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PPM1012 OWNER’S MANUAL 12-Channel, 2 x 800 W P rofessional P owered Mix er 80Hz LOW MIC 1 MIC 2 MIC 3 MIC 4 MIC 5 MIC 6 MIC 7 MIC 8 INPUT (BAL/UNBAL) (BAL/UNBAL) (BAL/UNBAL) (BAL/UNBAL) (BAL/UNBAL) (BAL/UNBAL) (BAL/UNBAL) (BAL/UNBAL) INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT GAIN U -20 LAMP 12V 0.5A L R FX SEND TA P E OUT IN L MON S[...]

2 PPM1012 PPM1012 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dr y cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such a[...]

3 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Part No. SW0704 Rev . C 08/08 ©2008 LOUD T echnologies Inc. All Rights Reserved. PDF pixels home grown and harvested in W oodinville, W A. Don’t use guitar cords for speaker cables! They’r e not designed to handle speaker-level signals and could overheat. Set the le v els It’ s not even necessary to hear[...]

4 PPM1012 PPM1012 Introduction Thank you for choosing a Mackie PPM1012 profes- sional power ed mixer . This powerful mixer is designed to meet the needs of almost any small to medium-sized club/meeting room/sanctuary/outdoor gathering. At Mackie, we know what it takes to be roadworthy . After all, our mixers have traveled all over the world under t[...]

5 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Need help with y our ne w mix er? • Visit www .mackie.com and click Support to fi nd: F A Qs, manuals, addendums, and user forums. • Email us a t: techmail@mackie.c om. • T elephone 1-800-898-3 211 t o speak with one of our splendid technical support chaps, (Monda y thr ough Frida y , from 7 a.m. t o 5 p[...]

6 PPM1012 PPM1012 Hookup Diagrams Club System This diagram shows microphones attached to channels 1 and 2, electric guitars connected directly to channels 7 and 8 (with hi-z switch pressed in), and a keyboard attached to channels 9/10. A por table recorder is attached to the stereo tape outputs to record the per formance. Mackie SRM450v2 powered mo[...]

7 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual House of W or ship This diagram shows microphones attached to the mic inputs of channels 1 to 4, an electric guitar con- nected directly to channel 7 (with hi-z switch pressed in), an acoustic guitar microphone connected to channel 8 mic in, a keyboard attached to channels 9/10, and a drum machine to channels 1[...]

8 PPM1012 PPM1012 DJ System This diagram shows microphones connected to the mic inputs of channels 1 and 2, a wireless micro- phone receiver connected to the mic input of channel 4, and a graphic EQ connected to channel 4's inser t jack (to help control any feedback in the wireless mic). An iPod docking station is attached to chan- nels 11/12,[...]

9 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Band System This diagram shows microphones attached to the mic inputs of channels 1 to 4, electric guitars con- nected directly to ch. 7 and 8 (with hi-z switch pressed in), a line-level ef fect connected to ch.7 inser t, a keyboard attached to channels 9/10, and an electronic drum kit attached to channels 11/1[...]

10 PPM1012 PPM1012 PPM1012 Features Rear Panel 1. POWER CONNECTION This jack accepts the supplied 3-prong IEC AC power cord. Befor e you plug the AC power cord into the power ed mixer , make sure that the voltage of your unit is the same voltage as your local AC mains supply . Use only the power cord supplied. Also, disconnecting the plug’ s grou[...]

11 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Never plug single-ended (unbalanced) micro- phones, or ribbon mics into the mic input jacks if phantom power is on. Do not plug instrument outputs into the mic XLR input jacks with phantom power on, unless you know for certain it is safe to do so. 6. MONO LINE INPUTS (Ch. 1 to 6) These 1/4" jacks shar e c[...]

12 PPM1012 PPM1012 The monitor outputs ar e not affected by the main fader [59], or the channel faders [40]. This allows you to set up the monitor mixes and levels just right, and not have them change every time a channel level or the main mix level is adjusted. This is the main aim of a monitor mix: independence from the main mix. 11. FX SEND 1 an[...]

