is currently
shown...unless the user de-selects Use LR Mute for a particular aux/FX send, in which case aux
mutes (or FX mutes) and main mix mutes may be controlled independently for each channel.
More information about Use LR Mute may be found on pages 48-49.
Inputs muted by mute groups will illuminate oxblood red. More information about mute groups
may be found on pages 121-125.

Pan

Pan allows you to adjust how much of the channel is sent to the left versus the right
outputs. Touch and drag a channel's pan slider left or right to make adjustments.
Touched pans will "grow & glow" to indicate that they are being adjusted. The pan
may be centered by double-tapping the pan ball.
The pan control employs a design called "Constant Loudness. " If a channel is panned hard left (or right)
and then panned to the center, the signal is attenuated 3 dB to maintain the same apparent loudness.
Otherwise, the sound would appear much louder when panned center.
Pan is only available on stereo outputs, including LR and linked auxes. For each linked aux, the user
may de-select Use LR Pan to control the aux pans and main mix pans independently for each channel.
More information about Use LR Pan may be found on page 49.

Gain Reduction Meter

The gain reduction meter displays the input channel gain reduction from the gate and compressor.
The single meter shows the sum of the total reduction applied by the gate and compressor.
It illuminates from right to left and is 20 dB when fully lit. What's more, simply tap a channel's gain
reduction meter in the mixer view for quick access to that channel's dynamics view. As such, tapping
a channel's gain reduction meter in the channel view will change the outlook from that channel's
channel view to the mixer view. To learn more about dynamics, check out chapter 10 starting on page 68.
MODERN EQ OFF
HPF OFF
MODERN EQ ON MODERN EQ OFF
HPF OFF
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VINTAGE EQ ON/OFF
HPF ON HPF ON/OFF