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1402VLZ4

Anotherwaytodothesamethingisassignthe

channelstothealt3–4mix,thenpatchoutofthe

alt3–4outputbackintoanunusedstereochannelline

input.Ifthat’syourchoice,don’teverengagethemute/

alt3–4switchonthatstereochannel,oryou’llhave

everydogintheneighborhoodhowlingatyourfeedback

loop.

AnotherbenetoftheALT3–4featureisthatit

canactasa“AFL”(After-Fader-Listen):justengage

achannel'smute/alt3–4switchandthealt3–4switch

inthesourcematrixandyou’llgetthatchannel,all

byitself,inthecontrolroomandphones.

Mute/alt3–4isoneofthosecontrolsthatcan

bewildernewcomers,sotakeyourtimeandplay

aroundwithit.Onceyou’vegotitdown,you’ll

probablythinkofahundredusesforit!

26. Pan

Panadjuststheamountof

channelsignalsenttotheleft

versustherightoutputs.On

monochannels(ch.1–6or7–14

withconnectionstotheLinput

only)thesecontrolsactaspan

pots.Onstereochannels(7–14)

withstereoconnectionstoLand

Rinputs,thepanknobworkslike

thebalancecontrolonyourhome

stereo.

Pandeterminesthefateof

themainmixandalt3–4mix.

Withthepanknobhardleft,

thesignalwillfeedeithermain

outL(bus1)oraltoutputL

(bus3),dependingonthe

positionofthealt3–4switch.

Withtheknobhardright,the

signalfeedsmainoutR(bus2)

oraltoutputR(bus4).

Constant Loudness ! ! !

The1402VLZ4’spancontrolsemployadesigncalled

“ConstantLoudness.”Ithasnothingtodowithliving

nexttoafreeway.Asyouturnthepanknobfromleft

toright(therebycausingthesoundtomovefromthe

lefttothecentertotheright),thesoundwillappearto

remainatthesamevolume(orloudness).

Ifyouhaveachannelpannedhardleft(orright)and

reading0dB,itmustdipdownabout4dBontheleft

(orright)whenpannedcenter.Todootherwise(the

wayBrandXcompactmixersdo)wouldmakethesound

appearmuchlouderwhenpannedcenter.

3-Band EQ

The1402VLZ4has3-bandequalizationatcarefully

selectedpoints—lowshelvingat80Hz,midpeaking

at2.5kHz,andhishelvingat12kHz.“Shelving”means

thatthecircuitryboostsorcutsallfrequenciespastthe

speciedfrequency.Forexample,rotatingthelowEQ

knob15dBtotherightboostsbassstartingat80Hzand

continuingdowntothelowestnoteyouneverheard.

“Peaking”meansthatcertainfrequenciesforma“hill”

aroundthecenterfrequency—2.5kHzinthecaseof

themidEQ.

27. Low EQ

Thiscontrolgivesyou

upto15dBboostorcut

below80Hz.Thecircuitis

at(noboostorcut)atthe

centerdetentposition.This

frequencyrepresentsthe

punchinbassdrums,bass

guitar,fatsynthpatches,

andsomereallyserious

malesingers.

Usedinconjunctionwith

thelowcut[3]switch,

youcanboostthelowEQ

withoutinjectingatonof

subsonicdebrisintothe

mix.

28. Mid EQ

Shortfor“midrange,”

thisknobprovides15dB

ofboostorcut,centered

at2.5kHz,alsoatatthe

centerdetent.Midrange

EQisoftenthoughtofas

themostdynamic,because

thefrequenciesthatdene

anyparticularsoundarealmostalwaysfoundinthis

range.YoucancreatemanyinterestingandusefulEQ

changesbyturningthisknobdownaswellasup.

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Low EQ

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