13 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 12. FX R TN 1 and FX R TN 2 These 1/4" TRS input connectors allow you to add the ster eo processed output from external effects processors to the main mix. Adjustment of the incom- ing signals is made with the FX r eturn faders [57]. The signals can also be muted and soloed (and so cued up in headphones) [...]

14 PPM1012 PPM1012 W ARNING: The headphone amp is loud, and can cause permanent ear damage. Even intermediate levels may be painfully loud with some earphones. BE CAREFUL! Always turn the phones level control [19] all the way down befor e connecting headphones or pr essing a solo switch, or doing anything new that may affect the headphone volume. T[...]

15 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Channel Controls The 10 vertical channel strips look very similar , and have a only few differ ences between them. Each chan- nel works independently , and just controls the signals plugged into the inputs dir ectly above it. Mono Channels 1 to 8 • Channels 1 to 8 ar e mono channels, and their controls affec[...]

16 PPM1012 PPM1012 23. GAIN CONTROL If you haven’t alr eady , please read the level-setting procedur e on page 3. The gain knobs adjust the input sen- sitivity of the mic and line inputs. This allows signals from the outside world to be adjusted to optimal internal operat- ing levels. If the signal originates through the XLR jack of a mono channe[...]

17 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual At the maximum compr ession, the threshold is set at 0 dBu, and the input to output r elationship is repr e- sented by the lower curve. If the input is -5 dBu (that is, below the thr eshold), the output is -5. As the input r eaches 0 dBu, the output is a bit less than 0 dBu. If the input is +5 dBu, the output [...]

18 PPM1012 PPM1012 26. HI-Z SWITCH (Ch. 7 and 8 only) Engage this switch if you want to connect a guitar dir ectly to the 1/4" inputs of channels 7 or 8. W ithout this switch, you need to use a DI box fi rst, befor e connecting guitars directly . If these switches are not pr essed in, guitars will not sound good, particularly the high fr eque[...]

19 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 20 Hz 100 Hz 1k Hz 10k Hz 20k Hz –15 –10 –5 0 +5 +10 +15 20 Hz 100 Hz 1k Hz 10k Hz 20k Hz –15 –10 –5 0 +5 +10 +15 20 Hz 100 Hz 1k Hz 10k Hz 20k H z –15 –10 –5 0 +5 +10 +15 20 Hz 100 Hz 1k Hz 10k Hz 20k Hz –15 –10 –5 0 +5 +10 +15 27. HIGH EQ The high EQ provides up to 15 dB of boost or c[...]

20 PPM1012 PPM1012 37. P AN For the mono channels (1 to 8) this control allows you to adjust how much of the channel signal goes to the left main mix, and how much goes to the right main mix. It has no effect on the aux, as these ar e mono. In the center position, the mono channel is split equally to the left and right. For the ster eo channels (9/[...]

21 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 43. 48V PHANTOM SWITCH Pr ess in this switch to add +48 VDC phantom pow- er to all the XLR microphone inputs of the mixer . The LED next to the switch will turn on as a r eminder . Most modern professional condenser mics r equire phantom power , which lets the mixer send low-cur- r ent DC voltage to the mic’[...]

22 PPM1012 PPM1012 W ith this constant-Q graphic EQ, the band- width (and Q) of a fr equency band doesn't vary with the amount of boost or cut, and the adjustment of one slider has minimal effect on adjacent bands for all settings of the slider levels. (Ther e's always some effect on adjacent bands to avoid too much variation or ripple be[...]

23 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 48. MAIN MIX METERS Developed from professional hamster drag-racing as- sociation (PHDRA) starting lights, these ster eo meters show the level of the left and right main mix, after the main fader [59] and graphic EQ [44] sections. The top LEDs ar e marked OL (overload), and you should adjust the levels to avoi[...]

