Mackie Digital 8Bus D8B v5.1 User Manual

Selects the AES/EBU digital input as the Control

Room source (when AES/EBU is the Stereo I/O
Digital In selection in the Digital I/O Setup window).

Selects the S/PDIF digital input as the Control

Room source (when S/PDIF is the Stereo I/O Digital
In selection in the Digital I/O Setup window).

Selects the main L-R output bus as the Control

Room source.

Combines the left and right channels to a monaural

signal and sends it to the left and right Control Room
outputs (Near Field or Main). This provides for a
quick check on the sound of the mix in mono.

Turns on the Control Room Near Field output.

Turns on the Control Room Main output.

 The Near Field and Main speaker selections

cannot both be on at the same time.

• Adjusts the individual level of the selected

Control Room output (Near Field or Main).

• This control does not affect the level sent to

the Phones/Cue, or Master L-R mix outputs.

• Near Field and Main levels are completely

independent of one another unless linked to-
gether in the Mix Options of the on-screen
Setup window (Link Speakers).

• When linked, the level control is identical for

Near Field and Main. The link can be temporarily
broken by pressing the Shift key and adjusting
the Speaker Level V-Pot.  This is an excellent way
to set a fixed level offset between monitor sets.

• Controls the Master Surround Monitor output

when in Surround mode.

Quickly attenuates the control room monitors.

This is very useful for phone calls or visits from the
neighborhood volume cop.

 The amount of attenuation for the DIM button

can be changed in the GUI by selecting Mix Opt. in
the Setup window. Selection choices include –20 dB,
–30 dB, –40 dB, and –inf dB (Cut).

Routes the signal arriving at the in-panel

Talkback Mic to Phones/Cue Mixes 1 and 2 (and to
Studio Out if Talkback to Studio is selected). DIM is
engaged automatically while the TALKBACK button
is pressed.

Provides cut, copy, paste, and undo functions for
specific fader operations, channel parameters, and
automation events.

PASTE

UNDO

CUT/ZERO SET

COPY

CLIPBOARD

• Deletes edited parameters from the currently

selected channel(s) and returns them to their
default settings.

• Static or automated options are selected in the

Fat Channel display.

• The parameter settings are placed on the clip-

board for desired paste operations.

• Copies parameters from the currently selected

channel(s).

• Static or automated options are selected in the

Fat Channel display.

• The parameter settings are placed on the clip-

board for desired paste operations.

Pastes copied parameters to the currently
selected channels.

• Reverts the currently selected channels to their

previous status, before a cut, copy, or paste.

• Multiple Undo and Redo operations are avail-

able by pressing UNDO in the Clipboard
section then Undo and Redo in the control sur-
face Fat Channel VFD.