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MACKIE
HOOK-UPGUIDE
D8BDIGITAL CON
OUR [IN]FAMOUS PRODUCTHOOKUPS IN BYTE-SIZED MORSELSCopyright 2002 Mackie Designs Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Hello and welcome to one of many download-able web editions of Mackies Product Hook-UpGuide. Since 1992, weve been including thesehelpful connection maps in our In Your Face product guides, and weve been urged to continuedoing so because theyre so gosh-darned help-ful. Now, we ve split our hook-ups into productfamlies, and made them available to you over thisnew-fangled Internet thingy that everyone is
talking about these days.There will be documents that cover hookingup our compact VLZ PRO Series, Analog 8 BusSeries consoles, CFX Series effects mixers, DFXSeries compact effects mixers, the D8B digitalconsole, the HDR24/96 hard disk recorder, PPMSeries powered mixers, the FR Series ampliers,SR Series front-of-house mixers, and our Activeloudspeakers.
Inside youll nd lots of useful information
most likely your questions will be answeredhere. We realize that theres no possible way tocover every single question or application in so fewpages because new ways to use Mackie productsare invented every day. You may come up withsome ideas on how to do what you want by look-ing at the various diagrams weve included here.
Keep in mind that a good half of the battle inhooking up our products is having the properconnections. Check the cables n plugs that youalready have with the diagrams on the nextpage. We know it may look boring, but one of these drawings could save your life. Well, maybenot your life, but probably a lot of weeping andsorrow. And dont forget to check out the techtips/FAQs document also available for downloadon the web at www.mackie.com/ techsupport
If you dont nd the answers youre after, thenwhy not give our mighty Tech Support gang acall? These folks have tons of experience in thereal world, and theyve got lots of equipment andmixers at their beck and call. Theyre aching toshare their knowledge with you. (And calling themwould be a very humanitarian thing to do theyrelocated in the dank sub-basement of our buildingand they rarely get visitors. Your call just may be
the one that keeps their spirits alive.)Call Mackie Tech Support toll-free (in the U.S.)at 800-258-6883 (Monday through Friday, 7 AMto 5 PM Pacic Time) with any Mackie product-question you can conjure. Put them through thewringer! We encourage it.
Incidentally, the Mackie Product Hook-Up Guide(Web Editions) were put together from within theconnes of the Mackie Digital Mosh Pit locatedon the second oor near the Area Of Refuge by
the well-meaning, super-preening Mackie Macin-tosh Department. We used Adobe InDesign ,Illustrator , Photoshop , and Acrobat on anumber of suped-up big daddy Macs.
Oh yeah: Copyright 2002 Mackie Designs Inc.All Rights Reserved.The following are trademarks or registered trade-marks of Mackie Designs Inc.: MACKIE., theRunning Man gure, VLZ, XDR, D8B, HUI, CFXSeries, FR Series, and HR Series.
PRINTING NOTE: These pages were built 21cm wide (8.26in) by 27.94cm (11in) tall toaccommodate the printers of both our North American users and our users around theglobe. This PDF will print at 100% on both Letter sized and A4 sized paper (with room inthe left margin for hole punching).
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Standard mono/unbalanced phoneplug used for most mixer connections.
Insert Y Cable
TS Plug (mono)
TRS Plug (stereo)
Standard stereo/balanced phone plug used forbalanced connections on Mackie mixers.
The Y Cable is used for connecting serial effectsdevices, such as graphic equalizers or compressors, to aMackie mixers Channel or Bus insert jacks. On one end isa standard Tip-Ring-Sleeve stereo plug. Its tip and ringare wired to separate mono Tip-Sleeve plugs. Note thatthe RING of the TRS plug (A)is actually wired to the TIP of one of the mono TS plugs (B). If you insert a TS (mono)1/4" plug only partially (to the first click) into an insertjack, the plug will not activate the jack switch and will notbreak the insert connection in the circuit (thereby allowingthe channel signal to continue on its merry way through
the mixer). See (C)in Insert Points below.Partial insertion allows you to tap out of the channel or
bus circuit at that point in the circuit without interruptingnormal operation.
If you push the 1/4" TS plug in to the second click, youwill open the jack switch and create a direct out, which doesinterrupt the signal in that channel or bus circuit. See (D)inInsert Points above. Note: Do not overload or short-circuitthe signal you are tapping from the mixer. That will affectthe internal signal of the mixer.
Balanced XLR
Standard XLR microphone connector to be usedwith mic-level.
RCA/Phono Plug Tape deck connectionson most Mackie mixers.
Insert Points
Direct out with no signal interruption to master.Insert only to first click.
Direct out with signal interruption to master.Insert all the way in to the second click.
(TIP = SEND to effectsRING = RETURN from effects)
For use as an effects loop.
