Mackie 3204-VLZ4 Owners Manual - Page 27

Afl is a stereo solo bus, so in afl mode, soloing Group 1 by itself places the signal on the left, Group 2 shows up on the right, and soloing both yields a stereo image, with Group 1 on the left and Group 2 on the right, and each reduced by 3 dB, not unlike using one of the channels' balance pots to center the signal. Groups 3 and 4 function similarly. Solo signals reaching the headphones and monitor outputs are not affected by the channel level or main level; therefore, turn down the phones level [69] and monitor level [68] first, as soloed channels may be loud. The rude solo light [59] will turn on as a reminder that what you are listening to in the headphones is just the soloed group(s). 74. Group 1-4 Faders As you might expect, these faders control the levels of the signals sent to the group outs [11]. All channels that are assigned to groups, not muted, and not turned fully down will appear at the group outs. The group signal is off when its fader is fully down, the "U" marking is unity gain, and fully up provides 10 dB additional gain. Remember that if you are treating two groups as a stereo pair, group 1 and 2 for example, make sure that both group faders "ride" together to maintain the left/right balance. 75. Main Mix This stereo fader allows you to adjust the levels of t­he main mix signals sent to the XLR and 1/4" main line-level outputs [7], and the tape outputs [6]. This gives you the ultimate feeling of power and control over the sound levels sent to your audience. Adjust this control carefully, with your good eye on the meters to check against overloading, and your good ear to the levels to make sure your audience (if any) is happy. The main mix signals are off with the fader fully down, the "U" marking is unity gain, and fully up provides 10 dB of additional gain. This additional gain will typically never be needed, but once again, it's nice to know that it's there. The fader is stereo, as it affects both the left and right of the main mix equally. This is the ideal control to slowly bring down at the end of a song (or quickly in the middle of a song if the need ever arises). This control does not affect the aux outputs [13]. This does, however, conclude the main portion of the owner's manual. From here on out it's all appendices. You should pour yourself a cold, frosty one and pat yourself on the back for making it here! Ok, congratulations are now over. Time to plug in your VLZ4 4•Bus mixer, power it on, and start twiddlin' some knobs! Owner's Manual 27