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Mackie CFX 12 Owner's Manual

12, 16 and 20-channel mic/line mixers with digital effects
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CFX MKII SERIES
OWNER'S MANUAL
12, 16, AND 20-CHANNEL
MIC/LINE MIXERS
WITH DIGITAL EFFECTS
CFX12
12 CHANNEL COMPACT INTEGRATED LIVE SOUND MIXER
POWER
ON
120 VAC, 50/60 Hz,
35 WATTS
1
2
3
4
MIC
MIC
MIC
MIC
MIC
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
LINE IN
LINE IN
LINE IN
LINE IN
INSERT
INSERT
INSERT
INSERT
1
2
3
4
ZERO
ZERO
ZERO
ZERO
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
5
+50
5
+50
5
+50
5
+50
5
-15dB +30dB
-15dB +30dB
-15dB +30dB
-15dB +30dB
-15dB +30dB
GAIN
GAIN
GAIN
GAIN
GAIN
LOW CUT
LOW CUT
LOW CUT
LOW CUT
LOW CUT
100 Hz
100 Hz
100 Hz
100 Hz
100 Hz
AUX
AUX
AUX
AUX
U
U
U
U
U
1
1
1
1
+15
+15
+15
+15
+15
O O
O O
O O
O O
O O
U
U
U
U
U
2
2
2
2
+15
+15
+15
+15
+15
O O
O O
O O
O O
O O
PRE FADER
PRE FADER
PRE FADER
PRE FADER
PRE FADER
U
U
U
U
U
EFX
EFX
EFX
EFX
1
1
1
1
(EXT)
(EXT)
(EXT)
(EXT)
+15
+15
+15
+15
+15
O O
O O
O O
O O
O O
U
U
U
U
U
EFX
EFX
EFX
EFX
2
2
2
2
(INT)
(INT)
(INT)
(INT)
+15
+15
+15
+15
+15
O O
O O
O O
O O
O O
EQ
EQ
EQ
EQ
U
U
U
U
U
HI
HI
HI
HI
12k
12k
12k
12k
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
+15
+15
+15
+15
U
U
U
U
U
MID
MID
MID
MID
-15
+15
-15
+15
-15
+15
-15
+15
-15
600
600
600
600
600
150
1.5k
FREQ
150
1.5k
FREQ
150
1.5k
FREQ
150
1.5k
FREQ
150
100
8k
100
8k
100
8k
100
8k
100
U
U
U
U
U
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
80Hz
80Hz
80Hz
80Hz
-15
+15
-15
+15
-15
+15
-15
+15
-15
PAN
PAN
PAN
PAN
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
1
1
2
3
4
5
MUTE
MUTE
MUTE
MUTE
MUTE
ASSIGN
ASSIGN
ASSIGN
ASSIGN
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
10
1-2
10
1-2
10
1-2
10
1-2
10
5
5
5
5
5
3-4
3-4
3-4
3-4
U
U
U
U
U
5
5
5
5
5
10
10
10
10
10
20
20
20
20
20
30
30
30
30
30
40
SOLO
40
SOLO
40
SOLO
40
SOLO
40
50
50
50
50
50
PFL
PFL
PFL
PFL
60
60
60
60
60
O O
O O
O O
O O
O O
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
REPLACE WITH THE SAME TYPE FUSE AND RATING.
DISCONNECT SUPPLY CORD BEFORE CHANGING FUSE
MONO PLUG
STEREO
PLUG
REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGNS INC.: "MACKIE", "EMAC", AND THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE • PATENT PENDING • COPYRIGHT ©2004
INSERT ALL THE WAY IN TO
TIP OUT TO EFFECTS DEVICE
THE "SECOND CLICK"
RING RETURN FROM EFFECTS
DIRECT OUT WITH SIGNAL
FOR USE AS AN EFFECTS LOOP
INTERRUPTION TO MASTER
(TIP = SEND, RING = RETURN)
OPTIONAL USES FOR INSERTS
STEREO EFX
5
6
7
8
MIC
MIC
MIC
RETURN
L
R
1
2
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
(MONO)
9
LINE IN
LINE IN
LINE IN
LINE IN
LEFT
RIGHT
10
INSERT
INSERT
INSERT
INSERT
5
6
7
8
9/10
U
U
ZERO
ZERO
ZERO
ZERO
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
+50
5
+50
5
+50
5
+50
-20
+20
-20
+20
-15dB +30dB
-15dB +30dB
-15dB +30dB
GAIN
GAIN
GAIN
GAIN
GAIN
LOW CUT
LOW CUT
LOW CUT
100 Hz
100 Hz
100 Hz
AUX
AUX
AUX
AUX
AUX
U
U
U
U
U
1
1
1
1
1
+15
+15
+15
+15
+15
O O
O O
O O
O O
O O
U
U
U
U
U
2
2
2
2
2
+15
+15
+15
+15
+15
O O
O O
O O
O O
