Mackie 1604VLZ4 Musical Toy Instrument User Manual


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mix,engageboththeassigntomainmix,leftandright
switches.Thesignalwillbesenttobothsides,and
willbeattenuatedjustenoughtopreserveconstant
loudness,justlikethechannelpan[31]knobswhen
set in the center.
40. Tape In (Level)
Thisknobcontrolsthelevelofthestereosignalcom-
ingfromthetapeinput[12]RCAjacks.Itsrangeisoff
whenfullydown,unityatthecenterdetent,with20
dBadditionalgainturnedfullyup,whichmaycomein
handyifyou’vepatchedinadevicewithwimpyoutput
levels.Afterthelevelisdetermined,thestereotape
signalcanbesenttoeitheroftwoplaces—themain
mixorthesource[42]matrix.
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41. Tape To LR
EngagingthisswitchisjustlikeengagingtheL-R
switchonachannel—thesignal,stereointhiscase,is
senttothemainmix.Itdoesnotinterruptothersignals,
justaddsitselftothem.Thisswitchcanbeveryhandy
inalivesoundsituationwhenyouwanttoplaysoothing
elevatormusictoananxiouscrowd.
WARNING:Engagingtapetomainmixcan
createafeedbackpathbetweentapeinput
[12]andtapeoutput[11].Makesureyour
tapedeckisnotinrecord,record-pauseorinput
monitormodewhenyouengagethisswitch,orthat
thetapein[40]levelknobisturnedfullydown.
42. Source
Typically,theengineersendsthemainmixtoan
audienceortoamixdowndeck(ifrecording).Butwhat
iftheengineerneedstohearsomethingotherthanthe
mainmix?Withthe1604VLZ4,theengineerhasseveral
choicesofwhattolistento.Thisisoneofthosetricky
parts—haveadoubleespressorst.
Usingtheseswitches,youcanchoosetolistentoany
combinationofmainmix,subs1-2,subs3-4andtape.
Selectionsmadeheredeliverstereosignalstothe
controlroom,headphones,andmeterdisplay.These
signalsaretappedoffasfollows—post-mainmixfader,
postsubgroupfaders[38],andpost-tapein[40]knob.
Withnoswitchesengaged,therewillbenosignal
attheseoutputsandnometerindication,withtwo
exceptions:soloandstereoreturn4.
Regardlessofthesourcematrixselection,engaging
asoloswitchwillreplacethatselectionwiththesolo
signal,alsosenttothecontrolroom,headphones,and
meterdisplay.Thisiswhatmakesthelevel-setting
proceduresoeasy.
Nowyouknowhowtoselectthesignalsyouwant
tosendtotheengineer’scontrolroomand/orphones.
Onceselected,thesesignalsallpassthroughthesame
levelcontrol,aptlynamed:
43. CR/Phones
Asyoumightexpect,thisknobcontrolsthelevels
ofboththestereocontrolroom,andtheheadphones.
Makesurethatyoumoveittominimumbeforeselecting
oraddinganewsource.
Whateveryourselection,youcanalsouse
thecontrolroomoutputsforotherapplications.
Thesoundqualityisjustasimpeccableasthemain
outputs.Itcanbeusedasanadditionalmainmix
outputandthisonewillhaveitsownlevelcontrol.
However,shouldyoudothis,beawarethatifyou
engageasolo[27]switch,thatwillinterruptthemix:
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