Mackie VLZ3 4BUS user manual

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Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 20. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the 2. Keep these instructions. limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against 3. Heed all warnings. harmful interference in a residential installation. This 4. Follow all instructions. equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy 5. Do not use this app

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Set the levels Quick Start It’s not even necessary to hear what you’re doing to We realize that you must be really keen set optimal levels. But if you’d like to: Plug headphones to try out your new mixer. Please read the into the phones output jack, then turn up the phones safety instructions on page 2, then have knob just a little. a look through some of the features and details in this manual. 1. Turn on the mixer by pressing the top edge of the power switch. 2. For one channel, press

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Introduction Awesomely unheard of features USB Recording and Playback Powerful on-board dual FX engines and eight individual compressors The VLZ3 4•Bus Series Mixers featur e a 4x2 USB recording and playback function. This means up to four In pursuit of the ultimate Mackie "do-it-all" Live signals may be recorded simultaneously and a stereo Sound Mixer, we threw in the kitchen sink and packed mix returned to the mixer for playback. this bad boy with a full set of processors allowing you

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Features How To Use This Manual • Proven VLZ3 low-noise, high-headroom design The first pages after the table of contents are the ™ hookup diagrams. These show typical setups for fun • Studio grade XDR2 mic preamps times with your mixer. • 130dB dynamic range • Distortion under 0.0007% Next is a detailed tour of the entir e mixer. The (20 Hz - 20 kHz) descriptions are divided into sections, just as your mixer • Phantom power for studio is organized into

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Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................ 2 39. OL LED ................................................... 19 QUICK START .......................................................... 3 40. SIG LED ................................................. 20 INTRODUCTION ...................................................... 4 41. SOLO ..................................................... 20 TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................... 6 42. ASSIGN ..............

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Hookup Diagrams Francis desTROYer Dustin on six-string on bass on drums Turntables with phono-level output DI Box Brian on lead vox Mackie d.2 Pro MAIN OUT BOOTH FX PGM 2 PGM 1 MIC DJ Production Console Headphones Chris on keys Mackie HR824mk2 Powered Reference Monitors L/R PHONES MONITOR GROUP INSERTS 23/24 21/22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Laptop L 4 3 2 1 L Computer GROUP OUTS MONITOR INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT

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Amplifier modeler desTROYer on six-string Mackie HR824mk2 Francis Dustin Powered Reference on bass on drums Monitors L/R Chris on keys DI Box Headphones Brian on lead vox Headphone Amp PHONES MONITOR GROUP INSERTS 23/24 21/22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Laptop L 4 3 2 1 L Computer MONITOR GROUP OUTS INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT R 4 3 2 1 with audio R LINE

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E E E E 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 R R R R P P P P 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 C C C C I I I I 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 M M M M VLZ3 4•Bus Features PHONES MONITOR GROUP INSERTS (TIP=SEND, RING=RETURN) 23/24 21/22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (BAL/UNBAL) (BAL/UNBAL) L 4 3 2 1 L 3 17 1

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E E E E 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 R R R R P P P P 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 C C C C I I I I 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 M M M M PHONES MONITOR GROUP INSERTS 23/24 21/22 (TIP=SEND, RING=RETURN) 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (BAL/UNBAL) (BAL/UNBAL) L 4 3 2 1 L 3 17 12 (MONO) MONITOR GRO

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N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II II I I II I I I I II I I I I II V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d 12V 0.5A 48V PWR 20 10 7 4 2 0 2 4 7 10 20 30 0 dB=0 dBu RUDE SOL

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N N N N N N N N N N I I I I II II I I V V V V V A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B G G G G G G G G G G d d d d d 16 17 18 19 20 21/22 23/24 GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN U U U U U U U 23 23 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 0 60 -20 +20 -20 +20 +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB +15dB -45dB LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT LOW CUT 100 Hz 100 Hz 100 Hz 100 Hz 100 Hz FX 1 FX 2 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 24 PAD USB -20dB 25 26 OFF MAX OFF MAX OFF MAX OFF MAX COMP COMP COMP COMP 24.

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26. COMPRESSOR +20 Each of the last four mono channels in the VLZ3 4•Bus mixer has an in-line compressor circuit +15 with a variable threshold. This is very useful for compression of vocals, and snare drums, for example, so you might consider connecting your microphones +10 and drum mics to these channels, rather than other channels. +5 When the incoming signals exceed the threshold level set by this knob, the signal level is automatically +0 compressed. This reduces the dynamic ra

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HI 12k MID FREQ LOW 80Hz AUX 27. AUX SENDS 1-6 29. INT FX 1-2 / AUX SENDS 5-6 1 U PRE These controls allow you to set up These controls have dual functions depending on to six independent mixes, typically what your needs are at any given time. They allow you +15 2 U for running stage monitors or to send signal either to internal effects FX1 and FX2, or PRE external effects processors. to aux 5 and aux 6, typically used for running stage monitors or external effects processors. +15 The cont

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HI 12k HI MID 2.5k LOW MID 400Hz LOW 80Hz MUTE OL SIG SOLO 1-2 3-4 L/R 31. HIGH EQ 37. PAN AUX 1 U PRE +15 The high EQ provides up to This control allows you to adjust +10 15 dB of boost or cut above how much of the channel signal is sent +5 +15 12 kHz, and it is also flat (no to the left versus the right outputs. 2 U 0 PRE boost or cut) at the detent. –5 With the knob panned hard left, the Use it to add sizzle to cymbals, –10 +15 signal feeds the main left, group 1, or –15 27 an overall se

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The OL (overload) LED will come on when the With the pan knob at the center detent, the left and channel’s input signal is too high. This should be right sides receive equal signal levels (main mix L-R, avoided, as distortion will occur. If the OL LED comes group 1-2, and group 3-4). To feed only one side or the on regularly, check that the gain control [23] is set other, turn the pan knob accordingly. correctly for your input device, and that the channel If you are doing a mixdown to a 2

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