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  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 1
    LM-3204 OWNER'S MANUAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 12k U HI 12k U HI 12k U HI 12k U HI 12k U HI 12k LM-3204 STEREO LINE MIXER POWER -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -
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    instructions or as marked on the LM-3204 Console. 9. Object and Liquid Entry - Do not drop objects or spill liquids into the inside of the LM-3204 Console. 10. Damage Requiring Service - The LM-3204 Console should be serviced only by qualified service personnel when: A. LM-3204 Console power
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    Mackie mixer will never break. 7. You will never move again. 6. You wrote a song on it and are considering framing it. 5. You have cut off the top and are using it as an equipment rack USING THE LM-3204 GENERAL INFO USING THE LM-3204 CONNECTIONS, OPTIONS, SPECS, AND SERVICE APPENDICES TABLE OF
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 4
    SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION The Mackie LM-3204 is a 32-input, 2+2 Bus line level sound mixer. Each of the 16 stereo input modules is fitted with gain, balance, EQ and auxiliary send controls. The LM-3204 is designed for applications requiring control of a number of stereo/mono line level sources, while
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 5
    achieve the LM-3204 Mixer's impressive headroom and specs, you should mixer.) 2. Apply signal to channel input. Insert a stereo line input into the corresponding Left and Right Input jacks at the rear of the mixer. or Insert a mono line (using an onboard Mackie mic preamp), leave the channel Gain setting
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 6
    THE GAIN CONTROL Most of the LM-3204 front panel (four-fifths, precisely) is occupied by the 16 stereo, line level input modules or channel strips. THE OFFICIAL GUIDED TOUR OF A TYPICAL LM-3204 INPUT MODULE (CHANNEL STRIP) Pretty straightforward. But remember, these are all stereo input modules
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    To make matters even easier, the crack Mackie Detent Crew have put a little mechanical " +20 4 LEVEL UX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX STEREO AUX RETURNS U HI 12k U HI 12k U HI 12k U HI 12k U HI 12k U HI 12k U HI 12k LM-3204 STEREO LINE MIXER POWER 15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 8
    mixer. In other words, you can push a solo button to check something out just about any time without affecting your recording or sound reinforcement feed. The Solo switch on each LM-3204 channel strip assigns the stereo alarm, that ruby pharos guarding the Mackie shore, the Rude Solo Light. MUTE
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 9
    section is that right-hand one-fifth of the LM-3204 we promised we'd talk about earlier in the manual. This section is home to the Master Faders, +20 LEVEL AUX RETURN TO CONTROL ROOM ONLY +20 4 LEVEL STEREO AUX RETURNS LM-3204 STEREO LINE MIXER POWER + 22 CLIP 10 7 4 2 0 2 4 7 10
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    . OO OO OO OO OO OO 1 +20 U SOURCE ALT 3-4 +20 3 U 2 +20 LEVEL AUX RETURN TO CONTROL ROOM ONLY +20 4 LEVEL STEREO AUX RETURNS LM-3204 STEREO LINE MIXER POWER + 22 CLIP 10 7 4 2 0 2 4 7 10 20 30 - 40 U +20 SOLO LEVEL PHONES TAPE MONITOR dB 10 U5 5 10 15 20 30
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 11
    1⁄4") Mic Out jacks into any one of the line input jacks of the mixer. Patch 'em in mono, patch 'em in stereo, patch 'em anywhere your cord will reach. NOTE: While dynamic mics ignore phantom power, ribbon mics don't. Make sure that the Phantom Power switch is off before plugging in a ribbon mic
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 12
    Phones output jack, all of the connections to the LM-3204 are made on the rear panel of the unit, back in your equipment rack where all the cabling is lurking. LM-3204 • STEREO • LINE • MIXER CONCEIVED, DESIGNED, AND MANUFACTURED BY MACKIE DESIGNS INC • WOODINVILLE • WA 98072 • USA • MADE IN USA
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 13
    and Right faders. When "printing" a mix, this would be the place to patch in a stereo compressor/limiter, EQ and/or aural exciter. If you're using the LM-3204 for live sound, you may want to patch in a stereo graphic equalizer or anti-feedback processor here. The main inserts are the same as the
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 14
    is a line level, unbalanced 1⁄4" TS standard phone jack, which routes the signal directly to the AUX Return amplifiers and front an insert at left, or check the patching illustra- panel controls, and on to the main L/R mix bus. See tion on the back of the LM-3204. page 10, "Stereo Aux Returns
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    can patch the mic out signal into any chan- nel input or even into other pieces of line level equipment in your rack. AUX SENDS 1 2 3 4 L STEREO R L STEREO R MONO EXPANDER IN USE ONLY WITH LM-3204E EXPANDERS. PHONES OUT The Phones jack is located on the front panel to the right of the
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    this manual have a lot of experience in using mixers and a power amplifier to the input of a mixer. Noise line level as soon as possible and to keep them there as much as possible, but not to turn them up too much. Unity Gain On a Mackie mixer of +10dBu, and the LM-3204 doesn't clip until +22dBu.
