User Manuals: Mackie d8B V5.1 Digital Mixing Console

User Manuals: Mackie d8B V5.1 Digital Mixing Console

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Mackie d8B V5.1 Owner's Manual

Mackie d8B V5.1 Owner's Manual (198 pages)

Brand: Mackie | Category: Music Mixer | Size: 11 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
4
Preface
7
Chapter 1: Getting Ready

9
- Introduction
  10
- About this Manual
  10
- Let's Get It Working
  10
- Hooking Stuff up
  10
- A New Way of Thinking: Four Consoles in One
  13
- Fader Bank Selection
  14
- Let's Get some Sound Happening
  14
- Signal Routing Concept
  16
- Keep Close Track of These Concepts
  18
- Specifications
  23
- Physical Dimensions
  24
- Updating Software
  25
- Windows-Based Computers
  25
- Macintosh Computers
  25
- Summary
  26
Chapter 2: Where Is It

27
- It's Time to Locate Everything
  28
- Rear Panel Description
  28
- Channels 1-12 Inputs
  28
- Channels 13-24 Inputs
  28
- Card Cage Section
  28
- Master Input/Output Section
  29
- AUX out Section
  30
- Remote CPU Description
  31
- Data and Synchronization I/O
  31
- Connecting a Mouse, Keyboard and SVGA Monitor
  31
- Other Connections
  31
- Control Surface Functions
  32
- Channel Strip Section
  32
- Master Section Description
  34
- Master Fader/Bank Select Section
  34
- Master V-Pot Section
  35
- V-Pot Assign Section
  36
- Fat Channel Section
  38
- Studio/Solo Section
  39
- Phones/Cue MIX Section
  40
- Control Room Section
  40
- Clipboard Section
  41
- Master L-R/Shortcuts Section
  42
- Bus Assignment Section
  42
- Automation Section
  42
- Session Setup Section
  44
- Transport Section
  45
Chapter 3: What's on TV

47
- Using the Graphic User Interface (GUI)
  48
- The Beauty of It
  48
- The Master Strip
  53
- Signal Path Flexibility
  55
- May I See a Menu Please
  57
- The File Menu
  57
- The Edit Menu
  59
- The Channel Menu
  62
- The Options Menu
  66
- Automation Sub-Menu
  67
- Transport Sub-Menu
  67
- Meters Sub-Menu
  68
- The Plugins Menu
  69
- The Windows Menu
  71
- The Desktop Window (Ctrl+D)
  72
- The Setup Window (Ctrl+1)
  72
- General
  72
- Network
  72
- Digital I/O
  73
- Licensing
  74
- MIX Options
  75
- Surround
  76
- MIDI
  77
- FTP Server
  77
- The Snapshot Window (Ctrl+2)
  77
- The Surround Window (Ctrl+3)
  79
- The Locator Window (Ctrl+4)
  83
- The MIX Editor Window (Ctrl+5)
  85
- The Fat Channel Window (Ctrl+6)
  90
- The Panning Window (Ctrl+7)
  95
- The Faders Window (Ctrl+8)
  96
- Event Automation Track (Ctrl+9)
  96
- Track Sheet (Ctrl+T)
  98
- The History List Window (Ctrl+H)
  98
- The MIDI Map Window (Ctrl + -)
  99
- Erase UFX Memory
  100
- Upgrade UFX Cards
  100
Chapter 4: Applications

101
- Setting up for a Session
  102
- Listening Environment
  102
- Channel Configuration/Planning
  102
- Power-Up Procedure
  102
- Setup Window
  103
- Installation and Connection of Optional I/O and Effects Cards
  105
- Installation of FX Cards
  106
- Installation of I/O Cards
  107
- Checklist for Basic Operational Functionality
  108
- Connecting Analog Multitrack(S)
  108
- Connecting ADAT (Lightpipe) Multitrack(S)
  108
- Connecting TASCAM (TDIF) Multitrack(S)
  109
- Multitrack Recording
  110
- Multitrack Tracking Checklist
  111
- Sample Tracking Setup
  114
- Mixdown Setup
  116
- Effects/Plug-Ins
  118
- Dynamics and EQ Applications
  120
- MIDI and the D8B
  121
- Word Clock and the D8B - the Kitchen Sync
  122
- Dither - to UV22 or Not to UV22: that Is the Question
  125
- D8B-HDR24/96 Setup
  126
- Using the Digital 8•Bus with Adats
  131
- Connecting the Digital 8•Bus to a BRC and Adats
  132
- Connecting the Digital 8•Bus to Adats Using an External Sync Box
  134
- Connecting the D8B to TASCAM Mdms
  136
- Digital Audio Workstation Setup
  138
- Live Sound/Live Recording Setup
  140
- Post-Production Setup
  142
- Bouncing/Summing Using Bus Outs
  142
- Using Basic Automation
  143
- Automation Procedural Checklists
  146
- Appendices
  147
Appendix A Service

148
Appendix Bivl Vocal Studio

150
- About the IVL Vocal Studio
  150
- The Interface
  150
- Operation-Harmony
  152
- Operation-Pitch Correction Mode
  156
Appendix C: Plug-In Configuration and Routing

158
Appendix D: Shortcuts

166
Appendix E: MIDI Implementation Guide

169
Appendix Fhui Mode

170
Appendix G Compatible Cables

186
- Index
  188
- Colophon
  197

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