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1604-VLZ PRO
16-CHANNEL
MIC/LINE MIXER
OWNER’S MANUAL
120 VAC 50/60 Hz 20W POWER
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12. Damage Requiring Service — This Mackie product should be serviced only by qualified service personnel when: CAUTION AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK A. The power-supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or DO NOT OPEN B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has spilled into this Mackie RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR product; or CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK C. This Mackie product has been exposed to rain; or DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE D.
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READ THIS PAGE!!! We realize that you must have a powerful Other Nuggets of Wisdom hankerin’ to try out your new 1604-VLZPRO. Or For optimum sonic performance, the channel you might be one of those people who never faders and the MAIN MIX fader should be set near reads manuals. Either way, all we ask is that the “U” (unity gain) markings. you read this page NOW, and the rest can wait Always turn the MAIN MIX fader and CTL until you’re good and ready. But do read it — ROOM/PHONES knob down befo
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N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing a Mackie Designs pro- Whenever a specific 1604
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CONTENTS LEVEL-SETTING PROCEDURE ............................ 3 PRE ........................................................ 21 INSTANT MIXING ............................................ 3 5/6 SHIFT .............................................. 21 HOOKUP DIAGRAMS ....................................... 6 OUTPUT SECTION DESCRIPTION ..................... 22 CONVERTING TO RACKMOUNT MODE .............. 9 MAIN MIX FADER .................................... 22 PATCHBAY DESCRIPTION ..................
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HOOKUP DIAGRAMS out in out in FULL SYMMETRY DUAL DIFFERENTIAL HIGH CURRENT DESIGN CH CH 1 2 Stereo Power Amplifier 1604-VLZ PRO 8-Track Tracking 6 Studio Monitors PWR OL PWR OL HIGH RESOLUTION ON HIGH RESOLUTION ON STUDIO MONITOR OFF STUDIO MONITOR OFF Keyboard, or other line-level input Cassette or DAT Stereo EQ w/Compressor Bass Preamp Drum Guitar Effects Machine L L 12 3 4 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 R L R L R L R R STEREO MONO 21 PHONES SUB OUTS C/R OUT TAPE TAPE MAIN MAIN O
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1604-VLZ PRO Stereo P.A. 7 r k e c d a r r o t Left PA Speaker Right PA Speaker Keyboard, or other line-level input Stereo EQ Keyboard, or other line-level input Stereo Compressor FULL SYMMETRY DUAL DIFFERENTIAL HIGH CURRENT DESIGN Optional Live Recording Drum Guitar Effects CH CH 1 2 Machine Stereo Power Amplifier CD Player NOTE: for mono PA, use mono output to feed FOH. L L 12 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 3 4 R L R L R L R R STEREO MONO 4 3 21 PHONES SUB OUTS C/R OUT TAPE TAPE MA
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1604-VLZ PRO Video Setup 8 out Video Deck Video Deck Studio Monitors Video Deck PWR OL PWR OL ON ON HIGH RESOLUTION HIGH RESOLUTION STUDIO MONITOR OFF STUDIO MONITOR OFF Multi-VCR Video Switcher with Time Code CD Player Interface Computer in with Audio Card FULL SYMMETRY DUAL DIFFERENTIAL HIGH CURRENT DESIGN Keyboard, or other line-level input Sampler CH CH 1 2 Stereo Power Amplifier Master Video L L 12 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 3 4 R L R L R L R R STEREO MONO 21 PHONES SUB OU
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CONVERTING TO RACKMOUNT MODE Not only is the new 1604-VLZPRO a compact, An optional accessory called the ROTOPOD- professional-quality tabletop mixer, it’s rack- VLZ is available and can be used in desktop or mountable! Its unique rotating input pod rackmount installations. It will put the patchbay makes this possible. jacks on the same plane as all the knobs, buttons and One of the things that revolutionized the compact faders. This is a lifesaver in applications that demand mixer industry w
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M PATCHBAY DESCRIPTION At the risk of stating the obvious, this is and noise. You can plug in almost any kind of where you plug everything in: microphones, mic that has a standard XLR-type male mic line-level instruments and effects, and the ulti- connector. Always be sure to perform the mate destination for
