Mackie ms1402vlz User Manual

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AUX 1 in POST-mode   and AUX 2 are

post-

LOW CUT, post-EQ and post-FADER. That

is, the sends obey the settings of these controls.
AUX 1 in PRE mode follows the EQ and LOW
CUT settings only. PAN and FADER have no ef-
fect on the

 PRE send (see diagram below).

All 

AUX send levels range from off through

unity (with their channel gain controls at the
center detent position) on up to 15dB of extra
gain (when turned fully clockwise). Chances
are you’ll never need this extra gain, but it’s
nice to know it’s there if you do.

Channel 7–14 

AUX pots control the mono

sum of the channel’s stereo signals for each
AUX send. For instance, Channel 7 (left) and
8 (right) mix together to feed that channel’s
AUX send knobs.

We recommend going into a stereo reverb in

mono and returning in stereo. We have found
that most “stereo” reverbs’ second input just ties
up an extra 

AUX send and adds nothing to the

sound. There are exceptions, so feel free to try it
both ways. If your effects device is true stereo
all the way through, use 

AUX 1 to feed its LEFT

input and 

AUX 2 to feed the RIGHT input.

With 

EQ, you can also screw things up roy-

ally. We’ve designed a lot of boost and cut into
each equalizer circuit, because we know
everyone will occasionally need that. But if you
max the 

EQs on every channel, you’ll get mix

mush. Equalize subtly and use the left sides of
the knobs (cut), as well as the right (boost).
Very few gold-record-album engineers ever use
more than about 3dB of 

EQ. If you need more

than that, there’s usually a better way to get it,
such as placing a mic differently (or using a
different kind of mic entirely).

These tap a portion of each channel signal

out to another source for parallel effects pro-
cessing or stage monitoring. 

AUX send levels

are controlled by the channel’s 

AUX 1 and AUX

2 knobs   and by the AUX 1 MASTER  .

These are more than just effects and moni-

tor sends. They can be used to generate
separate mixes for recording or “mix-minuses”
for broadcast. By using 

AUX 1 in the PRE

mode  , these mix levels can be obtained in-
dependently of the channel’s 

GAIN control.

U

+15

-15

U

+15

-15

U

+12

-12

HI

12kHz

MID

2.5kHz

LOW

80Hz

EQ

AUX

1

2

MON/

EFX

EFX

PAN

L

R

SOLO

1

MUTE

ALT 3

–

4

dB

30

20

10

O

O

40
50

5

5

U

60

10

U

O

O

+15

U

O

O

+15