Mackie 408S Support Question
Mackie 408S Support Question
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Question posted by Terrylewie on October 2nd, 2015
Mackie 408
How can I run the mixer with all the benefits of the power and effects without the equalizer being used. Is there a way to do this without just pulling all the sliders all the way down. Is there a button or an input jack that I am not aware of?
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Answer #1: Posted by TommyKervz on October 2nd, 2015 1:35 PM
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Related Mackie 408S Manual Pages
Owner's Manual - Page 4
... Effects send on each channel • Balanced/unbalanced 1/4" and XLR inputs on each channel • 1/4" Insert jacks on page 6. These powerful, compact mixers are designed to meet the needs of features and operating instructions in graphic equalizers for Mains
and Monitors • Two switchable low-cut Rumble Reduction
filters for choosing a Mackie Designs PPM Series™ Powered Mixer...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
... using ...EQUALIZER...EFFECTS (OVERRIDES INTERNAL EFX)
EFX FOOT SWITCH
SEND
LEFT RETURN
RIGHT RETURN
408S 2 X 250W STEREO
L POWER AMP IN
MAINS
R POWER AMP IN
MONITOR
LINE OUT
L MIXER OUT
R MIXER OUT
COMPRESSOR OUT IN
TAPE IN U
L
R
+15
LEVEL
L
R
TAPE OUT
From RIGHT SPEAKER OUT
This is no stereo output because these models.
Left FOH Speaker
POWER AMP ROUTING Button...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
...jacks on the powered mixer. OO
+20dB
2 VOLUME CH.
The MIXER
LINE OUT is routed to use
subwoofers with Electronic Crossover and Subwoofers
11
Left FOH Speaker From LEFT
SPEAKER OUT
Subwoofer
POWER AMP ROUTING Button OUT
OO
OO OO OO OO
U
1
MON
U
2
MON
U
3
MON
U
4
MON
U
5
MON
U
6
MON
U
7
MON
U
8
MON
CUSTOM 32-BIT PRECISION DIGITAL STEREO EFFECTS...MONO EQUALIZER
75Hz...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
...
0
0
U
5
5
10
10
-15
15-
+12dB
MAIN-STEREO/MONO EQUALIZER
75Hz RUMBLE REDUCTION
MAIN MASTER
LEVEL CLIP 5 0 5 10 15 20 30
LR...Mixer using PPM Amplifiers
12
From MONITOR OUT
Drum Horn Mics Mics
Monitor Send
From MIXER OUT
Stereo Line Mic Mon Mixer
Aux Inputs Inputs Out Line
Return
Outs
Submixer (closely resembling a Mackie CR1604-VLZ)
To POWER AMP IN
POWER AMP ROUTING Button...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
...0
0
U
5
5
10
10
-15
15-
+12dB
MAIN-STEREO/MONO EQUALIZER
75Hz RUMBLE REDUCTION
MAIN MASTER
LEVEL CLIP 5 0 5 10 15 20 30
LR...Mixer using 808S Amplifiers
13
POWER AMP ROUTING Button OUT (MAIN/MAIN)
Left FOH Speakers
From LEFT SPEAKER OUT
OO
OO OO OO OO
U
1
MON
U
2
MON
U
3
MON
U
4
MON
U
5
MON
U
6
MON
U
7
MON
U
8
MON
CUSTOM 32-BIT PRECISION DIGITAL STEREO EFFECTS...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
...mono controls except on all the way up royally.
Unity gain means ... INPUT LEVEL SET controls on channels 7 and 8 of the 408S and 808S models, which use ... center detent position. Use it just begins to -noise ratio for "...mixer at the center detent. This frequency represents the punch in this range. HI EQ
This control gives you can also screw things up . Equalize subtly and use...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
... send, and effects send are summed. Connecting a line-level input to an XLR input connector with the internal amplifiers and use the internal power amplifiers to power both amplifiers. You must have another amplifier to power two main speakers with the phantom power switched on break. Just remember to power the monitor speakers. Note: On the stereo versions (408S, 808S), the...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
... deck to the TAPE IN connectors.
per AES (Audio Engineering Society) standards -
If you the focus of the mixer, near the linecord socket. Mackie mixers have two 1/4" TRS line inputs, left and right inputs. These two inputs are summed together in the 408M and 808M, and are balanced analog inputs. You can plug a mono signal into the LEFT...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
... power amplifier inputs. Parallel effects device: Plug a TS plug halfway into the EFFECTS RETURN jack, the signal from the EMAC is disconnected from the signal path. POWER AMP ROUTING
STEREO MAINS
LEFT = MAIN RIGHT = MONITOR
EFFECTS
(OVERRIDES INTERNAL EFX)
EFX FOOT SWITCH
SEND
408S 2 X 250W STEREO
L POWER AMP IN
MAINS
R POWER AMP IN
MONITOR
LINE OUT
LEFT RETURN
RIGHT RETURN
L MIXER...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
... and MAIN EQUALIZER,
and just before the POWER AMP IN jacks. MIXER LINE OUT
This is a 1/4" connector that produces an unbalanced line-level signal. R
MONITOR LINE OUT
This is a 1/4" connector that produces an
unbalanced line-level signal.
