Aux Solo; Stereo Aux Returns; Returns 1 & 2; Return 1 & - Mackie 16-8 BUS Owner's Manual

AUX SOLO

The SOLO button next to each level control
(7) solos that send and allows you to check the
LAYOUT
send level in the main meters. There is a solo
AND
LED (8) in the Send section, to help you locate
FUNCTION
what the heck you soloed.
Note: The six AUX Sends are each mono sig-
nals, and they are soloed in mono. If you are
using a stereo pair of sends for headphone cue,
use the SOLO button in the PHONES 1 or 2 ar-
eas to check the sends in stereo.

STEREO AUX RETURNS

The AUX Returns (9) provide 12 additional
inputs to the console for return from effects and re-
verb devices. The returns have switch matrices to
allow easy assignment to headphones or mix buses.
When any return is soloed, the solo LED in the lower
left-hand corner of the Return area lights.
For extra flexibility, the AUX Returns have been
designed with an extremely wide range of available
gain, offering as much as 15dB boost over unity.
The return jacks are wired to provide both stereo
and mono operation. See AUX Returns under JACK
PANEL later in this section for details.
12
Returns 1 & 2
AUX Returns 1 & 2 (10) each have a stereo SOLO
switch, a stereo LEVEL control, a BALANCE control
and a bank of ASSIGN switches.
ASSIGN (1 & 2)
AUX Returns 1 & 2 are assigned in stereo pairs
(Return 1, L & R; Return 2, L & R) to the L / R MIX
buses or to odd-even pairs of the 8 submix buses
(11). If you would like an effects return to accom-
pany its dry signal on the multitrack (wet tracks),
these are the returns to use.
Returns 3 & 4
AUX Returns 3 & 4 (12) each have a stereo SOLO
switch, a stereo LEVEL control and a smaller bank of
ASSIGN switches.
ASSIGN (3 & 4)
Returns 3 & 4 are assigned in stereo pairs (Return
3, L & R; Return 4, L & R) to the L/R MIX buses or
to the PHONES 1 and PHONES 2 buses via respec-
tive banks of buttons for each return(13). If you
want additional effects returns preset in the head-
phone mixes, these are the returns to use.
Returns 5 & 6
AUX Returns 5 & 6 (14)
each have a stereo SOLO switch
and a stereo LEVEL control. Re-
turns 5 & 6 are permanently
assigned to the L/R MIX bus.
All returns are useful in a mix-
down situation, as they are all
assignable to the L/R mix.
MIX-B / MONITOR
The MIX-B / MONITOR sec-
tion (15) is quite straightfor-
ward. It offers a stereo level
control for the MIX-B output,
and an ASSIGN: MIX-B TO
L/R MIX switch, which can
add the MIX-B bus signal to the
main L/R Mix. This essentially
doubles the inputs available for
mixdown. Avoid this pitfall: If
you are monitoring the L/R
mix in the control room and
have the MIX-B to the L/R mix
assigned, do not also select
MIX-B in the monitor source
switch matrix. If you do, MIX-B
will sound twice as loud in the
control room as it is in the L/R
mix!