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... designed for is used for an instrument. • While sound source is actually very convenient, while at the same time: 24 direct outputs (3 cards), 8 buses (Alt I /O cards. You can easily be connected to the D8B for the Fast Track Graphic description of this becomes your spouse will be mildly amused. Note: Although the... 50 times more feet of desk space and costing up first. This exercise demonstrates a process that this procedure. Two 24-track machines can think of control through automation, routing, and DSP! D8B Manual • Chapter 1 • page 8
... designed for is used for an instrument. • While sound source is actually very convenient, while at the same time: 24 direct outputs (3 cards), 8 buses (Alt I /O cards. You can easily be connected to the D8B for the Fast Track Graphic description of this becomes your spouse will be mildly amused. Note: Although the... 50 times more feet of desk space and costing up first. This exercise demonstrates a process that this procedure. Two 24-track machines can think of control through automation, routing, and DSP! D8B Manual • Chapter 1 • page 8
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...before making a change you need. DSP includes all dynamics, equalization, and phase controls. Tracking/Routing Channel Meter Analog Inputs CH 1-24 Pre-DSP Insert Post-DSP Insert Analog to Digital Converter DSP (EQ, Comp, Gate, etc.) Level to Tape Channel Fader Pre Optional Tape I/O Card Main Inserts R L To Tape ... PAN MASTER PAN SOLO 1-24 LEVEL TO TAPE 1-48 DIGITAL TRIM AUX 1 AUX 2 AUX 3 AUX 4 AUX 5 AUX 6 AUX 7 AUX 8 D8B Manual • Chapter 1 • page 13 Figure 1-5 Signal-Flow Diagram Simply begin at the far left star and follow the route the signal must ...
...before making a change you need. DSP includes all dynamics, equalization, and phase controls. Tracking/Routing Channel Meter Analog Inputs CH 1-24 Pre-DSP Insert Post-DSP Insert Analog to Digital Converter DSP (EQ, Comp, Gate, etc.) Level to Tape Channel Fader Pre Optional Tape I/O Card Main Inserts R L To Tape ... PAN MASTER PAN SOLO 1-24 LEVEL TO TAPE 1-48 DIGITAL TRIM AUX 1 AUX 2 AUX 3 AUX 4 AUX 5 AUX 6 AUX 7 AUX 8 D8B Manual • Chapter 1 • page 13 Figure 1-5 Signal-Flow Diagram Simply begin at the far left star and follow the route the signal must ...
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TRIM PHASE GATE COMP HI PASS EQ TO BUS 1-8 L/R MAIN INSERTS CH PRE/POST DSP INSERTS Inputs 53-64 (optional - D8B Manual • Chapter 1 • page 14 CHANNEL TAP ALT RETURNS 2-TRACK DIGITAL BUS TAP/AUX TAP ANALOG STEREO INSERT/RETURN MIC/LINE 1 (... METER POST-DSP INSERT PLUG-INS ONLY FROM TAPE 25 (through 32) A to D Analog 8 channel TAPE CARD (optional) FROM TAPE 33 (through 40) A to D Analog 8 channel TAPE CARD (optional) FROM TAPE 41 (through 48) A to D TDIF/ADAT 8 channel format (optional) AES/EBU & S/PDIF STEREO INPUT TO CONTROL ROOM SELECT "Mackie Digital 8•...
TRIM PHASE GATE COMP HI PASS EQ TO BUS 1-8 L/R MAIN INSERTS CH PRE/POST DSP INSERTS Inputs 53-64 (optional - D8B Manual • Chapter 1 • page 14 CHANNEL TAP ALT RETURNS 2-TRACK DIGITAL BUS TAP/AUX TAP ANALOG STEREO INSERT/RETURN MIC/LINE 1 (... METER POST-DSP INSERT PLUG-INS ONLY FROM TAPE 25 (through 32) A to D Analog 8 channel TAPE CARD (optional) FROM TAPE 33 (through 40) A to D Analog 8 channel TAPE CARD (optional) FROM TAPE 41 (through 48) A to D TDIF/ADAT 8 channel format (optional) AES/EBU & S/PDIF STEREO INPUT TO CONTROL ROOM SELECT "Mackie Digital 8•...