O O
PRE FADER
PRE FADER
PRE FADER
PRE FADER
PRE FADER
U
U
U
U
U
EFX
EFX
EFX
EFX
EFX
1
1
1
1
1
(EXT)
(EXT)
(EXT)
(EXT)
(EXT)
+15
+15
+15
+15
+15
O O
O O
O O
O O
O O
U
U
U
U
U
EFX
EFX
EFX
EFX
EFX
2
2
2
2
2
(INT)
(INT)
(INT)
(INT)
(INT)
+15
+15
+15
+15
+15
O O
O O
O O
O O
O O
EQ
EQ
EQ
EQ
EQ
U
U
U
U
U
HI
HI
HI
HI
HI
12k
12k
12k
12k
12k
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
+15
+15
+15
+15
+15
+15
U
U
U
U
U
HI
MID
MID
MID
MID
MID
3k
+15
-15
+15
-15
+15
-15
+15
-15
+15
-15
+15
600
600
600
U
U
LOW
1.5k
FREQ
150
1.5k
FREQ
150
1.5k
FREQ
150
1.5k
FREQ
MID
400Hz
8k
100
8k
100
8k
100
8k
-15
+15
-15
+15
U
U
U
U
U
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
80Hz
80Hz
80Hz
80Hz
80Hz
+15
-15
+15
-15
+15
-15
+15
-15
+15
-15
+15
PAN
PAN
PAN
PAN
PAN
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
6
7
8
9-10
11-12
MUTE
MUTE
MUTE
MUTE
MUTE
ASSIGN
ASSIGN
ASSIGN
ASSIGN
ASSIGN
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
1-2
10
1-2
10
1-2
10
1-2
10
1-2
10
5
5
5
5
5
3-4
3-4
3-4
3-4
3-4
U
U
U
U
U
5
5
5
5
5
10
10
10
10
10
20
20
20
20
20
30
30
30
30
30
SOLO
40
SOLO
40
SOLO
40
SOLO
40
SOLO
40
50
50
50
50
50
PFL
PFL
PFL
PFL
PFL
60
60
60
60
60
O O
O O
O O
O O
O O
WARNING:
SERIAL NUMBER
MANUFACTURING DATE
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT REMOVE COVER.
NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
AVIS:
RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE — NE PAS OUVRIR
UTILISE UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE MÊME TYPE.
DEBRANCHER AVANT DE REMPLACER LE FUSIBLE
DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA • THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS OR
EFX SEND
TAPE
TAPE
MAIN INSERT
MAIN OUT
MAIN OUT
INPUT
OUTPUT
L
L
1
L
L
L
R
R
2
R
R
R
1
1
3
(MONO)
11
L
LEFT
2
4
2
RIGHT
S
12
R
75Hz
UTILITY OUT
AUX SEND
SUB OUT
SUB OUT
11/12
+15
MASTER SEND
10
AUX
AUX
U
5
1
1
0
5
+15
O O
U
10
–15
2
2
63
125
250
500
1K
2K
4K
8K
+15
O O
STEREO GRAPHIC EQ
EFX
U
EFX
1
1
(EXT)
(EXT)
12 CHANNEL COMPACT INTEGRATED LIVE SOUND MIXER
+15
O O
EFX
2
DIGITAL STEREO EFFECTS PROCESSOR
(INT)
PHANTOM POWER
EFX 2 (INT) RETURN MASTERS
CLIP
EQ
U
U
U
U
U
POWER
HI
12k
LEFT RIGHT
+15
+15
+15
+15
+20
O O
O O
O O
O O
O O
CLIP
1
EFX
RETURN
2
1
2
EFX
TO MAIN MIX
AUX
AUX
U
HI
SEND
EFFECTS TO MONITOR
MID
REVERSE
DELAY 1
3k
GATED
DELAY 2
+20
O O
CATHEDRAL
DELAY 3
TAPE LEVEL
LG. HALL
DELAY 4
LOW
MID
MD. HALL
CHORUS
400Hz
LG. PLATE
FLANGE
BREAK SWITCH
(MUTES ALL CHANNELS)
MD. PLATE
PHASER
SM. ROOM
SPRING
LOW
ZERO
80Hz
NORMAL
EFX
NORMAL
LEVEL
SET
O O
MAX
PHONES LEVEL
U
PAN
WIDE
BYPASS
0
10
0
10
0dB=0dBu
REVERBS
TIME
DAMPING
DELAYS
+10
O O
RATE
CHORUS/FLANGE/PHASER
DEPTH
R
UTILITY OUT LEVEL
STEREO
1
2
3
4
STEREO
SUB
SUB
SUB
SUB
MAIN MIX
MAIN MIX
ASSIGN
ASSIGN
ASSIGN
ASSIGN
ASSIGN
dB
dB
dB
dB
dB
1-2
10
LEFT
10
LEFT
10
LEFT
10
LEFT
10
5
5
5
5
5
3-4
RIGHT
RIGHT
RIGHT
RIGHT
U
U
U
U
U
5
5
5
5
5
10
10
10
10
10
20
20
20
20
20
30
30
30
30
30
SOLO
40
40
40
40
40
50
50
50
50
50
PFL
60
60
60
60
60
O O
O O
O O
O O
O O
LAMP
12V 0.5A
EFX
FOOT
SWITCH
PHONES
15+
10
5
0
5
10
15–
16K
48v
STATUS
22
10
7
4
2
0
2
4
7
10
20
30
RUDE
SOLO

