Controls And Features; Channel Strips - Mackie CR-1604 Owner's Manual

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CR1604 16 CHANNEL MIC/LINE MIXER
LAMP 12 VAC
AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX
U U U U U
1 1 1 1 1 1
00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00
MON MON MON MON MON MON
U U U U U
2 2 2 2 2 2
00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00
U U U U U
3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3
00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00
U U U U U
4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4
00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00
5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6
SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT
0 0 0 0 0
HI HI HI HI HI
—15 +15 —15 +15 —15 +15 —15 +15 —15 +15 —15
0 0 0 0 0
MID MID MID MID MID

CHANNEL STRIPS

—12 +12 —12 +12 —12 +12 —12 +12 —12 +12 —12
0 0 0 0 0
LO LO LO LO LO
—15 +15 —15 +15 —15 +15 —15 +15 —15 +15 —15
EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ
0 0 0 0 0
L R L R L R L R L R L
PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
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MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
ALT 3/4 ALT 3/4 ALT 3/4 ALT 3/4 ALT 3/4 ALT 3/4
OL OL OL OL OL
+20 + 20 +20 +20 +20
U U U U U
00 00 00 00 00
Send 1 may be routed to AUX OUT 1 which
taps the signal downstream from the EQ cir-
cuitry and Channel Fader (we call this
Post-Fader/Post-EQ, meaning that the signal
will reflect any adjustments made to the fader
or EQ controls.)
Send 1 can also be routed to the MONITOR
OUT by pressing the MON button. This signal
is intercepted ahead of the EQ circuitry and
Channel Fader (known as pre-EQ/pre-Fader...
the signal will be the same as it was when it
first entered the input module, unaffected by
the control adjustments made with the EQ or
fader controls).
This arrangement allows for two separate
sends. You can use Send 1 on Channels 1–6 as
a stage monitor mix for vocals (with mic
inputs), and Send 1 on Channels 7–16 as a re-
verb send (with synth inputs, for example).
AUX 2
This send is Post EQ and Post Fader. Since
it's affected by EQ and gain adjustments, we
recommend that it be used as your main
reverb send.
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INPUT/OUTPUT "POD"
AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX
U U U U U U
1 1 1 1 1
+15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15
MON MON MON MON MON
U U U U U U
2 2 2 2 2
+15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15
U U U U U U
5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5
+15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15
U U U U U U
6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6
+15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15
5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6
SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT
0 0 0 0 0 0
HI HI HI HI HI HI
+15 —15 +15 —15 +15 —15 +15 —15 +15 —15 +15
0 0 0 0 0 0
MID MID MID MID MID MID
+12 —12 +12 —12 +12 —12 +12 —12 +12 —12 +12
0 0 0 0 0 0
LO LO LO LO LO LO
+15 —15 +15 —15 +15 —15 +15 —15 +15 —15 +15
EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ
0 0 0 0 0 0
R L R L R L R L R L R
PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
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MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
ALT 3/4 ALT 3/4 ALT 3/4 ALT 3/4 ALT 3/4
OL OL OL OL OL OL
+20 +20 +20 +20 +20 +20
U U U U U U
00 00 00 00 00 00
AUX 3 & 4
These two sends are also post-EQ/post-Fader.
The "hidden" sends: 5 & 6
The 5/6 SHIFT button "converts" AUX 3
and 4 to AUX Sends 5 and 6. In other words,
after you press this button, signal is sent to
AUX 5 and AUX 6 but controlled by the AUX 3
and 4 Knobs. We did this to add the flexibility
of extra sends without making the mixer so
big that it looks like an airport landing strip.
To review
The CR-1604s Aux sends are used to route
a portion of the signal out to another source
for processing or sub-mixing. They allow you
to control how much effect is mixed with
each channel.
• All channel strips have four Aux sends
feeding a total of seven outputs.
• All sends are fully off in the extreme
counterclockwise position.
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AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX
U U U U U
1 1 1 1 1 1
00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15
00
MON MON MON MON MON
U U U U U
2
2 2 2 2 2
00
00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15
U U U U U
3
3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5
00
00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15
U U U U U
4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6
4
00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00 +15 00
5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6 5/6
SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT
LEVEL
0 0 0 0 0
HI HI HI HI HI
—15 +15 —15 +15 —15 +15 —15 +15 —15 +15
0 0 0 0 0
MID MID MID MID MID
—12 +12 —12 +12 —12 +12 —12 +12 —12 +12
0 0 0 0 0
LO LO LO LO LO
—15 +15 —15 +15 —15 +15 —15 +15 —15 +15
EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ
0 0 0 0 0
L R L R L R L R L R
PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
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MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
ALT 3/4 ALT 3/4 ALT 3/4 ALT 3/4 ALT 3/4
1/LEFT
OL OL OL OL OL
+20 +20 +20 +20 +20
U U U U U
00 00 00 00 00
MAINS
& FEATURES
STEREO AUX RETURNS
U C
1 1
+20 L R
U C 2
2
3
+20 L R
U C
3 4
+20
L R MONO
U C
AUX
4
SOLO
+20
L R
BALANCE
CR1604
16 CHANNEL MIC/LINE MIXER
CLIP
+8
ALT PREVIEW
+4
+2
0
MAIN OUTPUT
MUTE
-4
-8
-12 SOLO
TO
-16 MAIN
-20
POWER
SOLO
LEVEL
2/RIGHT LEVEL
SOLO/PHONES
+10
U
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WUTZA DEEE-TENT?
Occasionally in this
manual you will see a
reference to detents. A
detent is a simple but
effective control feature
that will aid in easy re-
setting of your mixers
controls. It's simply a
notch in the movement
of the control compo-
nent, which determines a
neutral setting, such as
Unity on faders or center
on the PAN control. This
way you're either in de
tent or out of de tent, as
we say when camping up
here in the Northwest.
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