Mackie D8B v5.1 User Manual

• Just to the right of the L-R Meters.

• Numeric readout indicates the selected channel

—the currently editable channel in the VFD.

CHANNEL

OL

LEFT

RIGHT

2

50

4
7

10
15
20
25
30
35
40

The onboard Fat Channel provides access to all
those really cool dynamics and EQ functions. It
also provides for configuring Setup parameters,
loading, and saving patch information.

The on-screen Fat Channel is an amazing

interface that provides the look and feel of a
vintage tool as well as precision control and
recall.

• VFD Vacuum Fluorescent Display.

• Provides a text interface to console operation.

Nearly all static functions and controls are
accessible.

• Four Select buttons and V-Pots used to select

and adjust options that show up in the Fat
Channel VFD.

• Pressing Select above a Fat Channel V-Pot

lets the user adjust or scroll through the
pertinent options.

• V-Pots rotate 360˚ and display the relative

adjustment positions as provided by eleven
discrete LEDs.

• Pages the VFD to more parameters whenever

more than four adjustments can be made.

• The PREVIOUS button scrolls the VFD to

the left.

• The NEXT button scrolls the VFD to the right.

• An arrow on the left-hand side of the VFD,

pointing left, indicates a previous page is
available.

• An arrow on the right-hand side of the VFD,

pointing right, indicates the next page is
available.

ON

LOW

PREVIOUS

SELECT

LOW MID

HI MID

EQ

COMPRESSOR

GATE

PLUG-INS

LOAD PATCH

SAVE PATCH

SETUP

MEMORY A

MEMORY B

HI

NEXT

SELECT

SELECT

SELECT

HELP

SUPER CD ENCODING

56 INPUT / 72 CHANNEL DIGITAL MIXER

D8B

GAIN

-1.0 dB

GAIN

+2.2 dB

GAIN

0.0 dB

GAIN

+3.1 dB