Mackie 1642-VLZ Pro Owner's Manual Glossary

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    Glossary of pro audio terms
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    information, there are plenty of useful textbooks out there. We recommend the following titles: The Audio Dictionary by Glenn White, Tech Terms by Peterson & Oppenheimer, Handbook for Sound Engineers by Glen Ballou, Mackie Mixer Book by Rudy Trubitt, Pro Audio Reference by Dennis Bohn, and Sound
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    common to three or more circuits. In mixer design, a bus usually carries signals from a number of inputs to a mixing amplifier, just like a city bus carries negative output terminals are not used). The physical realization of an audio channel on the front panel of a mixer; usually a long, vertical
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    air or to the main mixing buses. This "cueing" circuit is the same as pre-fader (PFL) solo on a Mackie mixer, and often the terms are interchangeable. D compressor D/A converter (DAC) This is a dynamics processor used to smooth out any large transient peaks in an audio signal that might otherwise
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    interactions of delay used in chorusing or reverb. When delayed signals are mixed back with the original sound, a great number of audio effects can be audio effects units. detent A point of slight physical resistance (a clickstop) in the travel of a knob or slide control. Most knobs on Mackie mixers
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    that mimics natural echoes, and then some. The added echo is returned to the mix through additional mixer inputs. dual mono A mode of operation for a stereo amplifier that routes a single input to both channels, but still allows independent level control over each amplifier output. effects device or
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    serial) on a particular input or subgroup, or it may be used via the aux send/return system (parallel). See also echo, reverb are probably the second most powerful controls on any mixer (no, the power switch doesn't count!). F fader Another name for an audio level control. Today, the term refers to a
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    drops below a certain level. This can reduce the overall noise level of your mix by turning off inputs when they are not in use. Threshold, attack time, ground loop A ground loop occurs when the technical ground within an audio system is connected to the safety ground at more than one place. This
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    audio equipment. input module A holdover from the days when the only way that real consoles were built was in modular fashion, one channel per module. See channel return are connected together, as if it wasn't even there. In Mackie mixers, the insert jacks are wired with tip as send, ring as return, and
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    strength or volume. Audio signals are sometimes classified according to their level. Commonly used levels are: bus on which one or more signals are mixed. A mixer mic amp See mic preamp. mic level The level, or in the case of a mic preamp built into a mixer, the mixer's internal operating level (
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    did you mult the flanger into every input in the board?" N monaural Long for mono. Literally, pertaining to or having the use of only one ear. In the audio field, monaural describes a signal or system which carries audio information on a single channel with the intent of reproducing it from a single
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    mixing field by adjusting the source's volume between the left and right channels. Our brains sense stereo position by hearing this difference in loudness when the sound strikes each ear microphone audio wiring in a way that is "invisible" to ordinary dynamic microphones. Mackie mixers use standard
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    -fader output from a mixer channel usually is also post-EQ. If pain persists, see your mixer's block diagram. Also see pre-fader. pot, potentiometer In electronics, a variable resistor that varies the potential, or voltage. In audio, any rotary or slide control. pre-fader A term used to describe an
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    can route the delay return back into itself on your mixer. Can be a great deal of fun at parties. echo are terms that are often used interchangeably, but in audio parlance a distinction is usually made and echo can be added in sound mixing by sending the original sound to an electronic
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    alone. In audio mixers, a solo circuit allows the engineer to listen to individual channels, buses or used to describe the output of a secondary mix of the input signals, typically used for foldback monitors, headphone monitors or spaghetti That mess of wires and cables in the back of your rack
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    We use stereo ears, such as buzzing, ringing, or whistling, caused by volume knob abuse! trim In audio mixers, the gain adjustment for the first amplification stage of the mixer. The trim control allows the mixer channel of the mixer. See mic preamp. TRS Acronym for Tip-Ring-Sleeve, the three parts 16
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    to the low noise, high headroom mic preamp circuit employed on many Mackie mixers. XLR connector See Cannon. Y Y-Cable A cable with one input and two outputs, used to mult a source to two inputs. volume The sound level in an audio system. Perhaps the only thing that some bands have too much of
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Glossary
of pro audio terms