Mackie 402 Musical Toy Instrument User Manual


 
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Owner’s Manual
Owner’s Manual
9. Low EQ
This control
givesyouupto
15dBboostorcut
below80Hz.
Thecircuitisat
(noboostorcut)at
thecenterposition.
Thisfrequency
rangerepresents
thepunchinbass
drums,bassguitar,
fatsynthpatches,
andsomereally
seriousmalesingers.
Usedinconjunctionwiththelowcut[5]
switch,youcanboostthelowEQwithout
injectingatonofsubsonicdebrisintothe
mix.
10. Stereo Pan Switch (Ch. 1–2)
Withthisswitchout,eachmonochannel
feedsboththeleftandrightsidesofthe
mainmixequally.Forexample:
• Playingamonosource:Ifyoutalkinto
amicrophoneconnectedtoinput1,
yoursweettoneswillbeheardinboth
theleftandrightloudspeakers.
• Overdubbingamonosource:ifyou
aremonitoringdirectlythroughthe
headphones,youcanheartheoverdub
signalinbothearswhileyouare
playing.
Withthisswitchpressedin,channel1
willplayonlyintheleftsideofthemainmix,
andchannel2willplayintherightside.
Forexample:
• Recordingastereosource:Ifyouhave
astereomicrophoneconnectedto
themicinputs,orifyouareplayinga
stereosourceintothelineinputs,each
sideofthesourcecanberecorded
discretelyontoarecorderconnected
tothemainortapeoutputs.
Thepanswitchdoesnotaffectchannels
3or4,orthetapeinputs.
20
Hz
100
Hz
1k
Hz
10k
Hz
20k
Hz
–15
–10
–5
0
+5
+10
+15
20Hz 100Hz 1kHz 10kHz 20kHz
–15
–10
–5
0
+5
+10
+15
Low EQ with Low Cut
Low EQ
11. Level
Thisadjuststhechannel’slevelfromoff,
tounitygainatthecenter,onupto12dBof
additionalgain.Oncethegain[7]hasbeen
adjustedforeachchannel,usethelevelto
adjusthowmuchofeachchannelappearsin
themainmix.
Channels1and2usemonolevelcontrols,
andchannels3and4usesastereocontrol.
12. OL LED
ThisoverloadLEDwillilluminateifthe
inputsignalistoohigh.Thesignallevelis
measuredjustbeforethelevelcontrol,but
afterthegaincontrolandEQ.
IftheOLLEDdoesilluminate,turndown
thegainand/ortheEQcontrolsuntilthis
willonlyilluminateoccasionallywhenthe
inputsourceisrunninghigh.Turningthe
levelcontrolwillnotaffecttheOLLED.
13. Main Outs
Theseoutputsfeedthemainmixoutinto
thewaitingworld.Theycanbeconnected
totheline-levelinputsofpowerampliers,
poweredspeakers,ortothelineinputsof
anothermixer.
Tousetheseoutputstodrivebalanced
inputs,connect1⁄4"TRS(Tip–Ring–Sleeve)
phoneplugslikethis:
Tip=+(hot)
Ring=–(cold)
Sleeve=Ground
FormostmusicrecordingandPA
applications,unbalancedlinesarene.
Todriveunbalancedinputs,connect
1⁄4"TS(Tip–Sleeve)phoneplugslikethis:
Tip=+(hot)
Sleeve=Ground