Mackie 402-VLZ3 Benutzerhandbuch

Owner’

s Manual

Thank you for choosing a Mackie profes-

sional compact mixer. The 402-VLZ3 is 
equipped with our precision-engineered 
XDR2

TM

 Extended Dynamic Range premium 

studio-grade mic preamp.

The small size of this mixer and the qual-

ity of its design make it an ideal choice for 
recording, sound reinforcement, multimedia 
use, or post-production work. Tuck it away 
in your home studio and use the included 
Tracktion software to record your wonderful 
talent.

The Mackie VLZ3 series of mixers consist 

of the 802, 1202, 1402, 1642, and 1604-VLZ3. 
We had a few of these high quality channels 
left over in engineering, so we decided to put 
them to good use in the 402-VLZ3. Some of 
the features include:

•  2 mono mic/line channels and 1 stereo 

line-level channel

•  2-band EQ on mono channels
•  Instrument input switches on channels 

1 and 2

•  Stereo pan button allows mono chan-

nels to be used in either summed mono 
or discrete stereo operation

•  Mix bus allows monitoring of any com-

bination of main mix and tape input

•  Low-cut filter and overload LED on mic 

channels

•  Separate main mix and phones outputs 

with individual volume controls

•  DJ Style “cueing” of the tape input 

using the “Assign to Main” button

•  Tape input and output with analog 

RCA connectors

•  Includes Tracktion software to allow 

complete recording with computers

•  Solid and stylish mechanical design
•  Optional mic stand adapter (see p.22)

Since many of you folks will want to hook 

up your 402-VLZ3 immediately, the first 
pages you will encounter after this introduc-

tion are the ever-popular hookup diagrams. 
These show typical mixer setups for various 
applications.

After this section is a detailed tour of the 

entire mixer, where you will find illustrations 
with each feature numbered. If you’re curi-
ous about a feature, simply locate it on the 
 appropriate illustration, notice the number 
 attached to it, and find that number in the 
nearby paragraphs.

This icon marks information that is 
critically important or unique to the 
402-VLZ3.

This icon will lead you to in-depth 

explanations of features and some 
practical tips.

Appendix A is a section on troubleshooting 

and service information.

Appendix B is a section on connectors.
Appendix C shows the technical specifica-

tions, and a block diagram.

Not only do you get a shiny new 402-VLZ3 

mixer, you also get Tracktion 3 software 
added for good measure. This wonderful 
software is not required to run the 402-VLZ3 
mixer, but once you start using it, you will 
just love it. 

Tracktion is a powerful audio production 

and MIDI sequencing application, designed 
with simplicity and ease of use in mind. It 
can be easily loaded onto your PC or Mac, 
and configured for your system. It is capable 
of delivering professional results that only 
a few years ago would have required a sig-
nificant investment in expensive hardware. 
When you open Tracktion, you have at your 
disposal all of the tools necessary to turn 
your musical ideas into great sounding 
mixes.

You will need a computer with a high-

speed internet connection to download the 
Tracktion Basic Bundle. The authorization 
code is supplied with your 402-VLZ3. See 
www.mackie.com for system requirements 
and more Tracktion details.

User's forums and entire audio civiliza-

tions have grown up around Tracktion, so 
we hope that you will enjoy it and your new 
402-VLZ3 mixer.