Mackie A manual

 S TUDIOCOMMANDS Y STEM Oper a tionGuide IN PUT S OUR CE( S) PH ONE S MIX IN PU T OF F ON POWER POWER MUTE DIM MONO TO PHONE S/ STUDI O TO 2-TRA CKS LEVEL LEVEL 1 O O MA X O O MA X 2 O O MA X O O MA X T AL KB AC K S TU DI O OU TS I N PU T SO UR CE S EL EC T PH ONE S/ ST UDI O OUT S SO URC E DA W MI X 2- TR AC K A 2- TR AC K B PH ON O M [...]

BIGKNOB BIG KNOB  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 dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources suc[...]

Part No. SW0581 Rev . E 04/09 ©2004-2009 LOUD T echnologies Inc. All Rights Reserved. Opera tionGuide Oper ation Guide  T a b l e  o f  C o n t e n t s I n tr o d u ct i o n . . .. .. . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . [...]

BIGKNOB BIG KNOB 4 I n t r o d u c t i o n Thank you for choosing the Mackie Big Knob, your signal routing and monitoring solution for your DA W -based studio. Big Knob provides a control room matrix and the basic features of an expensive mixer , but tailored for the requirements of your DA W (Digital Audio W orkstation) environment. These featu[...]

Opera tionGuide Oper ation Guide 5 3. Connect the MONITOR A output jacks on the rear panel of Big Knob to a pair of active studio monitors (or the inputs of an amplifier that is powering a pair of passive studio monitors). These will be located at your mixing position. If you know whether the inputs to the active studio monitors (or amplifier)[...]

BIGKNOB BIG KNOB 6 POWER ON AC SE LECT 220 - 240V 10 0 - 120 V BAL/UNB AL MONITO R A 2 - TRA CK A 2 - TRAC K B OUTP UTS DAW OUTPUT PHONES AMP STUDIO BAL/UNB AL + 4 dB -10 dB + 4 dB -10 dB + 4 dB -10 dB + 4 dB -10 dB + 4 dB -10 dB BAL/UNBAL L R DAW PHONES MIX IN PUT - 10dB + 4dB MONITO R B BAL/UNBAL L R - 10dB + 4dB MONITO R C BAL/UNBAL L R L R L[...]

Opera tionGuide Oper ation Guide 7 B i g  K n o b  F e a t u r e s F r o n t  P a n e l I N P U T  S O U R C E S E LE C T S e c t i o n These buttons turn on or off the four input signals connected to Big Knob. Any combination of the four inputs can be turned on at the same time, as indi- cated by the red LEDs above the buttons[...]

BIGKNOB BIG KNOB 8 DIM Pressing this button turns down the signal going to the MONITOR A, B, and C outputs by 20 dB. This lets you turn down the speakers to converse with- out affecting the speaker level you have set. Note: Like the Big Knob VOLUME control, the MONO, MUTE, and DIM buttons ONL Y af fect the MONITOR A, B, and C outputs. These butt[...]

Opera tionGuide Oper ation Guide 9 When the button is down (PHONES MIX INPUT), the STUDIO/PHONES outputs are fed the signal from the DA W PHONES MIX INPUT jacks on the rear panel. In this position, the recording engineer listens to the “real” mix coming from the DA W (DA W MIX INPUT), but the talent can listen to an alternate and specialized[...]

BIGKNOB BIG KNOB 10 2-TRACK A Level Switch This two-position switch sets the input level of the 2-TRACK A inputs to either +4 dB (balanced input) or –10 dB (unbalanced input). Use the +4 dB setting for professional equipment operating at the +4 dBu standard, and use the –10 dB setting for consumer equipment operating at the –10 dBV standar[...]

Opera tionGuide Oper ation Guide 11 For example, the DA W’ s 1-2 outputs can send the main mix to the DA W MIX inputs on Big Knob, and the DA W’ s 3-4 outputs can send a custom head- phone mix to the DA W PHONES MIX INPUT . Y ou can then use the PHONES/STUDIO OUTS SOURCE button to select the mix for the PHONES and STUDIO OUTS . DA W PHONES M[...]

BIGKNOB BIG KNOB 1 P H O N E S  A MP  a nd  S TU D I O O U T The PHONES AMP and STUDIO OUTS have the option of being fed signal by the currently selected INPUT SOURCE SELECT buttons (thus mirroring the mix being heard by the engineer) or the signal connected to the DA W PHONES MIX INPUT con- nectors (thus providing a separate uniq[...]

Opera tionGuide Oper ation Guide 1 • If there is no sound in the PHONES or STUDIO outputs: Make sure the PHONES/STUDIO OUTS SOURCE button on the front panel is up (INPUT SOURCES selected). Make sure the PHONES or STUDIO Level control is turned up. Make sure the STUDIO OUTS ON/OFF button is ON. • If there is no sound in the MONITOR OUTPUTS[...]

BIGKNOB BIG KNOB 14 R e p a i r For warranty service, refer to the warranty infor - mation on page 19. Non-warranty service for Mackie products is avail- able at a factory-authorized service center . T o locate your nearest service center , visit www .mackie.com, click “Support” and select “Locate a Service Center .” Service for Mackie p[...]

Opera tionGuide Oper ation Guide 15 A p p e n d i x  B :  C o n n e c t i o n s 1 / 4 "  T S  P h o n e  P l u g s  a n d  J a c k s “TS” stands for T ip-Sleeve, the two connection points available on a mono 1/4" phone jack or plug. They are used for unbalanced signals. SLEEVE TIP TI P SL EE VE TI P SL EE VE 1/[...]

BIGKNOB BIG KNOB 16 A p p e n d i x  C :  T e c h n i c a l  I n f o B i g  K n o b  S p e c i  c a t i o n s Frequenc yResponse Line-level Inputs and Outputs +0, –1 dB, 10 Hz to 50 kHz +0, –3 dB, 5 Hz to 100 kHz RIAA Equalization Deviation (Phono Input) ± 0.5 dB from 20 Hz to 20 kHz Distortion(THD&IMD) [...]

Opera tionGuide Oper ation Guide 17 InputVUMeters 6 Segment (OL, +8 dB, 0 dB, –4 dB, –8 dB, –24 dB) T alkbackSection Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Range ±15 dB Nominal Output Level +4 dBu (+4 dB output level setting) Output Level Range Of f to +10 dB Nominal Microphone Input Sensitivity 80 dB SPL A CPo werRequirement U.S. 12[...]

BIGKNOB BIG KNOB 18 MA C KI E BI G KN OB BL OC K DI A GR AM (# 01 26 04 ) CL IP 8 0 –4 –8 –2 4 CO MPR ES SOR TA LKB ACK L EVE L IN TER NAL TA LKB ACK M IC RE MOT E TA LKB ACK TA LKB ACK TO 2- TRA CK IN PUT SO UR CE( S) PH ONE S M IX PH ONE S/S TU DIO SO URC E L (MO NO) DA W PH ONE S MI X I NPU T PO WER VD C VU ME TER 0 = + 4 d BV U R +4 ?[...]

Opera tionGuide Oper ation Guide 19 B i g  K n o b  L i m i t e d  W a r r a n t y Please keep your sales receipt in a safe place. This Limited Product W arranty (“Product W arranty”) is provided by LOUD T echnologies Inc. (“LOUD”) and is applicable to products purchased in the United States or Canada through a LOUD-authorized r[...]

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