Mackie CFX12 MKII Supplementary Manual

TWEAK THE MIX:
1. Engage MUTE on all channels except your
rhythm section (drums & bass).
2. Adjust the rhythm section's channel faders
to get a good balance of levels.
3. Un-mute the other active channels and
adjust their faders.
4. Now that you have a rough mix going, turn
up the MAIN MIX Fader to a comfortable
listening level.
5. If the overall mix has an equalization
problem, make adjustments to the STEREO
GRAPHIC EQ. If an individual channel is
the problem, use its EQ instead.
6. Using channel EFX 2 (INT) and the EMAC
EFFECTS PROCESSOR, experiment with
adding some effects.
7. Depending on how much time you've got,
keep tweaking. Walk the room to see how it
sounds away from your mixer. Keep tweaking.

APPLICATIONS DIAGRAMS

Keyboard, or other line-level input
Keyboard, or other line-level input
Guitar Effects
5
1 2 3 4
CHANNEL INSERTS
1 2 3 4 5
Stereo Compressor Stereo Compressor
6
Drum
Machine
9
6 7 8 10 11 12
CHANNEL INPUTS
AUX SENDS EFX SENDS
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
6 7 8
Mono in / stereo out
Reverb
Stereo EQ
Stereo
Power Amplifier
Stage Monitor Stage Monitor
KNOW THESE THINGS:
• Never listen to loud music for prolonged
periods. Please see "Safety Instructions" on
page 2 for information on hearing protection.
• Never plug amplifier outputs into anything
except speakers.
• Never use guitar cables to connect amplifiers
to speakers.
• Before making connections to an external
amp or reconfiguring an amp's routing,
turn the amp's level (gain) controls down,
turn the power off, make the changes, turn
the power back on, and then turn the level
controls back up.
• When you shut down your equipment, turn
off any external amplifiers first. When
powering up, turn on the amplifiers last.
• Save the shipping box and packing material!
You may need them someday, and you probably
don't want to have to pay for that again.
Left PA Speaker Right PA Speaker
Stereo
Power Amplifier
L R
SUB OUT MAIN OUT MAIN OUT
75Hz L R BAL/UNBAL
SUB OUTS
STEREO EFX RETURNS
BAL/UNBAL
2
1
L R L
R
Digital Delay
CFX12 MKII — Small Club Gig
Stereo EQ
Stereo
Compressor
CD Player
L L
L
R
R R
MAIN TAPE TAPE
INSERT OUT IN
UTIL OUT PHONES
BAL/UNBAL OUT
L
R