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O WNER’S MANUAL X .200 Manual Rev 1.0. 4 March 7 , 2005.
2 X.2 0 0 Digital X Bus 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.
3 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual T able of Cont ents Intr oduction ................................................................................................................8 Getting Star ted .........................................
4 X.2 00 Digital X Bus The Scr eens ................................................................................................................ 21 Overvie w .........................................................................................
5 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual The Window s Menu................................................................................................................................. 32 About...................................................
6 X.2 00 Digital X Bus MIDI and the Digital X Bus ............................................................................................................................................. 66 MIDI Basics.............................................
Part No. 0012121 Rev . 1.0.4 03/05 ©2005 LOUD T echnologies Inc. All Rights Reserved. 7 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Don’ t forget to visit our website at www .mackie.com for more information about this and other Mackie products. Appendix D: Softw ar e Installa tion .
8 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Intr oduction Then, when you have time, read this owner's manual. It contains descriptions of every knob, button, and slider on the console, and all the menus and windows on the touchscreens. Throughout this manual you ’ ll fi nd illustrations with each feature numbered.
9 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Get ting Started Each mic input provides an individual phantom switch (+48 VDC), and a digitally controlled input trim.
10 X.2 00 Digital X Bus 3. LINE CARD The Line card has two female DB25 connectors. One provides eight balanced line-level inputs, and the other provides eight balanced line-level outputs. They use the T ASCAM standard pinout for analog signal connections (the same standard used on the analog cards for the Mackie D8B and Hard Disk Recorder).
11 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual At sampling rates up to 48 kHz, two channels of digital audio are transmitted on a single wire (one 3-pin XLR) at normal speed as speci fi ed by the AES/EBU standard.
12 X.2 00 Digital X Bus nect these outputs to the inputs of a 2-track recorder for mixdown, or to the inputs of a power ampli fi er to drive a pair of speakers for the studio or whatever . Note: Remember that the level for the Main L/R Mix Out is always controlled by the Master Fader on the console.
13 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual 1 1 5 V 9 V 9 am p 6 p 6 0 Hz 230 V 4.5 V 4. 5 am p 5 p 5 0 Hz 1100 11 00 W M W M ax Other Connections In addition to the cards in the card slots, there are more connections to be made on the rear panel. 9 .
14 X.2 00 Digital X Bus 15. P ow er Switch This one is self-explanatory . When the POWER switch is turned ON, power is supplied to the Digital X Bus and it boots up.
15 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Console Surfac e Contr ols T ouch the VU meter to open the DYNAMICS window . See "The Screens, The Windows Menu, Dynamics" for more info. 24. Equalizer The small EQ window indicates whether the channel's equalizer is turned on (the EQ window lights up when the EQ is turned on).
16 X.2 00 Digital X Bus When one of the above buttons is selected (lit), all 24 V -Pots control that function for each of the 24 chan- nels in the selected bank.
17 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Contr ol Room Section The Control Room section is where you de fi ne the source for monitoring in your control room.
18 X.2 00 Digital X Bus • The CLEAR button [45] blinks whenever a channel is soloed. Press the CLEAR button to clear all soloed channels. This is particularly useful when working with solos across multiple fader banks. • Adjust the solo signal level with the knob [46] in the Solo section.
19 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual The Edit In and Edit Out points are used to copy , cut, and paste sections of automation data in the Mix Editor . T o set the Edit In and Edit Out points: • Move the timeline cursor in the Mix Editor to the point where you want to start editing.
20 X.2 00 Digital X Bus 58. SET • T o move the timeline cursor to a new position in the Mix Editor , with LOCA TE [57] lit, press SET , then enter the time you want to move the cursor to using the number buttons, then press ENTER [49]. T ransport Controls These buttons control external devices that respond to MIDI Machine Control (MMC).
21 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual The Scr eens Acc essing Window s In addition, speci fi c windows pertaining to a chan- nel can be opened by simply touching that area in the channel strip. Note: T ouching an area on the touchscreen some- times results in a different action than clicking the same area with the mouse.
22 X.2 00 Digital X Bus The File Menu Contains: New Session (Ctrl+N) Open Session (Ctrl+O) Save Session (Ctrl+S) Save Session As … (Ctrl+Shift+S) Import D8B Session Save As T emplate … Open File Manager Launch Executable (.