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 17
    Mackie LM-3204 has 12 buses. The four suggested in the name (the main Left and Right buses and the Alt 3-4 buses) are important, but there are also Auxiliary buses (two stereo returns for reverb or effects, they can be used as additional line level inputs to your mix. SOLO Solo is a standard console
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 18
    you've used a Mackie MicroSeries 1202, a CR-1604 or a Mackie 8-Bus Series, you're familiar with the various kinds of connectors used with or mixers. If you're new to the whole thing, review the drawings below. They're also described in detail in Appendix A on page 30 of this manual. Tip/Sleeve (TS
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 19
    PROCEDURE! To fully achieve the LM-3204 Mixer's impressive headroom and specs, you must "tune" the input sensitivity for each channel. This simple operation is so important that we're repeating it here as well as at the beginning of this manual. If our Technical Support department had its way, the
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 20
    directly into the LM-3204 stereo inputs. Guitar and bass preamps, whether rack-mount units or built into (a gazillion MS1202 mixers owners can't be all wrong). And remember, the LM-3204 has the same Right (or Control Room) outputs to your power amplifier. Turn on the spotlights, smoke generator
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    tailoring. Connect the outputs of the phono preamplifiers into the LM-3204 line input jacks. The Mackie LM-3204 does not have internal phono preamplifiers. Sorry. MULTI-IMAGE/MULTIMEDIA MIXER With its 16 stereo inputs, the LM-3204 is perfect for combining the multiple VCR/CD player/ DAT machine
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    11 (MONO) L R R AUX SENDS 1 2 3 4 CONTROL ROOM OUTPUTS MAIN/TAPE OUTPUTS L R L R L L MONO L STEREO R L STEREO R R R EXPANDER IN USE ONLY WITH LM-3204E EXPANDERS. L R ALT 3/4 OUTPUTS L R MAIN INSERTS Power Amplifier Out In Limiter In DAT or 2-track Deck Out Studio
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    level input Percussion Module 2 Percussion Module 1 Sound Module STEREO BALANCED OR UNBALANCED LINE INPUTS 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (MONO) L TAPE INPUTS L R MIC PREAMP GAIN 1 2 GAIN PHANTOM POWER GAIN +48V 10dB 50dB 10dB 50dB 1 2 MIC PREAMP OUTPUT MIC IN R CHANNEL INSERTS
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    OUTPUTS MAIN/TAPE OUTPUTS L R L R L L MONO L STEREO R L STEREO R R R EXPANDER IN USE ONLY WITH LM-3204E EXPANDERS. L R ALT 3/4 OUTPUTS L R MAIN INSERTS Out In Stereo Compressor Cassette Deck (For checking playback on the 'ol headphones.) Power Amplifier 24 PA Cabinet PA
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    Module Sound Module Drum Machine Keyboard, or other line level input Keyboard, or other line level input STEREO BALANCED OR UNBALANCED LINE INPUTS 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (MONO) L TAPE INPUTS L R MIC PREAMP GAIN 1 2 GAIN PHANTOM POWER GAIN +48V 10dB 50dB 10dB 50dB 1 2 MIC
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    13 12 11 (MONO) L R R AUX SENDS 1 2 3 4 CONTROL ROOM OUTPUTS MAIN/TAPE OUTPUTS L R L R L L MONO L STEREO R L STEREO R R R EXPANDER IN USE ONLY WITH LM-3204E EXPANDERS. L R ALT 3/4 OUTPUTS L R MAIN INSERTS Out In Limiter Stereo Submix Feed to Main Mixing Console 26
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    level input Percussion Module 2 Percussion Module 1 Sound Module STEREO BALANCED OR UNBALANCED LINE INPUTS 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (MONO) L TAPE INPUTS L R MIC PREAMP GAIN 1 2 GAIN PHANTOM POWER GAIN 10dB 50dB +48V 10dB 50dB 1 2 MIC PREAMP OUTPUT MIC IN R CHANNEL INSERTS
