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Summary of Contents for 2404 VLZ3 4-Bus

Page 1: ...15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O 2k 0 60 45dB 15dB U 800 200 8k 100 U 15 U 15 15 15 15 15 U U U M I C G A I N 1 0 d B V M I C G A I N U 15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O U...

Page 2: ...Canadian Department of Communications ATTENTION Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant las limites applicables aux appareils num riques de class A de class B selo...

Page 3: ...turn down the phones level when making connections pressing solo or doing anything that may cause loudness in the headphones This will help protect your hearing Always turn down the main mix level an...

Page 4: ...effects from the DAW in a live mix scenario One of our favorites is the CamelPhat VST that makes your average drummer sound like Bonham on How The West Was Won Powerful on board dual FX engines and ei...

Page 5: ...3 6 x 38 x 19 1 Lightweight and portable 2404 VLZ3 31 lbs 14 1 kg 3204 VLZ3 39 lbs 17 7 kg HowToUseThisManual The first pages after the table of contents are the hookup diagrams These show typical set...

Page 6: ...LOW MID EQ LEVEL 19 37 PAN 19 38 MUTE 19 39 OL LED 19 40 SIG LED 20 41 SOLO 20 42 ASSIGN 20 43 CHANNEL FADER 20 44 FX1 and FX2 20 45 USB Switch 20 2 TRACK USB AUX MASTERS and METERS 21 46 LAMP 21 47 S...

Page 7: ...owered speakers to the main left and right outputs A laptop connects to the Mackie VLZ3 4 Bus mixer via the USB port allowing the 2 channel main mix to be recorded Any music iTunes mp3s or other pre r...

Page 8: ...e bass DI panned right to subgroup 2 and input 2 to track 6 of the DAW Finally engage the subgroup assign 1 and 2 Left Right switches to hear the bass in mono Congratulations you are overdubbing with...

Page 9: ...ngle ended unbalanced micro phones or ribbon mics into the mic input jacks if phantom power is on Do not plug instrument outputs into the mic XLR input jacks with phantom power on unless you are certa...

Page 10: ...ono signals will appear on both sides of the main mix 6 TAPE INPUTS OUTPUTS The stereo unbalanced RCA inputs allow you to play a tape CD player iPod dock or other line level source The tape in jacks a...

Page 11: ...pressor 72 Refer to the description of the channel insert on the previous page to see how to make this connection 13 AUX SENDS 1 6 These 1 4 TRS connectors allow you to send balanced or unbalanced lin...

Page 12: ...NO MONITOR OUTPUT This 1 4 TRS output connector provides a balanced line level signal that is a combination of the left and right monitor out 15 signals L R You may use this for a separate mix that do...

Page 13: ...RT LINE IN BAL UNBAL LINE IN BAL UNBAL LINE IN BAL UNBAL LINE IN BAL UNBAL LINE IN BAL UNBAL LINE IN BAL UNBAL LINE IN BAL UNBAL LINE IN BAL UNBAL LINE IN BAL UNBAL LINE IN BAL UNBAL LINE IN BAL UNBAL...

Page 14: ...power amplifiers or powered speakers and turn it off last This will reduce the possibilities of any turn on or turn off thumps in your speakers 21 48V PHANTOM POWER Most modern professional condenser...

Page 15: ...O U 15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O U U MAX O O OFF MAX COMP OFF MAX COMP OFF MAX COMP OFF MAX COMP LEVEL U 15 O O 3 1 5 6 2 U U 15 O O U 15 O O 15 O O U 15 O O U 4 U U 20 20 U 20 20 12V 0 5A 50 25...

Page 16: ...t of channels 21 22 and 23 24 2404 VLZ3 and 29 30 and 31 32 3204 VLZ3 there is 20 dB of attenuation fully down and 20 dB of gain fully up with unity gain U at 12 00 This 20 dB of attenuation can be ve...

Page 17: ...e and reduces the chance of distortion due to overloading the input signals Dynamic range is the difference in level between the quietest and loudest parts of a song A compressor squeezes the dynamic...

Page 18: ...re switch disengaged up aux 3 and 4 deliver signals post insert post low cut post mute post EQ and post fader Any changes made to the channel controls will affect the aux send signal 29 INT FX 1 2 AUX...

