Patchbay Features; Mic; Line In; Insert - Mackie CFX SERIES Owner's Manual & Warranty

PATCHBAY FEATURES

where you plug everything in: microphones,
line-level instruments, effects, headphones
and the ultimate destination for your sound:
PA system, tape recorder, etc.
SHIELD
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COLD noise, phantom-powered microphone pream-
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2
HOT
plifiers, providing up to 50 dB of crystal-clear
amplification. Their balanced circuitry rejects
XLR BALANCED WIRING
all manner of extraneous interference. Profes-
sional condenser, dynamic, and ribbon mics will
all sound excellent through these XLR inputs.
mic that has a standard XLR-type male mic
connector.
RING
(COLD)
TIP
(HOT)
SLEEVE
(SHIELD)
phantom power) with the mic preamps, and
TRS BALANCED WIRING
can be driven by balanced or unbalanced
sources at almost any level. You can use these
TIP
(HOT) TRS inputs for virtually any signal you'll come
SLEEVE
across, from –25 dBu up to +38 dBu.
(SHIELD)
TS UNBALANCED WIRING
such as compressors, equalizers, de-essers or
filters. The send is low-impedance (150 ohms),
capable of driving any line-level device. The re-
turn is high-impedance (10k ohms) and can be
driven by almost any device.
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At the risk of stating the obvious, this is

MIC

The CFX Mixer is equipped with rugged, low
You can plug in almost any kind of balanced

LINE IN

The line inputs share circuitry (but not

INSERT

This is where you connect serial effects
These unbalanced jacks are configured thusly:
ring
(TRS plug)
tip
sleeve
This plug connects to one of the
mixer's Channel Insert jacks.
Tip = Send (to effects device input)
Ring = Return (from effects device output)
Sleeve = Common ground (connect shield
to all three sleeves)
Specialty "Y" cables, developed just for these
jacks, are widely available.
Besides being used for inserting external
devices, these jacks can also be used as chan-
nel direct outputs; post-TRIM, post-LOW CUT,
and pre-EQ. Here are three ways you can use
the channel INSERT jacks:
MONO PLUG
Direct out with no signal interruption.
Insert only to first "click."
MONO PLUG
Direct out with signal interruption.
Insert all the way in to the second "click."
STEREO
PLUG
For use as an effects loop.
(TIP = SEND to effect, RING = RETURN from effect.)
SEND to processor
"tip"
"ring"
RETURN from processor
Channel Insert jack
Channel Insert jack
Channel Insert jack