Mackie Digital 8Bus D8B v5.1 User Manual

• Choose the type of parameter in the top pull-down

button. Set the action to Trim, Set, Min, or Max.

• Trim adds or subtracts the selected value from all

selected channels for the selected parameter. When
Trim Fader is selected, the units are calibrated in
dB for highly accurate fader adjustments.

• Set moves the selected parameter to the specified

value for all selected channels.

• Min limits the minimum parameter setting to the

specified value for all selected channels.

• Max limits the maximum parameter setting to the

specified value for all selected channels.

 The Modify Levels command affects automation

data only if the INCLUDE AUTOMATION  box is
checked. If the box is checked, levels are modified
globally across the complete SMPTE time line on
selected channels, for the selected parameter.

 When the Mix Editor is open, Modify

Levels only affects the selected parameter in the Mix
Editor window. It also only acts over the selected time
range. If no time range is selected in the Mix Editor,
Modify Levels will appear greyed out in the Edit menu.

• Within the Mix Editor, this inserts a region of no

data change in the selected channel region.

• The amount of blank time inserted is equal to the

length of the selected region.

• Functional on any number of selected tracks.

• Deletes a selected time region in the Mix Editor

window, including all data and changes.

• The amount of deleted time is equal to the length

of the selected region.

• Functions on any number of selected channel

regions.

• With the Mix Editor open, this feature globally

inserts a region of no data change at the selected
start point (on all channels for all data).

• Selecting Insert Global Time in the Edit menu

opens a window with settings for the insert start
point and length of time inserted.

• With the Mix Editor open, this feature globally

deletes a region of data change at the selected
start point (on all channels for all data).

• Selecting Delete Global Time in the Edit menu

opens a window with settings for the deletion
start point and length of time deleted.

• Removes all automation data globally for the

selected channels and the selected categories.

• This action can be undone as long as it remains

available in the History List.

• Plug-in automation is cleared by removing the

plug-in from its assigned slot.

• Removes all items from the History window.
• This action cannot be undone!

• Copies the current L/R mix to a pair of buses.
• Selections include Bus 1 & 2, Bus 3 & 4, Bus 5 & 6,

or Bus 7 & 8.

• Check “Unassign from LR Mix” to remove the

selected channels from the L/R Mix and copy to
the selected bus pair.

• This action starts playback of the onboard D8B

transport from the start time entered in the Mix
Editor start time window.

• Operates on list type windows (Snapshot, Locator,

MIDI Map, etc.) to select all list items for
deletion.