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Mackie MDW 2x2 manual

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    USER’S GUIDE MDW 2x2 ™ Massenburg’ s High Resolution P arametric EQ ™ ® Plug-in for Mackie Digital Mix ers ™[...]

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    2 Massenbur g EQ Iconogr aphy “Mackie” and the “Running Man” figure are trademarks or registered trademarks of Mackie Designs Inc. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders, and are hereby acknowledged. Part No. 820-254-00 Rev . A 03/2001 © 2001 Mackie Designs Inc. All Rights Reserv[...]

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    3 User’ s Guide Note: Any future revisions of this guide will be available for viewing and downloading from our website: www .mackie.com. Cont ents Intr oduction ---------------------------------------- 4 About Massenburg Design Works --------------------------- 4 About the D8B UFX Car d -------------------------------------- 4 About the MDW Equa[...]

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    4 Massenbur g EQ Note: Earlier D8Bs w ere fitted with 16 MB of memory . It is recommended tha t you incr ease this to 3 2 MB (as fitted in new er D8Bs) if you install mor e than one UFX card. Memory upgr ade instructions ar e supplied with each UFX car d. Intr oduction Thank you for purchasing this EQ plug-in from Massenburg Design W orks. It is on[...]

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    5 User’ s Guide About the MDW Equalizer The MDW High-Resolution Parametric Equalizer plug-in provides a five-band stereo/mono EQ to the D8B master stereo bus, any individual channel or the surround buses. It operates at double sample rates (96 kHz) to deliver excellent clarity and response with superlative smoothness in the high-frequency audio s[...]

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    6 Massenbur g EQ Requir ements • One or more Mackie UFX cards • Mackie Real T ime OS 3.0 Software • Plug-in Software W e will assume you have successfully installed a Mackie UFX card and Mackie Real T ime OS 3.0 software upgrade. If you have encountered problems with the installation of hardware or software please see their associated user gu[...]

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    7 User’ s Guide Unlock Pr ocedur e 1. Locate your D8B’ s Electronic Serial Number (ESN). This is displayed at the bottom of the Licensing window which is accessed from the Setup screen. The 12 digit ESN is made from numbers 0–9 and letters A–F . It is unique to the D8B processor , and is not the serial number label on the rear of the contro[...]

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    8 Massenbur g EQ Configuring the Plug-in After booting the D8B you must assign the MDW plug-in to a UFX card. See FX Routing on page 17 for more details. Assign the MDW Plug-in to a UFX car d 1. Click the Plugins menu and select Plugins , or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P . 2. In the Plugin Configuration window , locate the card slot that contain[...]

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    9 User’ s Guide Removing the Plug-in 1. Select none from the associated plug-in drop-down assignment menu. 2. Click OK in the Alert dialog box. Note: Note: Note: Note: Note: A plug-in can also be deleted from the Setup section on the c onsole. Assign an Input Sour ce t o the Plug-in • Click the plug-in’ s INPUT menu button to select an input [...]

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    10 Massenbur g EQ Using the MDW EQ Plug-in Fiv e Bands of P ar ametric EQs Gr aphical Display (mouse active) Menu P r eset Selection & Display Memor y Input Sour ce EQ In/Out Meter Display (In/Out) EQ In/Out Buttons EQ T ype Display Band Boundary Markers Expand Button (display controls) Hide Plug-in Window Button Fre q Q Lev el MDW Mono Fr ont [...]

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    11 User’ s Guide Lev el Contr ol Each band’ s gain can be adjusted within a range of +18 dB and –18 dB. There are a few ways of changing the level: • Click and drag up or down on the band’ s Level control. • Click and drag up or down in the graphical EQ display within the band’ s region (see note below). • Right click and drag in th[...]

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    12 Massenbur g EQ Q Contr ol This control adjusts the bandwidth of the affected frequencies around the center frequency . A higher Q value creates a tighter bandwidth so fewer frequencies around the center frequency are affected. A smaller Q value creates a wider bandwidth so more frequencies around the center frequency are affected. ♦ T o change[...]

