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MICROSERIES1202 OWNER’S MANUAL
LEFT/MONO RIGHT
1 1 L
MIC 1 MIC 2 MIC 3 MIC 4
L
MICRO SERIES 1202
12-CHANNEL MIC/LINE MIXER
2 2 R
R
TAPE TAPE
STEREO AUX RETURNS AUX OUT INPUT OUTPUT MAIN OUTS
L L L L
MONO MONO MONO MONO
LINE 1 LINE 2 LINE 3 LINE 4
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
–10 –10 –10 –10
R R R R
+4 40dB +4 40dB +4 40dB +4 40dB
GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN
U U U U
TRIM 1 TRIM 2 TRIM 3 TRIM 4 LINE 5-6 LINE 7-8 LINE 9-10 LINE 11-12 PHONES
U U U U U U U U U
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
+15 +15 +15
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8. Power Cord Protection — Power supply cords should be CAUTION AVIS routed so that they are not likely to be walked upon or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE and the point where they exit the MicroSeries 1202. NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK 9. Object and Liquid Entry — Care should be taken so that DO NOT REMOVE COVER (O
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PATCHBAY DESCRIPTION PATCH BAY BEGINS ON PG. 4 1202 CHANNEL STRIP & OUTPUT CONTROLS SECTION DESCRIPTION, PG. 8 CONNECTION TIPS & HOOK UP HOOK-UP , PG. 11 LEVEL DETAILED LEVEL-SETTING SETTING STEPS PROCEDURE, PG. 12 1202 BLOCK DIAGRAM TECH STUFF & SERVICE INFO PG. 13-15 Fast-Track “CAN’T WAIT!” tips INTRODUCTION for people who ignore manuals Thank you! There are a lot of makes and models out there, all competing for your A. To adjust input levels: bucks … but you have voted with your wallet for t
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Part 1 — ALL THE HOLES AND KNOBS: A GUIDED TOUR OF THE MICROSERIES 1202 The first thing you’ll notice is that the top of circuit is excellent at rejecting hum and panel is organized into three distinct areas: noise. You can plug any kind of professional mic that has a standard “XLR-type” male mic • A patchbay along the top; connector. If you wire your own, connect • Eight channel strips — four mono and them like this: four stereo; • And an output section on the right. Pin 1 = Ground or shield Pi
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LEFT/MONO RIGHT 1 1 L MIC 1 MIC 2 MIC 3 MIC 4 1 L PATCH BAY 5 2 2 R R TAPE TAPE STEREO AUX RETURNS AUX SEND INPUT OUTPUT MAIN OUTS 2 L L L L MONO MONO MONO MONO LINE 1 LINE 2 LINE 3 LINE 4 BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL 4 –10 –10 –10 –10 3 R R R R +4 40dB +4 40dB +4 40dB +4 40dB U GAIN U GAIN U GAIN U GAIN TRIM 1 TRIM 2 TRIM 3 TRIM 4 LINE 5-6 LINE 7-8 LINE 9-10 LINE 11-12 Line inputs 1–4 are a good place to con- Microphone Power nect older keyboards which have low gain, or Most mode
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14 13 ON ON 11 SERIAL NUMBER CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, CAUTION DO NOT REMOVE BOTTOM COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL DO NOT OPEN MICRO SERIES 1202 6 12-CHANNEL MIC/LINE MIXER CONCEIVED, DESIGNED, AND MANUFACTURED BY MACKIE DESIGNS INC. • WOODINVILLE WASHINGTON MADE IN USA CHANNEL INSERTS DIRECT OUT WITH NO SIGNAL DIRECT OUT WITH SIGNAL FOR USE AS AN EFFECTS LOOP INTERRUPTION TO MASTER INTERRUPTION TO
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advance it for best levels with a typical why it sounds so good. No wall wart can sound source. provide this kind of sophisticated power. PATCH Engineers who fry their ears find them- • Wall warts are inconvenient, radiate huge BAY selves with short careers. hum fields, hog extra jacks on your power strip and get in the way when you move. Tape Output 9 • The thin cable coming out of a wall wart These unbalanced (RCA) connections breaks easily, especially on the road. And tap the main outputs to
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U THE REST OF THE STORY: CONTROLS represents the punch in bass drums, bass guitar, fat synth patches, and some really As we pointed out at the start of this sec- 1 serious male singers. Cutting slightly at this tion, the controls on the MS 1202 are +15 frequency can do wonders for muddy tracks organized into two distinct areas: eight chan- U 18 and boomy room acoustics; cutting more nel strips (four mono and four stereo) and drastically can help fix poppy microphones. an output section. HI EQ. T