23 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Import D8B Session • For Digital 8 • Bus users, converts a D8B ses- sion fi le to a Digital X Bus session. Note: This feature imports channel fader , mute, and pan settings for channels 1-72, and the aux send levels/pans for auxes 1-12, along with the master aux sends ands buses 1-8 levels.
24 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Open File Manager • Gives you direct access to fi le management features such as copying or moving fi les and folders, deleting fi les, and creating new folders. • Rename fi les. • Allows you to copy and move fi les from the internal drive to an external drive for backup.
25 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Cop y Filter ed… (Ctrl+Shift+C) • Opens the COPY FIL TERED window . This al- lows you to select the individual channel param- eter data to copy to the clipboard.
26 X.2 00 Digital X Bus • Choose the type of parameter from the top pull- down box. • Choose the action from Set, T rim, Min, and Max. Set moves the selected parameter setting to the speci fi ed value for all selected channels. Tr i m adds or subtracts the speci fi ed value from the selected parameter for all selected channels.
27 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual • Using this list, it is possible to regress to any point in the mix. If at some point things went in the wrong direction, it is easy to go back to where the mix was on the right track. • Highlight any item in the list to deactivate all forthcoming listed actions.
28 X.2 00 Digital X Bus • Channel linking allow you to control a pair of channels at the same time. All channel param- eters can be linked, or just selected parameters. For instance, in many cases only the faders need to be linked; all other parameters should remain independent for the individual track.
29 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Faders t o Off (Ctrl+[) • Sets the selected channel faders to off. • Affects faders only (including Master L/R faders). Does not affect any other channel parameters. Adjust Channel Dela y… • This features provides a means to shift chan- nels in time, relative to each other .
30 X.2 00 Digital X Bus • This is perfect for raising or lowering a com- plete set of automation moves. For example, if the vocal track is perfectly crafted and struc- tured, yet the entire track needs to come up a couple of dB in the mix, fear not.
31 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual AutoPlay • When AutoPlay is selected, playback starts automatically when you jump to a locate point. • This is handy when you are jumping from one locate point to another , listening for something in particular .
32 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Generic Mackie Control Emagic Logic Audio DigiDesign Pro T ools HUI MOTU Digital Performer Steinberg Nuendo Steinberg Cubase SX/SL Cakewalk SONAR Adobe Audition/Cool Edit Pro R.
33 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Close All Window s • This does just what it says, it closes all open windows in the display . Setup (Ctrl+1) The Setup window has four sub-windows: Gen- eral, Macros, Mix Options, and MIDI, all selectable with the buttons at the top of the Setup window .
34 X.2 00 Digital X Bus • All standard surround sound modes are select- able, including Stereo (no surround), Quad, LCRS, 5.1, 7.1 (SDDS), and 7.1 (TP).
35 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Show All Meters • Select this option to display all 94 meters (in- cluding the L/R mix). • T ouch the meter bridge in the display to toggle between showing the 24 meters in the currently selected bank and all meters.
36 X.2 00 Digital X Bus DA W Ext 2 In • Selects the MIDI interface used to receive MIDI commands for the last eight channels (17-24) when the MIDI fader bank is selected DA W Ext 2 Out • Selects the MIDI interface used to send MIDI commands for the last eight channels (17-24) when the MIDI fader bank is selected.
37 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Latch • This determines the action of overwriting auto- mation data during a pass. • When Latch is selected, automation data for the selected paramete.
38 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Store • T o update and overwrite an existing snapshot, select the snapshot, then touch the Store button to overwrite the snapshots with the new settings. Menu • The drop-down menu list duplicates the New , Recall, Store, Edit, and Delete buttons in the Snapshot window .
39 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Store • T o reassign an existing locate point, select the locate point, then touch the Store button to re- assign the locate point to the current time code position. Locate T o • T o move to a locate point, select the locate point and touch Locate T o.
40 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Dynamics (Ctrl+5) This opens the Dynamics window for the selected channel, which contains controls for the Compres- sor and Gate. ON Button • The compressor and gate each have an On/Off button, located at the top of their respective dis- plays.
41 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Release • Determines how fast the compressor turns off once the signal falls below the threshold. It is calibrated in milliseconds, ranging from 10 ms to 1000 ms (1 second).
