This method is exactly

the same as the double-

busing feature found in

other mixers. Built-in double

busing is nothing more than Y-cords living inside the mixer instead of hanging out the back. If we had room for the extra jacks, we would have thrown them in, but we don’t, so we didn’t. Sonically, there is no difference whatsoever.

Y-cord advice: Do not use the stereo “head- phone-to-left/right” splitter adapters. Use the type that send the same signal to two places; the tip of the source plug feeds the tips of both destination plugs (Radio Shack® #42-2150, for instance.)

C-R OUTS (CONTROL ROOM OUTPUTS)

These 1/4" jacks are usually patched to the inputs of your control room amplifier or a headphone distribution amplifier. To learn how signals are routed to these outputs: . To wire your own cables: .

PHONES OUTPUT

The 1604-VLZ PRO’s stereo 1/4" phones jack will drive any standard headphone to very loud levels. Walkperson-type phones can also be used with an appropriate adapter. To learn how signals are routed to these outputs: . If you’re wiring your own cable for the PHONES output, follow standard conventions:

 

 

RING

SLEEVE

SLEEVE RING TIP

 

 

TIP

 

 

Tip = left channel

 

 

RING

 

 

TIP

 

 

 

 

Ring = right channel

 

SLEEVE

 

 

Sleeve = common ground

 

 

 

ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX

 

 

LEFT

LEFT

LEFT

LEFT

 

 

 

 

 

PHONES

RIGHT

RIGHT

RIGHT

RIGHT

MAIN

1

2

3

4

MIX

 

 

 

dB

dB

 

 

 

10

10

 

 

 

5

5

 

 

 

U

U

 

 

 

5

5

 

 

 

10

10

 

 

 

20

20

 

 

 

30

30

 

 

 

40

40

 

 

 

50

50

 

 

 

60

60

 

 

 

OO

OO

WARNING: When we say
the headphone amp is
loud, we’re not kidding. It

can cause permanent ear damage. Even intermediate levels may be painfully loud with some

earphones. BE CAREFUL!

Always turn the CTL ROOM/PHONES knob all the way down before connecting head- phones. Keep it down until you’ve put the phones on. Then turn it up slowly. Why? “Engineers who fry their ears find themselves with short careers.”

TAPE OUTPUT

These unbalanced RCA jacks tap the MAIN MIX outputs to make simultaneous recording and PA work more convenient. Connect these to your 2-track recorder’s inputs. To learn how signals are routed to these outputs: .

Mono: If you want to feed a mono signal to your tape deck or other device, simply use the 1/4" MONO output jack . Alternatively, use an RCA Y-cord to combine the TAPE OUTPUT jacks (Radio Shack® #274-511, for instance). Do not attempt this with any other outputs on the 1604-VLZ PRO.

TAPE INPUT

These unbalanced RCA jacks are designed to work with semipro as well as pro recorders. Connect your 2-track tape recorder’s outputs here, using standard hi-fi RCA cables. To learn how signals are routed from these inputs: . Use these jacks for convenient playback of your mixes. You’ll be able to review a mix, and

then rewind and try another pass without repatching or disturbing the mixer levels. You can also use these jacks with a portable tape or CD player to feed music to a PA system between sets .

WARNING: Pushing TAPE

TO MAIN MIX in the out-

put section can create a

feedback path between TAPE INPUT and TAPE

OUTPUT. Make sure your tape deck is not in record, record-pause or input monitor mode when you engage this switch, or make sure the TAPE IN level knob is fully counterclockwise (off).

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