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4-Channel DJ Production Console with FireWire
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Important Safety Instructions 13.Unplug this apparatus duringlightning stor ms or when unusedfor long 1. Readthese instructions. periodsof time. 2. Keepthese instructions. 14.Refer all servicing to qualified servicepersonnel. Servicing is required 3. Heedall war nings. whenthe apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power- supply cordor plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objectshave 4. Follow all instructions. fallenin
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Owner’s Manual Contents SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................................... 2 PROGRAM CHANNEL SECTION ............................... 14 INTRODUCTION ...................................................... 4 29. LEVEL ...................................................... 14 GETTING STARTED ................................................... 5 30. SOURCE .................................................. 14 HOOKUP DIAGRAMS............................................... 6 31. HIGH EQ .
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• Mackie phono preamplifiers on each channel. Introduction • XLR main outputs with mic/line switch. (The mic position allows stage connections to snakes Thank you for choosing a Mackie d.4 Pro mixer. It with no D.I. boxes required.) contains all of your favorite features in a DJ mixer, along with an internal FireWire interface, and other signifi- • RCA main outs with live/record switch. (The cant extras that you will come to appreciate. record position delivers a pre-fader main out.) • User
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Owner’s Manual Set the Levels Getting Started To set the level controls, it’s not even necessary to hear what you’re doing at the outputs of the mixer. To READ THIS PAGE!! listen while you work, plug headphones into the front panel headphone jack, press the program’s cue button, Please read and digest the safety and set the phones level knob up just a little. instructions on page 2, and this page before you begin using the d.4 Pro 1. Select the input using the program source switch. mixer
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Hookup Diagrams SRM450 SRM450 Powered Speaker Powered Speaker Main Left Main Right SWA1501 SWA1501 Powered Subwoofer Powered Subwoofer Microphones Pro CD Player Plug into front panel headphone jack Headphones Effects Processor Laptop Computer This diagram shows a CD player and microphones connected, with an effects device in the aux loop, and a laptop attached. Various popular DJ software such as Traktor™, PCDJ™, and MixVibes™, can be used with the d.4 Pro via the FireWire connection. The main
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Owner’s Manual Turntable with phono-level output Using the program source switch, each program can quickly select from three different inputs without repatching: • FireWire • Line or Phono (set Line/Phono switch) • CD Player (or other line-level) Plug into ground wire front panel headphone jack Headphones CD/DVD Player Laptop Computer Example of connecting more than one source to each program channel Plug into front panel headphone jack Studio Mic Headphones ground wires Laptop Compu
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HR824 Powered Studio Monitors Turntable (PGM4) with phono-level output CD Recorder CD Turntable (PGM 3) Microphones to headphone jack HM-54 Headphone amp USB Keyboard Controller Effects Processor Laptop Keyboard (PGM1) Drum Machine (PGM2) This diagram shows a keyboard, drum machine, turntable and CD turntable, with two microphones. A USB keyboard controller is also attached directly to the computer. The FireWire output from various software, such as Reason™, Abelton Live™, Tracktor™, Tracktio
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Owner’s Manual SA1532z SA1532z Powered Speaker Powered Speaker Main Left Main Right SWA1801z SWA1801z Powered Powered Subwoofers Subwoofers CD Turntable (PGM 4) CD Turntable (PGM 3) Microphones Plug into front panel headphone jack Headphones in out Effects Processor Laptop Computer SRM450 Powered Speakers Turntables with phono-level outputs This diagram shows 4 sources hooked up to 4 channels, with an effects device in the aux loop, and a laptop attached. Separate tracks can be recorded into Tr
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Rear Panel Features 6 14 15 2 10 8 5 1 4 12 13 11 9 3 1 7 16 18 17 4. LINE/PHONO Inputs 1. MIC Inputs These RCA jacks accept a stereo phono-level signal These Neutrik “combo” input connectors accept either from a turntable (line/phono [5] switch pushed in), or balanced male XLR connectors, or 1/4" TRS balanced from a line-level playback device such as a CD player or or TS unbalanced connectors. Use XLR connectors for MP3 player (line/phono switch out). Check that your low-impedance microp
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Owner’s Manual Use these to connect to a pair of powered monitors in 7. FW OUT the booth (or to the inputs of an amplifier powering pas- sive monitors). Use the booth level [52] control on the These switches affect how the program channels send top panel to adjust the level. their discrete signals to the internal FireWire interface. If you only have one monitor, just use one of the out- In the post-EQ position (out), the channel sends its puts and push in the booth stereo/mono [53] switch.
