Mackie Digital 8Bus D8B v5.1 User Manual

The D8B v5.1 software provides extremely

flexible routing options. Selecting an insert on-
screen is exactly the same as patching from the
signal path into an external effect, then back
through a patch bay or dedicated physical insert
point. Of course, digital patching induces no
extraneous noise, crackles, or degradation—so, in
that way it’s not like a patch bay at all.

A review of the signal path is helpful at this point:

• Patch any plug-in through this insert. This is a

great place to insert dynamic controls since the
level is constant and unaffected by EQ, dynamics,
or fader adjustments.

• Select Channel Patch to route another channel

into this Pre-DSP insert point.

• Source any channel, Aux Send or Return, FX Send,

Bus Out, or Digital Playback device at this point.

The POST Insert accesses the signal immedi-

ately past the EQ circuit and before the channel
meter and fader. This an excellent patch point for
individual channel effects, where it’s appropriate
to send the equalized and dynamically controlled
signal to effects like chorus or delay. The POST
insert is also a good choice when inserting an EQ
in place of—or in addition to—the existing
channel EQ.

The PRE and POST insert selections are

displayed in the readout windows immediately
above the INSERT icons. Clicking on the window
opens the assigned plug-in module.

Tape/Line/Mic Input

A/D Converter

Pre-Insert

Channel Delay

Digital Trim

Phase

Dynamics Input Meter

Gate 

Compressor

Dynamics Output Meter

EQ

Post-Insert

Channel Metering