Mackie DL806 Quick Start Manual page 7

Do you notice the Signal / Clip
LED located near the upper-right
area of the channel 8 Gain knob? This
LED illuminates green (to indicate
signal) and red (to indicate clipping).
Clipping is undesirable; turn the Gain
knob counter-clockwise if this LED
constantly flashes red.
Are you ready to kick things up
a notch? Touch the channel 8 fader
and drag it up to around the 0 dB
mark. Slowly do the same to the
master fader, while continuing to
rock out on the mic.
You should now see signal
on the input and output meters
[Figure H], as well as hear the
signal through the speakers. How's
that for kicking it up a notch?!
Quick Start Guide
Setting the Levels
Now let's get signal through
the headphones.
WARNING: The
headphones amp is
loud and could cause
permanent hearing damage. Even
intermediate levels may be painfully
loud with some headphones.
BE CAREFUL! Always turn the
Phones knob all the way down
before connecting headphones or
doing anything new that may affect
the headphone volume. Then turn it
up slowly while listening carefully.
Put the headphones on and slowly
turn the Phones knob [Figure B]
clockwise until you hear the talking/
singing/crooning/chanting/humming/
warbling/yodeling/whistling/growling
coming through the cans.
Congratulations! You just
downloaded the Master Fader App,
connected the iPad to the mixer,
made audio connections and set the
level on your first channel!
Now let's take a look at
the hardware and software in
greater detail.
0 dB
Channel 8 Master
Fader
Figure H – Mixer View:
Channel 8 and Master Fader
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