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    AUX SENDS 1 2 3 4 CONTROL ROOM OUTPUTS MAIN/TAPE OUTPUTS L R L R L L MONO L STEREO R L STEREO R R R EXPANDER IN USE ONLY WITH LM-3204E EXPANDERS. L R ALT 3/4 OUTPUTS L R MAIN INSERTS Power Amplifier Out In Stereo Compressor In DAT or 2-track Deck Out Studio Monitors
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 29
    Sound Module Sound Module Keyboard, or other line level input Keyboard, or other line level input Drum Machine 1 STEREO BALANCED OR UNBALANCED LINE INPUTS 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (MONO) L TAPE INPUTS L R MIC PREAMP GAIN 1 2 GAIN PHANTOM POWER GAIN 10dB 50dB +48V 10dB 50dB
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 30
    is called a "mic cable," to connect to these inputs. • Stereo Headphones, and rarely, stereo microphones and stereo line connections. When wired for stereo, a 1⁄4" TRS jack or plug is connected tip to left, ring to right and sleeve to ground (earth). Mackie mixers do not directly accept 1-plug-type
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 31
    jacks are often used in home stereo and video equipment and in many Mackie LM-3204. UNBALANCING A LINE In most studio, stage and sound reinforcement situations, there is a combination of balanced and unbalanced inputs and outputs on the various pieces of equipment. This usually will not be a problem
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 32
    mixer. That will affect the internal signal in the LM-3204. MACKIE STEREO INPUTS AND RETURNS: Mono, Stereo, Whatever The LM-3204 stereo line inputs, stereo AUX sends and stereo AUX returns are a fine example of the Mackie show up in stereo. A mono to the "second click" STEREO PLUG RING TIP For use
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 33
    16 stereo line inputs are finally too few, you, a proud Mackie LM-3204 owner, don't even need to think about a new mixer. For less than the price of another LM-3204, you can get an LE-3204E Stereo Line Expander and add another 16 stereo line inputs to your system. It looks just like an LM-3204 but
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 34
    APPENDIX C: SPECIFICATIONS: TECH STUFF LM-3204 Owner's Manual Specs Noise (20Hz to 20kHz bandwidth, Line inputs to Main L/R outputs, all Power Requirements 120 VAC, 50/60Hz, 60 watts Weight LM-3204 console +14dBu +22dBu +22dBu 5k 10k 120 +/-15dB +/-12dB +/-15dB -129dBm 24 lbs. LM-3204
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 35
    9.66" LM-3204 LINE MIXER Dimensions also apply to LM-3204E Expander. 7/94 ©1994 MACKIE DESIGNS INC. 17.50" LM-3204 WEIGHT 21 lbs. .75 19.00" 9.66" APPENDIX 5 rack spaces (5U) 8.73" 8.65" 35
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 36
    ALT 3-4 L MAIN 1-2 R L R LEFT (MONO) LINE IN BAL/UNBAL INPUTS •+ •- RIGHT + LINE IN - STEREO CHANNEL 1 of 16 •• INSERT (CH's 1-4) MUTE/ • EQ ∑ • ∑ • • 48 V • MACKIE MIC PREAMPS • • • •• • • TRIM + - TRIM + - MIC 1 OUT MIC 2 OUT • OPTIONAL LM-3204E EXPANDER To Schenectady 36
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 37
    L R LM-3204 BLOCK DIAGRAM Rev. 3.3 - 8/15/94 ©1994 Mackie Designs CONTROL SOLO AUX 3 AUX 1 AUX 4 AUX 2 L R L R L MAIN INSERT •• ∑ R MAIN INSERT •• ∑ L R METER CLIP 10 7 4 • 2 • 0 -2 • • -4 • -7 -10 • •• -20 -30 • -40 •• L FADER +• - R FADER + • - ∑ ∑ TAPE
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 38
    that the only thing wrong is an unplugged power cord. Second, it will save money. If you ship your mixer to Mackie and we can't duplicate the problem, you may get slapped with a service charge (plus shipping costs). We could write a whole manual on troubleshooting, but our main point is that there
  • Mackie LM3204 | Owner's Manual - Page 39
    T-SHIRT OFFER We love to hear what folks have created using our mixers. If you use your LM-3204 to track or mix (or track and mix) a CD or cassette that is commercially released, we'll trade you a copy for a genuine Mackie T-shirt. If you send us some notes as to when and where
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