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1604-VLZ3
1604-VLZ3
9. C-R OUTS (CONTROL ROOM OUTPUTS)
These 1/4" jacks are usually patched to the inputs of
your control room amplifi er or a headphone distribu-
tion amplifi er. To learn how signals are routed to these
outputs, see CTL ROOM/PHONES [43] on page 20.
10. PHONES OUTPUT (on front panel)
The 1604-VLZ3’s stereo 1/4"
phones jack will drive any stan-
dard headphone to very loud lev-
els. Walkperson-type phones can
also be used with an appropriate
adapter. To learn how signals are
routed to these outputs, see CTL
ROOM/PHONES [43] on page 20.
If you’re wiring your own cable for
the PHONES output:
Tip = left channel
Ring = right channel
Sleeve = common ground
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 [43]
knob 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 fi nd
themselves with short careers.”
11. TAPE OUTPUT
These unbalanced RCA jacks tap the main mix out-
puts 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,
see MAIN MIX [37] fader details on page 19.
Mono: If you want to feed a mono signal to your tape
deck or other device, simply use the 1/4" MONO [15]
output jack.
7. STEREO RETURNS
This is where you connect the outputs of your parallel
effects devices (or extra audio sources). They’ll accept
just about any pro or semipro effects device on the mar-
ket. To learn how signals are routed from these inputs,
see STEREO RETURN LEVEL [51] on page 23.
Mono: If you have an effects device with a mono
output (one cord), plug that into the left input of a
STEREO RETURN and leave the right input unplugged.
That way, the signal will be sent to both sides, magically
appearing in the center as a mono signal.
8. SUB OUTS
These four 1/4" jacks are usually patched to the in-
puts of a multitrack deck, or to secondary amplifi ers in a
complex installation. To learn how signals are routed to
these outputs, see SUBGROUP FADERS [38], page 19.
Double Busing
How on earth do you get four jacks to feed eight
tracks? To feed an 8-track deck with only four SUB
OUTS, simply use four Y-cords:
• SUB OUT 1 feeds tracks 1 and 5
• SUB OUT 2 feeds tracks 2 and 6
• SUB OUT 3 feeds tracks 3 and 7
• SUB OUT 4 feeds tracks 4 and 8
Tracks in record mode will accept the signal, and
tracks in safe mode will ignore the signal. It’s that easy.
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 hang-
ing 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.
Y-cord advice: Do not use the stereo “headphone-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.
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