Mackie VLZ3 4BUS Manuale Utente

Owner's Manual   

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Afl is a stereo solo bus, so in afl mode, soloing Group 1 

by itself places the signal on the left, Group 2 shows up 
on the right, and soloing both yields a stereo image, with 
Group 1 on the left and Group 2 on the right, and each 
reduced by 3 dB, not unlike using one of the channels' 
pan pots to center the signal. Groups 3 and 4 function 
similarly.

Solo signals reaching the headphones and 
monitor outputs are not affected by the  
channel level or main level; therefore, turn 

down the phones level [69] and monitor level [68] first, 
as soloed channels may be loud.

The rude solo light [59] will turn on as a reminder 

that what you are listening to in the headphones is just 
the soloed group(s).

As you might expect, these faders control the levels 

of the signals sent to the group outs [11]. All channels 
that are assigned to groups, not muted, and not turned 
fully down will appear at the group outs. 

The group signal is off when its fader is fully down, 

the "U" marking is unity gain, and fully up provides 10 
dB additional gain. Remember that if you are treating 
two groups as a stereo pair, group 1 and 2 for example, 
make sure that both group faders "ride" together to 
maintain the left/right balance.

This stereo fader allows you to adjust the levels of  the 

main mix signals sent to the XLR and 1/4" main    
line-level outputs [7], and the tape outputs [6].

This gives you the ultimate feeling of power and  

control over the sound levels sent to your audience.

 

Adjust this control carefully, with your good eye on the 
meters to check against overloading, and your good 
ear to the levels to make sure your audience (if any) is 
happy.

The main mix signals are off with the fader fully down, 

the “U” marking is unity gain, and fully up provides 10 
dB of additional gain. This additional gain will typically 
never be needed, but once again, it’s nice to know that 
it’s there. The fader is stereo, as it affects both the left 
and right of the main mix equally. This is the ideal   
control to slowly bring down at the end of a song (or 
quickly in the middle of a song if the need ever arises).

This control does not affect the aux outputs [13]. 

This does, however, conclude the main portion of the 
owner's manual. From here on out it's all appendices. 
You should pour yourself a cold, frosty one and pat  
yourself on the back for making it here!

Ok, congratulations are now over. Time to plug in your 

VLZ3 4•Bus mixer, power it on, and start twiddlin' some
knobs!