Afl/Pfl; Soloing A Channel - Mackie Digital 8 Bus Owner's Manual

AFL/PFL

AFL stands for After-Fader Listen, and PFL
stands for Pre-Fader Listen. The AFL SOLO
and PFL SOLO buttons in the Studio/Solo Sec-
tion allow you to globally change the solo bus
from AFL (the default setting) to PFL.
Note: These buttons only affect channel solo-
ing. They have no effect on aux soloing, which
is always post-Master V-Pot.
There are times when each are useful. For
troubleshooting purposes, PFL is usually the
preferred setting because you can have the
fader turned down and still hear the signal at
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SELECT
SOLO
MUTE
STUDIO/SOLO
MIXDOWN SOLO
RUDE SOLO
LIGHT
PFL SOLO
AFL SOLO
TALKBACK TO
STUDIO LEVEL
the input of the channel. For listening to the mix
of individual voices or instruments, AFL is usu-
ally the preferred setting so you can hear and
adjust the blend with the faders.
Note: If you switch from AFL to PFL, be wary! If
the fader is set below unity (the "U" symbol), and
you press the SOLO PFL button in the Studio/
Solo Section to turn it on (i.e., change to pre-
fader), the solo signal will become louder; much
louder if the fader is below about –5 dB. This
might surprise you so much that you could spill
your cup of coffee all over yourself.
TO SOLO A CHANNEL
From the console:
1. Press the SOLO button on the channel
2. The red LED in the SOLO button lights,
3. Whatever source is selected for the
CLEAR SOLO
SOLO LEVEL
STUDIO LEVEL
TALKBACK LEVEL
TO SOLO A CHANNEL
From the screen:
1. Click on the SOLO button in the channel

Soloing a Channel

you want to direct to the solo bus. The
SELECT button automatically engages
on the soloed channel.
and the RUDE SOLO LIGHT in the Stu-
dio/Solo Section begins flashing.
control room is overridden by the solo
signal. Press SOLO LEVEL in the Stu-
dio/Solo Section to adjust the master
solo level with the LEVEL V-Pot. The
solo signal is routed to the Control
Room outputs and the Master L-R
meters indicate the signal level of all
soloed channels when one or more
SOLO buttons are engaged. Solo is ac-
tive in all four fader banks.
you want to direct to the solo bus. The
SELECT button automatically engages
on the soloed channel.