Mackie DL806 Quick Start Manual page 21

EQ: EQ On / Off
Tap this button to turn the current
channel's EQ on and off.
When on, the EQ controls affect
the signal and the button illuminates
green. When off, the EQ controls
have no affect on the signal, nor will
the button illuminate. However, the
EQ controls may still be adjusted.
Notice the difference between the
EQ Display on the previous page
[EQ On] versus the EQ Display on
this page [EQ Off].
EQ: Modern / Vintage
Tap this button to choose between
using clean, surgical modern EQ
or classic sounding vintage EQ.
EQ Display: Gain, Frequency & Q
The EQ is easily adjusted by
moving the four numbered balls
(representing each band) until the
desired sound has been achieved.
Move a ball up and down to
change the gain and move it left
and right to change the frequency.
Pinch a ball to adjust its
Q [bandwidth]. Double-tap a
ball to reset its gain to zero.
Notice that whatever ball is
touched, it "Grows & Glows".
Additionally, a line runs vertically
Quick Start Guide
EQ
Modern / Vintage
EQ On / Off
EQ Display
Shelf / Bell
Gain
Frequency
Q
HPF On / Off
through the middle for easy viewing
of its frequency.
Each band is represented by
a different color corresponding
to the individual band controls
located at the bottom of the EQ
View. The settings may also be
changed here by dragging these
sliders left and right.
EQ: Shelf / Bell
A Shelf / Bell option is available
for the Low Band EQ [Band 1]
and High Band EQ [Band 4].
Simply tap which setting you
would prefer for each band.
EQ: HPF On / Off and Level
Tap this button once to
engage the high pass filter
and illuminate the button.
When disengaged, the HPF
has no effect on the signal, nor
will the button illuminate.
The slider to the right is utilized to
increase or decrease the frequency.
You may also slide the HPF ball right
and left to achieve the same result.
EQ: Polarity Invert [Ø]
When the Polarity Invert button
[Ø] is engaged, the polarity of the
signal is inverted. The button will
also illuminate.
Polarity
Invert
Shelf / Bell
HPF Level
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