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Kevin:

--- Quote ---and I found that the Compressor was on .. with a high gain setting. This most likely was the source of the feedback right?
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That could do it. You'll want to check the compressor settings in the inputs as well, esp if using monitors.


--- Quote ---I could not get to the dynamics page from the EQ screen for the LR bus.
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You've got to put your finger on a grey area and scroll down. Its non intuitive, but works.


--- Quote ---I have never had this level of frustration with gear.
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I will second that, but I would also add that I've also never had a piece of gear that made my life so much easier - once I figured it out. Keep in mind that this thing is half mixer and half computer and the part that is half computer has a bit of a learning curve.

jlb:
This is a digital board. Putting compressors, gates, parametric EQ, FX etc in the hands of the inexperienced is a recipe for disaster. There are going to be many frustrated users popping up. Thinking this is a plug and play piece of gear is going to be a big disappointment for many.

RoadRanger:
If you go to "shows" and recall the default snapshot you're in pretty good shape to start but I'd not have the comps and gates enabled on the inputs and have the "no clip" preset on all the output compressors. When Mackie gives us a way to share shows, snapshots, and presets I'll publish my defaults :) . I suppose I could write them up in a post or ten ...

bcbeak:
I Wanted to post an update on our issues with the DL1608 and DLM series speakers.  We had a professional soundman
work with us tonight at rehearsal. We spent 3 hours .. just setting up the board from scratch. He dove right in .. even though
I don't think he had a lot of experience with the board ... pretty impressive. He worked EQs on every mix and instrument over
and over until each was set to nearly zero on the meters and each instrument or mike had its own slice of the spectrum.

He panned instruments, added effects, and got maximum volume from the setup with no feedback whatsover. The band sounded
as good as any pro audio setup I have played in in years and there seemed to be great clarity on stage. We have 4 vocals, drums,
bass, three electric guitars, pedal steel, fiddle and banjo all in the mix.

We worked through all the monitor mixes and he set us straight on vocal monitors ... setting all four singers to even levels in the
wedges to promote balanced harmonies. Not a lead singer and everyone else complaining for more volume .. the vocals were crystal clear.

We saved the mix in a Show/Scene and have a great mix to use as a basis for all our shows.

When he was done and walked me through the changes, I was astonished to see he did the opposite of what I had
attempted to raise headroom and cut feedback. Instead of my Smiley gain EQ .. he had a smiley cut EQ.

For those of you who are true sound technicians .. kudos to you .. you really have a lot of skill that us weekend
warriors do not. For those of you who are band members running sound from the stage with little pro audio experience,
I highly encourage you to get the assistance of a professional if you are having any trouble with your setup.
I am so happy that we did. The DL1608 is a remarkably powerful tool, but in the wrong hands it can be unwieldy
and its easy to lose whats going on inside the box.

sam.spoons:
Good to hear you have got you're sound sorted. How about some screen shots of the main settings?

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