Patchbay Description; Mic Inputs (Channels 1-3) - Mackie 802-VLZ3 Owner's Manual

Patchbay Description

1 2
MIC MIC
1 1
2 2
BAL
OR
UNBAL
LINE IN 1 LINE IN 2
4 4
INSERT INSERT
6
5 5
U
U
7 7
0 60 0 60
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GAIN GAIN
This is where you plug everything in: microphones,
AUX
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line-level instruments and effects, headphones, and
the ultimate destination for your sound: a recorder, PA
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system, etc.
EQ
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HI
Appendix B has details and drawings of the connec-
12kHz
tors you can use with the 802-VLZ3. Also see the chan-
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nel strip description on page 16 for details of the signal
MID
routing from the XLR and line inputs.
2.5kHz
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1. MIC INPUTS (Channels 1–3)
LOW
80Hz
We use phantom-powered, balanced microphone
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PAN
inputs just like the big studio mega-consoles, for exactly
the same reason: This kind of circuit is excellent at re-
jecting hum and noise. You can plug in almost any kind
L R L R
1
1 2
of mic that has a standard XLR male mic connector.
MUTE MUTE
ALT 3-4 ALT 3-4
Professional ribbon, dynamic, and condenser mics
PRE FADER PRE FADER
will all sound excellent through these inputs. The
SOLO SOLO
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802-VLZ3's mic inputs will handle any kind of mic level
you can toss at them, without overloading. Be sure to
perform the level-setting procedure on page 3.
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O O O O
LEVEL LEVEL
Channel 3-4 is a hybrid design, with a mono mic input
in a stereo channel. The mono mic input is fed to both
sides of the stereo field.
Not every instrument is made to connect
directly to a mixer. Guitars commonly need a
Direct Injection (DI) box to connect to the
mixer's mic inputs. Channels 1 and 2 have an
instrument switch [6] so you do not need a DI box, and
can plug your guitar directly into the line inputs [2].
3
MIC
1
MONO
BAL
+4
L
OR MIC
UNBAL
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3
BAL
LINE IN 3
OR
MAIN
UNBAL
OUTPUT
LEVEL
R
LINE IN 4
6
5
LOW CUT
100 Hz
3
18dB/OCT
7
0 60
GAIN LINE IN 5-6
AUX AUX
U U
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O O O O
EQ EQ
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HI HI
12kHz 12kHz
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MID MID
2.5kHz 2.5kHz
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LOW LOW
80Hz 80Hz
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PAN PAN
L R L R
3-4 5-6
MUTE MUTE
ALT 3-4 ALT 3-4
PRE FADER PRE FADER
SOLO SOLO
U U
+12dB
O O O O
LEVEL LEVEL
MAIN OUT BALANCED
BAL/UNBAL
L R
17
16
L
MAIN OUT
L
13 14
15
R
R
AUX SEND
TAPE IN TAPE OUT
BAL/UNBAL
MONO MONO
L L
3 8
BAL BAL
OR OR
UNBAL UNBAL
R R
LINE IN 7-8
ST RETURN
PHANTOM POWER
AUX AUX
U
Most modern professional condenser mics are
PRE
POST
equipped for phantom power, which lets the mixer
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send low-current DC voltage to the mic's electronics
EQ EQ
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HI through the same wires that carry audio. (Semi-pro HI
12kHz 12kHz
condenser mics often have batteries to accomplish the
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same thing.) "Phantom" owes its name to an ability to
MID MID
be "unseen" by dynamic mics (Shure SM57/SM58, for
2.5kHz 2.5kHz
instance), which don't need external power and aren't
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affected by it anyway.
LOW LOW
80Hz 80Hz
The 802-VLZ3's phantom power is globally controlled
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PAN PAN
by the phantom power [12] switch. (This means the
phantom power for the mic inputs of channels 1-3 is
turned on and off together.)
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7-8
Never plug single-ended (unbalanced) micro-
MUTE
ALT 3-4
phones or instruments into the mic [1] input
PRE FADER
jacks if the phantom power is on.
SOLO
U
Do not plug instrument outputs into the mic
input jacks with phantom power on, unless
you know for certain it is safe to do so.
+12dB +12dB
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LEVEL CTL ROOM/SUBMIX
Do not use phantom power with ribbon micro-
phones.
802
L
802
R
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
L L
L
3
10
9
R R R
4
ALT OUTPUT CR OUTPUT
AUX
U
MASTER
SEND
+10
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POWER
LEFT RIGHT
CONTROL
ROOM 0dB=0dBu
SOURCE
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MAIN MIX
ALT 3-4
TAPE
10
20
30
ASSIGN
TO MAIN MIX
RUDE
SOLO
MAX
O O
U
U
PHONES
+10dB
O O
O O
MAIN MIX
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PHANTOM
POWER
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PHONES
STEREO
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RETURN
+20
6
3
0
2
4
LEVEL
7
SET
+12dB
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