Mackie 1402VLZ4 [16/28] Output section

Mackie 1402VLZ4 [16/28] Output section
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1402VLZ4
1402VLZ4
Output Section
33. Control Room Source Matrix
Typically,theengineersendsthemainmixtoan
audience(iflive)oramixdowndeck(ifrecording).But
whatiftheengineerinthecontrolroomneedstohear
somethingotherthanthemainmix?Withthe1402VLZ4,
theengineerhasseveralchoicesofwhattolistento.
Thisisoneofthosetrickyparts,sobraceyourself.
Viathesesourceswitches,youcanchoosetolisten
toanycombinationofmainmix,alt3-4andtape.
Bynow,youprobablyknowwhatthemainmixis.
Alt3-4isthatadditionalstereomixbus.Tapeisthe
stereosignalcominginfromthetapeinput[9]jacks.
Selectionsmadeinthesourcematrixdeliverstereo
signalstothecontrolroom,phonesandmeterdisplay.
Withnoswitchesengaged,therewillbenosignalat
theseoutputsandnometerindication.
Theexceptionisthesolofunction.Regardlessofthe
sourceselection,engagingachannel’ssolo[24]switch
willreplacethatselectionwiththesolosignal,alsosent
tothecontrolroom,phonesandmeter.Thisiswhat
makesthelevel-settingproceduresoeasytodo.
WARNING:Engagingboththetapeand
assigntomainmixbuttonscancreatea
feedbackpathbetweentapeinputandtape
output.Makesureyourtapedeckisnotinrecord,
record-pause,orinput-monitormodewhenyouengage
theseswitches,ormakesurethecontrolroom/submix
[34]faderisfullycounterclockwise(off).
Nowyouknowhowtoselectthesignalstosendtothe
engineer’scontrolroomorphones.Fromthere,these
signalsallpassthroughthesamelevelcontrol:
34. Control Room/Submix
Thisfadercontrolsthelevelsofboththecontrolroom
outputsandphonesoutputs.Thefaderrangesfrom
offthroughunitygainatthe“U”,to10dBofextragain
(whenturnedfullyclockwise).
Whenmainmixisyourcontrolroomsourceselection,
thosesignalswillnowpassthroughtwolevelcontrols
onthewaytoyourcontrolroomampandphones—the
mainmix[32]fadersandthiscontrolroom/submix
fader.Thisway,youcansendanicehealthyleveltothe
mainoutput(mainmixfaderat“U”),andaquietlevel
tothecontrolroomorphones(controlroom/submix
faderwhereveryoulikeit).
Whenalt3-4ortapeisselected,orsoloisengaged,
thisfaderwillbetheonlyonecontrollingtheselevels
(channelcontrolsnotwithstanding).
32. Main Mix Faders
Thesefaderscontrolthelevelsofsignalssenttothe
mainoutputs:XLR[13]and1⁄4"[11]andtape[10].
Allchannelsandstereoreturnsthatarenotmutedor
turnedfullydownwillwindupinthemainmix.
Fullycounterclockwiseisoffandfullyclockwise
provides10dBofadditionalgain.Thisadditionalgain
willtypicallyneverbeneeded,butonceagain,it’snice
toknowit’sthere.Thisisthefadertomovedownatthe
endofthesongwhenyouwantTheGreatFade-Out.
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