Mackie 1642-VLZ3 Manual De Usuario

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These unbalanced 

RCA jacks tap the main 
mix outputs to make 
simultaneous record-
ing and PA work more 
convenient. Connect 
these to your 2-track 
recorder’s inputs.

See MAIN MIX 

FADER [37] on page 
18 for details of the 
signal routing to these outputs.

Mono: If you want to feed a mono signal to your tape 

deck or other device, use the 1/4" MONO [15] output 
jack instead.

These unbalanced RCA jacks are designed to work 

with semipro as well as pro recorders. Connect your 
2-track tape recorder’s outputs here, using quality hi-fi  
RCA cables. To learn how signals are routed from these 
inputs see page 19, TAPE IN LEVEL [40].

Use these jacks for convenient playback of your mixes. 

You’ll be able to review a mix, and then  rewind and try 
another pass without   repatching or disturbing the mixer 
levels. You can also use these jacks with a portable tape 
or CD player to feed  music to a PA system  between sets.

NOTE: Pushing TAPE TO MAIN MIX [41] 

in the output section automatically discon-
nects the TAPE [11] OUTPUT from the main 

outputs. This prevents creating a feedback loop, which 
could create quite a howl in your system (and your audi-
ence!)

These 1/4" jacks are for connecting serial  effects such 

as compressors, equalizers, de-essers, or fi lters. The IN-
SERT point is  after the mix amps, but before the MAIN 
MIX fader. Insert cables must be wired thusly:

Tip = send (to effects device inputs)

Ring = return (from effects device outputs)

Sleeve = common ground (connect shield to all  

 

 

           three sleeves)

Two sets of jacks are provided for the main out-

puts: 1/4" TRS jacks and XLR jacks. These are usually 
patched to the  inputs of your 2-track mixdown deck 
(unless you’ve chosen to use the TAPE OUTPUT [11] 
RCA jacks), or to the house amplifi er during live sound 
 sessions. 

In addition, the XLR MAIN OUTS have a switch to 

match the signal level to the input of the device you're 
connecting them to. Push the switch in to reduce 
the output by 40 dB, so you can feed the mic input of 
another mixer, for example. Leave the switch out to 
connect to professional +4 dBu devices. To learn how 
signals are routed to these outputs, see page 18, MAIN 
MIX FADER [37].

To use the 1/4" outputs to drive balanced inputs, con-

nect 1/4" TRS (Tip-Ring-Sleeve) phone plugs like this:

Tip = + (hot)

Ring = – (cold)

Sleeve = ground

To use these outputs to drive unbalanced  inputs, con-

nect 1/4" TS (Tip-Sleeve) phone plugs like this:

Tip = signal

Sleeve = ground

It happens to everybody sooner or later: The forces 

that govern your world will demand a monaural output 
from your painstakingly- created stereo panorama. The 
last thing you want to do is start twirling all your care-
fully-placed PAN [31] settings to one side. What to do? 
Stick a cord in this 1/4" jack, hand the other end to Mr. 
Mono, and you’re done. He’s got his mono mix and you’ve 
still got your stereo mix. The MONO output is nothing 
more than a sum of the left and right main mix.

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