MACKIE 802VLZ4 8-Channel Ultra-Compact Mixer - Manual (Page 7)

Owner’
s Manual
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Owner’s Manual
Home Studio
Condenser
microphone
Acoustic
Guitar
Amplifier
modeler
Electric
Guitar
MR8mk3
studio monitors
Synth
Headphones
Headphone amp
Laptop
Electronic Drum Kit
This diagram shows a condenser microphone connected to the mic input of channel 1, with phantom
power engaged. A guitar is attached to the instrument input of channel 2, with the instrument switch
pressed in. Another guitar plays through an amplifier modeler into channels 3 and 4. A stereo synth is
connected to the line inputs of channels 5 and 6, and an electronic drum kit feeds channels 7 and 8.
The audio outputs from a laptop computer are connected to the RCA tape inputs. This allows you to
playback your recordings made using the DAW of your choice. The Alt 3-4 outputs are used to feed the
inputs to your computer's sound card. By pressing a mute/alt 3-4 switch, it is easy to set up a channel to
record onto your computer.
A headphone amplifier is connected to the headphones output, and feeds four pairs of headphones.
A pair of MR8mk3 powered studio monitors are connected to the control room outputs.
You can use this setup to record overdub style:
1. For the track being recorded, route it to the alt 3-4 output, which feeds the computer input.
2. Monitor just the previously-recorded tracks through the tape input, which will feed the control
room/phones.
3. Since only the currently-recorded track is feeding the computer (through alt 3-4), you will hear the
previous tracks you are overdubbing to, but they will not be recorded to each new track.
4. The control room/phones is fed by a mixture of alt 3-4 (currently recorded track) and tape in
(output of your DAW playing back previously-recorded tracks).