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6 14 15 2 10 8 5 1 4 12 13 11 9 3 1 7 16 18 17 The d.4 Pro has a universal power supply that accepts 14. RCA MAIN OUTS any AC voltage from 100 VAC to 240 VAC. It will work vir- tually anywhere in the world. It is less susceptible than These RCA connectors provide an unbalanced line- conventional power supplies to voltage sags or spikes, level signal from the main mix, either pre- or post-main providing greater electromagnetic isolation and better level [55] control, depending on the setting
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Owner’s Manual . 48V LED Top Panel Features This LED illuminates when the rear panel 48V phan- tom power [2] button is pressed in, and 48V phantom power is applied to the mic XLR inputs. 21 22 20 . HIGH EQ 19 These knobs give your mic signals up to 15 dB of boost and cut, at 12 kHz and above. At the center position U (unity gain), there is no effect on the signal. (If all 23 three EQ controls are set to minimum, the mic signals are attenuated –15 dB across the audio range.) 24 4. MID
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Program Channel Section 9. LEVEL 30 29 This knob adjusts the gain of the input signals selected by the position of the source [30] switch. The knob ranges from off, to +12 dB of gain at maximum. Adjust this with your good eye on the program meter [39], so the level is typically bouncing between the 0 31 and +6 LEDs. 0. SOURCE 32 This switch selects one of three possible input sources for each program channel: 33 • FireWire: The signal coming in from your com- puter via the internal FireW
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Owner’s Manual If you want the aux signals to be affected by 4. FILTER SELECT filters X and Y, as well as the external proces- sor, then you could do the following: This three-position switch allows you to pass the program material through either of two filters before If a program is playing in program channel 1, you reaching the main mix bus (not the aux bus.) could set its aux level to wet. The aux send [8] output would feed your external processor. The output from • In the top position
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CUE CUE CUE CUE 40 41 42 38 39 44 45 45 44 47 46 46 47 43 The program faders [38] and the crossfader 9. PROGRAM LEVEL METERS [43] control the signal levels as follows: These meters have 12 LEDs, calibrated in dBu, rang- After the audio signals pass through the EQ ing from top to bottom: OL, 15, 10, 6, 3, 0, -2, -4, -7, -10, section they enter a pair of VCAs (voltage controlled -20, and -30 amplifiers). These control how much of the audio signal is sent out into the filters (if selected) a
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Owner’s Manual screw. Rotate the 41. AUX RETURN screw clockwise to tighten the ten- This adjusts the processed signal level coming in from sion, or counter- your external effects processor via the aux return [9] clockwise to loosen. jacks. Use it to adjust the returned signal level going onto the main mix bus. 5. Replace the fader cap, and you’re all done. 44. FILTER TYPE 4. CROSSFADER CONTOUR Each program has a filter [34] switch that allows you Use this to adjust how fast or slow the cr
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Output Control Section 48. PHONES SOURCE This control only works if the split cue [49] switch is in the up (off) position. 57 It provides the cued source in stereo when panned hard left, and the main mix in stereo when panned to the right. It provides a smooth crossfade throughout the rotation of the control. 49. PHONES SPLIT CUE 56 55 When this is pressed in, you will hear the cue bus (in mono) in the left headphone, and the main mix bus (in mono) in the right headphone. (The source [48]
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Owner’s Manual 5. BOOTH LEVEL DJ STAR This knob adjusts the output level at the booth out- Press this imaginary button to link up directly to tech puts [10]. support telepathically through your headphones. 5. BOOTH STEREO/MONO TAKE A BREAK With this switch up, the booth [10] outputs provide a It’s time for a nice cup of tea and a cheese sandwich. stereo left and right output of the main mix. You deserve it, as not many people read owner’s manuals past page 3. If you only have one booth moni
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Appendix A: Service Information • Is the correct input chosen with the source [30] Warranty Service switch, and is its program level [29] turned up far enough? Details concerning Warranty Service are spelled out in the Warranty section on page 31. • Try the same source signal in another channel, set up exactly like the suspect channel. If you think your d.4 Pro has a problem, please check out the following troubleshooting tips and do your best • Make sure the aux knob [35] is turned to ful
