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BIG KNOB

Thank you for choosing the Mackie Big Knob, 

your signal routing and monitoring solution for your 

DAW-based studio. Big Knob provides a control 

room matrix and the basic features of an expensive 

mixer, but tailored for the requirements of your 

DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) environment. 

These features include selecting up to four separate 

stereo input sources, monitoring through three dif-

ferent speakers for A/B/C comparisons, providing a 

separate headphone mix and a studio output for the 

talent, and a built-in talkback mic for slate-to-tape 

and headphone cueing. In other words, it gives you 

everything you need from a mixer, without the stuff 

you don’t need!

Another important feature you’ve come to expect 

from Mackie is pristine sound quality, and Big Knob 

is no exception. This is studio-quality gear, and we 

made sure the audio signal suffers no degradation 

by passing through Big Knob. You can connect this 

baby between your expensive DAW and your 

really 

expensive studio monitors with no reservations. 

Big Knob will pass the test!

Big Knob is part of the growing family of Mackie 

computer recording products. Visit our website 

(www.mackie.com) to learn more about these prod-

needs that Mackie has to offer, or pick up a catalog 

at your nearest Mackie dealer.

The following steps will help you set up your Big 

Knob and get the levels adjusted correctly. Once you 

have made the connections and adjustments, refer to 

the Features section for more in-depth information 

about each input, output, switch, and control knob.

Most of the inputs and outputs on Big Knob 

have either a trim control or a level switch 

labeled –10 dB and +4 dB. This actually 

comes from two standard operating levels 

that have evolved in the audio industry:  

–10 dBV consumer level and +4 dBu pro-

fessional level. Most consumer equipment with RCA 

connectors operate at the –10 dBV level, while most 

professional equipment with 1/4-inch phone jacks 

or XLR connectors operate at the +4 dBu level. 

As you might expect, the +4 dBu level is higher 

(louder) than the –10 dBV level, so it is important to 

match the input and output levels of Big Knob to the 

equipment you have connected to it. For a Big Knob 

input, the –10 dB setting accepts a smaller signal 

and provides more gain than the +4 dB setting. For 

a Big Knob output, the –10 dB setting produces a 

smaller signal than the +4 dB setting.

1.  Turn off the POWER switch

on the rear panel.

2.  On the front panel, turn the Big VOLUME Knob

and all the LEVEL controls all the way down 

(counterclockwise).

3.  Set all the switches to the up position (front 

and rear panels).

4.  On the rear panel, turn all the trim controls all 

the way down (counterclockwise).

1.  Connect the supplied detachable power cord to 

the AC socket

on the rear panel of Big Knob. 

Set the AC SELECT switch

 to the correct 

position that corresponds to the AC voltage you 

are using (100-120V or 220-240V).

2.  Connect the audio outputs (stereo mix) from 

your DAW’s audio interface to the two DAW MIX

input jacks on the rear panel of Big Knob.

MUTE

DIM

MONO

TO

PHONES/

STUDIO

TO

2-TRACKS

LEVEL

LEVEL

OL

8
0
4
8

24

0 = 

+

4dBu

MIC