TS Plug (mono)
TS Plug (mono)
TRS Plug (stereo)
S E T I T U P
, A N D
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A VISUALGUIDE
COMMONPRO AUDIO PLUGS AND CONNECTORS
KNOW YOURPLUGS
Attention !
You may notice these effects unit hookups (Figure A) throughout this applications guide. These hookups utilizethe Insert "Y" Cable (explained on the facing page).
Figure B is a closeup of Figure A. The two colorsrepresent the input and output traveling the length of the"Y" cable. The dotted line represents the two signalstravelling alongside one another.
OUT
COMPRESSOR
MIXER INSERT
IN
A
B
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S E T I T U P
, A N D
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A VISUALGUIDE
DIGITALPRO AUDIO PLUGS AND CONNECTORS
KNOW YOURPLUGS
Standing for Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), this is used to eithersend out or receive longitudinal time code (LTC) as a positional reference of your playback. This isthe only repeat only digital connector/cable that s basically the same as its analogcounterpart. However, we still recommend that you buy an extremely high quality, pre-made
version for sync connections, even if you re an old hand at wiring analog audio TRS s.
ADAT Optical Connector
SMPTE (1/4 TRS)
RJ45 Connector
S/PDIF (RCA-type connector)
Word Clock (BNC connector)
Used for 8-channel digital connections via optical cable to and fromour DIO8 and OPT 8 I/O cards.
Used for connecting the HDR24/96 or Digital 8 Bus to Ethernetnetworks or computers. The Remote cable, (used to connect HDR24/96recorders to the Remote 24 and Remote 48) also uses a RJ45 connector.
For unbalanced stereo digital I/O to/from the Digital 8 Bus Digital I/O.Resist the temptation to use a standard audio-grade RCA cable. S/PDIF digital data is transmittedat far higher frequencies and requires a special cable. Use the S/PDIF jack to connect the Digital8Bus to any number of stereo digital recorders, CD burners, or PCI sound cards.
Used to sync the sampling clocks of all Mackie's digital products, includingthe HDR24/96 and Digital 8 Bus. This connector must be used in order to get digital audio fromone piece of gear to another. All of our digital recorders and consoles can act as a master clocksource, or as a slave to a common word clock source.
Welcome to thewonderful world of digital
connectors. Sheesh! Itwas so much easier whenthere were only a coupleof kinds of analog plugs.And what s worse, two of the digital connectors(AES/EBU & S/PDIF) looklike an analog jacks butemphatically aren t. Plusone of them looks like ananalog connector(SMPTE) and is basically
the same as thecorresponding analogplug. Go figure.
Even if youre a whiz atsoldering, we don trecommend trying tocobble up any of thedigital plug andconnectors shown on thispage. These cablestransmit far higherfrequencies than analog
audio and require arcaneshielding and pinpolarities. If you remaking digitalconnections to ourHDR24/96, or Digital8Bus, we recommendbiting the bullet andbuying pre-made versionsfrom your friendly Mackiedealer. Purchasing goodquality cables now can
prevent a lot of troubleshooting downthe line.
MIDI (Plug) MIDI (Jack)
MIDI Breakout" Connector
AES/EBU (XLR-style)
Used for sending or receiving MIDI Time Code (MTC) or MIDI Machine Control (MMC) between allMDS products. Typical use of this jack would be an MDR24/96 receiving MMC messages comingfrom the D8B, so that you can use the on-board PLAY, STOP, REW, and FF buttons as a transport.
Instead of two separate MIDI ports,Mackie uses a single 9-pin MIDI connectorthat carries both MIDI In and MIDI Outsignals simultaneously. We convenientlyinclude one of our adaptors with everydigital recorder and mixer we sell.
For professional, balanced stereo digital I/O to/from the Digital 8 Bus Digital I/O section.Resist the temptation to use a standard audio-grade XLR cable. AES/EBU digital audio data istransmitted a far higher frequencies and requires a special cable. Use the AES/EBU output toconnect to any number of stereo mastering devices or DVD/CD/DAT recorders.
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Analog 8 channel Breakout" Connector
25-pin D-Sub Connector
25-pin D-Sub Connector
1/4 TRS Connectors
AES/EBU Connectors
AES/EBU snake cable
1. Analog Found on both AIO8 Cards and rear of the D8B consoleYoull find two of these funny looking things on any Mackie AIO 8 Analog 8-channel
I/O card, as well as one permanently installed on the rear of the Digital 8 Bus Mixer(labeled Sub/Surround Out ) Dont worry these are simply compact ways of sendingand receiving 8 channels of balanced line level signals.
Use the connectors on the AIO 8 cards to connect any analog tape machine, mixingconsole, etc. to any MDS Product. Use the Sub/Surround Out connector for sub bussingor monitoring a completed LCRS, Quad, 5.1 or 7.1-surround mix. For all purposes, youneed to use the multi-channel analog snake cables that can be purchased from yourfriendly Mackie dealer.
