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Owner’s Manual
Owner’s Manual
21. PHONES LEVEL
This knob allows you to adjust the level of
the signals going to your headphones.
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 headphones.
BE CAREFUL! Always turn the phones
knob all the way down before connecting
headphones, or making any connections to
the mixer. Keep it down until you’ve put the
phones on. Then turn it up slowly.
22. MAIN MIX
This knob controls the levels of signals
sent to the main outputs. All channels that
are not turned fully down will wind up in the
main mix.
Fully counterclockwise is off, the center
is unity gain, and fully clockwise provides
12 dB of additional gain. This additional
gain will typically never be needed, but once
again, it’s nice to know it’s there.
This is the knob to turn down at the end
of the song to achieve "The Great Fade-Out."
23. POWER LED
This LED will illuminate when the mixer
is turned on. It shows a general readiness of
the mixer to do something wonderful to your
musical world.
If the power switch [1] is off, or the power
to the unit is turned off, then the LED will
be off.
24. METERS
The 402-VLZ3’s peak metering system is
made up of two columns of eight LEDs. It
displays the signal level after the main mix
level control [22].
Thanks to the 402-VLZ3’s wide dynamic
range, you can get a good mix with peaks
flashing anywhere between –12 and +8 dB
on the meters. Most amplifiers clip at about
+10 dB, and some recorders aren’t so forgiv-
ing either. For best real-world results, try to
keep your peaks between “0” and “+8”.
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).
Congratulations! You’ve just read about all
the features of your 402-VLZ3. You’re prob-
ably ready for a cold shower. Go ahead.