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COLOPHON

(Roll credits please) Manual written by Jeff

Gilbert, based on a vignette by Ron Koliha,
with tidbits borrowed from almost everywhere.
Manual then defaced with proofreading pens in
the hands of Mackie’s legendary Tech Support
staff. Manual composed on a rinky-dink PC using
a low-budget word processor, then converted
to this amazing piece of work using a 13-story
1000 gigawhopper Macintosh operated by
Mackie’s notorious Advertising staff. Please, feel

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Summary of Contents for 1604-VLS PRO

Page 1: ...O 15 U 15 15 U U 15 15 12k HI 80Hz LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB OCT LOW U O O 15 14 MUTE U O O 15 U 15 15 U U 15 15 12k HI 80Hz LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB OCT LOW U O O 15 15 MUTE U O O 15 U 15 15 U U 15 15 12k HI 80Hz...

Page 2: ...ote that this Mackie product is not completely disconnected from the AC mains service when the power switch is in the OFF position 17 This apparatus does not exceed the Class A Class B whichever is ap...

Page 3: ...obfullyright 12 Setthosefaderstothe U mark 13 PerformtheLevel SettingProcedure 14 EngagetheL Rswitchonthesechannels 15 Playlikeamadmanandsinglikeacanary It s your first mix READ THIS PAGE Please write...

Page 4: ...NCHERAVANT DE REMPLACER LE FUSIBLE U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U 4 3 2 1 INSERT INSERT INSERT LINE INSERT MIC 4 MIC 3 MIC 2 MIC 1 BAL UN BAL BAL UN BAL BAL UN BAL BAL UN BAL LINE LINE LINE O O 6 PHA...

Page 5: ...SHEET 36 COLOPHON 38 1604 VLZ PRO LIMITED WARRANTY 39 LEVEL SETTING PROCEDURE 3 INSTANT MIXING 3 HOOKUP DIAGRAMS 6 CONVERTING TO RACKMOUNT MODE 9 PATCHBAY DESCRIPTION 10 E Z INTERFACE 10 MIC LINE INPU...

Page 6: ...L L L R L R TAPE OUT TAPE IN 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 Guitar Effects Drum Machine Keyboard or other line level input Stereo EQ w Compressor out in out in Mono in stereo out Reverb...

Page 7: ...AL AUX SENDS BAL UNBAL SUB OUTS BAL UNBAL Guitar Effects Drum Machine Keyboard or other line level input Keyboard or other line level input Stereo Power Amplifier Right PA Speaker Left PA Speaker CD P...

Page 8: ...R OUT BAL UNBAL MAIN OUT BAL UNBAL AUX SENDS BAL UNBAL SUB OUTS BAL UNBAL Keyboard or other line level input Stereo Power Amplifier CD Player Stereo Compressor Mono in stereo out Reverb Digital Delay...

Page 9: ...wopod mountingscrewsoneach side of the mixer 6 Gentlypullthepodawayfromtheslots rotateit andplaceit tabsfirst intotherackmounttabs located on the underside of the main chas sis Be careful not to const...

Page 10: ...nsert phones and RCA jacks Every input and output will also accept unbalanced lines except XLR jacks Every input is designed to accept virtually any output impedance The main left and right mix output...

Page 11: ...can be very handy when you are inserting a signal that is very hot or you want to add a lot of EQ gain or both Without this virtual pad a scenario like that might lead to channel clipping INSERT These...

Page 12: ...9 LINE input as we just discussed Hot tip To feed an 8 track deck with 4 sub outputs simply use Y cords SUB OUT 1 feeds tracks 1 and 5 2 feeds 2 and 6 3 feeds 3 and 7 and 4 feeds 4 and 8 Tracks in re...

Page 13: ...l means that the entire signal leaves the mixer INSERT send is routed through the effects device and returns to the mixer INSERT return Examples compressor lim iter graphic equalizer Line level source...

Page 14: ...t down until you ve put the phones on Then turn it up slowly Why Engineers who fry their ears find themselves with short careers TAPE OUTPUT These unbalanced RCA jacks tap the MAIN MIX outputs to make...

Page 15: ...nstakingly created stereo panorama The last thing you want to do is start twirling all your carefully placed PAN settings to one side What to do Stick a cord in this 1 4 jack hand the other end to Mr...

Page 16: ...p You may notice that the 1604 VLZPRO s pod feels quite warm the pod is the chassis that contains the jacks This is perfectly normal POWER LED You ve probably already figured this out but if the POWER...

Page 17: ...you to use the sub group faders as a master control for those channels The sixteen channel strips look alike and function identically The only difference is that the eight on the left have DIRECT OUT...

Page 18: ...LEVEL SET PFL is also the preferred mode for SR sound reinforcement or live sound to preview channels before they are let into the mix It won t give you stereo placement but will give you signal even...

