Mackie Mix5 Owner's Manual

Mackie Mix5 Owner's Manual

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Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX
Compact Mixers
O W N E R ' S M A N U A L
MIC
MIC
BAL / UNBAL
BAL / UNBAL
L
LINE IN
LINE IN
BAL / UNBAL
BAL / UNBAL
U
U
R
U
+50
U
+50
-20dB
+30dB
-20dB
+30dB
LINE IN
LINE IN
GAIN
GAIN
1
2
3/4
5/6
U
EQ
U
EQ
U
EQ
HI
HI
HI
12kHz
12kHz
12kHz
-15
+15
-15
+15
-15
+15
-15
U
U
U
MID
MID
MID
2.5kHz
2.5kHz
2.5kHz
-15
+15
-15
+15
-15
+15
-15
U
U
U
LOW
LOW
LOW
80Hz
80Hz
80Hz
-15
+15
-15
+15
-15
+15
-15
AUX
AUX
AUX
U
U
U
+15
+15
+15
O O
O O
O O
O O
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
+10
+10
+10
O O
O O
O O
O O
48V
L
R
BAL /
UNBAL
MAIN OUT
L
L
L
BAL / UNBAL
BAL / UNBAL
PHONES
R
R
R
AUX
RETURN
CR OUT
AUX SEND
U
EQ
L
HI
12kHz
TO CR /
+15
PHONES
U
MID
2.5kHz
R
TO MAIN
IN
OUT
+15
U
LOW
80Hz
+15
AUX
U
U
-OL
+6
+15
+15
O O
AUX
0
MASTER
-20
48V
CR / PHONES
MAIN MIX
LEVEL
+10
MAX
+10
O O
O O

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  • Page 1 Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX Compact Mixers O W N E R ’ S M A N U A L BAL / UNBAL MAIN OUT BAL / UNBAL BAL / UNBAL LINE IN LINE IN BAL / UNBAL BAL / UNBAL...
  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local city office, waste authority, or your household waste disposal service. Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Important Safety Instructions ........2 Please write your serial number here for future reference (i.e., insurance claims, tech support, Contents ..............3 return authorization, make dad proud, etc.) Features / Introduction ........... 4 Getting Started ............5 Hookup Diagrams ............ 6 Mix Series Mixers ...........
  • Page 4: Features / Introduction

    • Visit www.720trees.com and click Support to find: FAQs, manuals and other useful information. • Email us at: techmail@loudtechinc.com. • Telephone 1-800-898-3211 to speak with one of our splendid technical support chaps (Monday through Friday, normal business hours, Pacific Time). Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX...
  • Page 5: Getting Started

    Getting Started Things to Remember • Never listen to loud music for prolonged We realize that you must be really keen to try out periods. Please see the Safety Instructions on the mixer. Please read the safety instructions on page page 2 for information on hearing protection.
  • Page 6: Hookup Diagrams

    MP3 player is connected to the RCA tape inputs to provide entertainment between sets. The 1/4" L/R main outs connect to a pair of SRM450v3 powered loudspeakers to please your audience. Live Stereo PA System Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX...
  • Page 7 MAIN OUT BAL / UNBAL BAL / UNBAL LINE IN LINE IN BAL / UNBAL BAL / UNBAL BAL / UNBAL BAL / UNBAL PHONES -20dB +30dB -20dB +30dB LINE IN LINE IN GAIN GAIN RETURN CR OUT AUX SEND 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz...
  • Page 8 CR OUT AUX SEND 22 23 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz TO CR / PHONES 2.5kHz 2.5kHz 2.5kHz 2.5kHz TO MAIN 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz MASTER CR / PHONES MAIN MIX LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL Mix12FX Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX...
  • Page 9: Front And Rear Panel Features

    (This means the phantom power for all XLR inputs is turned on and off together.) The Mix5 XLR input always provides +15V. Never plug single-ended (unbalanced) Make sure to use the correct external power micro phones, or ribbon mics into the mic supply.
  • Page 10: Gain

    Used in conjunction with the Mix12FX's low cut –5 LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL switch, you can boost the –10 –15 low EQ without injecting a Low EQ with Low Cut ton of subsonic debris into the mix. Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX...
  • Page 11: Low Cut Switch

    Moderation During EQ 10. +4 / –10 Switch [Mix12FX only, channels 5/6 – 11/12] With EQ, you can also upset things royally. We’ve designed a lot of boost and cut into each equalizer This two position switch sets the input level of the circuit, because we know everyone will occasionally channel 5/6 –...
  • Page 12: Pan / Bal

    These outputs are often used to run a nice pair of powered studio monitors in a control room or a headphone distribution amplifier. The volume is adjustable with the CR / phones knob. Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX...
  • Page 13: Phones Out

    The aux send knobs tap a portion of each channel's signal to provide an output here, allowing you to set up a nice stage monitor mix, or to set up an external effect from different channels. Aux sends are post-fader. This way, when changes are made, the “wet”...
  • Page 14: Tape In

    You may never need the additional gain, but here it tape in and tape out. Make sure the tape is anyway. deck is not in record mode, record-pause mode, or input monitor mode before this switch is engaged. Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX...
  • Page 15: Main Mix

    28. Main Mix FX [Mix12FX only] This knob controls the levels of signals sent to the The Mix12FX features an internal effects processor main and tape outputs. All channels and aux returns with 12 presets. Signals to this effects processor comes that are not turned fully down will wind up in the main from adjusting the FX send on each channel.
  • Page 16: Appendix A: Service Information

    If you do not have access to our website, you can call our Tech Support department at 1-800-898-3211, Monday-Friday, normal business hours, Pacific Time, to explain the problem. Tech Support will tell you where the nearest factory-authorized service center is located in your area. Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX...
  • Page 17: Appendix B: Technical Information

    Input 120 VAC, 60 Hz [US] 230 VAC, 50/60 Hz [EU] Attenuation and Crosstalk Output 18 VAC, 600mA [Mix5, Mix8] (20 Hz – 20 kHz bandwidth) 18 VAC, 1000mA [Mix12FX] Inputs to Outputs @1 kHz –90 dBu Main Mix Off @1 kHz –82 dBu...
  • Page 18: Dimensions

    1.7 in / 43 mm Mix8 WEIGHT 2.5 lb 1.1 kg 7.8 in / 198 mm 2.1 in / 53 mm Mix12FX WEIGHT 3.7 lb 1.7 kg 11.7 in / 297 mm 2.1 in / 53 mm Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX...
  • Page 19: Block Diagrams

    Mix5 Block Diagram Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 20 Mix8 Block Diagram Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX...
  • Page 21 Mix12FX Block Diagram Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 22: Appendix C: Table Of Effects Presets

    The entirety of Radiohead’s OK Computer “Space Echo”, but around the office it's known as Greg's album (which, hey, won a Grammy Award Outstanding Long-lasting Delay, or GOLD! for Best Alternative Music Performance in 1998). Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX...
  • Page 23: Limited Warranty

    Limited Warranty Please keep your sales receipt in a safe place. This Limited Product Warranty (“Product Warranty”) is provided by LOUD Technologies Inc. (“LOUD”) and is applicable to products purchased in the United States or Canada through a LOUD-authorized reseller or dealer. The Product Warranty will not extend to anyone other than the original purchaser of the product (hereinafter, “Customer,”...
  • Page 24 16220 Wood-Red Road NE Woodinville, WA 98072 • USA Phone: 425.487.4333 Toll-free: 800.898.3211 Fax: 425.487.4337 www.720trees.com...

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