Mackie 802VLZ4 [7/28] Owner s manual

Owner’s Manual

Home Studio

Condenser

microphone

Acoustic

Guitar

Amplifier

modeler

Electric

Guitar

MR8mk3

studio monitors

Synth

Headphones

Headphone amp

Laptop

Electronic Drum Kit

This diagram shows a condenser microphone connected to the mic input of channel 1, with phantom

power engaged. A guitar is attached to the instrument input of channel 2, with the instrument switch

pressed in. Another guitar plays through an ampliﬁer modeler into channels 3 and 4. A stereo synth is

connected to the line inputs of channels 5 and 6, and an electronic drum kit feeds channels 7 and 8.

The audio outputs from a laptop computer are connected to the RCA tape inputs. This allows you to

playback your recordings made using the DAW of your choice. The Alt 3-4 outputs are used to feed the

inputs to your computer's sound card. By pressing a mute/alt 3-4 switch, it is easy to set up a channel to

record onto your computer.

A headphone ampliﬁer is connected to the headphones output, and feeds four pairs of headphones.

A pair of MR8mk3 powered studio monitors are connected to the control room outputs.

You can use this setup to record overdub style:

1. For the track being recorded, route it to the alt 3-4 output, which feeds the computer input.

2. Monitor just the previously-recorded tracks through the tape input, which will feed the control

room/phones.

3. Since only the currently-recorded track is feeding the computer (through alt 3-4), you will hear the

previous tracks you are overdubbing to, but they will not be recorded to each new track.

4. The control room/phones is fed by a mixture of alt 3-4 (currently recorded track) and tape in

(output of your DAW playing back previously-recorded tracks).