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

PAN

AUX
U
Being that these are stereo Channels, their
1
PAN controls are similar to a balance control
+15
O O
U
on a home stereo — if you turn it to the right,
2
you attenuate the left signal and if you turn
+15
O O
left, you attenuate the right signal. The only
U
difference is that when PAN is centered, there
3
is 4dB of attenuation on each side to maintain
+15
O O
"constant loudness"
U
4

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, L-R (ASSIGN)

+15
O O
A4
Rather than routing a mono signal to a left
PRE
U
mix, a right mix, or somewhere in between,
5
these stereo aux returns always send the left
+15
O O
signal to the left mixes (1, 3, 5, 7, and LEFT)
U
and the right signal to the right mixes (2, 4, 6,
6
8, and RIGHT), depending on PAN position
+15
O O
and assignment switch positions.
U
7

CENTER (ASSIGN)

+15
O O
U
The CENTER assignment on the MAIN AUX
8
RETURNS (A1–A4) operates the same as it
+15
O O does on the Channels, except that it takes both
PRE FDR
POST EQ
the LEFT and RIGHT signals, mixes them to-
gether, and then sends that mono signal to the
CENTER mix
L R
PAN
A4
MUTE
dB
10
5 1-2
3-4
U
5-6
5
7-8
10
20
CENTER
30
L-R
40
50
60
O O

SOLO

28
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SOLO
This works just like the Channel SOLO
with one exception: In PFL mode, the LEFT
and RIGHT signals are mixed together to form
a combined mono PFL signal.
Be aware: Just as INPUTS SOLO has prece-
dence over OUTPUTS SOLO, so do aux
returns have precedence over aux sends —
you can't combine these signals. For instance,
if you have AUX SEND 1 (an output signal) in
SOLO, then you engage SOLO on AUX RE-
TURN A1 (an input signal), the AUX SEND 1
signal will be removed and replaced by the
AUX RETURN A1 signal.

METER

These operate just like the Channel Meter
, except that there are two LED columns
per MAIN AUX RETURN and just one column
per mono Channel.
AUX
The AUX sends on the MAIN AUX RETURNS
(A1–A4) operate the same as they do on the
Channels, except that they take both the left
and right signals, mix them together, and then
send that mono signal to each AUX SEND
MASTER.
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