Page 19: ...0kHz 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 37 PAN This control allows you to adjust how much of the channel signal is sent to the left versus the right outputs With the knob panned hard left the signal feeds the main lef...

Page 20: ...ob 37 they are used to determine the destination of the channel s signal With the pan knob at the center detent the left and right sides receive equal signal levels main mix L R group 1 2 and group 3...

Page 21: ...to the solo bus 50 2 TRACK RETURN TAPE USB This determines if the 2 track return gets its signal from the RCA tape inputs switch disengaged or USB switch engaged 2 Track USB Aux Masters and Meters Th...

Page 22: ...es where they are combined with signals from the channels 55 STEREO RETURNS SOLO This button allows you to solo a stereo return The rude solo LED 59 will flash to let you know that the solo system is...

Page 23: ...lease forgive its rudeness it is only trying to help and wants to be your friend 60 SOLO MODE Engaging a channel s solo switch 41 will cause this dramatic turn of events Any existing source selection...

Page 24: ...double bussing The talkback feature allows the engineer to communicate with the talent either through the phones output 17 or the aux 1 4 send outputs 13 using an external talkback microphone This sav...

Page 25: ...ge 20 Delay 2 Wrm 200ms 9 Warm Hall 21 Delay 3 Brt 175ms 10 Concert Hall 22 Delay 3 Wrm 150ms 11 Cathedral 23 Chorus Dly 300ms 12 Gated Reverb 24 Reverb Dly 200ms The knob also offers a tap delay func...

Page 26: ...e is no need to hold down the switch es when using the talkback feature Simply engage the switch es and begin talking But don t forget to disengage the switch when you re done talking to them or they...

Page 27: ...or example make sure that both group faders ride together to maintain the left right balance 75 MAIN MIX This stereo fader allows you to adjust the levels of the main mix signals sent to the XLR and 1...

Page 28: ...g your amplifiers Check the loudspeaker average load impedance is not less than the minimum your amplifier can handle Check the speaker wiring Noise Turn the channel gains down one by one If the sound...

Page 29: ...ug is connected tip to signal send 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 connections av...

Page 30: ...on its merry way through the mixer This allows you to tap out the channel signal without interrupting normal operation If you push the 1 4 TS plug in to the second click you will open the jack switch...

Page 31: ...00 Hz 8 kHz High 15 dB 12 kHz Low Cut Filter 18 dB octave 3 dB 100 Hz 4 Band Equalization stereo channels Low 15 dB 80 Hz Low Mid 15 dB 400 Hz High Mid 15 dB 2 5 kHz High 15 dB 12 kHz USB Format USB 1...

Page 32: ...AUX SENDS AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR 50 25 75 0 100 SUCK INT FX AUX 5 6 PRE AUX 1 U 15 2 U 15 3 U 15 4 U 15 5 U 15 6 U 15 SOLO 3 4 1 2 L R 0 60 45dB 15dB HI 12k LOW 80Hz MID LOW CUT...

Page 33: ...Solo Logic Solo USB Out FX 1 Bypass Logic In FX 1 Out L Out R MID Phantom Power To All Mics Phantom Power R L L R Int FX 1 Out L FX 1 Line LO MID MID 80 400 2 5K 12K HI LO MID MID 80 400 2 5K 12K HI I...

Page 34: ...1 2 L R OL dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 SOLO 3 4 1 2 L R OL dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 SOLO 3 4 1 2 L R OL dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 SOLO 3 4 1 2 L R OL dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U...

Page 35: ...2 CH 3 4 AUX 5 6 PWR 48V TAPE USB 2 TRACK RETURN USB OUT GRP 3 4 MAIN L R LEVEL SET U 15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O U 15 O O U U MAX O O OFF MAX COMP OFF MAX COMP OFF M...

Page 36: ...d switch to the right will select either Groups 3 4 or Aux 5 6 to feed USB output channels 3 4 For example with both USB ouput switches in the default position up true 4 track recording may be accompl...

Page 37: ...reflections that would be found in a very large stone walled house of worship Gives amazing depth to choirs wind instruments organs and soft acoustic guitars 12 Gated Reverb This preset incorporates...

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