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N I V A B G d LINE INPUTS This 15dB of attenuation can be very handy TRIM 1 U when you are inserting a signal that is very hot, 1 These /4" jacks share circuitry (but not or you want to add a lot of EQ gain, or both. 060 phantom power) with the mic preamps. You +15dB -45dB Without this “virtual pad,” a scenario like that AUX can use these inputs for virtually any signal U might lead to channel clipping. you’ll come across, from instrument levels as 1 +15 low as –50dB to operating levels of –10d
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SPLIT MONITORING But let’s not forget that the 1604-VLZ PRO is a 4-bus mixer. These buses lead to the SUB With split monitoring, you use the first eight , and are designed to accomplish the OUTS channels for your sound sources: vocal mics, task of getting channels to the multitrack with- drum mics, keyboard/synth outputs, guitar out using the direct outputs. effects outputs, that sort of thing. From there, For example, a channel is assigned to the channels manipulate the sound, but are SUB O
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M 120 VAC 50/60 Hz 20W POWER PHANTOM MAIN OUT MAIN INSERT TAPE TAPE C-R OUT SUB OUT AUX RETURN AUX SEND DIRECT OUT 1A/250V SLO-BLO BAL/UNBAL (TIP SEND INPUT OUTPUT BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL ON ON RING RETURN) L L L 3 1 4 3 2 1 5 3 1 75 3 1 L L L L L L (MONO) (MONO) (MONO) MONO R R
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This method is exactly WARNING: When we say the same as the double- the headphone amp is busing feature found in loud, we’re not kidding. It other mixers. Built-in double can cause permanent ear busing is nothing more than damage. Even intermedi- Y-cords living inside the mixer instead of ate levels may be painfully loud with some hanging out the back. If we had room for the earphones. BE CAREFUL! extra jacks, we would have thrown them in, Always turn the CTL ROOM/PHONES knob but we don’t, so we
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E E E E E E E R R R R R R R P P P P P P P C C C C C C C I I I I I I I M M M M M M M MAIN INSERT ing mono signals to mic inputs like camcorders, telephone interface boxes, even answering 1 These /4" jacks are for connecting serial machines. With the pot all the way up (fully effects such as compressors, equalizers, de- clockwise), you’ll have 6dB of extra gain with essers, or filters . The INSERT point is after unity gain halfway between the one and two the mix amps, but before the MAIN MIX fade
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M POWER SWITCH PHANTOM LED If this one isn’t self-explanatory, we give up. Located right next to the POWER LED in the You can leave this switch on all the time; the output section, this is just to let you know which 1604-VLZ PRO is conservatively designed, so way you have the PHANTOM switch set. If your he
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N I V A B G d CHANNEL STRIP DESCRIPTION The sixteen channel strips look alike and A Clean Fade TRIM 1 U function identically. The only difference is that Faders are not rocket the eight on the left have DIRECT OUT jacks science — they operate by 060 +15dB -45dB and the eight on the right don’t. We’ll start dragging a metal pin (the AUX U at the bottom and work our way up. wiper) across a carbon-based 1 strip (the track). It is possible for airborne +15 U “U” LIKE UNITY GAIN crud to land on th
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N I V A B G d If you’re printing new tracks or bouncing ex- LEVEL SET (PFL) is also the preferred mode for SR (sound reinforcement, or live sound), to isting ones, you’ll also use the 1–2 and 3–4 switches, but not the L–R switch. Here, you preview channels before they are let into the don’t want the subgroups sent back into the mix. It won’t give you stereo placement, but will MAIN MIX, but sent out, via the SUB OUTS give you signal even if the fader is pulled down. TRIM 1 Remember, LEVEL SET (P
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N I V A B G d come on as a result of clipping. That’s pretty CONSTANT LOUDNESS ! ! ! boring. So, to liven things up, this LED will The 1604-VLZ PRO’s MUTE glow steadily when that channel’s PAN controls employ a de- switch is engaged. sign called “Constant If you need a quick reference to these LEDs, Loudness.” It has nothing write this on the back of your hand: to do with living next to a freeway. As you turn name color flickering glowing the PAN knob from left to right (thereby caus- –20 (SO
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N I V A B G d LOW CUT +15 +10 The LOW CUT switch, often referred to as a +5 high pass filter (all depends on how you look at it), cuts bass frequencies below 75Hz at a 0 rate of 18dB per octave. This ain’t no thrown-in –5 TRIM 1 dime-store filter — an 18dB per octave curve U –10 requires an elaborate circuit. Nothing but the –15 060 +15dB -45dB best for you. 20Hz 100Hz 1kHz 10kHz 20kHz AUX U LOW CUT on ev- We recommend that you use +15 1 ery sound source except kick drum, bass guitar, +10 +15
