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1402VLZ4

Attheriskofcreatinganotherstandard,1402VLZ4

mixersaddresstheneedofbothcrowdsbycallingthings

astheyare—0dBu(0.775V)attheoutputshowsas

0dBVUonthemeters.Whatcouldbeeasier?Bythe

way,themostwonderfulthingaboutstandardsisthat

therearesomanytochoosefrom.

Remember,audiometersarejusttoolstohelpassure

youthatyourlevelsare“intheballpark.”Youdon’thave

tostareatthem(unlessyouwantto).

A Word About Aux

Sendsareoutputs,returnsareinputs.thechannel

aux[30and31]knobstapthesignaloffthechannel

andsendsittotheauxsend[8]outputs.Aux1signalis

senttotheaux1master[40]knobbeforegoingtothe

auxsend1[8]outputandtheaux2signalgoesdirectly

totheauxsend2[8]output.

Theseoutputscanbefedtotheinputsofareverbor

otherdevice.Fromthere,theoutputsofthisexternal

devicearefedbacktothemixer’sstereoreturn[7]

jacks.Thenthesesignalsaresentthroughthestereo

return[41]levelcontrols,andnallydeliveredtothe

mainmix.

So,theoriginal“dry”signalsgofromthechannelsto

themainmixandtheaffected“wet”signalsgofromthe

stereoreturntothemainmix,andoncemixedtogether,

thedryandwetsignalscombinetocreateaglorious

sound.So,armedwiththisknowledge,let’svisitthe

AuxiliaryWorld:

39. Pre Or Post (Aux 1)

Besidesbeingusedtoworkeffectsintoyourmix,aux

sendsserveanothercriticalrole—thatofdelivering

cuemixestostagemonitors,somusicianscanhearwhat

they’redoing.Onthe1402VLZ4,auxsend1canplay

eitherrole,dependingonthepositionofthisswitch.

Withthisswitchup(disengaged),auxsend1will

tapachannelpre-fader(level)andpre-mute/alt3-4,

meaningthatnomatterhowyoumanipulatethose

controlsastheyfeedthemainmix,theauxsendwill

continuetobeltoutthatchannel’ssignal.Thisisthe

preferredmethodforsettingupstagemonitorfeeds.

EQsettingswillaffectallauxsends.

Withtheswitchdown,theauxsend1becomes

anordinaryeffectssend—post-fader(level)and

post-mute/alt3-4.Thisisamustforeffectssends,

sinceyouwantthelevelsofyour“wet”signalsto

followthelevelofthe“dry.”

40. Aux 1 Master

Thisknobprovidesoveralllevelcontrolofauxsend1,

justbeforeit’sdeliveredtotheauxsend1[8]output.

(Auxsend2hasnosuchcontrol.)Thisknobgoesfrom

off(turnedfullydown),tounitygainatthecenter

detent,with10dBofextragain(turnedfullyup).

Aswithsomeotherlevelcontrols,youmayneverneed

theadditionalgain,butifyoueverdo,you’llbegladyou

boughta1402VLZ4.

Thisisusuallytheknobyouturnupwhenthelead

singerglaresatyou,pointsathisstagemonitor,and

stickshisthumbupintheair.(Itwouldfollowsuitthat

ifthesingerstuckhisthumbdown,you’dturntheknob

down…butthatneverhappens.)

41. Stereo Returns

Thesetwocontrolssettheoveralllevelofeffects

receivedfromstereoreturn[7]inputs1and2.These

controlsaredesignedtohandleawiderangeofsignal

levels,fromoff,tounitygainatthedetent,with20dB

gainfullyclockwise,tocompensateforlow-leveleffects.

Typically,theseknobscanjustliveatthecenter

detent,andtheeffectsdevice’soutputcontrolshould

besetatwhatevertheycallunitygain(checktheir

manual).Ifthatturnsouttobetooloudortooquiet,

adjusttheeffectsdevice’soutputs,notthemixer.

Thatway,themixer’sknobsareeasytorelocate

at the center detent.

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