If you to connect an external equalizer, compressor or effects processor in the diagram above, make these inputs to supplement...
Owner's Manual - Page 25
... of both speakers. Use 1/4" TS speaker cables to connect the SPEAKER OUTs to the inputs of the tape deck to the TAPE IN connectors. The TAPE OUT signal is tapped just after the RUMBLE REDUCTION switch and just before the MAIN MASTER control and MAIN EQUALIZER. The jacks are two SPEAKER OUT jacks for your speakers. Plug...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
...power the audio equipment from the lights coupling into an outlet that you must be able to supply rated power. (They will continue to operate down the mixer until it can check it is produced. These testers will be used... impedance drops below clipping, the powered mixers draw the following average currents:
Average Current
Amplifier Loading 406M, 408M, 408S 808M, 808S
8Ω per ...
Owner's Manual - Page 27
... control and the MAIN MASTER control properly set to drive the inputs of -balance stereo signal. • Try swapping sides: Turn off the powered mixer, swap the speaker cables at both ends. If not, the PAN control on
both ends. Of all Mackie products returned for the instrument is live (check with a tester or...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
... in making connections.
• When connecting a balanced output to an unbalanced input, be sure that typically must run a long length. This paragraph does not necessarily apply to get into a system... to us . Ship the powered mixer to external noise (specifically, hum and buzz). NE, Ste. 5 Woodinville, WA 98072
8. We normally send everything back prepaid using UPS Orange (three-day air...
Owner's Manual - Page 30
... through the user/operator to connect every component of the product, the ground connections provided by using standard, off the power cord. Remember that shields should be able to ground. Bundle them in a star ground arrangement. Conversely, a 1/4" TRS plug inserted into a 1/4" TRS balanced input, for most (99%) audio systems, it the words.
30 The metal...
Owner's Manual - Page 31
..., Trim @ 40 dB (LOW)
Insert Input:
+20 dBu
Stereo Line Input:
+20 dBu
Tape Input:
+20 dBu
Effects Return:
+20 dBu
Power Amp In:
+22 dBu
Input Sensitivity
Minimum Input Level to produce +4 dBu @ Main
Mixer Output
Mic Input:
-68 dBu
Insert Input:
-28 dBu
Line Input:
-48 dBu
Stereo Line Input:
-28 dBu
Tape Input:
-18 dBu
Effects Return:
-18 dBu
Maximum Voltage...
Owner's Manual - Page 32
... sold by weight, not by Rick Chinn and Ron Koliha. Input was performed on the same Power Macintosh using Adobe® Illustrator® 7.0.
Sara Delahan, Art Director; Font management provided by the following Mackoids:
Steve Eborall, technical writer;
CJ Murray, project engineer.
"Mackie," the "Running Man" figure, "PPM Series," "FR Series," and "EMAC" are trademarks...
Owner's Manual - Page 33
...Powered Mixers Stereo Versions (408S, 808S)
R L MON EFX R' L'
33
PHANTOM
TRIM (INPUT LEVEL SET)
0 to 40dB
INSERT
-20dB
MIC/LINE CH 1-6
+/- 15dB LO MID HI
80 2K5 12K
3-BAND EQ
VOLUME Off to +20dB
MONITOR Off to +20dB
PAN
EFX Off to +10dB
LEFT/ MONO
PHANTOM
TRIM (INPUT...LEVEL Off to +12dB
TIME/RATE
DAMPING/DEPTH
EFX WIDE
MACKIE DESIGNS PPM STEREO BLOCK DIAGRAM
(212029CJM/DF/SE)
EMAC ...
Hook-Up Guide - Page 2
... way to cover every single question or application in so few pages because new ways to use Mackie products are trademarks or registered trademarks of Mackie Designs Inc.: "MACKIE.", the "Running ...effects mixers, DFX Series compact effects mixers, the D8B digital console, the HDR24/96 hard disk recorder, PPM Series powered mixers, the FR Series amplifiers, SR Series front-of-house mixers...
Hook-Up Guide - Page 3
... utilize the Insert "Y" Cable (explained on Mackie mixers.
The "Y" Cable is actually wired to a Mackie mixer's Channel or Bus insert jacks. If you will open the jack switch and create a direct out, which does interrupt the signal in that channel or bus circuit. TRS Plug (stereo)
For use as graphic equalizers or compressors, to the TIP of one...
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