Mackie 1402VLZ4 [13/28] Channel strip description

Mackie 1402VLZ4 [13/28] Channel strip description
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Owner’s Manual
Owner’s Manual
Channel Strip Description
The1402VLZ4has“dual-modesolo.”Thesolomode
[35]switchinthemastersectiondetermineswhich
modeyou'llbehearing.Withtheswitchup,you'llget
“AFL”(after-fader-listen),whichispost-fader,post-pan,
makingitidealformixdownsoloing.Withtheswitch
down,you'rein“PFL”(pre-fader-listen),usedinthe
levelsettingprocedure.
Soloedchannelsaresenttothesourcemix,which
ultimatelyfeedsyourcontrolroom,phonesandmeter
display.Wheneversoloisengaged,allsourceselections
(mainmix,alt3-4andtape)aredefeated,toallowthe
soloedsignaltodojustthat—solo!
25. Mute/Alt 3–4
Thedual-purposemute/alt3–4busisoursignature.
WhenGregwasdesigningourrstproduct,hehadto
includeamuteswitchforeachchannel.Muteswitches
dojustwhattheysoundliketheydo.Theyturnoffthe
signalby“routing”itintooblivion.“Gee,whatawaste,”
Gregreasoned.“Whynothavethemutebuttonroutethe
signalsomewhereelseuseful…likeaseparatestereo
bus?”Somute/alt3–4reallyservestwofunctions—
muting(oftenusedduringamixdownorliveshow),and
signalrouting(formultitrackandlivework)whereit
actsasanextrastereobus.
Tousethisasamuteswitch,allyouhavetodois
notusethealt3–4[16]outputs.Then,wheneveryou
pressthisswitch,youwillassignachanneltothese
unusedoutputs,disconnectingitfromthemainmix,
andeffectivelymutingthechannel.
Tousethisasanalt3–4switch,allyouhavetodois
connectthealt3–4outputstowhateverdestinationyou
desire.Herearetwopopularexamples:
Whendoingmultitrackrecording,usethealt3–4
outputstofeedyourmultitrack.Withmostdecks,you
canmultthealt3–4outputs,usingY-cordsormults,to
feedmultipletracks.So,takealtoutputLandsendit
totracks1,3,5and7,andaltoutputRandsenditto
tracks2,4,6and8.Now,tracksthatareinrecordor
inputmodeswillhearthealt3–4signals,andtracksin
playbackorsafemodeswillignorethem.
Whendoinglivesoundormixdown,it’softenhandy
tocontrolthelevelofseveralchannelswithoneknob.
That’scalledsubgrouping.Simplyassignthesechannels
tothealt3–4mix,engagealt3–4inthesource[33]
matrix,andthesignalswillappearatthecontrolroom
andheadphones.Ifyouwantthealt3–4signalstogo
backintothemainmix,engagetheassigntomainmix
[37]switch,andthecontrolroom/submix[34]level
controlbecomestheoneknobtocontrolthelevelsofall
thechannelsassignedtoalt3–4.
Thetenchannelstripslookalike,andfunction
identically.Theonlydifferenceisthatthesixontheleft
areforindividualmicsormonoinstrumentsandhave
moregainavailable,whilethenextfourareforeither
stereoormonoline-levelsources.(Eachofthestereo
channelstripsisactuallytwocompletecircuits.The
controlsarelinkedtogethertopreservestereo.)We’ll
startatthebottomandworkourwayup…
“U” Like Unity Gain
VLZ4mixershavea“U”symbolonalmosteverylevel
control.This“U”standsfor“unitygain,”meaningno
changeinsignallevel.Onceyouhaveadjustedtheinput
signaltoline-level,youcanseteverycontrolat“U”and
yoursignalswilltravelthroughthemixeratoptimal
levels.What’smore,allthelabelsonourlevelcontrols
aremeasuredindecibels(dB),soyou’llknowwhat
you’redoinglevel-wiseifyouchoosetochangea
control’ssettings.
Youwon’thavetocheckit
hereandcheckitthere,asyouwould
withsomeothermixers.Infact,some
don’tevenhaveanyreferenceto
actualdBlevelsatall!Youweresmart
—you'reusinga1402VLZ4.
23. Channel Fader
Thisadjuststhechannel’slevel…
fromoff,tounitygain,onupto10dB
ofadditionalgain.
Channels1through6usemono
faders,andchannels7through14use
stereofaders,andsotheymayfeel
slightlydifferent.Notaproblem.
24. Solo
Thislovableswitchallows
youtohearsignalsthrough
yourheadphonesorcontrol
roomwithouthavingtoroutethemto
themainmixoralt3-4mix.Youdon’t
evenhavetohavethechannel’sfader
turnedup.Folksusesoloinlivework
topreviewchannelsbeforetheyarelet
intothemix,ortojustcheckoutwhat
aparticularchannelisuptoanytime
duringasession.Youcansoloasmany
channelsatatimeasyoulike.
Soloisalsothekeyplayerinthe
level-settingprocedureonpage5.
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