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SR24•4-VLZ PRO &

SR32•4-VLZ PRO

OWNER’S MANUAL

Summary of Contents for SR24 4-VLZ PRO

Page 1: ...SR24 4 VLZ PRO SR32 4 VLZ PRO OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...f this Mackie product is not defeated 15 This apparatus does not exceed the Class A Class B whichever is applicable limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications ATTENTION Le présent appareil numérique n émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant las limites applicables aux appareils numériqu...

Page 3: ...ader Comprehensive master section with 60mm subgroup mono faders Assign to main switching for each sub group Air EQ for each subgroup PFL or AFL solo for each subgroup 60mm main mix stereo fader TRS insert jacks for main mix Balanced XLR and TRS stereo main outs XLR mono output with level control 13 segment stereo LED metering Mackie s in famous Rude Solo Light 6 aux send masters with level contro...

Page 4: ... O 15 U O O 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 8kHz 100 U 15 15 U O O 15 U O O 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 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 U O O 15 U O O 15 U O O 15 U O O 15 U O O 15 20 20 U 20 20 U 16kHz 16kHz 16kHz 16kHz LAMP STEREO AUX RETURNS AUX SEND MASTERS LEVEL 5 6 AIR AIR AIR AIR SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 SOLO SOLO 1 2 S...

Page 5: ...9 PRE 19 EQ SECTION HI 20 MID 20 FREQ 20 HI MID 20 LOW MID 20 LOW 20 LOW CUT 20 OL LED 21 20 LED 21 PAN 21 MUTE 21 SOLO 21 1 2 3 4 21 L R 21 CHANNEL FADER 21 MASTER SECTION FEATURES LAMP CONNECTOR 22 AUX SEND MASTER AUX SEND MASTERS 22 SOLO 22 STEREO AUX RETURNS STEREO AUX RETURNS 23 TO AUX SEND 1 2 23 ASSIGN TO SUB 23 SUB 23 SOLO 23 TAPE RETURN 23 METERS 23 ZERO EQUALS ZERO 23 POWER LED 23 SUBGRO...

Page 6: ...ol in the drawing on the next page 1 On the rear panel turn the POWER switch and the PHANTOM off and the OUTPUT LEVEL fully down 2 Disengage these switches for pushbutton switches disengaged or off refers to the up position PRE 27 LOW CUT 34 SOLO 39 1 2 3 4 40 SOLO 47 ASSIGN TO SUB 50 SUB 51 SOLO 52 SOLO 57 L R ASSIGN 59 MAIN MIX 67 AUX 1 2 68 TAPE RETURN TO PHONES C R 69 TAPE RETURN TO MAIN MIX 7...

Page 7: ...1 2 SUB SOLO GLOBAL AUX RETURN ASSIGN TO SUB SOLO SOLO TAPE RETURN TO PHONES C R TAPE RETURN TO MAIN MIX LEFT RIGHT MAIN MIX AUX 1 2 TALKBACK LEVEL TAPE RETURN 3 4 LEFT RIGHT L R ASSIGN L R ASSIGN L R ASSIGN L R ASSIGN SUB SUB SUB SUB 1 2 3 4 PHONES C R LEVEL MAIN MIX SOLO TO AUX SEND 1 2 EFX TO MONITOR SOLO 28 CLIP 10 7 4 2 2 0 4 7 10 20 30 40 3 4 L R 1 2 3 4 L R 1 2 3 4 L R 1 2 20 OL 20 OL 20 OL...

Page 8: ...METERS 54 peak near the 0 label 4 Disengage that channel s MUTE 38 5 Turn up the CHANNEL FADER 42 to the unity gain U label You should now be hearing your noise in the phones or control room 70 6 If necessary apply channel EQ 28 34 changes Resultant level changes can be corrected by readjusting the TRIM 25 7 Disengage that channel s SOLO 39 switch 8 Repeat steps 1 through 7 for the remaining activ...

Page 9: ...eo reverb L R mix 23 24 stereo delay Submix 4 PHONES MAIN OUTS MAIN OUTS AUX RETURNS SUB INSERTS TAPE IN STEREO CHANNELS TAPE OUT SUB OUTS MAIN INSERTS TALKBACK 2 L R L 1 2 3 4 L R L R 1 2 L R L R L R 22 L R 24 21 23 L R L R 3 4 5 6 L R R L R MONO 1 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 AUX SENDS CNTRL RM OUT Zone Speaker Sonic Maximizer Stereo Digital Delay Harmonizer Stereo Compressor Stereo Reverb 2 Stereo R...

Page 10: ... HR824 Active Monitors OL PWR HIGH RESOLUTION STUDIO MONITOR ON OFF OL PWR HIGH RESOLUTION STUDIO MONITOR ON OFF ch device input insert assignment 1 kick mic all optional submix 1 2 2 snare mic submix 1 2 3 drum overhead mic L mic submix 1 2 4 drum overhead mic R mic submix 1 2 5 bass direct line submix 1 2 6 guitar mic mic submix 1 2 7 piano PZM mic mic submix 1 2 8 synth direct line submix 1 2 c...