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...R (L) MASTER FADER MIXDOWN PFL SOLO PFL/AFL/MIXDOWN AFL SOLO LEVEL AUX SOLO 9 (10) D / A D / A D8B OUTPUT SECTION X2 LEFT AND (RIGHT) AUX 9/10 MASTER AUX SOLO 11 (12) AUX 11/12 MASTER D / A D ... TALKBACK TO STUDIO DIG IN 1 DIG IN 2 MASTER L-R 2 TRK A 2 TRK B 2 TRK C CONTROL ROOM SELECT METERS LEVEL NEARFIELD DIM D / A BUS BUS INSERTS TAP SOLO CONTROL SURROUND MONITOR LEVELS (x8 + MASTER) BUS LEVEL LEVEL TO TAPE MUTE ASSIGN LEVEL MONO LEFT (R) DIM MAIN... LEVEL AUX TAP FROM BUS 1-8 L/R MAIN INSERTS CH PRE/POST DSP INSERT PLUG-IN D / A TAPE 17-24 FX CARDS ALT I/0 AUX 1 -
...R (L) MASTER FADER MIXDOWN PFL SOLO PFL/AFL/MIXDOWN AFL SOLO LEVEL AUX SOLO 9 (10) D / A D / A D8B OUTPUT SECTION X2 LEFT AND (RIGHT) AUX 9/10 MASTER AUX SOLO 11 (12) AUX 11/12 MASTER D / A D ... TALKBACK TO STUDIO DIG IN 1 DIG IN 2 MASTER L-R 2 TRK A 2 TRK B 2 TRK C CONTROL ROOM SELECT METERS LEVEL NEARFIELD DIM D / A BUS BUS INSERTS TAP SOLO CONTROL SURROUND MONITOR LEVELS (x8 + MASTER) BUS LEVEL LEVEL TO TAPE MUTE ASSIGN LEVEL MONO LEFT (R) DIM MAIN... LEVEL AUX TAP FROM BUS 1-8 L/R MAIN INSERTS CH PRE/POST DSP INSERT PLUG-IN D / A TAPE 17-24 FX CARDS ALT I/0 AUX 1 -
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...card offers I/O for 8 channels. 5 ALT I/O Card Slot • Separate input/output card slot offering 8 more bus outputs. • In Stereo Mode: Output level is controlled by the Surround Monitor Level controls in the Surround window. Stereo interconnect for four separate effects cards. • MFX - Universal DSP engine with two stereo processors. • UFX - D8B... in the CONTROL ROOM monitor section. • S/PDIF digital I/O. However, the TRS Master Outputs also provide unbalanced line-level signals. • Post fader, DSP, and D/A converter. Mackie Effects card with functions ...
...card offers I/O for 8 channels. 5 ALT I/O Card Slot • Separate input/output card slot offering 8 more bus outputs. • In Stereo Mode: Output level is controlled by the Surround Monitor Level controls in the Surround window. Stereo interconnect for four separate effects cards. • MFX - Universal DSP engine with two stereo processors. • UFX - D8B... in the CONTROL ROOM monitor section. • S/PDIF digital I/O. However, the TRS Master Outputs also provide unbalanced line-level signals. • Post fader, DSP, and D/A converter. Mackie Effects card with functions ...
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D8B Manual • Chapter 2 • page 24 br 2 TRACK A, B, and C • Balanced 1/4" TRS inputs for engaging the talkback function. • Duplicates the Talkback switch in the CONTROL ROOM section. • Use with a normally-open switch. UFX cards handle 4 mono, two stereo, or one stereo and two ...UFX effects are mono, each UFX card, no matter what the Aux input selection, returns appear at the FX faders numbered the same as selected in the Control Room section). • Levels can be adjusted independently or linked together. • Post-DSP, Master L/R fader, and D/A ...
D8B Manual • Chapter 2 • page 24 br 2 TRACK A, B, and C • Balanced 1/4" TRS inputs for engaging the talkback function. • Duplicates the Talkback switch in the CONTROL ROOM section. • Use with a normally-open switch. UFX cards handle 4 mono, two stereo, or one stereo and two ...UFX effects are mono, each UFX card, no matter what the Aux input selection, returns appear at the FX faders numbered the same as selected in the Control Room section). • Levels can be adjusted independently or linked together. • Post-DSP, Master L/R fader, and D/A ...
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...D8B Manual • Chapter 2 • page 30 MASTER PAN • Assigns all applicable channel V-Pots to act as pan controls (channels 1-72 and 81-88). • Stays lit continuously until the CLEAR SOLO button is pressed. • Solo level is post the MASTER V-Pot. • Master Solo is post channel DSP... configuration for an additional recording feed in configuration window. • Aux 11-12 operates identically to a stereo internal effects processor (MFX card only). AUX 9-10 and 11-12 • Configured differently than Auxes 1-8. • Each channel has a stereo pair of the ...
...D8B Manual • Chapter 2 • page 30 MASTER PAN • Assigns all applicable channel V-Pots to act as pan controls (channels 1-72 and 81-88). • Stays lit continuously until the CLEAR SOLO button is pressed. • Solo level is post the MASTER V-Pot. • Master Solo is post channel DSP... configuration for an additional recording feed in configuration window. • Aux 11-12 operates identically to a stereo internal effects processor (MFX card only). AUX 9-10 and 11-12 • Configured differently than Auxes 1-8. • Each channel has a stereo pair of the ...
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...to see Compressor parameters for the selected channel in setting to load an individual EQ, compressor, or gate patch (saved settings) into an FX card. It is the destructive solo. • Use this mode whenever you want the soloed track(s) to the fader, so the fader has no..., and Talkback levels, along with buttons to select various solo functions and talkback to the selected topic. D8B Manual • Chapter 2 • page 33 ON button Toggles the selected Fat Channel DSP control parameters on and off in the onboard library can be loaded into the currently selected channel. MEMORY A ...
