Mackie D8B v5.1 Network Card User Manual


 
D8B Manual • Chapter 3 • page 48
MASTER V-Pot
• Functional as a master Aux level
control when any of the Auxes are
selected in the Master Strip.
• When the PAN icon is highlighted, the
Master V-Pot functions as a front/rear
pan position control for any selected
channel in all Surround Modes (not
stereo).
• The Master V-Pot SOLO button solos
any selected Aux bus.
CUE LEVEL and CUE PAN 1 and 2
• These buttons activate the channel
V-Pots for level adjustments and L-R
panning for Auxes 9/10 and 11/12.
• Selecting CUE LEVEL 1 or 2 activates
the channel V-Pots for individual stereo
send levels and the Master V-Pot for the
selected cue master volume/level.
• Selecting CUE PAN 1 or 2 activates the
channel pan V-Pots for L/R placement.
• Click-drag the channel V-Pot up to
move right; click-drag down to move left.
• Control-click any channel V-Pot to set it
to center position (in PAN) or to unity
(for LEVEL).
• Right-click a channel V-Pot and drag
across several channels to copy its level
or pan to each.
AUX buttons 1–8
• Each button activates the channel V-
Pots for Aux send level adjustment.
• When any AUX button is highlighted in
the Master Strip, the Master V-Pot is
activated to control Master Aux output
level.
• Click on the channel V-Pot and drag up
to increase level; drag down to decrease
level.
• Control-click on the channel V-Pot to
set it to unity gain.
• Right-click a channel V-Pot and drag
across several channels to copy its level
to each.
DIGITAL TRIM
• This button activates the channel V-Pot
to control the digital input level—pre
DSP.
• Click on the channel V-Pot and drag up
to increase level; drag down to decrease
level.
• Control-click on the channel V-Pot to
set it to unity gain.
• Right-click a channel V-Pot and drag
across several channels to copy its level
to each.
TRACKING LEVEL
This button activates the channel V-Pots to adjust
final post-DSP output level to the multitrack outputs.
Same control as the onboard LEVEL TO TAPE.
This control fine tunes the channel output levels
to the multitrack.
Click on the channel V-Pot and drag
up to increase level; drag down to
decrease level.
Control-click on the channel V-Pot to
set it to unity gain.
Right-click a channel V-Pot and drag
across several channels to copy its
level to each.
When Faders to Tape is selected, the
tracking source channel’s fader and
Tracking Level V-Pot are equivalent
functions.
METERS
The BOT (bottom) button displays the
channel meters next to the faders in
the faders view.
The TOP button displays the meters
in a larger view, overlaid across the
Aux section.
With both BOT and TOP buttons off,
no metering is displayed.
WRITE
Activates the Master Strip to record
selected automation data by the Main
Fader or Aux Masters.
Any moves in the Master Strip will be
recorded into automation if the auto-
mation settings are set to receive them.
SELECT
Activates the Master Fader in the Fat
Channel display.
Enables the Master Fader and Aux
Masters status to be included in the
“Set Default Levels…” prompt or in
the clipboard operations.
Master INSERT L/R
Allows any plug-in to be patched into
the main mix outputs.
Simply choose the desired plug-ins
from the list that pops up when
mouse-clicking the INSERT icon.
This is a post-master-fader insert.