Mackie 1642-VLZ PRO, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Glossary of pro audio terms...

Page 2: ...that trans forms incoming analog signals into digital form AFL An acronym for After Fade Listen which is another way of saying post fader solo function aliasing This is a type of distortion caused du...

Page 3: ...the voltage of an individual output by connecting the speaker between the two posi tive output terminals the negative output ter minals are not used bus An electrical connection common to three or mor...

Page 4: ...s higher than the RMS value The larger the tran sient peaks the larger the crest factor cueing In broadcast stage and post production work to cue up a sound source a record a sound effect on a CD a so...

Page 5: ...nvert dBV to dBu add 2 2 dB decibel dB The dB is a ratio of quantities measured in sim ilar terms using a logarithmic scale Many audio system parameters measure over such a large range of values that...

Page 6: ...lifier that routes a single input to both channels but still allows independent level control over each amplifier output dynamic microphone The class of microphones that generate electri cal signals b...

Page 7: ...ertain frequencies for sound enhancement to remove extraneous sounds or to create completely new and differ ent sounds Bass and treble controls on your stereo are EQ so are the units called parametric...

Page 8: ...its boost cut controls with its operating frequencies evenly spaced through the audio spectrum In a perfect world a line drawn through the centers of the control shafts would form a graph of the frequ...

Page 9: ...imary sound reinforcement in a given hall building arena or house Hence we have the house mixer or house engineer the house mix the house mix amps the main house speakers and so on Hz Short for Hertz...

Page 10: ...from a microphone A mic level signal usually but not always com ing from a microphone is generally lower than 30 dBu With a very quiet source a pin drop ping the signal can be 70 dBu or lower Some mi...

Page 11: ...audio work a mult is a parallel connection in a patch bay or with spe cially built cables or wiring used to feed an output to more than one input A Y cable is a type of mult connection Also used a ve...

Page 12: ...d gain i e they have a fixed bandwidth but vari able center frequency and gain peaking The opposite of dipping of course A peak is an EQ curve that looks like a hill or a peak Peak ing with an equaliz...

Page 13: ...he male counterpart to the phone jack right above phono jack Short for RCA phono jack phono plug Short for RCA phono plug post fader A term used to describe an aux send or other output that is connect...

Page 14: ...nt panel of many effects units or you can route the delay return back into itself on your mixer Can be a great deal of fun at parties Regeneration is also a fancy name for feedback Feedback makes osci...

Page 15: ...y used for foldback monitors headphone monitors or effects devices Mackie mixers call it an Aux Send shelving A term used to describe the shape of an equal izer s frequency response A shelving equal i...

Page 16: ...e frequency of one or more sections symmetrically balanced See balanced T tinnitus The ringing in the ears that often results from prolonged exposure to very loud sound levels A sound in the ears such...

Page 17: ...s are so minuscule Ther mal noise is generated in all real world elec tronic components that have impedance By keeping the impedances within the mixer cir cuitry low Mackie keeps internal noise to a m...

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