Mackie 1202VLZ4 Musical Toy Instrument User Manual


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1202VLZ4
1202VLZ4
Attheriskofcreatinganotherstandard,1202VLZ4
mixersaddresstheneedofbothcrowdsbycallingthings
astheyare—0dBu(0.775V)attheoutputshowsas
0dBVUonthemeters.Whatcouldbeeasier?Bythe
way,themostwonderfulthingaboutstandardsisthat
therearesomanytochoosefrom.
Remember,audiometersarejusttoolstohelpassure
youthatyourlevelsare“intheballpark.”Youdon’thave
tostareatthem(unlessyouwantto).
A Word About Aux
Firstofall,thereisnoparticularalliancebetween
auxsend1(or2)andstereoreturn1(or2).They’re
justnumbers.They’reliketwocompletestrangers.
Sendsareoutputs,returnsareinputs.Thechannel
aux[30and31]knobstapthesignaloffthechannel
andsendsittotheauxsend[8]outputs.Aux1signalis
senttotheaux1master[39]knobbeforegoingtothe
auxsend1[8]outputandtheaux2signalgoesdirectly
totheauxsend2[8]output.
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Theseoutputscanbefedtotheinputsofareverbor
otherdevice.Fromthere,theoutputsofthisexternal
devicearefedbacktothemixer’sstereoreturn[7]
jacks.thenthesesignalsaresentthroughthestereo
return[40]levelcontrols,andnallydeliveredtothe
mainmix.
So,theoriginal“dry”signalsgofromthechannels
tothemainmixandtheaffected“wet”signalsgofrom
thestereoreturn[7]tothemainmix,andoncemixed
together,thedryandwetsignalscombinetocreate
aglorioussound.So,armedwiththisknowledge,
let’svisittheAuxiliaryWorld:
38. Pre Or Post (Aux 1)
Besidesbeingusedtoworkeffectsintoyourmix,aux
sendsserveanothercriticalrole—thatofdelivering
cuemixestostagemonitors,somusicianscanhearwhat
they’redoing.Onthe1202VLZ4,auxsend1canplay
eitherrole,dependingonthepositionofthisswitch.
Withthisswitchup(disengaged),auxsend1will
tapachannelpre-fader(level)andpre-mute/alt3-4,
meaningthatnomatterhowyoumanipulatethose
controlsastheyfeedthemainmix,theauxsendwill
continuetobeltoutthatchannel’ssignal.Thisisthe
preferredmethodforsettingupstagemonitorfeeds.
EQsettingswillaffectallauxsends.
Withtheswitchdown,theauxsend1becomes
anordinaryeffectssend—post-fader(level)and
post-mute/alt3-4.Thisisamustforeffectssends,
sinceyouwantthelevelsofyour“wet”signalsto
followthelevelofthe“dry.”
39. Aux 1 Master
Thisknobprovidesoveralllevelcontrolofauxsend1,
justbeforeit’sdeliveredtotheauxsend1[8]output.
(Auxsend2hasnosuchcontrol.)Thisknobgoesfrom
off(turnedfullydown),tounitygainatthecenter
detent,with10dBofextragain(turnedfullyup).
Aswithsomeotherlevelcontrols,youmayneverneed
theadditionalgain,butifyoueverdo,you’llbegladyou
boughta1202VLZ4.
Thisisusuallytheknobyouturnupwhenthelead
singerglaresatyou,pointsathisstagemonitor,and
stickshisthumbupintheair.(Itwouldfollowsuitthat
ifthesingerstuckhisthumbdown,you’dturntheknob
down…butthatneverhappens.)
40. Stereo Returns
Thesetwocontrolssettheoveralllevelofeffects
receivedfromstereoreturn[7]inputs1and2.These
controlsaredesignedtohandleawiderangeofsignal
levels,fromoff,tounitygainatthedetent,with20dB
gainfullyclockwise,tocompensateforlow-leveleffects.
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