Mackie 1202VLZ4 Musical Toy Instrument User Manual


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1202VLZ4
1202VLZ4
[15]andphones[12]outputs.Ifyouwantthealt3–4
signalstogobackintothemainmix,engagetheassign
tomainmix[36]switch,andthecontrolroom/submix
[34]levelcontrolbecomestheoneknobtocontrolthe
levelsofallthechannelsassignedtoalt3–4.
Anotherwaytodothesamethingisassignthe
channelstothealt3–4mix,thenpatchoutofthe
alt3–4output[16]backintoanunusedstereochannel
lineinput[2].Ifthat’syourchoice,don’teverengage
themute/alt3–4switchonthatstereochannel,oryou’ll
haveeverydogintheneighborhoodhowlingatyour
feedbackloop.
Anotherbenetofthealt3–4featureisthatitcan
actasa“SIP”(Solo-In-Place):justengageachannel's
mute/alt3–4switchandthealt3–4switchinthesource
matrixandyou’llgetthatchannel,allbyitself,inthe
controlroomandphones.
Mute/alt3–4isoneofthosecontrolsthatcan
bewildernewcomers,sotakeyourtimeandplay
aroundwithit.Onceyou’vegotitdown,you’ll
probablythinkofahundredusesforit!
26. Pan
Panadjuststheamountof
channelsignalsenttotheleft
versustherightoutputs.On
monochannels(ch.1–4or5–12
withconnectionstotheLinput
only)thesecontrolsactaspan
pots.Onstereochannels(5–12)
withstereoconnectionstoLand
Rinputs,thepanknobworkslike
thebalancecontrolonyourhome
stereo.
Pandeterminesthefateof
themainmixandalt3–4mix.
Withthepanknobhardleft,
thesignalwillfeedeithermain
outL(bus1)oraltoutputL
(bus3),dependingonthe
positionofthealt3–4switch.
Withtheknobhardright,the
signalfeedsmainoutR(bus2)
oraltoutputR(bus4).
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Constant Loudness ! ! !
The1202VLZ4’spancontrolsemployadesigncalled
“ConstantLoudness.”Ithasnothingtodowithliving
nexttoanall-nightdisco.Asyouturnthepan[26]knob
fromlefttoright(therebycausingthesoundtomove
fromthelefttothecentertotheright),thesoundwill
appeartoremainatthesamevolume(orloudness).
Ifyouhaveachannelpannedhardleft(orright)and
reading0dB,itmustdipdownabout4dBontheleft
(orright)whenpannedcenter.Todootherwise(the
wayBrandXcompactmixersdo)wouldmakethesound
appearmuchlouderwhenpannedcenter.
3-Band EQ
The1202VLZ4has3-bandequalizationatcarefully
selectedpoints—lowshelvingat80Hz,midpeaking
at2.5kHz,andhishelvingat12kHz.“Shelving”means
thatthecircuitryboostsorcutsallfrequenciespastthe
speciedfrequency.Forexample,rotatingthelowEQ
knob15dBtotherightboostsbassstartingat80Hzand
continuingdowntothelowestnoteyouneverheard.
“Peaking”meansthatcertainfrequenciesforma“hill”
aroundthecenterfrequency—2.5kHzinthecaseof
themidEQ.
27. Low EQ
Thiscontrolgivesyou
upto15dBboostorcut
below80Hz.Thecircuitis
at(noboostorcut)atthe
centerdetentposition.This
frequencyrepresentsthe
punchinbassdrums,bass
guitar,fatsynthpatches,
andsomereallyserious
malesingers.
Usedinconjunctionwith
thelowcut[3]switch,
youcanboostthelowEQ
withoutinjectingatonof
subsonicdebrisintothe
mix.
28. Mid EQ
Shortfor“midrange,”
thisknobprovides15dB
ofboostorcut,centered
at2.5kHz,alsoatatthe
centerdetent.Midrange
EQisoftenthoughtofas
themostdynamic,because
thefrequenciesthatdene
anyparticularsoundarealmostalwaysfoundinthis
range.YoucancreatemanyinterestingandusefulEQ
changesbyturningthisknobdownaswellasup.
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100
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1k
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10k
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20k
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–15
–10
–5
0
+5
+10
+15
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100
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1k
Hz
10k
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20k
Hz
–15
–10
–5
0
+5
+10
+15
Low EQ with Low Cut
Low EQ
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100
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1k
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10k
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20k
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–15
–10
–5
0
+5
+10
+15
Mid EQ
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