...to see Compressor parameters for the selected channel in setting to load an individual EQ, compressor, or gate patch (saved settings) into an FX card. It is the destructive solo. • Use this mode whenever you want the soloed track(s) to the fader, so the fader has no..., and Talkback levels, along with buttons to select various solo functions and talkback to the selected topic. D8B Manual • Chapter 2 • page 33 ON button Toggles the selected Fat Channel DSP control parameters on and off in the onboard library can be loaded into the currently selected channel. MEMORY A ...
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...channel or bus by default. each feeding a separate user-selected effect. Caution: Use extreme caution when assigning plug-in the control surface EFFECTS bank. Card one stereo and two mono plugins. • The MODE selection is divisible into plugin-specific stereo and mono configurations. •... 13-16. • For each mono input feeds a stereo effect; or post-DSP insert, the main stereo left and right bus, or a Bus 1-8. D8B Manual • Chapter 3 • page 63 UFX cards offer a potential of four discrete inputs and outputs, configurable into two halves. or post...
...channel or bus by default. each feeding a separate user-selected effect. Caution: Use extreme caution when assigning plug-in the control surface EFFECTS bank. Card one stereo and two mono plugins. • The MODE selection is divisible into plugin-specific stereo and mono configurations. •... 13-16. • For each mono input feeds a stereo effect; or post-DSP insert, the main stereo left and right bus, or a Bus 1-8. D8B Manual • Chapter 3 • page 63 UFX cards offer a potential of four discrete inputs and outputs, configurable into two halves. or post...
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...return fader(s) corresponding to the selected effect, to control the amount of processed signal returning to the left...send levels from any applicable bank channels. • For MFX Plug-ins, each card utilizes two separate mono sends, which are monitored as two separate stereo returns from ...the MFX plug-in. • UFX Plug-ins reside in groups of any DSP module names. Don't forget to adjust the aux send level. 8. Note: The...to adjust the overall aux send level to the selected effect. Note: Currently the D8B OS doesn't store effects or any given patch. Note: Alternately, you name them...
...return fader(s) corresponding to the selected effect, to control the amount of processed signal returning to the left...send levels from any applicable bank channels. • For MFX Plug-ins, each card utilizes two separate mono sends, which are monitored as two separate stereo returns from ...the MFX plug-in. • UFX Plug-ins reside in groups of any DSP module names. Don't forget to adjust the aux send level. 8. Note: The...to adjust the overall aux send level to the selected effect. Note: Currently the D8B OS doesn't store effects or any given patch. Note: Alternately, you name them...
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... display toggle Input Source Plug-in Assignment Assignment Column Column Stereo/Mono Mode Column Card A Close Window Destination Assignment Column Card B Card C Card D Inserting a Plug-in Configuration Window Pre-DSP Pull-down Post-DSP Pull-down menu from the follow-on the FX return channel meter. When a...-in output is disconnected, although the plug-in . or post-DSP channel insert can also be made from the Plugin Configuration window, or from a pull-down This assignment can be made from the control surface and VFD by default. Stereo/Mono Toggle Button Plug-in into...
... display toggle Input Source Plug-in Assignment Assignment Column Column Stereo/Mono Mode Column Card A Close Window Destination Assignment Column Card B Card C Card D Inserting a Plug-in Configuration Window Pre-DSP Pull-down Post-DSP Pull-down menu from the follow-on the FX return channel meter. When a...-in output is disconnected, although the plug-in . or post-DSP channel insert can also be made from the Plugin Configuration window, or from a pull-down This assignment can be made from the control surface and VFD by default. Stereo/Mono Toggle Button Plug-in into...
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...COPY ...35 CUT/ZERO SET ...35 PASTE ...35 UNDO ...35 Clock I/O Card 23, 97, 116, 126 Close All (Ctrl+\) ...66 Close Window (...Analog Multitrack(s 102 Connecting TASCAM (TDIF) Multitrack(s 103 Connecting the D8B to TASCAM MDMs 130 Connecting the Digital 8•Bus to a...for ADAT 99 Console Data ...25 Console Linking ...67 Continuous Controller 25, 93 Control Button ...36 Control Room ...9, 34 Control Room Section 34 2 TRACK A, B, and C 34 DIGITAL ...56 Display Intensity ...66 Dither ...68, 119 Divergence ...73, 90 DSP ...7, 23 Duplicate Event ...91 Dynamic Automation 137, 138 Dynamics and ...
...COPY ...35 CUT/ZERO SET ...35 PASTE ...35 UNDO ...35 Clock I/O Card 23, 97, 116, 126 Close All (Ctrl+\) ...66 Close Window (...Analog Multitrack(s 102 Connecting TASCAM (TDIF) Multitrack(s 103 Connecting the D8B to TASCAM MDMs 130 Connecting the Digital 8•Bus to a...for ADAT 99 Console Data ...25 Console Linking ...67 Continuous Controller 25, 93 Control Button ...36 Control Room ...9, 34 Control Room Section 34 2 TRACK A, B, and C 34 DIGITAL ...56 Display Intensity ...66 Dither ...68, 119 Divergence ...73, 90 DSP ...7, 23 Duplicate Event ...91 Dynamic Automation 137, 138 Dynamics and ...