Mackie 1402VLZ4 [17/28] Owner s manual

Mackie 1402VLZ4 [17/28] Owner s manual
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Owner’s Manual
Owner’s Manual
Whateveryourselection,youcanalsousethecontrol
roomoutputsforotherapplications.Itssoundqualityis
justasimpeccableasthemainoutputs.Itcanbeused
asadditionalmainmixoutput,whichmaysoundsilly
sincetherearealreadythree,butthisonehasitsown
levelcontrol.However,shouldyoudosomethinglike
this,besurethatyoudonotengageasoloswitch,as
thatwillinterruptyoursourceselection.
35. Solo Mode (AFL/PFL)
Engagingachannel’ssolo[24]switchwillcause
thisdramaticturnofevents:Anyexistingsource
matrixselectionswillbereplacedbythesolosignal,
appearinginthecontrolroom,headphones,andmeter.
Theaudiblesololevelsarethencontrolledbythe
controlroom/submix[34]fader.Thesololevels
appearingontherightmeterdisplayarenotcontrolled
byanything—youwouldn’twantthat.Youwanttosee
theactualchannellevelonthemeterdisplayregardless
ofhowloudyou’relistening.
Withthissolomodeswitchintheupposition,you're
inAFLmode,meaningAfter-Fader-Listen.You'llhear
theoutputofthesoloedchannelanditwillfollowthe
gain,EQ,faderandpansettings.It'ssimilartomuting
alltheotherchannels,butwithoutthehassle.UseAFL
modeduringmixdown.
Withthesolomodeswitchinthedownposition,
you'reinPFLmode,meaningPre-Fader-Listen
(postEQ).Thisisrequiredforthelevelsetting
procedure,andishandyforquickspot-checksof
channels,especiallyonesthathavetheirfaders
turneddown.
Ineithermode,solowillnotbeaffectedbya
channel'smute/alt[25]switchposition.
36. Rude Solo Light
ThisashingLightEmittingDiodeservestwo
purposes—toremindyouthatatleastonechannel
isinsolo,andtoletyouknowthatyou’remixingon
a1402VLZ4.Noothercompanyissoconcernedabout
yourlevelofsoloawareness.Ifyouworkonamixer
thathasasolofunctionwithnoindicatorlights,and
youhappentoforgetyou’reinsolo,youcaneasilybe
trickedintothinkingthatsomethingiswrongwithyour
mixer.Hencetherudesololight.It’sespeciallyhandy
atabout3a.m.whennosoundiscomingoutofyour
monitorsbutyourmultitrackisplayingbacklikemad.
37. Assign To Main Mix
Let’ssayyou’redoingaliveshow.Intermissionis
nearingandyou’llwanttoplayasoothingCDforthe
crowdtopreventthemfromeatingthefurniture.
Thenyouthink,“ButIhavetheCDplayerpluggedinto
thetapeinputs,andthatnevergetstothemainouts!”
Oh,butitdoes.Simplyengagethisswitchandyour
controlroomsourceselection,aftergoingthrough
thecontrolroom/submix[34]fader,willfeedinto
themainmix,justasifitwereanotherstereochannel.
Anotherhandyuseforthisswitchistoenablethe
alt3-4mixtobecomeasubmixofthemainmix,using
thecontrolroom/submixfaderasitslevelcontrol.
Sideeffects:(1)Engagingthisswitchwillalsofeed
anysoloedchannelsintothemainmix,whichmaybe
thelastthingyouwant.(2)Ifyouhavemainmixas
yourcontrolroomsourceselectionandthenengage
assigntomainmix,themainmixlinestothecontrol
roomwillbeinterruptedtopreventfeedback.Then
again,whywouldanyonewanttoassignthemainmix
tothemainmix?
38. Meters – Many Displays In One!
The1402VLZ4’speakmeteringsystemismadeup
oftwocolumnsoftwelveLEDs.Deceptivelysimple,
consideringthemultitudeofsignalsthatcanbe
monitoredbyit.
Ifnothingisselectedinthesourcematrixand
nochannelsareinsolo,themeterswilljustsitthere
anddonothing.Toputthemtowork,youmustmakea
selectioninthesourcematrix(orengageasoloswitch).
Why?Youwantthemeterdisplaytoreectwhatthe
engineerislisteningto,andaswe’vecovered,the
engineerislisteningeithertothecontrolroomoutputs
orthephonesoutputs.Theonlydifferenceisthatwhile
thelisteninglevelsarecontrolledbythecontrolroom
/submix[34]knob,themetersreadthesourcemix
beforethatcontrol,givingyoutherealfactsatalltimes,
evenifyou’renotlisteningatall.
Thankstothe1402VLZ4’swidedynamicrange,
youcangetagoodmixwithpeaksashinganywhere
between–20and+10dBonthemeters.Most
ampliersclipatabout+10dB,andsomerecorders
aren’tsoforgivingeither.Forbestreal-worldresults,
trytokeepyourpeaksbetween“0”and“+7”.
Youmayalreadybeanexpertattheworldof“+4”(+4
dBu=1.23V)and“–10”(–10dBV=0.32V)operating
levels.Basically,whatmakesamixeroneortheother
istherelative0dBVU(or0VU)chosenforthemeters.
A“+4”mixer,witha+4dBusignalpouringouttheback
willactuallyread0VUonitsmeters.A“–10”mixer,
witha–10dBVsignaltricklingout,willread0VUonits
meters.Sowhenis0VUactually0dBu?Rightnow!

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