Mackie CFX12.mkII, CFX16.mkII User Manual

TWEAK THE MIX:

KNOW THESE THINGS:

1. Engage

MUTE

on all channels except your

• Never listen to loud music for prolonged

rhythm section (drums & bass).

2. Adjust the rhythm section’s channel faders
to get a good balance of levels.

• Never plug amplifier outputs into anything

3. Un-mute the other active channels and
adjust their faders.

• Never use guitar cables to connect amplifiers

4. Now that you have a rough mix going, turn
up the

MAIN MIX

Fader to a comfortable

• Before making connections to an external

listening level.

5. If the overall mix has an equalization
problem, make adjustments to the

GRAPHIC EQ

the problem, use its

6. Using channel

EFFECTS PROCESSOR

. If an individual channel is

EQ

instead.

EFX 2 (INT)

, experiment with

and the

STEREO

EMAC

• When you shut down your equipment, turn

adding some effects.

7. Depending on how much time you’ve got,

• Save the shipping box and packing material!

keep tweaking. Walk the room to see how it
sounds away from your mixer. Keep tweaking.

APPLICATIONS DIAGRAMS

periods. Please see “Safety Instructions” on
page 2 for information on hearing protection.

except speakers.

to speakers.

amp or reconfiguring an amp’s routing,
turn the amp’s level (gain) controls down,
turn the power off, make the changes, turn
the power back on, and then turn the level
controls back up.

off any external amplifiers first. When
powering up, turn on the amplifiers last.

You may need them someday, and you probably
don’t want to have to pay for that again.

Keyboard, or other line-level input

Keyboard, or other line-level input

Guitar Effects

43

21

CHANNEL INSERTS

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Drum
Machine

5 6

CHANNEL INPUTS

7 8

9

AUX SENDS

BAL/UNBAL

21

10

EFX SENDS

BAL/UNBAL

1211

STEREO EFX RETURNS

1

21

L

SUB OUT

75Hz

R

Stereo
Power Amplifier

MAIN OUT

2

L

R

Left PA Speaker

L R

SUB OUTS

BAL/UNBAL

12

Digital Delay

Right PA Speaker

RL

MAIN OUT

BAL/UNBAL

4

3

L

MAIN

INSERT

UTIL OUT

BAL/UNBAL

L

Compressor

R

R

L

R

TAPE

OUT

PHONES

OUT

Stereo EQ

Stereo

TAPE

out

in

out

in

CD Player

L

R

IN

Stereo Compressor Stereo Compressor

6

Mono in / stereo out
Reverb

Stereo EQ

Stereo
Power Amplifier

Stage Monitor Stage Monitor

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