Mackie 2404 Musical Toy Instrument User Manual


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Owner’s Manual
Aisastereosolobus,soinamode,soloingGroup1
byitselfplacesthesignalontheleft,Group2showsup
on the right, and soloing both yields a stereo image, with
Group1ontheleftandGroup2ontheright,andeach
reducedby3dB,notunlikeusingoneofthechannels'
balancepotstocenterthesignal.Groups3and4
functionsimilarly.
Solosignalsreachingtheheadphonesand
monitoroutputsarenotaffectedbythe
channellevelormainlevel;therefore,turn
downthephoneslevel[69]andmonitorlevel[68]rst,
assoloedchannelsmaybeloud.
Therudesololight[59]willturnonasareminder
thatwhatyouarelisteningtointheheadphonesisjust
thesoloedgroup(s).
74. Group 1-4 Faders
Asyoumightexpect,thesefaderscontrolthelevels
ofthesignalssenttothegroupouts[11].Allchannels
thatareassignedtogroups,notmuted,andnotturned
fullydownwillappearatthegroupouts.
Thegroupsignalisoffwhenitsfaderisfullydown,
the“U”markingisunitygain,andfullyupprovides
10dBadditionalgain.Rememberthatifyouaretreating
twogroupsasastereopair,group1and2forexample,
makesurethatbothgroupfaders“ride”togetherto
maintain the left/right balance.
75. Main Mix
Thisstereofaderallowsyoutoadjustthelevelsofthe
mainmixsignalssenttotheXLRand1/4"main
line-leveloutputs[7],andthetapeoutputs[6].
Thisgivesyoutheultimatefeelingofpowerand
controloverthesoundlevelssenttoyouraudience.
Adjustthiscontrolcarefully,withyourgoodeyeonthe
meterstocheckagainstoverloading,andyourgood
eartothelevelstomakesureyouraudience(ifany)is
happy.
Themainmixsignalsareoffwiththefaderfullydown,
the“U”markingisunitygain,andfullyupprovides10
dBofadditionalgain.Thisadditionalgainwilltypically
neverbeneeded,butonceagain,it’snicetoknowthat
it’sthere.Thefaderisstereo,asitaffectsboththeleft
andrightofthemainmixequally.Thisistheideal
controltoslowlybringdownattheendofasong(or
quicklyinthemiddleofasongiftheneedeverarises).
Thiscontroldoesnotaffecttheauxoutputs[13].
Thisdoes,however,concludethemainportionofthe
owner'smanual.Fromhereonoutit'sallappendices.
Youshouldpouryourselfacold,frostyoneandpat
yourselfonthebackformakingithere!
Ok,congratulationsarenowover.Timetopluginyour
VLZ44•Busmixer,poweriton,andstarttwiddlin'some
knobs!
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