Mackie LM-3204 AUX SENDS, ALT 3/4 OUTPUTS, STEREO AUX RETURNS, TAPE OUT AND TAPE IN, NOTE: Using the 1⁄4" Tape In jacks will deactivate the RCA Tape In jacks

STEREO BALANCED OR U

(MONO)

CONTROL ROOM			MAIN/TAPE OUTPUTS	TAPE INPUTS
	OUTPUTS		MAIN/TAPE OUTPUTS	TAPE INPUTS
L	OUTPUTS	L	R	L	R
L	R	L	R	L	R
			L	L
			R	R
L	R	L	R	1	2

ALT 3/4

OUTPUTSMAIN INSERTSMIC PREAMP OUTPUT

an insert at left, or check the patching illustration on the back of the LM-3204.

TAPE OUT AND TAPE IN

The LM-3204 provides a number of ways to feed a tape deck, a cassette or DAT recorder and to monitor the output of the recorder as well.

The Main Output connections are mentioned earlier, and may be used as the primary feed to your recorder.

The 1⁄4" TS Tape In jacks provide a monitor return from the output of your deck. The Tape In jacks are routed through the Tape Monitor switch in the Main Output section on the front panel, which can send the signal to the control room and phones.

Additionally, the LM-3204 has four unbalanced “RCA”-type connectors labeled “Tape” on the rear panel for easy connection to your re- corder. The Tape Out RCA jacks are connected in parallel to the Main Output jacks.

The Tape In RCA jacks are connected in parallel with the Tape In 1⁄4" phone jacks.

NOTE: Using the 1⁄4" Tape In jacks will deactivate the RCA Tape In jacks.

AUX SENDS

Remember that on the front panel, AUX Sends 1 and 3 were stereo sends and AUX Sends 2 and 4 were mono? Well, it’s true back here too, where they finally come out of the mixer.

AUX Sends 1 and 3 each have a left-right pair of line level, unbalanced 1⁄4" TS phone jacks for connection to the outside world.

If you want to use AUX Send 1 and/or AUX

Send 3 as a good old mono AUX send (like 2 and 4), just plug your cord into the Left (MONO) AUX Send output. Then both the Left and Right signals will be summed into that output.

Sends 2 and 4 have one mono, unbalanced 1⁄4" TS phone jack each.

STEREO AUX RETURNS

The LM-3204 has four sets of stereo AUX returns for bringing that fine stereo reverb and delay back into your mix. (Even though sends 2 and 4 are mono, all the AUX returns are ready for stereo signals generated within your effects boxes.)

Each input is a line level, unbalanced 1⁄4" TS standard phone jack, which routes the signal directly to the AUX Return amplifiers and front panel controls, and on to the main L/R mix bus. See page 10, “Stereo Aux Returns,” for switching options.

Just like the channel inputs, using the (Mono) Left input jack only will apply the return signal equally to both the left and right AUX inputs for a mono return.

STEREO AUX RETURNS

(MONO)

AUX SENDS

MONO

STEREOSTEREO

EXPANDER IN

USE ONLY WITH LM-3204E EXPANDERS.

ALT 3/4 OUTPUTS

The Alt 3/4 Outputs are straightforward: Left and Right line level unbalanced 1⁄4" TS jacks, each connected to the Alt 3/4 buses. Use them for whatever you can dream up. For instance, you could use them to send selected channels to your multitrack deck for bouncing or overdub- bing (see the hook-up diagrams farther on for more possibilities).