Read This Page; Adjusting Input Levels; Instant Mixing - Mackie 402-VLZ3 Owner's Manual

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Adjusting input levels

It's not even necessary to hear what you're
doing to set optimal levels. But if you'd like
to: Plug headphones into the phones jack,
then set the phones knob just a little bit up.
The following steps must be performed for
channel 1 and 2:
1. Turn the gain and level knobs fully
down (counterclockwise).
2. Set the EQ knobs at the center.
3. Connect the signal source to the input
of channel 1.
4. Play something into channel 1. This
could be an instrument, a singing or
speaking voice, or a line input such
as from a CD player or tape recorder
output. Be sure that the volume of the
input is the same as it would be during
normal use. If it isn't, you might have
to readjust these levels during the
middle of the set.
5. Adjust the gain control so that the OL
LED does not come on very often, if at
all, even during the loudest parts of
your program.
6. If you'd like to apply some EQ, do so
now and repeat step 5.
7. Repeat for channel 2 if required.
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Instant Mixing

Here's how to get going right away, assum-
ing you have a microphone and a keyboard:
1. Plug your microphone into channel 1's
mic input.
2. Turn on the 402-VLZ3.
3. Adjust the input levels.
4. Connect cords from the main outputs
to the inputs of your amplifier.
5. Hook up speakers to the amplifier and
turn it on.
6. Turn up the channel 1 level knob to
the center and the main mix knob one
quarter of the way up.
7. Sing like a canary!
8. Turn down the channel 3-4 level knob.
9. Plug your keyboard into stereo channel
3-4.
10. Play the keyboards and sing a little,
and adjust the channel 3-4 level knob
to add the keyboard to the vocals.
11. Play like a madman and sing like a
canary! It's your first mix!
Other Notes
For optimum sonic performance, the
channel level knobs and the main mix knob
should be set near the "U" (unity gain)
markings.
Always turn the main mix control down
before making connections to and from your
mixer.
If you shut down your equipment, turn
off your amplifier or powered speakers first.
When powering up, turn them on last.
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