MACKIE 1402VLZ3 Details
Just slightly larger than our 1202VLZ3, the Mackie 1402VLZ3 offers everything
its little brother has—plus two additional mic/line channels, faders instead
of knobs, and a few extra Master Section features. Ideal for home and project
studios, the 1402VLZ3 is equally at home on the road, on the stage, or in the
recording studio. With its new look, ergonomic carry handle, and upgraded electronics,
the new 1402VLZ3 just might redefine the term “perfection.”
While keeping all the features and functionality of its predecessor, the new
Mackie 1402VLZ3 offers even greater headroom. We could have stopped
right then and there, but we’re obsessed with perfection. So we redesigned
the Mix Bus, tweaked the EQs, and created a mixer with a highly intuitive, musical
feel.
VASTLY SUPERIOR XDR2™ MIC PREAMPS
Our new XDR2 (Extended Dynamic Range) second-generation mic preamps are better
than ever. These new pres offer incredibly low noise, with individual mic pre
THD below 0.0007%, and overall mixer THD less than 0.0025%. With 60dB of available
gain per channel, the 1402VLZ3 can handle inputs ranging from a whisper to a
scream, and can even handle hot line-level signals up to +22db, without any
added coloration. You simply won’t find preamps this good on any other
mixer in this price range.
EQUALIZATION
We invested tremendous resources optimizing the center frequencies of our 3-band
Active EQs. By selecting 80Hz, 2.5kHz and 12kHz, for the Lows, Mids and Highs,
respectively, we created an even more musical EQ than on previous VLZs. With
up to 15dB boost/cut capability per band, VLZ3’s Active EQ provides more
tone-sculpting latitude than any other mixer in its class.
PROFESSIONAL FEATURES
The Mackie 1402VLZ3 is packed with premium features on every
mic channel: 75Hz Low-Cut filters, two Aux Sends, inserts, phantom power, constant-loudness
Pan controls and Pre Fader Solo. And since you can never have too many output
options, we provided a Control Room/Phones source matrix, Master Aux section
with EFX to Monitor, tape outputs, a high-volume headphone amplifier and balanced
XLR and TRS outputs.
NEED EVEN MORE FLEXIBILITY?
Greg Mackie's mind was working overtime when he originally came up with this—instead
of sending muted signals into the vacuum of space, why not do something useful
with them? So, when you press the mute button on the 1402-VLZ3, the signal is
indeed muted—but it also appears at the ALT 3-4 output jacks and ALT 3-4
stereo bus. This is an ideal way to create additional Aux Sends and mixes for
cry rooms, green rooms, or assistive listening, etc. And with a press of a button,
the ALT 3-4 mix can be assigned to the Main output—which means ALT 3-4
can act very much like a "mixer within a mixer." For instance, you
could assign the backup vocals to the ALT 3-4 bus and then use the CTL ROOM/SUBMIX
fader to add them back into the main mix. Now one fader controls the level of
those channels as a single unit.
1402VLZ3 VERSUS 1202VLZ3
At 12.9" x 14" x 3.2", the 1402VLZ3 is just slightly larger than
the 1202. It features two more mic/line channels, and for those of you who prefer
sliding to twisting, 60mm, long-wearing, log-taper faders versus the 1202's
rotary pots. And that’s just the obvious stuff. Under the hood the 1402VLZ3
has an assignable Solo AFL/PFL switch, independent Left and Right Main output
faders, and a Level Set LED.
BUILT MACKIE TOUGH
All VLZ3 mixers are built tough-as-a-tank. Our legendary solid-steel chassis
can take the kind of abuse that would turn our competitors' flimsy boxes into
twisted chunks of debris. Instead of cheap, unsealed potentiometers, we use
co-molded pots, which offer substantial strain and impact relief. By design,
our control knobs 'ride' just above the surface of the chassis, so if something
falls onto the mixer, the impact is transferred from the knobs to the chassis—not
to the potentiometers or circuit board. Finally, we use thick, horizontally
mounted fiberglass PC boards to eliminate the potential for damage and brace
them with a shock-absorbing support structure. They’ve survived earthquakes,
hurricanes and typhoons, so Mackie mixers can certainly handle whatever you
throw at them.
VERSATILITY
You'll find Mackie mixers everywhere you go—from video post-production
facilities, to major artist tour buses, to duty as field mixers for news departments
of all the major networks. Drummers and keyboardists use them to send submixes
to front of house and monitor consoles. VLZ3 compact mixers are the ideal choice
for any situation requiring superior audio mixing, especially where space and/or
budget constraints are an issue.
FEATURES
• New ultra-low noise VLZ3 design with highest possible headroom
• 4 studio-grade XDR2™ Extended Dynamic Range mic preamps with:
- o Ultra-wide 60dB gain range
- o 130dB dynamic range
- o +22dBu line input handling
- o Extended low frequency response
- o Distortion under 0.0007% (20Hz - 20kHz)
- o Phantom power for studio condenser mics
• 12 high-headroom line inputs
• Advanced DC pulse transformer RF rejection
• 2 Aux sends, level, pan and PFL solo on each channel
• 2 stereo Aux returns + EFX to Monitor
• 3-Band Active EQ (80Hz, 2.5kHz, 12kHz)
• 18dB/oct. 75Hz Lo-Cut filter on Mic input channels
• ALT 3/4 stereo bus for added versatility
• Control Room/Phones source matrix
• Rack-mountable design using optional rack ears
• Sealed rotary controls to resist dust and grime
• New Multi-Voltage power supply for worldwide use
• Rugged steel chassis
14-channel ultra-low noise compact mixer with highest possible headroom
6 studio-grade XDR2™ Extended Dynamic Range mic preamps with:
Ultra-wide 60dB gain range
130dB dynamic range
+22dBu line input handling
Extended low frequency response
Distortion under 0.0007% (20Hz20kHz)
Phantom power for studio condenser mics
14 high-headroom line inputs
Advanced DC pulse transformer RF rejection
60mm long-wearing log-taper faders
2 Aux sends, level, pan and PFL solo on each channel
2 stereo Aux returns + EFX to Monitor
3-band Active EQ (80Hz, 2.5kHz, 12kHz)
18dB/oct. 75Hz Lo-Cut Filter on Mic input channels
Switchable +4/-10 operation on Line input channels
ALT 3/4 stereo bus for added versatility
Control Room/Phones source matrix
Rack-mountable design using optional rack ears
Sealed rotary controls to resist dust and grime
New Multi-Voltage power supply for worldwide use
Rugged steel chassis
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