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phone amp” chip, we use a high-current MS1202 MODIFICATION: version of our main output amplifier, which is why it can really clean out your cochlea if Convert AUX SEND 2 to pre-EQ/pre-fader Channels 1–4 only. you crank it up too far… but still be a very clean signal source. (1) Remove bottom cover. You will be working on the solder side (bottom) 21 22 Metering of the circuit board. 1202 (2) Locate this area on the circuit The MS 1202’s 3-way peak metering sys- CONTROLS board. Near the Aux Send 2
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23 Stereo AUX/Tape Returns to Master U These two controls set the overall level of effects received from STEREO AUX RETURNS 1 1 and 2. These controls are designed to handle +20 24 a wide range of signal levels. There’s a detent U TAPE IN 23 AUX 2 at unity gain. Fully counterclockwise is OFF; fully clockwise gives you an extra 20dB gain to 2 compensate for low-level effects. +20 STEREO AUX RETURN TO MASTER If you’re using digital effects with digital out- put level controls (see their manuals), y
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Part 2 — GETTING HOOKED: CONNECTION TIPS Hook-up Diagrams in living Color! Effects Included with your MS 1202 is our color These generate additional sounds that you Application Guide which covers the common add to the mix, usually by making two simulta- ways to hook up your new mixer. There are a neous mixes: one of the unmodified dry signal zillion ways to connect a mixer as versatile as that goes directly to the main outputs, and an the MS 1202. An infinite number of monkeys auxiliary mix that
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Connecting separate mono effects to a Part 3 — single return SETTING LEVELS You can use the L and R jacks indepen- dently. Both are controlled by the AUX The MicroSeries 1202’s better-than-digital- RETURN knob, but each is sent separately to quality specs are not because of magic. its respective mix bus side. To get this kind of performance without NOTE: The TAPE IN switch directly above breaking any rules of physics, we had to break the VU Meters disconnects STEREO AUX a few unwritten ones abou
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Part 4 — TECH STUFF SERVICE Make sure to save your sales receipt. It’s SPECIFICATIONS useful in establishing when you bought the S/N ratio mixer and for insurance purposes if some- 90dB ref: +4dBu working level (all channels one happens to borrow your entire studio assigned, Channels 1–4 panned alternately left/ while you are on vacation in Mazatlan. right, Channels 5–12 set at center, main line out single-ended, 20Hz–20kHz) TROUBLESHOOTING Mic preamp equivalent input noise (E.I.N) We haven’t in
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REPAIR Legalese fine print Service for the MS 1202 is only available We reserve the right to inspect any prod- from the Mackie Designs factory in scenic uct which may be the subject of any warranty Woodinville, Washington. claim before repair is carried out. For war- If there is a problem with your mixer: ranty service we may require proof of the original date of purchase in the form of a 1. Review the troubleshooting suggestions dated copy of original retail dealers’ invoice. on the previous pa
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MicroSeries 1202 Block Diagram AUX 2 AUX 1 MAIN RIGHT MAIN LEFT LINE BUS MIC BUS TECH STUFF 15 1 CHANNELS 1-4 L R 2 3 GAIN TRIM: - BALANCED PHANTOM MIC GAIN- 4 +10dB TO +50dB MAIN LEFT POWER CHANNEL INSERT LINE GAIN- + OUTPUT PAN UNITY TO +40dB TIP SEND, RING RETURN HIGH LO L TIP OUT TAPE 2(HOT) OUTPUTS 2 MIC AUX 1 3 EQUALIZATION INPUTS 3 MASTER 1 1 MAIN LEFT & RIGHT GAIN MIX AMPS OFF TO DISCRETE OFF TO +20dB GAIN +10dB GAIN + BALANCED MIC AMP AUX 2 MAIN
