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Electric
Guitar
Laptop Computer
with audio production
This diagram shows an electric guitar connected directly to channel 1 (with the hi-z switch engaged),
a bass guitar connected directly to channel 2 (also with the hi-z engaged), a condenser microphone on
channel 3/4 with the phantom power engaged, a drum machine connected to channel 5/6, and a key-
board connected to channel 7/8. A headphone amplifier allows for multiple headphone use during the
recording process.
A pair of Mackie MR8 powered reference monitors are connected to the left and right control room out-
puts, for careful and accurate monitoring of the performances in the control room.
A laptop computer connects to a FireWire port, allowing each channel to be recorded and two chan-
nels from the laptop to be played back. Note: You can record a maximum of 8 channels via FireWire if
you do not record the auxes or main mix.
The DAW gets the 8 individual channel tracks. You can then mix down the project within the DAW at a
later time. These individual tracks can be pre-EQ or post-EQ depending on the channel pre/post switch-
es. Post-EQ allows you to use the mixer's high-quality Perkins EQ in your recordings. Software plug-ins
can be used for the effects processing of different tracks, and software amplifier emulators can be used
on the guitars to give the sound of mic'd amps.
Your carefully mixed 2-channel mix can be sent back to the control room via FireWire, by engaging the
FW 1-2 switch in the control room/phones matrix, and sent to the band with the headphone amp fed by
the phones out.
Bass
Guitar
Microphone
1
2
3-4
L
INSERT
INSERT
(MONO)
BAL/UNBAL
press HI-Z
1
2
R
LINE
LINE
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
buttons
LINE
LINE
LINE
+
4dB
HI-Z
HI-Z
-10dB
48V
48V
48V
30
30
30
U
U
20
40
20
40
20
40
MIC
GAIN
GAIN
GAIN
U
60
U
60
U
60
-
20dB
40dB
-
20dB
40dB
SEND
SEND
SEND
PRE
PRE
PRE
POST
POST
POST
EQ
EQ
EQ
U
U
U
Drum
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
12kHz
12kHz
12kHz
-15
15
-15
15
-15
15
Machine
1k
1k
U
HIGH
FREQ
FREQ
MID
2.5KHz
100
8k
100
8k
-15
15
U
U
U
LOW
MID
MID
MID
400Hz
-15
15
-15
15
-15
15
U
U
U
LOW
LOW
LOW
80Hz
80Hz
80Hz
-15
15
-15
15
-15
15
AUX
AUX
AUX
1
1
1
MAX
MAX
MAX
2
2
2
MAX
MAX
MAX
PAN
PAN
PAN
L
R
L
R
L
R
MUTE
MUTE
MUTE
OL
OL
OL
ALT 3-4
ALT 3-4
ALT 3-4
U
U
U
- 20
-
20
-
20
+10dB
+10dB
+10dB
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
SOLO
SOLO
SOLO
software
1
2
3-4
FIREWIRE
POWER
ON
Home Studio System: Recording each channel
Headphones
Condenser
Headphone Amp
AUX SEND
AUX RETURN
MAIN OUT
TAPE
BAL/UNBAL
1
BAL/UNBAL
2
BAL/UNBAL
IN
OUT
1
L
L
L
(MONO)
2
R
R
R
LINE IN 5-6
LINE IN 7-8
L
L
(MONO)
(MONO)
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
R
R
PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER
CTRL ROOM/PHONES
U
U
SOURCE
0dB=0dBu
GAIN
GAIN
L
R
20
CLIP
-
20dB
+
20dB
-
20dB
+
20dB
MAIN MIX
15
SEND
SEND
INPUT
10
PRE
6
POST
TAPE
LINE
3
EQ
FW 1-2
U
U
0
HIGH
HIGH
FW 1-2
ALT 3-4
2
12kHz
12kHz
-15
15
-15
15
4
7
U
U
10
ASSIGN TO
MAIN MIX
MID
MID
20
2.5kHz
2.5kHz
30
-15
15
-15
15
MAX
MAX
RUDE
CONTROL
PHONES
U
U
SOLO
ROOM
LOW
LOW
80Hz
80Hz
AUX MASTER
-15
15
-15
15
SEND
RETURN
AUX
AUX
1
1
1
1
PRE
MAX
MAX
15
10
POST
RTN TO
AUX1
2
2
2
2
PRE
MAX
MAX
POST
15
10
PAN
PAN
AUX SEND 1-2
TO FW 5-6
POWER
L
R
L
R
MUTE
MUTE
ASSIGN TO
OL
OL
ALT 3-4
ALT 3-4
MAX
FW 7-8
MIC
LEVEL
U
U
U
-
20
-
20
DESTINATION
+10dB
+10dB
+10dB
PHONES
AUX
LEVEL
LEVEL
1-2
SOLO
SOLO
5-6
7-8
TALKBACK
MAIN MIX
DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA • MANUFACTURED IN CHINA • FABRIQUE EN CHINE
"MACKIE" & "ONYX" ARE TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES INC. • COPYRIGHT ©2008
CNTL - RM OUT
MAIN OUT
BAL/UNBAL
BALANCED
R
L
R
L
ALT 3-4 OUT
BAL/UNBAL
R/4
L/3
MAIN OUTPUT
+
4dB
MIC
LEVEL
Owner's Manual
Keyboard
Mackie MR8
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