Mackie 1642VLZ4 Musical Toy Instrument User Manual


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Owner’s Manual
Owner’s Manual
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18.(Seealsothediscussionondouble
busingonthepreviouspage.)
9. CR 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].
10. Phones Out (On Front Panel)
The1642VLZ4’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
CR/phones[43]onpage19.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CR/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them-
selves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18.
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.
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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.
6. Aux Send Outs
These1/4"jacksusuallypatchtotheinputsof
aparalleleffectsdevicesortotheinputsofstage
monitoramps.
To learn how signals are routed to
theseoutputs,seetheAuxdiscussiononpage21.
Effects: Serial Or Parallel?
You’vehearduscarelesslytossaroundtheterms
“serial”and“parallel.”Here’swhatwemeanbythem:
“Serial”meansthattheentiresignalleavesthemixer
[insertsend],isroutedthroughtheeffectsdevice,and
returnstothemixer[insertreturn].Examples:com-
pressor/limiters,graphicequalizers.Line-levelsources
canalsobepatchedthroughaserialeffectsdevice
beforeorafterthemixer.
“Parallel”meansthataportionofthesignalinthe
mixeristappedofftothedevice(auxsend),processed
andreturnedtothemixer(stereoreturn)tobemixed
withtheoriginal“dry”signal.Thisway,multiple
channelscanallmakeuseofthesameeffectsdevice.
Examples:reverb,digitaldelay.
7. Stereo Returns
Thisiswheretoconnecttheoutputsofparallel
effectsdevices(orextraaudiosources).Thereare
fourstereoreturns.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22.
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.
Dry Signal
Processed
Signal
Insert
Send
Insert
Return
Dry Signal(s)
Dry Signal(s)
Aux
Send
Aux
Return
Wet Signal
Channel Path
Mix
Stage
Output
Section
Processed
Signal
Signal Processor
(e.g., Compressor)
Signal Processor
(e.g., Reverb)
Dry Signal
Processed
Signal
Insert
Send
Insert
Return
Dry Signal(s)
Dry Signal(s)
Aux
Send
Aux
Return
Wet Signal
Channel Path
Mix
Stage
Output
Section
Processed
Signal
Signal Processor
(e.g., Compressor)
Signal Processor
(e.g., Reverb)
Dry Signal
Processed
Signal
Insert
Send
Insert
Return
Dry Signal(s)
Dry Signal(s)
Aux
Send
Aux
Return
Wet Signal
Channel Path
Mix
Stage
Output
Section
Processed
Signal
Signal Processor
(e.g., Compressor)
Signal Processor
(e.g., Reverb)
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