Mackie Digital 8 Bus Owner's Manual page 191

3. If you're using the analog inputs on your
multitrack recorder, you can go directly from
the SURROUND OUT 25-pin D-Sub connector
on the rear panel of the console to your
multitrack recorder's analog inputs.
If you have a digital Tape I/O card installed,
you can assign the Bus 1-8 channels to the
eight digital Tape Outputs provided by your
DIO•8 card. Connect them to the multitrack
recorder's digital inputs.
4. Return the eight tracks from your multitrack
recorder to the eight channels you've
reserved for monitoring. For example, you
might return the eight tracks to channels 41–
48 via the third Tape I/O card.
5. Assign the eight monitor channels to eight
unused Tape Outputs, which you can route to
Optional
ANALOG ANALOG ANALOG
AIO•8
I/O I/O I/O
Cards
Figure 8-6. Surround-Sound Monitoring
8-14
Advanced Techniques
Direct Box
LINE IN
18 17 16 15
24 23 22 21
BUS OUT 1-8
&
SURROUND OUT
MASTER
2 TRACK A PHNS 1 PHNS 2
OUT
CR
2 TRACK B
L
MAIN
CR
2 TRACK C PNCH I/0 TLKBK
NEAR FIELD
R
MASTER OUT
your surround amplifiers and speakers.
Remember, you can't assign the monitor
channels to the same Tape I/O card as you're
using to input the channels (this is a safe-
guard to prevent feedback during recording).
For example, if you're using channels 41–48
for tape returns, use could use Tape Outputs
9–16 to go to your monitor speakers.
You can assign the eight tape returns to a
virtual group, and use the group fader as a
"Virtual Control Room" master volume control
for monitoring all eight surround stems, because
the Control Room Level control works only for
the stereo Control Room outputs.
You can also assign the eight tape returns to
the L-R bus for a stereo dub, and to check for
coherence. Make sure the source channels are
not assigned to the L-R bus to avoid double-
monitoring.
12 11 10
14 13
20 19
LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN
INSERT INSERT INSERT
STUDIO OUT
AUX 12 AUX 11 AUX 10
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN LINE IN
INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT
AUX 9 AUX 8 AUX 7 AUX 6 AUX 5 AUX 4 AUX 3 AUX 2
1
LINE IN
INSERT
audio insert
audio in
audio out
AUX 1