Mackie DC16 Owner's Manual page 69

Perhaps the most common use of the Advanced settings that I've seen around the office
and out in the field is what's known as "The Fattest Channel". For now, we'll just look at the
first three settings [Follow Selected Channel, View and Mix]. Setup and explanation below:
iPad A – Follow (Current Channel), Do Not Follow (View), Do Not Follow (Mix)
iPad B – Follow (Current Channel), Do Not Follow (View), Do Not Follow (Mix)
iPad C – Follow (Current Channel), Do Not Follow (View), Do Not Follow (Mix)
B
This is the perfect setup to have all processing available on a single channel simultaneously.
In other words, one iPad could display a channel's EQ, another a channel's dynamics and
the third on input routing view. When a different channel is selected (whether by pushing
a SEL button on DC16 or swiping left or right on Master Fader), all three iPads will display
the same view as before and all on the same channel...the selected channel! This way you
have instant access to that channel's three main Channel Views.
What's even cooler is having a fourth view. But with only three iPads on the Smart Bridge,
how can you get a fourth view? Easy! The iPads are already displaying a single channel's EQ,
dynamics and input routing, but simply pressing the (SELECTED channel) FX button (located in
the upper-left corner of DC16) gives you access to the selected channel's FX view and controls
via the channel displays and encoders.
The example shown below is a variation of the previous setup.
We call this one "The Monitor Mix. "
iPad A – Follow (Current Channel), Do Not Follow (View), Do Not Follow (Mix)
iPad B – Follow (Current Channel), Do Not Follow (View), Do Not Follow (Mix)
iPad C – Do Not Follow (Channel), Do Not Follow (View), Follow (Current Mix)
B
Like the previous setup, iPads A and B will display the selected channel's input processing.
iPad C, however, may be set up to show output processing. Say, an output's GEQ processing
with RTA (or Spectrum) or compressor / limiter. From here you can switch between input
channels and output mixes without them interferring with one another.
This setup is perfect in that you have instant access to all input channels (as described
previously), but iPad C remains constant on GEQ, so you can quickly squelch feedback
regardless of the selected input. Additionally, you can switch between outputs [mixes]
without it changing the selected input.
A
A
69
DC16 Owner's Manual
C
C