Specifications

MACKIE
16•8 / 24•8 / 32•8 8•BUS MIXERS
AUDIO MIXERS
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Master Section
◆ Six Stereo Aux Returns.All have 20dB gain, Solo,
and can be used in stereo and mono. Aux return
1 & 2 are pannable and bussable. 3 & 4 are
assignable to the phones for ‘wet’monitoring.
◆ 6 Aux Sends with Solo and Solo LED
◆ Talkback assigns to all submasters,main mix,
Aux 1, Aux 2 or Phones 1&2
◆ Solo level adjust and ultra-rude LED
◆ Monitor section with separate control room and
studio levels, source selection between L/R mix,
Mix-B,tape and external.Can be switched to
mono.
◆ Two separate headphone sections can be used
totally independent of each other. Each features
source selection between control room and any
combination of Aux 3/4,Aux 5/6,Mix-B or
external source. Solo allows control room to
hear what musicians are hearing in their
headphones.
◆ Mix-B/Monitor section can be used as an
independent stereo out for PA monitor mix,
2-track recording, video/broadcast feed or
assigned to L/R mix.
◆ -40 to +10 bar graph LED displays for each
sub-master and Solo/Main (with main L/R
+22dB Clip LEDs)
◆ Expansion consoles let you add channels in
banks of 24 to either the 24•8or 32•8.
Expanders have their own internal mix
amps so the main board only “sees”one
extra channel per expansion console.
◆ Tr ick Bus Solo switches send odd-num-
bered buses to the left speaker and even-
numbered buses to the right speaker—
unless you’ve pressed the respective Mono
L/R button.When a bus has been mono-ed,
Solo sends the bus to both speakers
◆ L Mix/R Mix and Mono L&R buttons assign
buses to main L/R stereo bus
◆ Built-in Talkback Mic with level control lets
you scream engineering commands to any
combination of Aux Send 1,Aux Send 2,
Ta pe/Submasters (L/R Mix and the eight
submasters) and Phones/Studio.When
Talkback is engaged, control room outputs
are padded by 20dB to avoid feedback.
8•BUS SERIES ACCESSORIES
Meter Bridges
Matching meter bridges (MB•16, MB•24, MB•32)
are available for each mixer. Each provides 12-seg-
ment LED ladders for each input channel,and
lighted VU meters for master Left/Right output.
Like the mixers’integral meter sections, the LEDs in
the bridges are with Lexan to resist dust and
humidity. On each meter bridge, input buttons
allow you to globally switch between Tape Return
input and Channel Strip post-fader output. Each
meter attaches in minutes and can be tilted as
desired (up to 90°).They also tilt down fully flat to
save you inches of road case depth—and from hav-
ing to buy another case just for the meter bridge.
The Stand
Any 8•Bus (including the 24•E Expander) can be floor-mounted via the optional The
Stand. Made of rugged steel with ultra-tough, 2-part polyurethane coating, The Stand
assembles in minutes.
24•E Expander Console (for 24•8, 32•8 only)
The 24•E is essentially another 24-channel 8•Bus mixer—but without a master output
section.You get 24 complete input channel strips and 24 more tape returns. The 24•E
connects to the 24•8 or 32•8 via a multi-pin connector.Additional 24•E’s can be
daisy-chained to create 48, 56,72, 80 or 96 more input channels.The 24•E’s outputs are
pre-mixed in the expander to reduce line and thermal noise and to maintain maximum
sonic quality at the main console. The connecting cables are long enough so that you can
place one or Expanders on each side of your main 8•Bus mixer.