Mackie 2404-VLZ4 Owners Manual - Page 19

PAD -20dB PAD -20dB PAD -20dB COMP COMP COMP COMP SO +20 USB TO LR OFF MAX OFF MAX OFF MAX OFF MAX AUX 31.AHUXigh EQ AUX AUX AUX 3A7U.X Pan AUX AUX AUX U The hiUgh EQ provideUs up to +15 U P1RE15 dB of boosPt1REor cut above 1 PRE +10 1 PRE U ThiUs control allowUs you to adjusUt 1 PRE how muchP1RoEf the channePl1REsignal 1 PRE U 1 PRE AUX MASTER U 1 SO +15 U +15 12 kHz, an+1d5 it is also flat+15(no +5 U U U boost or cut) at the detent. 0 -5 P2REUse it to add Ps2REizzle to cymbaP2REls, -10 +15 U 2 PRE +15 U 2 PRE +15 U an overaUll+1s5 ense of +15 U -15 20Hz +15 U 100Hz +15 U 1kHz 10kHz 20kHz transparency, or an edge to 3keyboards, vo3cals, guitar an3d bacon frying3. Turn it down3 +15 U a little tUo +r15educe sibilaUn+c15e or to maskU t+1a5 pe hiss. +15 U is sent to+15 the left vers+1u5 s the right +15 U U U outputs. 2 2 2 27 With thePREknob pannedPRhEard left, PRE +15 +15 +15 the siUgnal feeds theUmain left, U group 1, or3group 3 busse3s, 3 depend+1i5ng on the sett+1i5ng of the +15 U U U assign switches [42]. With the knob +15 U 2 PRE +15 U 3 +15 U 2 SO +15 U 3 SO +15 U 4 SO +15 U +15 PRE U +15 U +15 FX AUX 5/6 EQ U 4 4 4 4 4 32. Mid EQ And 33. Freq (Mono Channels Only) +15 +15 +15 +15 The mPoREno channels ePRmE ploy +15 PRE U U U a semi-parametric mid-sweep +10 F5X1EQ. The gainF5X(1up to 15 dB oF5Xf1 +5 0 boost orUc+u15t) is set viaUth+15e mid -5 5 FX1 +15 U eq [32], and then "aimed" at a -10 F6X2specific frequF6Xe2ncy, from 6 FX2 -15 6 FX2 20Hz 100Hz 100 Hz tFoX 8+15 kHz, via freFXq+15[33]. +15 FX AUX 5/6 AUX 5/6 AUX 5/6 PRE U 5 FX1 +15 U 6 FX2 1kHz 10kHz 20kHz +15 FX AUX 5/6 34.EQLowU EQ EQ U EQ U EQ U HI HI HI HI HI 12k The low EQ12pk rovides up to12k +15 12k 12k panned ha4rd right, the si4gnal feeds the ma+i1n5 right, group+125 , or group 4 +15 bussesPR,E again depenPdREent on the PRE U U U setting of the assign switches [42]. 5 5 The balaFXn1 ce control emFX1ploys a +15 +15 +15 desigUn called "ConsUtant LoudnessU." If you have6a channel pan6ned hard FX2 FX2 left (or+1r5 ight) and the+15n pan to the +15 cenAUtXe5F/rX6, the signalAUiXs5F/Xa6 ttenuated FX AUX 5/6 aEbQoutU 3 dB to mEQaintUain the saEmQ e U apparent loHuI dness. OtherHwI ise, it would mak1e2k the sound ap12pk ear much 4 +15 PRE U 5 29 FX1 +15 U 6 FX2 +15 FX AUX 5/6 EQ U 31HI 12k 4 28 5 SO U +15 6 5 FX1 SO +15 FX 1 U 6 FX2 SIG/OL 30 +15 FX MASTER HI 12k -15 +15 U 15 dB-1o5 fUb+o15ost or cu-t15bUel+o15w +10 -15 +15 U -15 +15 U lou-1d5 eUr +w15 hen pann-15edU +c15enter. Th-i15s U +15 -15 +15 U TAP DELAY MI8D0 Hz. The cirMcIDuit is flat at MID +5 MID the center detent position. 