42 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Range • Determines the amount of gain reduction ap- plied to the signal once the signal level drops below the threshold. It is calibrated in percent, ranging from 0% (no attenuation) to 100% (full attenuation). Key (T rigger) Input • Uses the signal from another source to trigger the dynamics for a channel.
43 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual LFE (Low-Frequency Effects) • The LFE feature makes it possible to handle all your bass management functions right from the channel panning, rather than purchasing an external surround bass management box.
44 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Floating Insert Send • Click the Floating Insert Send drop-down box to select where to send the channel ’ s fl oating insert send. Y ou can use any I/O card ’ s output. T ypically , you would use this to send the signal to an external processor , and return the signal to the channel using the Floating Insert Return.
45 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Pre Insert • The Pre Insert point is located just before the channel DSP section. • Used to insert a plug-in effect into the channel, pre-DSP . • Click the Pre Insert drop-down box to select a plug-in from the available effects in the Ef fects Rack.
46 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Mix Editor (Ctrl+7) The MIX EDITOR window contains a graphic representation of automation data. Though automa- tion data is primarily entered through the control surface knobs, buttons, and faders, it can also be altered graphically in the Mix Editor .
47 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual MENU • Click the MENU button to Cut, Copy , and Paste the selected region to and from the clipboard. • The T ool submenu allows you to select one of the editing tools (I-Beam, Pencil, Eraser , or Magnify).
48 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Y ou can select multiple non-contiguous channels or parameters by pressing the Ctrl key on the keyboard (or on the console) while clicking on track names. Pencil T ool (Hand T ool) • Use this tool to enter new data nodes and to alter existing ones.
49 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Effects Rack (Ctrl+8) The EFFECTS RACK window is where you select the plug-ins you want to use in your session. The Digital X Bus comes with a variety of plug-ins, ready to use. In addition, you can install any VST plug-in, a fi rst for any digital mixing console in this class.
50 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Applications for the MIDI Map include remote transport control from MIDI applications that don ’ t support MMC or the HUI protocol (but do allow their own internal parameter mapping), surround joystick control, or any continuous controller or two-state switch application (lighting, remote mixing, show controls, etc.
51 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual sign the output sources to virtually any signal path in the Digital X Bus, and con fi gure other parameters speci fi cally related to the card. The Mix Card setup allows you to select the out- put source for AES/EBU, Phones 1 and 2, Mix Out, and Speaker Out 1 and 2.
52 X.2 00 Digital X Bus are similar . Y ou can also choose from a variety of window types for displaying the spectral readout, including Rectangular , Bartlett, Hamming, and Han- ning. Click the Freeze button to catch a particular instance on-screen for closer examination.
53 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Anti-Static Pr ecautions The Digital X Bus I/O cards come packaged in an anti-static bag for protection against electro-static discharge (ESD). Do not remove the card from the bag until the exact moment you are ready to install it.
54 X.2 00 Digital X Bus I/ O Car ds Y ou can install the optional I/O cards in any of the slots labeled A, B, or C, in any combination to suit your particular application. Y ou can con fi gure the cards in the I/O Con fi guration window (W indows > I/O Con fi guration).
55 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Checklist for Basic Oper a tional F unctionality Basic system functionality depends on the ac- curate selection of a few key items. W ork through this checklist to verify console settings. The previ- ous chapters provide an explanation of each item.
56 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Setup Window The Setup W indow (Windows > Setup) is very im- portant to the functionality of the Digital X Bus. Its settings determine how the console operates within its own architecture as well as how it interfaces with other digital equipment.
57 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Connecting ADA T (Lightpipe) Multitr ack(s) ❏ For 24-track recording, install three DIGIT AL cards into the Digital X Bus B • SLOTS. ❏ Using fi ber -optic lightpipe cables, connect the OPTICAL OUT s A or B on the DIGIT AL cards to the ADA T digital input connectors on the multitrack recorder .
58 X.2 00 Digital X Bus ❏ Open Assign window (Windows > Assign) and assign input sources for each channel used. ❏ Select phantom power button in the Assign window for mic inputs if required. Note: Condenser mics and active DIs use phantom power .
59 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual ❏ Set Master Fader to Unity position. 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 10 dB ❏ T urn channel faders up to hear instrument or mic. 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 10 dB ❏ Once each channel is veri fi ed and audible, press channel mute.
