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  • Page 2 2, or an iPad (3rd generation)? DL1608 and may be downloaded via Start Guide for the DL1608. No The DL1608 works with all three! But iTunes on Mac or PC or right from introduction, no filler, no fluff. first...
  • Page 3 Place the PadLock onto the DL1608 right to left, face up, on the right hand side of the Home button on the left; keep sliding DL1608 and hand-tighten each of...
  • Page 4 OFF [down], what we’ll do next?! of the cord attached to The Power Block. Attach it to the DL1608 Power [Figure A]. Also, be sure all Gain 2) Connect the Main Outs Connector [Figure C] and rotate the...
  • Page 5 Five Simple Steps 5. Fire Up the DL1608 and Launch After updating, the Mixer View Figure E below shows an iPad the Master Fader App: Step fi ve is [Figure D] will be shown and at that is currently offl ine. In other...

  • Page 6: Setting The Levels

    / now one and we are ready to start or growling into the mic at a real- working with the DL1608. Let’s get world level. While doing this, turn signal running through the mixer the channel 8 Gain knob [Figure F] from channel 8.
  • Page 7 Congratulations! You just Channel 8 Master downloaded the Master Fader App, Fader connected the iPad to the DL1608, Figure H – Mixer View: made audio connections and set the Channel 8 and Master Fader level on your first channel! Now let’s take a look at the hardware and software in greater detail.
  • Page 8 Also on the rear panel of the The real power of the DL1608 the channel 8 input and got signal DL1608 are six Aux Sends. Here you becomes clear when it is controlled out of the speakers and headphones. may run up to six separate monitor wirelessly.

  • Page 9: Dl1608 Hardware : Wireless Setup

    Most of the default router If “DISCONNECTED” is shown, settings will work with the DL1608, or the DL1608 is not shown in the but you might need to confi gure the wireless devices list, please follow wireless router fi rst. Please refer the directions again, step by step, to the router’s manual for detailed...
  • Page 10 1 – 8 Fader will spend much of the time. The key mixing controls of every input and output for the DL1608 exist here. We’ll start in the Mixer View Nine channels (including the You will also spend quite a bit of time in the Channel View.
  • Page 11 Overview But just how did we get from the Navigation Bar image displayed on the previous page to the image displayed on this page? And what about channels 9, 10 and 11? This is where your iPad skills come into play! To view a different set of Mixer channels, simply touch anywhere...

  • Page 12: Channel Strips

    Mixer button located in the Compressor. The single meter top-left corner of the app. shows the sum of the total reduction applied by the Gate and Compressor. You will learn how to adjust the DL1608 Gates and Compressors soon.
  • Page 13 Channel Strips Finally, the thin illuminated strip Channel Faders and Input Meters Channel Strips: Name and Image underneath the fader cap indicates The channel fader adjusts the Each channel strip name and which output type is currently level of each channel going to image is user-editable.
  • Page 14 Finally, since these are stereo returns, the meters are in stereo, Keep the iPad attached to the not mono. mixer here, as playback only works when attached to the DL1608, You will learn how to adjust not in Wi-Fi mode. the FX soon. DL1608...
  • Page 15 Channel Strips Play Space previously known as the Music app volume slider Figure K – Music app Meters For example, switch to the Heed our advice and raise the Music app on the iPad [Figure K]. iPad channel fader slowly [Figure L]. Notice that the volume slider image Most mastered music coming off iPad...

  • Page 16: Master Fader

    Master Fader: output. This is the same indicator There are nine possible that is also on display underneath outputs to select: LR, A1 – A6, the fader cap of each input fader. Reverb and Delay. DL1608...
  • Page 17 Master Fader Master Fader: Graphic EQ Master Fader: Balance & Pre/Post The master fader EQ displays the When LR is the selected output, Graphic current Graphic EQ settings. the Balance slider controls how much of the output signal is sent When the Graphic EQ is Mute to the left versus the right outputs...
  • Page 18 Use iTunes to Master Fader: post-fader, so if there is too much retrieve recordings off of the iPad. yellow (or any red clipping), lower the master fader until it’s gone and check the input channels, as well. DL1608...
  • Page 19 Master Fader Master Fader: Name and Image No worries if the selected The master fader’s name and output is changed during image is similar to that of a channel recording. Recording will continue strip’s name and image. on as if nothing happened until Like the channel faders, the recording is stopped manually.
  • Page 20 4-band EQ, including low shelving, the far right and the Navigation Bar low-mid peaking, high-mid peaking would lie horizontally across the top. and high shelving. The mic inputs As such, they are both there. also have a high-pass filter [HPF]. DL1608...
  • Page 21 Polarity EQ: EQ Enable EQ Enable Invert Tap this button to turn the current channel’s EQ on and off. When on, the EQ controls affect EQ Display the signal and the button illuminates green. When off, the EQ controls have no affect on the signal, nor will the button illuminate.
  • Page 22 It is easy to set parameters of you would be correct! Bar are present, with the Gate and both for each channel at one time. Compressor controls in the middle. We will first discuss the features of the Gate followed by the Compressor. DL1608...
  • Page 23 Gate and Compression Gate On / Off Gate On / Off Tap this button to turn the current channel’s Gate on and off. Gate Gate When on, the Gate controls affect Controls Display the signal and the button illuminates green. When off, the Gate controls have no affect on the signal, nor will Compressor Soft Knee /...
  • Page 24 Input [IN], Gain Reduction [GR] resulting in a faster response. As the slider is dragged right, the time and Output [OUT]. lengthens, resulting in a Use these meters to get the slower response. desired amount of gain reduction from the Gate and Compressor. DL1608...
  • Page 25 FX: Introduction Reverb Name & The FX View looks and works Image similarly to that of the EQ and Compressor and Gate views. Swipe View To get to the FX View, simply Zone Delay swipe the entire view up (again, Name &...
  • Page 26 We did the same thing! has been achieved. Tapping a band’s If the Draw button is disengaged, Graphic EQ ball twice will zero it. the sliders may only be adjusted one at a time. The Draw button illuminates green when engaged. DL1608...
  • Page 27 Output Compression / Limiting Compressor Soft Knee / Output Compression: Introduction On / Off Hard Knee Here we are...the final stop of the Channel View playground. The Compressor Compressor output Compressor / Limiter looks Controls Display and functions similar to that of the channel compressors we discussed just a few short pages back.

  • Page 28: Navigation Bar

    Like the Master Fader, the within a Channel View [EQ, Gate DL1608. Tap the Tools button to Navigation Bar is also always and Compression, FX, Graphic EQ, reveal these controls.
  • Page 29 Snapshot 0 resets the Navigation Bar: Presets DL1608 to its default state. Tap Tap the Presets button to display Snapshots (again) to return you a popover similar to what may be to the previous view.
  • Page 30 Start Guide to a 4-star thriller, Quick Start Guide. Nearly everything than this Quick Start Guide: more think of the DL1608 Reference you need to utilize the DL1608 mixer screen shots, a Troubleshooting Guide as an action-packed, and Master Fader app is referenced...
  • Page 31 ©2012 LOUD Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. Apple and iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other marks are Registered Trademarks, or Trademarks, of LOUD Technologies in the United States and other countries. DL1608 Patent Pending. All specifications subject to change.