Owner's Manual

Owner’s Manual
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Owner’s Manual
Whendoinglivesoundormixdown,it’softenhandy
tocontrolthelevelofseveralchannelswithoneknob.
That’scalledsubgrouping.Simplyassignthesechannels
tothealt3–4mix,engagealt3–4inthesource[30]
matrix,andthesignalswillappearatthecontrolroom
[10]andphones[11]outputs.Ifyouwantthealt3–4
signalstogobackintothemainmix,engagetheassign
tomainmix[33]switch,andthecontrolroom/submix
[32]levelcontrolbecomestheoneknobtocontrolthe
levelsofallthechannelsassignedtoalt3–4.
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[9]backintoanunusedstereochannel
lineinput[3].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“sip”(solo-in-place):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!
24. Pan
Panadjuststheamountofchannelsignalsenttothe
leftversustherightoutputs.Onmonochannels(ch.1–3
or3–8,withconnectionstotheleftinputonly)these
controlsactaspanpots.Onstereochannels(3–8)with
stereoconnectionstoleftandright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leftoraltoutputleft,dependingonthe
positionofthealt3–4switch[23].Withtheknobhard
right,thesignalfeedsmainoutrightoraltoutputright.
Constant Loudness ! ! !
The802VLZ4’spancontrolsemployadesigncalled
“ConstantLoudness.”Ithasnothingtodowithliving
nexttoanall-nightdisco.Asyouturnthepan[24]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802VLZ4has3-bandequalizationatcarefully
selectedpoints—lowshelvingat80Hz,midpeakingat
2.5kHz,andhighshelvingat12kHz.“Shelving”means
thatthecircuitryboostsorcutsallfrequenciesbefore
orpastthespeciedfrequency.Forexample,rotating
thelowEQknob15dBtotherightwillboostthebass
at80Hzandlower,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.
25. 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[5]switch,
youcanboostthelowEQ
withoutinjectingatonof
subsonicdebrisintothe
mix.
26. 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.
27. Hi EQ
Thiscontrolgivesyouup
to15dBboostorcutabove
12kHz,anditisalsoat
at the detent. Use it to add
sizzletocymbals,andan
overallsenseoftranspar-
ency,oredgetokeyboards,
vocals,guitarandbacon
frying.Turnitdownalittle
toreducesibilance,ortohidetapehiss.
20
Hz
100
Hz
1k
Hz
10k
Hz
20k
Hz
–15
–10
–5
0
+5
+10
+15
20Hz 100Hz 1kHz 10kHz 20kHz
–15
–10
–5
0
+5
+10
+15
Low EQ with Low Cut
Low EQ
20Hz 100Hz 1kHz 10kHz 20kHz
–15
–10
–5
0
+5
+10
+15
Mid EQ
20 Hz 100 Hz 1k Hz 10k Hz 20k Hz
–15
–10
–5
0
+5
+10
+15
High EQ