Page 11: ... OFF ch device input insert assignment 1 kick mic gate submix 1 2 2 snare mic gate submix 1 2 3 hi hat mic submix 1 2 4 hi tom mic gate submix 1 2 5 lo tom mic gate submix 1 2 6 drum overhead mic L mic submix 3 7 drum overhead mic R mic submix 3 ch device input insert assignment 8 bass mic EQ submix 4 9 bass direct line compressor submix 4 10 guitar close mic mic gate aux 6 or dir 11 guitar distan...

Page 12: ... Compressor Limiter DAT player HR824 Active Monitors OL PWR HIGH RESOLUTION STUDIO MONITOR ON OFF OL PWR HIGH RESOLUTION STUDIO MONITOR ON OFF ch device input insert assignment 1 mic 1 mic compressor all optional 2 mic 2 mic compressor 3 keyboard L 4 keyboard R 5 sampler L 6 sampler R 7 synth module L 8 synth module R ch device input insert assignment 9 VTR L all optional 10 VTR R 11 CD player L 1...

Page 13: ... DESIGN Power Amplifier CH 1 CH 2 FULL SYMMETRY DUAL DIFFERENTIAL HIGH CURRENT DESIGN Power Amplifier CH 1 CH 2 FULL SYMMETRY DUAL DIFFERENTIAL HIGH CURRENT DESIGN Power Amplifier CH 1 CH 2 FULL SYMMETRY DUAL DIFFERENTIAL HIGH CURRENT DESIGN Power Amplifier CH 1 CH 2 FULL SYMMETRY DUAL DIFFERENTIAL HIGH CURRENT DESIGN Power Amplifier CH 1 CH 2 FULL SYMMETRY DUAL DIFFERENTIAL HIGH CURRENT DESIGN ch...

Page 14: ...AL LINE IN BAL OR UNBAL LINE IN BAL OR UNBAL LINE IN BAL OR UNBAL LINE IN BAL OR UNBAL MIC 18 18 MIC 17 17 MIC 16 16 MIC 15 15 MIC 14 14 RIGHT MAIN OUT LEFT MAIN OUT MONO MAIN OUT OUTPUT LEVEL PHONES 2 PHONES 1 OFF POWER ON OFF PHANTOM ON MONO MONO PIN 2 HOT PIN 3 COLD FUSE INSIDE CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE REPLACE WITH THE SAME TYPE FUSE AND RATING O O 6 MAIN BALANCED OUTPUTS R R L L AUX ...

Page 15: ...e processed and returned to be mixed with the original dry signals Multiple signals via multiple mixer channels can all make use of the same parallel effects device Examples include reverb delay chorus Connections are typically made via aux sends aux returns 4 STEREO LINE IN These balanced inputs are designed for TRS balanced or TS unbalanced signals from 20dB to 20dB They can accept any line leve...

Page 16: ... 12 16 could feed the amplifiers while the subgroups feed a recorder In studio applications these outputs can be used as four separate paths to feed four or more tracks of a multi track recorder See 1 2 3 4 40 and L R ASSIGN 59 for more information Accepts 1 4 TRS balanced or 1 4 TS unbal anced plugs see page 14 for wiring details DOUBLE BUSSING Although this is a four buss mixer mean ing there ar...

Page 17: ...ing extraneous noise re jection These accept 1 4 TRS balanced or 1 4 TS unbalanced plugs see page 14 for wiring details 13 MAIN INSERTS With nothing plugged into these jacks the main mix goes straight through the MAIN MIX FADER 72 to the MAIN OUTS 12 16 With an effects device plugged into these jacks the main mix leaves the mixer goes through the effects device and back into the mixer s main mix f...

Page 18: ... corner of the console will glow in confirmation To turn the mixer off push the switch the other way Note turning off the switch does not remove all power from the mixer To remove all power the power cord must be disconnected from the power source 21 AC RECEPTACLE Connect the supplied AC linecord into this IEC socket to provide AC power to the Mixer Plug the cord into a suitable AC outlet prop erl...

Page 19: ...master section page 22 The 24 4 VLZ PRO has 20 mono channels and two stereo channels The 32 4 VLZ PRO has 28 mono channels and two stereo chan nels All of the mono channels are identical and all of the stereo channels are identical In this chapter both flavors are described with the help of an illustration from the 24 4 VLZ PRO This shows a mono channel strip 20 and its neighbor the stereo strip 2...

Page 20: ...33 LOW This control is centered at 80Hz and below This frequency represents the punch in kick drums bass guitar and fat synth patches This graph shows various settings of the LOW control with LOW CUT not engaged 34 LOW CUT This switch only on the mono channels cuts the bass frequencies below 75Hz at a rate of 18dB per octave Low Cut is also known as High Pass low cut dress high pass rate To preven...