2. AES/EBU Found on PDI8 Card onlyYoull find one of these funny looking things on all Mackie PDI 8 I/O cards. Even
though it looks identical to the connector found on the AIO 8 cards, it carries digitalaudio signals instead of analog. Because each pair of AES/EBU signals are multiplexedand sent through a single wire, you only need one 25-pin connector to send ANDreceive eight channels of AES/EBU. You need to use this connector with a specialAES/EBUsnake cable that splits out to (4) male and (4) female XLR-style connectorson the other end. Ask your MDS dealer for more information about obtaining this cable.
3. Tascam Digital Interface (T/DIF) Found on DIO8 Card onlyEvery DIO8 card has a 25-pin T/DIF connector on it for connecting specifically
to Tascam-branded recording and mixing products. Like the AES/EBU connector,the T/DIF connector can both send and receive 8 channels of digital audio. However,instead of using a standard 25-pin D-Sub snake cable, you need to use a specialT/DIF cable, with a 25-pin D-Sub connector at both ends, designed specificallyfor this purpose.
25-pin D-Sub Connectorsin Three Flavors:
DIGITAL PLUGS CONTINUED
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D8B ANALOG REC/TRACK PT 1
S E T I T U P
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G O !
VLZ PROD8B ANALOG RECORDINTRACKING SET UP
MASTEROUT
CRMAIN
CRNEAR FIELD
2 TRACK A
2 TRACK B
2 TRACK C
STUDIO OUT
PHNS 1 PHNS 2
PNCH I/O TLKBK
ANALOGI/O
ANALOGI/O
ANALOGI/O
T O
T A P E
F R O M
T A P E
T O
T A P E
F R O M
T A P E
T O
T A P E
F R O M
T A P E
SyncInterface
SMPTE I/O
2-inch 24-trackRecorder
Analog 2-trackRecorder
HR824s orother Powered
Control Room Monitors
Phones
MIDI IN/OUT (Rear of D8B Remote CPU)
Optional AIO8 Cards
Studio Monitors
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D8B ANALOG REC/TRACK PT 2
Bass
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 2
2
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 3
3
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 4
4
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 5
5
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 6
6
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 7
7
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 8
8
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 9
9
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 10
10
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 11
11
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 12
12 1
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 1
13
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Processors
InternalDigital Audio
Signal Path
FX Card 1 To FX Return1 and 2(FaderBank 3)To FX Return3 and 4(FaderBank 3)
digital control signal
internal digital send
internal digital return
ReverbStereoEffectsProcessor
Vocal Enhancer
Keyboard Mics 1-4
GuitarGuitar
Preamp
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D8B DIGITAL REC/TRACK PT 1
S E T I T U P
, A N D
G O !
VLZ PROD8B DIGITAL RECORDINGTRACKING SET UP
A D A T O P T I C A L
I N
O U T
A D A T O P T I C A L
I N
O U T
A D A T O P T I C A L
I N
O U T
APOGEEDIGITAL I/O
APOGEEDIGITAL I/O
APOGEEDIGITAL I/O
WORDCLOCK
OUT
WORDCLOCK
IN
75 TERM
SMPTE
SYNC
WORDCLOCK
OUT
WORDCLOCK
IN
SYNCCARD
MASTEROUT
CRMAIN
CRNEAR FIELD
2 TRACK A
2 TRACK B
2 TRACK C
STUDIO OUT
PHNS 1 PHNS 2
PNCH I/O TLKBK
MIDI Sync
Interface
USB or Serialconnection
HR824s Studio Monitors
Phones
Optional DIO8 Cards(ADAT optical
connections shown)
Computerw/ Sequencing
Software
HDR24/96
ApogeeClock Card
D8B (Master)
MIDI IN/OUT (Rear of D8B Remote CPU)
HDR24/96 Sync (Slave)
Term = In
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D8B DIGITAL REC/TRACK PT 2
Bass
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 2
2
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 3
3
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 4
4
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 5
5
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 6
6
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 7
7
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 8
8
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 9
9
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 10
10
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 11
11
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 12
12 1
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 1
13
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Processors
Preamp
InternalDigital Audio
Signal Path
FX Card 1 To FX Return1 and 2(FaderBank 3)To FX Return3 and 4(FaderBank 3)
digital control signal
digital Audio Out
digital Audio In
internal digital send
internal digital return
Reverb
Stereo EffectsProcessor
Vocal Enhancer
Keyboard
Mics 1-4
GuitarGuitar
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S E T I T U P
, A N D
G O !