60 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Aux 9/10 and 11/12 are perfect for stereo head- phone sends. It ’ s often convenient for the musicians to, at fi rst, monitor the L/R mix in the cue section (CUE 1 and 2).
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62 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Sample T r acking and Mixdo wn Setup This diagram shows a typical hookup for tracking and mixdown. W ith the signal routing fl exibility of the Digital X Bus, you don't need to change your connections when moving from the tracking to the mixdown stage.
63 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual WORD CLOCK SYNC CARD IN OUT IN OUT SMPTE A B MIX OUT CARD SPDIF SPEAKERS PHONES MIX OUT IN OUT IN LR 12 LR LR OUT AES/EBU DIGITAL CARD OPTICAL TDIF I/O IN.
64 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Effects/ Plug-ins Before we look at more setup examples, lets cover some quick tips on ef fi cient use of the Digital X Bus plug-ins. Follow these easy steps to use the Digital X Bus internal plug-ins. The Digital X Bus comes with a Stereo Delay and a Reverb.
65 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual T o use an internal effect on an Aux Send: 1. Adjust the Aux Send level on the individual channel(s) you want to send to the internal ef- fect (W indows > Auxes). Use Cue 1 (Aux 9/10) or Cue 2 (Aux 11/12) if you want to use a stereo effect.
66 X.2 00 Digital X Bus MIDI and the Digital X Bus MIDI Basics Y our Digital X Bus works very well when incorpo- rated in a MIDI network, using a computer refer - enced to time code. Be sure to connect the X.200 MIDI jacks to your MIDI interface. W ithin your computer -based MIDI sequencer , set the MIDI channel connected to the X.
67 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual The Digital X Bus provides control over some key MIDI parameters. These parameters affect your system ’ s ease of use and ef fi ciency , and should be .
68 X.2 00 Digital X Bus • Draw a digital word clock fl ow chart for your system. This will help you verify a logical connection scheme. One piece of equipment connected incorrectly can mess up your entire system.
69 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual k Computer Y ou probably have a bad word clock sync connec- tion if: • Y ou hear audio but it cuts in and out at regular intervals. • There is no audio signal at the input of the Digital X Bus even though everything seems to be connected properly .
70 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Digital Audio W orkstation Setup When connecting the Digital X Bus to a Digital Audio W orkstation ( Digital Performer , Studio V ision Pro, Cakewalk Pro, etc.
71 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual WORD CLOCK SYNC CARD IN OUT IN OUT SMPTE A B MIX OUT CARD SPDIF SPEAKERS PHONES MIX OUT IN OUT IN LR 12 LR LR OUT AES/EBU DIGI CARD OPTICAL TDIF I/O IN A .
72 X.2 00 Digital X Bus P ost-Pr oduction Setup The Digital X Bus is an amazing tool, no matter what the setup. However , the more complex the setup, the more amazing the Digital X Bus becomes. Post-production provides the potential to use any tracks, effects, snapshots, automation moves, and general madness mayhem.
73 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Using Basic Automa tion What T ype of Data Can Be Aut omat ed V irtually all of the Digital X Bus channel param- eters are available for automation. However , there are a few exceptions — some obvious and some not so obvious.
74 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Save Session As … • Name your mixes in a manner that is easy to reference consecutive revisions: For example, “ BigBadBob Mix 1, ” or “ BigBadBob rev 1.0. ” • Using “ rev 1.x, ” “ rev 2.x, ” etc. provides an easy way to indicate major conceptual changes (1.
75 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Note: Faders, Mutes, and Pan all apply individu- ally to the one parameter they name. ALL applies to all automation parameters other than Fad- ers, Mutes, and Pan.
76 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Appendix A: Servic e Inf orma tion Bad Output • Is the associated level control (if any) turned up? • Is the output source correctly assigned in the Card Setup window? • If it ’ s a stereo pair , try switching them around.
77 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Repair Service for Mackie products is available at a factory- authorized service center . Service for Mackie prod- ucts living outside the United States can be obtained through local dealers or distributors.
78 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Appendix B: Connections 1/4 " TS Phone Plugs and Jacks “ TS ” stands for T ip-Sleeve, the two connection points available on a mono 1/4 " phone jack or plug.