Page 21: ...s signal and sends it to the control room phones and meters See RUDE SOLO LIGHT 61 and MODE 63 for more information Note A muted channel can be soloed set MODE 63 to PFL 40 1 2 3 4 Used in conjunction with the PAN 37 knob these switches allow a channel signal to be sent to the sub groups in stereo pairs Typically if a channel signal is routed to the sub groups it will not be directly assigned to t...

Page 22: ...hese switches will isolate the associated signal and send it to the control room phones and meters See RUDE SOLO LIGHT 61 and MODE 63 for more informa tion dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 O O U O O 15 U O O 15 O O U O O 15 MAX MAX U O O 20 U O O 20 U O O 20 U O ...

Page 23: ...nd meters See RUDE SOLO LIGHT 61 and MODE 63 for more information Note In PFL mode aux returns are not soloed before their master level controls but are instead summed after the controls into a mono signal and sent to the PFL mix 53 TAPE RETURN Having entered through the TAPE IN 6 jacks tape returns are controlled by these knobs and then sent to TAPE RETURN TO PHONES C R 69 and TAPE RETURN TO MAIN...

Page 24: ...ck For live sound subgroups allow a group of channels to be controlled by one or two sub group faders and then sent to the main mix using this switch and its associated PAN 58 control For multi track recording subgroups can be used to route groups of channels to specific tracks of a multi track recorder via the SUB OUTS 8 In this case L R ASSIGN should not be used dB 30 20 10 O O 40 50 5 5 U 60 10...

Page 25: ...ensate for the difference In AFL mode the solo signal is tapped after a circuit s associated controls trim EQ pan fader mute etc It s the equivalent of muting all the other channels AFL is popular for stu dio recording applications providing the actual outputs of individual or multiple channels 64 AUX LED Along with the RUDE SOLO LIGHT 61 this LED blinks when any aux send master SOLO 47 or the glo...

Page 26: ...ADER This fader controls the main mix levels sent to CONTROL ROOM OUT 11 MAIN OUTS 12 16 MONO MAIN OUT 14 PHONES 18 and METERS 54 The stereo main mix can be processed before this fader by patching an effects device into the MAIN INSERTS 13 The fader turned fully up provides 10 dB of additional gain the U label is unity gain and fully down is effectively muted Typically this fader is set near the U...

Page 27: ...LZ PRO Noise 20Hz to 20kHz bandwidth Line inputs to Main L R outputs all channels assigned panned L R Master fader down Ch gains down 94 7dBu Master fader unity Ch gains down 87 4dBu Master fader unity Ch gains unity 83 5dBu Total Harmonic Distortion 1KHz 14dBu 20Hz 20kHz Mic input to insert output 0 0007 Other outputs 0 004 Crosstalk 1kHz 0dBu 20Hz to 20Khz bandwidth channel in to Main Left outpu...

Page 28: ... YOU TALKBACK XLR INPUT LEVEL TB TO AUX 1 2 TB TO L R MIX 1 2 3 4 L R SUBS LEVEL AUX RET 4 IN AUX RET 3 IN AUX RET 1 2 IN LEVEL LEVEL SOLO SOLO LED AUX SEND 1 OF 6 AUX 1 OUTPUT L L L R R R L R PHONES OUTPUTS PHONES AMPS RELAY AUX SEND 1 2 SOLO LEVEL PFL SIP LEVEL RUDE SOLO LED TAPE TO MONITOR L R CONTROL ROOM OUT SOLO RELAY TAPE IN R MIX L MIX INSERTS FADER RIGHT XLR OUT LEFT XLR OUT MONO XLR OUT ...

Page 29: ...LZ PRO GAIN STRUCTURE REV 1 0 3 2000 ALL LEVELS ARE IN dBu 20dB gain 20dB loss STEREO LINE INPUT INSERT EQ FADER PAN MASTERS L R CHANNEL CONTROL ROOM SUB 1 4 FADER OUTPUT INSERT MIX 0dBu 0VU METERS OUTPUT FADER INSERT MIX AUX RETURN CH LEVEL MIX O P LEVEL OUTPUT 60dB gain to point B level up 15 0 0 to point B or C gain up 15 fader up 10 fader up 10 gain up 10 gain dn 15 level up 15 level up 15 0 0...

Page 30: ... set up exactly like the suspect channel No Output Are the L R ASSIGN 59 switches set correctly Are the MAIN MIX FADER 72 or SUB GROUP FADERs 60 turned up Try unplugging any insert 7 13 effects devices If it s one of the MAIN OUTS 12 16 try unplugging the other For example if it s the MAIN OUTS TRS 12 unplug the associated MAIN OUT XLR 16 output If the problem goes away it s not the mixer If it s ...

Page 31: ...RA number before you can obtain service at the factory 3 Keep this owner s manual We don t need it to repair the mixer 4 Very Important Move all Faders to their UP position as this will help prevent damage to the faders during shipping 5 Pack the mixer in its original package including endcaps and box This is very important When you call for the RA number please let Tech Support know if you need n...

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