VLZ PROD8B 36 MIC LIVE MIX& RECORDING SET U
D8B LIVE MIX AND RECORD PT 1
BUS OUT 1-8&
SURROUND OUT
BUS OUT 1-8
MASTER OUT
L
R
MASTEROUT
CRMAIN
CRNEAR FIELD
2 TRACK A
2 TRACK B
2 TRACK C
STUDIO OUT
PHNS 1 PHNS 2
PNCH I/O TLKBK
ANALOGI/O
ANALOGI/O
ANALOGI/O
T O T
A P E
F R O M
T A P E
T O T
A P E
F R O M
T A P E
T O T
A P E
F R O M
T A P E
Phones
Optional AIO8 Cards
HDR24/96
Mic Preamps
FOH Mixer ActiveMonitors (SRM450s)
FOH SpeakersPercussion Mics
Drum Mics
Horn Section Mics
8-Track AnalogRecorder
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D8B LIVE MIX AND RECORD PT 2
Bass
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 2
2
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 3
3
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 4
4
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 5
5
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 6
6
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 7
7
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 8
8
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 9
9
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 10
10
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 11
11
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 12
12 1
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 1
13
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ProcessorsLead Vocals
Backup Vocals
InternalDigital Audio
Signal Path
FX Card 1 To FX Return1 and 2(FaderBank 3)To FX Return3 and 4(FaderBank 3)
internal digital send
internal digital return
Reverb
Stereo EffectsProcessor
Separate Mix forLive Broadcast
Separate Stereo Mix forFinicky Keyboard Player
(SRM450 Active Monitors)
M-1400i ampsand C300s as
stage monitors
SRM450 activestage monitors
Antares Autotune (can also be purchased
as a softwareplug-in to run on
the Mackie UFX card)
Keyboards
GuitarGuitar
1604-VLZ PRO
CD Player
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S E T I T U P
, A N D
G O !
D8B SURROUNDMONITORING
D8B SURROUND MONITORING PT 1
A D A T O P T I C A L
I N
O U T
APOGEEDIGITAL I/O
BUS OUT 1-8&
SURROUND OUT
MASTER OUT
L
R
MASTEROUT
CRMAIN
CRNEAR FIELD
2 TRACK A
2 TRACK B
2 TRACK C
STUDIO OUT
PHNS 1 PHNS 2
PNCH I/O TLKBK
ADAT
Bus Out 18 & Surround Out
digital Audio Out
digital Audio In
Optional DIO8 Card(ADAT optical
connection shown)
HRS120Powered
Subwoofer
HR824s
HR824sStereo Down-Mix
ALT I/O
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D8B SURROUND MONITORING PT 2
Bass
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 2
2
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 3
3
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 4
4
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 5
5
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 6
6
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 7
7
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 8
8
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 9
9
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 10
10
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 11
11
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 12
12 1
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 1
13
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Processors
Preamp
ReverbStereo EffectsProcessor
Vocal Enhancer
Keyboard
Mics 1 4
GuitarGuitar
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S E T I T U P
, A N D
G O !
VLZ PROD8B A/V POSTPRODUCTION
D8B A/V POST PRODUCTION PT 1
A D A T O P T I C A L
I N
O U T
A D A T O P T I C A L
I N
O U T
A D A T O P T I C A L
I N
O U T
APOGEEDIGITAL I/O
APOGEEDIGITAL I/O
APOGEEDIGITAL I/O
WORDCLOCK
OUT
WORDCLOCK
IN
SYNCCARD
MASTEROUT
CRMAIN
CRNEAR FIELD
2 TRACK A
2 TRACK B
2 TRACK C
STUDIO OUT
PHNS 1 PHNS 2
PNCH I/O TLKBK
Phones
MIDI IN/OUT (Rear of D8B Remote CPU)
Optional DIO8 Cards
OptionalApogee
Clock Card
VTR
Video Syncto Word Clock
Converter
MMC toRS422
Converter
MIDIMachineControl
Video Sync Generator
(house sync)Video Sync Video Sync
MIDITime Code
MIDI Time CodeSMPTE
Time Code
Word Clock
TDIF
Sync Interface(SY88)
DA-88s
Control RoomMonitors
HR824s orother PoweredStudio Monitors
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D8B A/V POST PRODUCTION PT 2
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 2
2
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 3
3
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 4
4
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 5
5
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 6
6
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 7
7
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 8
8
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 9
9
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 10
10
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 11
11
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 12
12 1
LINE IN
INSERT
AUX 1
13
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Internal DigitalAudio Signal Path(MFX Digital EFX
Card with IVL VocalStudio software)
FX Card 1 To FX Return1 and 2(FaderBank 3)To FX Return3 and 4(FaderBank 3)
digital control signal
digital Audio Out
Bi-directionalDigital
Communication
internal digital send
internal digital return
Vocal Enhancer
Vocals/DialogueFoley Mics
Keyboards
Sound FX (on CDs)
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