18. Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause permanent hearing loss. 3. Heed Warnings — All warnings on this Mackie product and in these operating Individuals vary considerably in susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss, but instructions should be followed.
DFX Series Limited Warranty ......3 AUXILIARIES ..........13 1. AUX 1/MON ...........13 . AUX /EFX ..........13 3. PAN ............13 4. MUTE ............13 5. FADER .............13 6. OL (OVERLOAD) LED .......13 Please visit our website at www.mackie.com for more information about this and other Mackie products.
QUICK START We know you can’t wait to get the show on the road. Who has time to read a booooring manual? That’s fine — the DFX Mixer is designed to set up quickly and operate intuitively — but please, read the Safety Instructions on page 2, and then read these two pages! First you will zero the console, then make the connections, set the levels and tweak the mix.
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. MAKE THE CONNECTIONS: 4. TWEAK THE MIX: 1. Connect your amplifier’s outputs to your 1. Engage MUTE on all channels except your speaker inputs (unless, of course, you have rhythm section (drums & bass). powered monitors). 2. Adjust the rhythm section’s channel faders 2.
INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing a Mackie DFX Series Comprehensive master section, with: Mixer! These compact live-sound mixers are de- • Two 60mm main mix faders (L, R) signed to meet the sound reinforcement needs • Balanced XLR stereo main outputs •...
APPLICATION DIAGRAMS Microphones 1-4 Active Monitor Mono in/Stereo out Reverb (optional) 9/10 11/12 MAIN OUT STEREO AUX AUX SEND RETURN LEFT RIGHT (MONO) BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL CD/TAPE TAPE FOOT LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN (MONO) (MONO)
PATCHBAY (the intro and the outro) This is where everything gets plugged in: microphones, line-level instruments, effects devices, and the ultimate destination(s): PA system, monitors, headphones, and tape recorder, etc. 9/10 11/12 MAIN OUT STEREO AUX AUX SEND RETURN LEFT RIGHT (MONO) BAL/UNBAL...
4. INSERT (FOR MONO CHANNELS) EFFECTS: SERIAL OR PARALLEL? Use the insert jacks to send the channel Effects devices are used signal through a compressor, graphic equalizer, either in serial or in parallel: or similar device. Serial means that the en- With nothing plugged into this jack, the tire signal is routed through channel’s signal goes straight through the mic/...
9/10 11/12 MAIN OUT STEREO AUX AUX SEND RETURN LEFT RIGHT (MONO) BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL CD/TAPE TAPE FOOT LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN (MONO) (MONO) (MONO) (MONO) SWITCH BAL/UNBAL LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN PHONES...
9. AUX 1 RETURN INPUTS level controls of your amplifiers a little. Adjust the channel faders upwards to compensate. Patch the outputs of external parallel ef- This will increase the levels in the mixer and fects devices to these inputs. the tape output.
CHANNEL STRIP FEATURES LEVEL OVERVIEW 18. LOW CUT The channel strips are independent of The LOW CUT circuit, often referred to as a each other, and allow you to adjust, tweak and high-pass filter, cuts the bass frequencies 20dB 30dB GAIN otherwise beautify the sound coming from below 75 Hz at a rate of 18 dB per octave.
AUX 1 is designed for feeding a separate “U” = UNITY GAIN monitor mix to the musicians on stage, via the Mackie mixers have a AUX 1 SEND (7) output jack. “U” mark on almost every The signal is tapped off before the channel level control.
MASTER SECTION FEATURES Before you read this chapter, you might want to look at the · POWER rather lovely channel strip fea- tures on the previous page. 12 CHANNEL INTEGRATED LIVE SOUND MIXER 7. STEREO GRAPHIC EQ This equalizer is used to shape PHANTOM POWER +48V the frequency spectrum of the...
8. MAIN/AUX 1 EQ SWITCH The meters display the level of the main mix, after the MAIN MIX (34) faders. This switch allows you to add EQ either to You can get a good mix with the meter’s your main mix, or to your monitors. peaks flashing anywhere between –20 and In the UP (MAIN) position, the EQ (27) +8 dB.
36. BREAK SWITCH · POWER Engage the BREAK switch (as in take-a- break) and the entire main microphone mix 12 CHANNEL INTEGRATED LIVE SOUND MIXER is switched off. The CD/TAPE (11) input is still active, so you can play your intermission CDs or tapes PHANTOM POWER through the main outputs.
40. AUX /EFX RETURN FADER, MUTE EMAC EFFECTS PROCESSOR The EMAC output is added to any signals EMAC stands for Extended Multiply and Ac- going into the AUX 2 RETURN (10) jacks from cumulate, which is a proprietary 32-bit digital an external effects processor.
MD. HALL: DIGITAL STEREO BYPASS Dense, smooth reverb with normal tail, EFFECTS PROCESSOR LEVEL SET normal pre-delay, and increased early REVERSE DELAY 1 reflections. Tails are warm with more DELAY 2 GATE apparent high end. Works well with CATHEDRAL DELAY 3 (EFFECTS TO STAGE MONITOR) vocals and electric and acoustic guitar.
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MODULATION EFFECTS BAD EFFECTS These include Chorus, Flange, and Phaser, The following effect ideas did not quite and are generally used for enhancement of make the grade: instrumental music. However, Chorus adds a ELEVATOR: dramatic effect to vocals as well. Each musical selection is carefully CHORUS: stripped of its lyrics, passed through a...
APPENDIX A: Service Info Noise If you think your Mackie product has a prob- lem, please check out the following trouble- • Turn the channel Faders , AUX RETURN shooting tips and do your best to confirm the and AUX SEND controls down, one by one.
–28 dBu, Gain @ +50 dB to change these specifications at any time without notice. +18 dBu, Gain @ +6 dB “Mackie.,” the “Running Man” figure, “DFX,” and “EMAC” Line Input: –8 dBu, Gain @ +30 dB are trademarks or registered trademarks of LOUD +38 dBu, Gain @ –15 dB...
The re- turn ground shipment is covered for those units deemed by us to be under warranty. Note: You must have a sales receipt from an authorized Mackie dealer for your unit to be considered for warranty repair.
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