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  • Page 1 DEBRANCHER AVANT DE REMPLACER LE FUSIBLE DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA • THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGNS INC.: "MACKIE", "EMAC", AND THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE • PATENT PENDING • COPYRIGHT ©2004 STEREO EFX...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing a Mackie CFX MKII mixer! These compact live-sound mixers are de- signed to meet the sound reinforcement needs of almost any small to medium-sized club, meet- ing room, sanctuary, or outdoor gathering. Here’s a quick glance at all the features you’ve acquired:...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    ASSIGN ... 14 FADER ... 14 SOLO PFL ... 14 Don’t forget to visit our website at for more information about this and other Mackie products. MASTER SECTION FEATURES MAIN MIX FADER METERS ... 15 RUDE SOLO ... 15 STEREO GRAPHIC EQ TAPE LEVEL ...

  • Page 5: Quick Start

    QUICK START We know you can’t wait to get the show on the road. Who has time to read a booooring manual? That’s fine — the CFX MKII mixer is designed to set up quickly and operate intuitively — but please, READ THIS PAGE! ZERO THE CONSOLE: 1.

  • Page 6: Applications Diagrams

    TWEAK THE MIX: 1. Engage MUTE on all channels except your rhythm section (drums & bass). 2. Adjust the rhythm section’s channel faders to get a good balance of levels. 3. Un-mute the other active channels and adjust their faders. 4.

  • Page 7: Cfx20 Mkii — Church Sound Reinforcement With Separate Utility Mix

    Keyboard, or other line-level input Keyboard, or other line-level input Drum Machine Direct Box Guitar Effects Guitar Effects CHANNEL INPUTS CHANNEL INSERTS AUX SENDS EFX SENDS STEREO EFX RETURNS BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL Mono in / stereo out Reverb Stereo Compressor Stereo Compressor Mono EQ Mono Power Amplifiers Stage Monitor...

  • Page 8: Patchbay Features

    PATCHBAY FEATURES At the risk of stating the obvious, this is where you plug everything in: microphones, line-level instruments, effects, headphones and the ultimate destination for your sound: PA system, tape recorder, etc. The CFX MKII mixer is equipped with rugged, SHIELD COLD low noise, phantom-powered microphone pream-...

  • Page 9: Effects: Serial Or Parallel

    EFFECTS: SERIAL OR PARALLEL? Effects devices are used either in serial or in parallel: “Serial” means that the entire signal is routed through the effects device. Examples: preamps, compressor/limiters, graphic equalizers. “Parallel” means that a portion of the signal is tapped off to the device (usually via a mixer’s aux send), processed and returned (usually via a mixer’s aux return), to be mixed with the origi- nal “dry”...

  • Page 10: Utility Out

    UTILITY OUT The stereo signal at these TRS jacks is the RING (COLD) same as at the MAIN OUT (HOT) important difference: SLEEVE (SHIELD) After the MAIN MIX Fader TRS BALANCED WIRING sent through the UTILITY OUT LEVEL trol, allowing you to set levels as desired without disturbing the main mix level.