Page 19: ...uick reference to these LEDs write this on the back of your hand name color flickering glowing 20 SOLO green signal is present channel is soloed OL MUTE red channel is clipping channel is muted MUTE E...

Page 20: ...uit Nothing but the best for you We recommend that you use LOW CUT on ev ery sound source except kick drum bass guitar bassy synth patches or recordings of earth quakes These aside there isn t much do...

Page 21: ...signals to follow the level of the dry PAN AUX 3 1 2 EQ 5 4 6 5 6 SHIFT PRE TRIM 1 SOLO L R 3 4 1 2 OL 20 U O O 15 U O O 15 U O O 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 800 2k 200 8k U 15 15 12k HI MID 80Hz LOW CUT 75 Hz...

Page 22: ...and you re going to want to fade them out at a differ ent rate than the other channels You don t want to try that with seven hands or seven fingers so just un assign these channels from L R reassign t...

Page 23: ...typedevicewithwimpyoutputlevels AftertheTAPE IN level isdetermined thestereo tapesignalcanbesenttoeitheroftwoplaces theMAIN MIX ortheSOURCEmatrix TAPE TO MAIN MIX Engaging this switch is just like en...

Page 24: ...el Setting Procedure Push in the MODE switch in the output section LEVEL SET PFL mode the LEVEL SET LED will light When the solo MODE switch is engaged it s in LEVEL SET PFL mode the mode you must be...

Page 25: ...in the ballpark You don t have to stare at them unless you want to AUX TALK First of all there is no particular alliance between AUX SEND 1 and AUX RETURN 1 They re just numbers They re like two com...

Page 26: ...nd TO AUX SEND 2 feeds AUX RETURN 2 to AUX SEND 2 master They are off when turned fully down deliver unity gain at the center detent and can provide up to 15dB of gain turned fully up AUX RETURN 3 and...

Page 27: ...ll The only difference is that when you engage the RETURNS SOLO switch it sends all four STEREO AUX RETURNS signals to the SOLO circuit Assume you want to solo the snare drum Hit that channel s SOLO s...

Page 28: ...3 4 EFX TO MON SOLO TO SOLO LED SIP L SIP R PFL SOLO MACKIE 1604 VLZ PRO SIGNAL FLOW 1 99 CR PHN L CR PHN R SOLO RELAY ASSIGN TO MIX MAIN MIX INSERT FADER R MAIN MIX MONO OUT MAIN MIX LEFT OUT TAPE OU...

Page 29: ...IN MIX SUBMASTERS to A A to A to D from Main Mix Subs and Tape In 0dB 0dB D 10dB up OUTPUT 0dB SOURCE Matrix MIX LEVEL CONTROL ROOM PHONES C B 0dB From B 10dB up Channel SEND AUX MIX AUX 1 2 Master 0d...

Page 30: ...5dBm unweighted Common Mode Rejection CMR MicintoInsertSendout maxgain 1kHz better than 90dB Maximum Levels Mic in 22dBu All other inputs 22dBu Main Mix 1 4 TRS outputs 28dBu All other outputs 22dBu I...

Page 31: ...vice for the U S version of the 1604 VLZ PRO is only available from Mackie Designs lo cated in sunnyWoodinville Washington Service formixers living outside the United States can be obtained through lo...

Page 32: ...end output from mixer ring to signal return input back into mixer and sleeve to ground earth 1 4 TS PHONE PLUGS AND JACKS TS stands for Tip Sleeve the two connec tions available on a mono 1 4 phone ja...

Page 33: ...ring tip ring sleeve SEND to processor RETURN from processor TRS plug Figure E Insert Plug TIP SLEEVE TIP SLEEVE UNBALANCING A LINE Inmoststudio stageandsoundreinforcement situations thereisacombinat...

Page 34: ...einputsandreturnswill automaticallybemonoorstereo dependingupon how you use the jacks Here s how it works Amonosignalshouldbepatchedintotheinput orreturnjacklabeledLeft MONO Thesignal will be routed t...

Page 35: ...ter cable MULTS AND Y s A mult or Y connector allows you to route one outputtotwoormoreinputsbysimplyproviding parallelwiringconnections Youcanmake Y s andmultsfortheoutputsofbothunbalancedand balance...

Page 36: ...U O O 15 U O O 15 U O O 15 U O O 15 U O O 15 U O O 15 U O O 15 U O O 15 1 MUTE U O O 15 U 15 15 U U 15 15 12k HI MID 80Hz LOW CUT 75 Hz 18dB OCT LOW U O O 15 2 MUTE U O O 15 U 15 15 U U 15 15 12k HI M...

Page 37: ...IFT TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM TRACK 8 TRACK 7 TRACK 6 TRACK 5 TRACK 4 TRACK 3 TRACK 2 TRACK 1 15 15 800 2k 200 8k 100 15 15 800 2k 200 8k 100 15 15 800 2k 200 8k 100 15 15 800 2k 200 8k...

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