Mackie CR1604 - VLZ Phones Output, Tape Output, Tape Input, other mixers. Built-in double

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 CR1604-VLZ’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

RING

Tip = left channel	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
						L-R MIX
					dB			dB
				10			10
				5			5
					U			U
				5			5

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WARNING: When we say

the headphone amp is

loud, we’re not kidding. It

can cause permanent ear damage. Even intermedi- ate levels may be painfully loud with some

earphones. BE CAREFUL!

Always turn the C-R/PHONESknob all the way down before connecting headphones. 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® #42-2435, for instance). Do not attempt this with any other outputs on the CR1604-VLZ.

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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