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Compact Mixer Reference Guide

APPLICATIONS: CHAPTER 2

Notes

Summary of Contents for 1642-VLZ PRO

Page 1: ...NBAL MAIN OUT BAL UNBAL MONO STEREO PHONES OUT AUX SENDS BAL UNBAL SUB OUTS BAL UNBAL CHANNEL INPUTS TAPE OUT TAPE IN Headphones Bass Mic 1 2 Guitar Stereo Compressor Multi track Digital Recorder Dela...

Page 2: ...ver assign them to L R if you re rehearsing and want to hear something without the recorder being turned on 2 TrackMixdownRecorder The mixdown Cassette DAT recorder is con nected to the RCA TAPE OUT j...

Page 3: ...button and plug in an instrument MakingTracks First we ll describe the most straightforward procedure using the system as shown in the diagram eight sources eight tracks Then we ll do another take and...

Page 4: ...toring perform the Level Setting Proce dure on channels 9 16 You can cheat a little here set one TRIM using the SOLO button then set all the rest of the Recorder Return TRIMs to the same position as t...

Page 5: ...xample shows a stereo equalizer and com pressor in the MAIN inserts Once you have a pretty good mix that s the time to put those into service to see if you can make the mix any clearer or hotter if th...

Page 6: ...T AUX SENDS SUB OUTS BAL UNBAL CHANNEL INPUTS TAPE OUT TAPE IN Headphones Headphone amp Bass Y Split for Double Bussing Mic 1 2 Guitar Stereo Compressor Multi track Digital Recorder Delay Reverb Proce...

Page 7: ...and Here s an example of how you d record using a double bussed setup Let s say you ll begin the project by playing rhythm guitar along with the drum machine then add a bass track a keyboard sing the...

Page 8: ...c ing to an adjacent track due to coupling between tracks right at the record head This is never a problem with a digital recorder or DAW and almost never a problem with a standard track width analog...

Page 9: ...9 10 on the mixer you can hear your drum mix and adjust the faders pans and EQ on the input channels for a good drum sound You may want to initially devote four or five tracks to drums and if necessar...

Page 10: ...IN PHONES OUT SUB OUTS From Sub Outs Bal Unbal C R OUT BAL UNBAL MAIN INSERT AUX RETURNS DIRECT OUT BAL UNBAL MAIN OUT BAL UNBAL MONO L R L R Headphones 1 Headphones 2 Stereo Processor EFX B EFX A St...

Page 11: ...racks 1 and 5 BUS 2 going to tracks 2 and 6 etc Effect Processor Connections The two effect processors in this hookup are fed from AUX SENDs 3 and 4 and in this example are returned to the stereo mix...

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