Mackie 1604-VLZ Pro Owner's Manual - Page 14

This method is exactly the same as the doublebusing feature found in other mixers. Built-in double busing is nothing more than Y-cords living inside the mixer instead of hanging out the back. If we had room for the extra jacks, we would have thrown them in, but we don't, so we didn't. Sonically, there is no difference whatsoever. Y-cord advice: Do not use the stereo "headphone-to-left/right" splitter adapters. Use the type that send the same signal to two places; the tip of the source plug feeds the tips of both destination plugs (Radio Shack® #42-2150, for instance.) C-R OUTS (CONTROL ROOM OUTPUTS) These 1/4" jacks are usually patched to the inputs of your control room amplifier or a headphone distribution amplifier. To learn how signals are routed to these outputs: . To wire your own cables: . PHONES OUTPUT The 1604-VLZ PRO's stereo 1/4" phones jack will drive any standard headphone to very loud levels. Walkperson-type phones can also be used with an appropriate adapter. To learn how signals are routed to these outputs: . If you're wiring your own cable for the PHONES output, follow standard conventions: RING SLEEVE SLEEVE RING TIP TIP RING Tip = left channel TIP Ring = right channel SLEEVE Sleeve = common ground ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX LEFT RIGHT 1 LEFT RIGHT 2 LEFT RIGHT 3 LEFT RIGHT 4 dB 10 PHONES MAIN MIX dB 10 5 5 U U 5 5 10 10 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 WARNING: When we say the headphone amp is loud, we're not kidding. It can cause permanent ear damage. Even intermediate levels may be painfully loud with some earphones. BE CAREFUL! Always turn the CTL ROOM/PHONES knob all the way down before connecting headphones. Keep it down until you've put the phones on. Then turn it up slowly. Why? "Engineers who fry their ears find themselves with short careers." TAPE OUTPUT These unbalanced RCA jacks tap the MAIN MIX outputs to make simultaneous recording and PA work more convenient. Connect these to your 2-track recorder's inputs. To learn how signals are routed to these outputs: . Mono: If you want to feed a mono signal to your tape deck or other device, simply use the 1/4" MONO output jack . Alternatively, use an RCA Y-cord to combine the TAPE OUTPUT jacks (Radio Shack® #274-511, for instance). Do not attempt this with any other outputs on the 1604-VLZ PRO. TAPE INPUT 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 standard hi-fi RCA cables. To learn how signals are routed from these inputs: . 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 . WARNING: Pushing TAPE TO MAIN MIX in the output section can create a feedback path between TAPE INPUT and TAPE OUTPUT. Make sure your tape deck is not in record, record-pause or input monitor mode when you engage this switch, or make sure the TAPE IN level knob is fully counterclockwise (off). OO OO 14