24 PPM1012 PPM1012 54. LPF (Low-Pass-Filter) Pr ess this switch in to add a low-pass fi lter to the line-level mono outputs [17]. It turns them into line- level subwoofer outputs that play the low fr equency range below the fr equency setting of the LPF control knob. Most active subwoofers have their own crossover , and you should keep the LPF swi[...]

25 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 56. FX 1 TO MON 1 and FX 1 TO MON 2 These knobs let you adjust the level of the internal effects processor 1 output (summed mono) being added to the monitor 1 mix and the monitor 2 mix. Adjust the level car efully , compared to the other chan- nels playing in the monitor 1 and 2 stage monitors. At the fully-do[...]

26 PPM1012 PPM1012 Stereo Effects Processors Ther e are two identical Mackie Running-Man 32-bit internal effects processors. They ar e mono-in, ster eo-out effects processors, with 24 presets each. Signals to these effects processors come from ad- justing the FX1 aux send [35] and the FX2 aux send [36] on each channel. The ster eo output from each [...]

27 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 62. PRESET DISPLA Y These displays show the number of the curr ently selected effects pr eset, as shown in the list of presets silkscr eened to the right. Rotate the preset selector knob to choose a pr eset. The new pr eset will be loaded approximately 1/4 of a second after you stop turning the knob, and will [...]

28 PPM1012 PPM1012 Appendix A: Ser vice Information If you think your power ed mixer has a problem, please check out the following troubleshooting tips and do your best to confi rm the problem. Visit the Support section of our website (www .mackie.com) where you will fi nd lots of useful information such as F AQs, documentation and user forums. Y[...]

29 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual “XLR” Connectors Mackie mixers use 3-pin female “XLR” connectors on all microphone inputs, with pin 1 wir ed to the grounded (earthed) shield, pin 2 wir ed to the “high” (”hot” or positive polarity) side of the audio signal and pin 3 wir ed to the “low” (“cold” or negative polarity) sid[...]

30 PPM1012 PPM1012 Loudspeaker Cable Use loudspeaker cables with a minimum conductor size for the length you need as listed in these tables. This will minimize power losses to less than 0.5 dB. The cable lengths listed ar e “up to” lengths. For in- between lengths, use the next larger con- ductor gauge. Using larger than the r ec- ommended cond[...]

31 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Appendix C: T echnical Information Specifi cations Distortion (THD + N) (1 kHz, 30 kHz bandwidth) Mic mono: <0.003% <0.003% Line mono: <0.005% Line stereo <0.003% at main out Main mix output noise (1 kHz, 30 kHz bandwidth) Main mix level down, all channel levels down: –95 dBu Main mix level 0 dB[...]

32 PPM1012 PPM1012 Dimensions 19.2 in/ 487 mm 11 Rack Spaces 17.4 in/ 442 mm 5.2 in/ 133 mm WEIGHT 29.0 lb 13.2 kg These shor ts ar e killing me! 19.0 in/ 483 mm (with r ack ears) Correct disposal of this product. This symbol indicates that this product should not be disposed of with your household waste, according to the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC[...]

33 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Block Diagram 48V L R Main le vel Stereo Channels (9-12) L R Inser t F ader F ader Mon1 Left Main Out Right Main Out out A B L sum 3-Band EQ 4-Band EQ Mon1 LO MID 80 100~8K 12K HI FX1 Global phantom power phtm FX1 Low P ass Mono Out FX1 sum Mon 1 Solo Mon 2 FX1 Mon 1 OL Sig select/tap tap delay FX 1 display by[...]

34 PPM1012 PPM1012 Appendix D: T able of Effects Presets No. Title Description Example of its use 01 Plate Reverb This preset emulates vintage mechanical reverberation that was generated with a metal plate. Its sound is char- acterized by lots of early refl ections and no pre-delay . Perfect for thickening percussive instruments, such as a snare d[...]

35 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual PPM1012 Limited W arranty A. LOUD T echnologies Inc. warrants all materials, workmanship and proper operation of this product for a period of three years from the original date of purchase. Y ou may purchase an additional 24-month Extended W arranty (for a total of 60 months of coverage). V isit our website an[...]

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