  • Page 11: Tape Input

    TAPE INPUT Patch the outputs of your intermission en- tertainment here. Any line-level mono or stereo device can be used: tape, CD player, television audio, etc. See BREAK SWITCH information. When connecting a mono device (just one cord), you’ll need a “Y-splitter” RCA adapter. It turns a mono output cord into two cords;...

  • Page 12: Channel Strip Features

    CHANNEL STRIP FEATURES ZERO PHANTOM POWER LEVEL -15dB +30dB GAIN Ha! We tricked you! The phantom power LOW CUT 100 Hz switch is not located in the channel strip sec- tion at all! It’s way over on the right side of the mixer (see graphic on previous page).

  • Page 13: Pre Fader

    PRE FADER The aux send rule of thumb: For parallel effects processing, use aux sends in post-fader mode. For stage monitors, use pre-fader mode (see diagram below). With this switch disengaged (up), AUX 1 and 2 receive signals in post-fader mode: post- low cut, post-insert, post-EQ, post-mute, and POST-fader.

  • Page 14: Pan

    Conversely, if the fader is Mackie mixers have a “U” symbol on almost every level control. This “U” stands for “unity gain,” meaning no change in signal level.

  • Page 15: Master Section Features

    0 dB actually 0 dB? Right now! At the risk of creating another standard, Mackie’s compact mixers address the need of both crowds by calling things as they are: 0 dBu (0.775V) at the output shows as 0 dB VU on the meters.

  • Page 16: Tape Level

    –15 STEREO GRAPHIC EQ 12 CHANNEL COMPACT INTEGRATED LIVE SOUND MIXER 3. Slowly turn up the MAIN MIX Fader until feedback just begins to occur. BE CAREFUL! Feedback can occur quickly and become very LOUD, very fast. RETURN 4. Cut the appropriate slider until feedback stops.

  • Page 17: Aux Master Send

    AUX MASTER SEND Aux send signals are derived by each channel’s AUX knob, mixed together, then sent through this AUX MASTER SEND knob. Turned fully up, it provides 15 dB of additional gain, the center “U” mark is unity gain, and fully down is off.

  • Page 18: Effects To Monitor

    EMAC effects, with their levels already deter- mined by the channels’ EFX 2 (EXT) knob, you’ll typically set this knob near the “U” mark and then leave it alone. EFFECTS TO MONITOR This works just like the channel AUX knobs, but here, the source signal is the EFX 2 RETURN and the EMAC output.

  • Page 19: Time/Rate

    slowest repeats at 10. DAMPING/DEPTH controls the damping, with the darkest tone at 0 and the brightest tone at 10. Since the delay effect is not stereo, it is not affected by the WIDE switch. DELAY 1: One repeat. Works best for slapback delay used in country and swing gui- tar, and for rockabilly and some country vocals.

  • Page 20: General Precautions And Considerations

    Doing so might save you from the deprivation of your mixer and the associated suffering. Of all Mackie products returned for service (which is hardly any at all), roughly 50% are coded “CND” — Could Not Duplicate, which usually means the problem lay somewhere other than the mixer.

  • Page 21: Repair

    –90 dB @ 1 kHz Mute Switch and Break Switch Mute –80 dB @ 1 kHz know if you need new packaging. Mackie is not responsible for any damage that occurs due to non-factory packaging. 5. Include a legible note stating your name, shipping address (no P.O.

  • Page 22: Block Diagram

    STEREO EFX EFX SEND 2 RETURN 2 SELECT RIGHT TIME/RATE EMAC DAMPING/DEPTH EFX WIDE FOOT SWITCH EFX BYPASS MACKIE CFX MKII SERIES BLOCK DIAGRAM (#122104CJM/DF) 50 dB 66 dB 66 dB 76 dB 71 dB 30 dB 46 dB 46 dB...

  • Page 23: Contributors And Colophon

    Bothell WA. He then borrowed snippets of text found lying on the floor of Mackie’s Engineering and Ad- vertising departments and pasted them in, using cat saliva. It was really quite disgusting, so he turned it all over to Dave Franzwa, a REAL technical writer, to gussy it up.
  • Page 24 16220 Wood-Red Road NE • Woodinville, WA 98072 • USA US and Canada: 800.898.3211 Europe, Asia, Central and South America: 425.487.4333 Middle East and Africa: 31.20.654.4000 Fax: 425.487.4337 • www.mackie.com E-mail: sales@mackie.com...

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