Mackie 1604 Musical Toy Instrument User Manual


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1604VLZ4
1604VLZ4
9. C-R Outs (Control Room Outputs)
These1/4"jacksareusuallypatchedtotheinputsof
acontrolroomamplieroraheadphonedistribution
amplier.Tolearnhowsignalsareroutedtothese
outputs,seectlroom/phones[43]onpage20.
10. Phones Out (On Front Panel)
The1604VLZ4’sstereo1/4"phones
jackwilldriveanystandard
headphonetoveryloudlevels.
Tolearnhowsignalsareroutedto
theseoutputs,seectlroom/phones
[43]onpage20.Ifyou’rewiringyour
owncableforthephonesoutput:
Tip=leftchannel
Ring = right channel
Sleeve = commonground
WARNING:Whenwesaytheheadphone
ampisloud,we’renotkidding.Itcancause
permanenteardamage.Evenintermediate
levelsmaybepainfullyloudwithsomeearphones.
BE CAREFUL!Alwaysturnthectlroom/phones[43]
knoballthewaydownbeforeconnectingheadphones.
Keepitdownuntilyou’veputthephoneson.Thenturn
itupslowly.Why?“Engineerswhofrytheirearsnd
themselveswithshortcareers.”
11. Tape Out
TheseunbalancedRCAjackstapthemainmix
outputstomakesimultaneousrecordingandPAwork
moreconvenient.Connectthesetoyour2-track
recorder’sinputs.Tolearnhowsignalsarerouted
totheseoutputs,seemainmix[37]faderdetails
onpage19.
Mono:Ifyouwanttofeedamonosignaltoyourtape
deckorotherdevice,simplyusethe1/4"mono[15]
outputjack.
12. Tape In
TheseunbalancedRCAjacksaredesignedtowork
withsemiproaswellasprorecorders.Connectyour
2-tracktaperecorder’soutputshere,usingstandardhi-
RCAcables.Tolearnhowsignalsareroutedfromthese
inputs,seetapein(level)[40]onpage20.
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7. Stereo Returns
Thisiswheretoconnecttheoutputsofparallel
effectsdevices(orextraaudiosources).They’llaccept
justaboutanyproorsemiproeffectsdeviceonthe
market.Tolearnhowsignalsareroutedfromthese
inputs,seestereoreturnlevel[51]onpage23.
Mono:Ifyouhaveaneffectsdevicewithamono
output(onecord),plugthatintotheleftinputof
astereoreturnandleavetherightinputunplugged.
Thatway,thesignalwillbesenttobothsides,
magicallyappearinginthecenterasamonosignal.
8. Sub Outs
Thesefour1/4"jacksareusuallypatchedto
theinputsofamultitrackdeck,ortosecondary
ampliersinacomplexinstallation.Tolearnhow
signalsareroutedtotheseoutputs,seesubgroup
faders[38],page19.
Double Busing
Howonearthdoyougetfourjackstofeedeight
tracks?Tofeedan8-trackdeckwithonlyfoursubouts,
simplyusefourY-cords:
• SubOut1feedstracks1and5
• SubOut2feedstracks2and6
• SubOut3feedstracks3and7
• SubOut4feedstracks4and8
Tracksinrecordmodewillacceptthesignal,and
tracksinsafemodewillignorethesignal.It’sthateasy.
Thismethodisexactlythesameasthe
double-busingfeaturefoundinothermixers.
Built-indouble-busingisnothingmorethan
Y-cordslivinginsidethemixerinsteadofhangingout
theback.Ifwehadroomfortheextrajacks,wewould
havethrownthemin,butwedon’t,sowedidn’t.
Sonically,thereisnodifference.
Y-cordadvice:Donotusethestereo“headphone-to-
left/right”splitteradapters.Usethetypethatsendthe
samesignaltotwoplaces;thetipofthesourceplug
feedsthetipsofbothdestinationplugs.
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