Center (Assign); Solo - Mackie SR40.8 Owner's Manual

LEFT/RIGHT mix
. If you want to create a
Subgroup of certain Channels, engage one of
the numbered switches instead of the L-R, and
the signals from those Channels are sent to the
appropriate Subgroup Fader
the Subgroups can be sent back to the main
LEFT/RIGHT mix
, allowing you to use the
Subgroup Faders as a master control for those
Channels.
CENTER (assignment)
Point Before: Fader .
Point After: CENTER mix
This switch works the same way as the other
assignment switches — engage the switch and
that Channel's signal is sent to that mix — but
it is not a stereo destination. Since the CENTER
assignment occurs before the PAN control, it
will receive the same level as the Fader output,
regardless of the PAN position.
Be aware: If you're using the LEFT/RIGHT
MAIN OUTPUTS but not the CENTER OUT-
PUT, and you want a Channel's signal to
appear in the center of the main LEFT/RIGHT
mix, engage the L-R switch and set the PAN
control to the center. Don't use the CENTER
assignment switch — it won't go anywhere,
but it will appear in the PHONES mix, and
that could mislead you into thinking it actually
is in the main LEFT/RIGHT mix.
If you want to create a LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER
mix for your main feed, and also a LEFT/RIGHT
mix with CENTER blended in for a secondary
feed, you'll want to use the MATRIX
Use MATRIX A for the LEFT and MATRIX B for
the RIGHT secondary mix outputs. Turn MA-
TRIX A's LEFT knob and MATRIX B's RIGHT
knob to their "U" markings. On MATRIX A and
B, turn their CENTER knobs about one-third of
the way up (10:00 position).

SOLO

PFL Point Before: EQ IN
PFL Point After: PFL mix (mono) SOLO (of
LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER Faders)
AFL Point Before: PAN
AFL Point After: AFL mix (stereo) SOLO (of
LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER Faders)
through your headphones without having to
assign them to any of the LEFT/RIGHT/CEN-
TER mixes
. From there,
Channels (and other signals) as you like. The
SR40•8 features nondestructive solo: Engaging
SOLO does not interrupt any of the other
Channels, buses, or outputs. Not only that, via
the INPUTS PFL/AFL
AFL
SOLO system comes in two flavors: PFL (Pre-
Fader-Listen) and AFL (After-Fader-Listen,
.
solo-in-place).
Level-Setting Procedure
Channel's actual internal levels to the HEAD-
PHONES
SOLO LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER Meters
you'll know just what's going on level-wise.
This procedure should be performed every
time a new sound source is patched into a
Channel's MIC or LINE IN jacks.
(Sound Reinforcement, or live sound), to pre-
view Channels before they are assigned into the
mix. It won't give you stereo placement, but will
give you signal even if the Fader is pulled down.
fore the Fader. If you have a Channel's Fader set
way below "U" (unity gain), the SOLO mix won't
know that and will send a unity gain signal to
the HEADPHONES and Meters. That may re-
sult in a startling level boost at these outputs,
section.
depending on the position of SOLO LEVEL
sent directly to the HEADPHONES and Meters
just as it would sound to the Channel's stereo
assignment switches: post-EQ, post-Fader and
post-PAN. AFL works regardless of the
Channel's assignment settings, and that makes
it handy for auditioning a Channel before you
assign it to a mix.
switch.
If the Channel has some midrange boost at
.
4.26kHz, is panned 20.3 degrees to the left, and
.
its Fader is at –5.38dB, that's exactly what
you'll hear if you solo during AFL-SIP mode.
It's just as if you took the time to mute all the
.
other signals.
over OUTPUTS SOLO — you can't combine
these signals. For instance, if you have SUB 1
(an output signal) in SOLO, then you engage
SOLO on Channel 15 (an input signal), the
SUB 1 signal will be removed and replaced by
the Channel 15 signal.
SOLO allows you to audition signals
or Subgroup (SUB 1–8 mixes)
. You can simultaneously SOLO as many
and OUTPUTS PFL/
switches in the output section, the
PFL is the key player in the all-important
, Channel Meters
PFL is often the preferred mode in SR
Remember, PFL taps the Channel signal be-
In AFL mode, the soloed Channel's signal is
AFL is the preferred mode during mixdown:
Be aware: INPUTS SOLO has precedence
. It'll send the
and
so
.
25
U
EQ
HI
12k
-15 +15
U
HI
MID
-15 +15
2.5k
6k FREQ
700
500 15k
U
LOW
MID
-15 +15
250
70 700 FREQ
45 3k
U
LOW
80Hz
-15 +15
HPF
150
EQ IN
75 220
45 350 FREQ
30 800
L R
PAN
40
MUTE
dB
5 1-2
3-4
U
5-6
5
7-8
CENTER
L-R
50
60
O O
SOLO