79 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual wired to the low (cold) and the ground (earth) connections of the balanced input. If there are ground-loop problems, try disconnecting the unbalanced grou.
80 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Appendix C: T echnical Inf o Specifi cations (pr eliminary) (All specifi cations are subject to change without notice. All measurements were calculated between 44.1 kHz and 96 kHz sampling frequencies. For these preliminary specifi cations, no measurements were calculated for 192 kHz sampling rate.
81 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Analog Output Sensitivity Measured with 1 kHz tone @ 200k ohm impedance LINE CARD OUTPUT • 0 dBFS = +24.4 dBu (± 0.2 dB) MIC/LINE 8 CARD OUTPUT • 0 dBFS = +24.4 dBu (± 0.2 dB) MIX OUT CARD OUTPUT • 0 dBFS = +24.
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83 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Digital X Bus X .200 Signal-Flow Diagr am Channel Input Bus Ass ig n Hardw are Destination Softw are Patch Control Room / Phones Mic/ Line 8 Line Card Dig.
84 X.2 00 Digital X Bus VST EFFECT (S) A UX SEND MA STER CHA NNEL INSERT SEND BUS INSER T SEND CHA NNEL INPUT CHA NNEL INSERT RETURN BUS INSER T RETURN x 72 x 12 x 10 x 72 x 72 x 10.
85 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual Bus Mute Hardware Output Hardware Input ASSIG NMEN T SWITCH Input Meter Floating Insert, Send Floating Insert, Return Pre-DSP Insert Post-DSP Bus Insert E.
86 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Digital X Bus X .200 Block Diagr am TB LEVEL TALK TO PHONES 1 TALK TO PHONES 2 INPUTS (x72) SLOT 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 3 SLOT 4 SLOT 5 SLOT 6 SLOT 7 SLOT 8 SLOT 9 PFL SOLO SOLO L SOLO R MAIN LEFT MAIN RIGHT BUSES 1–8 AUX SEND 1–8 AUX SEND 9 AUX SEND 10 AUX SEND 11 AUX SEND 12 DELAY CTRL DIG.
87 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual AUX SOLO TO AFL SOLO BUS TO PFL SOLO BUS TO AFL SOLO BUS TO PFL SOLO BUS SOLO LEVEL TO CONTROL ROOM SOLO PFL/AFL/ MIXDOWN MIXDOWN MIXDOWN SOLO SENDS ONLY .
88 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Appendix D: Softw ar e Installation Digital X Bus Softw ar e Installation Pr ocedur e Window s XP Users USB Flash/P en Drive Method (r ecommended) ***Requires a USB Flash/Pen drive*** 1. Download the Software update from www .mackie.
89 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual 9. Insert a blank CD ROM into your computer ’ s CD drive or other attached CD Burner . 10. Open whatever CD burning software you use to create CDs from your PC, and burn all the contents of the “ Digital X Bus Update ” folder (or whatever you named it) directly to the CD.
90 X.2 00 Digital X Bus CD R OM Method ***Requires a CD burner attached to your PC as well as a USB CD ROM drive attached to the Digital X Bus*** 1. Make sure you have a CD Burner and the appropriate software loaded on your computer . 2. Download the Software update from www .
91 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual 8. If there is a “ System Update ” fi le in the list and the Status column reads “ Needs Update, ” then high- light the “ System Update ” fi le and select “ Install. ” But if the Status column reads “ Up to Date, ” then move on to Step #10.
92 X.2 00 Digital X Bus 6. Remove the Flash Drive from your computer and insert it into one of the available USB ports on your Digital X Bus. 5. Select “ Install Packages ” from the File Menu on the Digital X Bus. 6. Select the new build to be installed from the list and select “ Run Installer .
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94 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Index.
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96 X.2 00 Digital X Bus Ackno wledgements ADA T is a registered trademark of Alesis Corporation. T ASCAM is a registered trademark of TEAC Corporation. VST is a trademark of Steinberg Media T echnologies GmbH. The following are trademarks or registered trademarks of LOUD T echnologies Inc.
97 Owner' s Manual Owner ' s Manual A. LOUD T echnologies Inc. warrants all materials, workmanship and proper operation of this product for a period of ONE year from the original date of purchase.
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