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    13 User’ s Guide Sa ving, Loading, and Resetting a Preset EQ settings can be saved and recalled from the hard drive. Y ou can save and load files from either Memory A or Memory B. T o Sa v e an EQ Preset: 1. Click and hold the Menu button. 2. Select Save User Preset to overwrite the file currently opened. 3. Select Save User Preset As to save to [...]

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    14 Massenbur g EQ T o Load an EQ Pr eset: 1. Click MEM A or MEM B to choose the memory location from which to load the file. 2. Click and hold the MENU button. 3. Select Load MDW Stereo (or Mono) EQ to open a file. The Load Preset File dialog box appears. 4. Click INTERNAL if the file is on the internal drive, or click FLOPPY if the file is on a fl[...]

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    15 User’ s Guide T o Reset The Pr eset: Reset the plug-in also reverts to its default state. 1. Click and hold the MENU button. 2. Select Reset MDW Stereo (or Mono) EQ . T o Cut Pr eset Settings: 1. Click and hold the MENU button. 2. Select Cut MDW Stereo (or Mono) EQ . The current settings are temporarily stored in the clipboard memory in case y[...]

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    16 Massenbur g EQ Dynamic Real Time T o write automa tion on a loaded plug-in: 1. Engage AUTO TOUCH. 2. Engage ALL, disengage BYP ASS, and send timecode to the console – the POSITION readout will change to show TC is being received. 3. Move a parameter or recall a patch (user or factory preset). Subsequent edits to any recorded automation moves m[...]

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    17 User’ s Guide FX Routing The Plug-in Configur ation Windo w Car d Slot Column Car d B Car d C Car d D (no car d installed) Car d A Plug-in display toggle Input Channel Assignment Drop- down Menu Button Input Sour ce As- signment Column Plug-in Assign- ment Column Close Window Ster eo/Mono Mode Column Ster eo/Mono T oggle Button[...]

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    18 Massenbur g EQ Note: Note: Note: Note: Note: When an FX Channel Assignment light is lit, the assigned plug-in is open and visible on the main mixer scr een. Ster eo Plug-in Routing If the plug-in has a stereo input as well as stereo output, typically it will be fed from two aux buses and returned to a pair of FX return channels. In the diagram b[...]

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    19 User’ s Guide Inserting a Plug-in into a Channel A pre- or post-DSP channel insert can also be used as the input source for a plug-in. When a channel insert point is selected, the plug-in output returns to the channel. The FX return path is disconnected, although the plug-in output is still displayed on the FX return channel meter . A plug-in [...]

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    20 Massenbur g EQ Using an Aux Send with a Plug-in ♦ Click on the associated input menu button and select an Aux input source. In the example below , we have chosen the Aux 5 Bus. Send the Input Signal to the Aux Bus 1. Send a signal to a D8B mixer input channel (MIC/LINE or T APE IN). 2. Assign the input channel V -Pot/GUI Control Pot to an Aux [...]

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    21 User’ s Guide Y ou will see the plug-in’ s input meter become active as you raise the mixer input channel’ s aux send. Set the plug-in input/output signal levels as you would with any effect, so the meter reaches it’ s upper -most range every so often (always trust your ears first). This can be accomplished from the console or GUI. Pre-F[...]

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    22 Massenbur g EQ The FX Return Channel ♦ Switch the D8B Bank Select to EFFECTS (49-72) and bring up faders one and two (channels 49 and 50). Y ou will also see meter activity associated with these channels. FX Channels 1&2 (channels 49&50) Ster eo Plug-in The Plug button toggles between Windows menu buttons and FX buttons (lower lef t on[...]

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    23 User’ s Guide Complimentary Doodle P age[...]

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    ™ ® © 2001 Mackie Designs Inc. and Massenburg Design W orks All Rights Reserved. Part No. 820-254-00 Rev . A 03/2001[...]