0 35 MID control is pMrIDoperly calledMI"DBAL" for HI MID 2.5k HI MID 2.5k balance in the stereo channels. -5 This frequency represents the -15 +15 800 -15 +15 800 -15 +15 800 -15 +15 800 -10 -15 +15 800 -15 +15 800 -15 +15 800 Q 200 FREpQunch in basFsREdQrums, bass FREQ -15 2k 200 2k 200 2k 20020Hz guitar, fat synth patches, and FREQ 100Hz 2k 1k2H0z 0 38. Mute FREQ 10kHz2k20kHz 200 FREQ 2k 200 FREQ 2k -15 +15 U 36 LOW MID 400Hz -15 +15 U LOW MID 400Hz MUTE z 34 100 8k 100 8k 100 8k 100 8k 100 8k U some reaU lly serious maUle singers whoU eat raw beef fUor M100uUte8kswitches do 100 U ju8kst what th-15eyU +15 LOW LOW 80Hbzreakfast. 80Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz sound like8LO0tHWhz ey do. They8LOt0HuWzrn off the LOW 80Hz -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz signal by "routing" it into oblivion. OFF MAX COMP -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 PAN 35.PAHNigh Mid EQ PLAeNvel (Stereo PCAhNannels OnlyP)AN The high mid EQ provides +15 En-g15agi+n15g a chann-15el's+1m5 ute swit-1c5 h +15 (PaAlNmost) providPAeNs the same rBeAsLults as turning the fader all the way -15 +15 BAL 37 STEREO SOLO L R 14 MUTE up to 1L 5 dBR of boost Lor cuR t atht e2.d5ektMeH1UnTz5tE,. aMniddritanisgfelMaE1UtTQ6aE tis +10 L R +5 0 17 -5 MUTE L R 18 MUTE dowL n (aR pre-aux sLendRis not affeLctedR bthyethmMe1UuT9cEtheasnwniteclhfa)d.MAe2UrnT,0Eybucht aitninseb2ly1AM/LT2U3T2-E4 L R 23/24 MUTE ALT 3-4 38 LEFT RIGHT often thought of as the most -10 assignments to main mix, group 1-2, 1 dB 10 dynamic because the -15 or group 3-4 will be interrupted and OLfreqd10Buencies tOhLat dd10Befine anyOL dB 20Hz 10 100Hz OL 1dkHzB 10 10kHz 20kOHzL ad10Bll of the aOuLx sed10Bnds will bOLe sild10eB nced OL dB 10 particular sound are almost always found within this (both pre- and post-fader). The 39 OL dB 40 10 d 1 5 U -20ran5ge. For ex-a20mpl5e, the fem-20ale 5vocal rang-2e0 as5well as tUhe fundamentUals and harmoUnics of many U -20 c5hannel in-2s0ert 5[3] will c-o20ntin5ue to -20 5 pUrovide a signaUl when a channU el U -20 5 41U 5 U O5 10 SOLhOigh5 er-timbrSeOdLOin5strumentSsO.LO 5 10 10 10 SOLO 5 10 43 SOLO i5s muted.STOLhOe O5 L LED [S3O9LO] w5ill SOLO 5 i1l0luminate whe1n0 a channel's m10 ute 10 SOLO 5 10 5 1 20 1-236. Low Mid1-E2 Q Level (Ste1r-2eo Channels 1O-2nly) 20 20 20 20 1-2 switch is e1n-2gaged. 20 20 1-2 20 1-2 20 42 1-2 20 2 30 3-4 T3h0 e low mi3d-4 EQ30provides3u-4 p 30+15 to 15 dB of boost or cut at +10 3-4 30 3-4 3309. OL LED3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3-4 30 3 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 4 OO 50 60 OO LR4005600Hz, and isLRflat5600at the LR detent. Frequencies affected OO OO 50 +5 60 0 50 L R 60 OO LR 50 60 This LEDLR ind5i0cates 60 theLRcha56n00 nel's 50 L R 60 OO OO OO signal level after the gain and EQ OO 50 L R 60 OO 5 6 -5 typically include the male -10 controls, but just before the vocal range as well as the -15 channel's level. So even if the level Stereo channel 20Hz 100Hz 1kHz 10kHz 20kHz fundamentals and harmonics is turned down, you can see if the of many lower-timbred instruments. channel is being overloaded. Owner's Manual 19