All user reviews for the Mackie 1402-VLZ Pro

This analog mixer is ideal for an application for registration or for the live.
Compact, I rackée and she follows me everywhere.
Has many ways, routing options, starting aids, inserts and connectors.
Very good EQ and mic preamp.

UTILIZATION

Besion a time of adaptation to the transition from digital to analog and know how to use his ears. But the French manual is complete.

SOUNDS

Mine date 2005 A little breath from my chain of effects and my instrument itself but the Mackie does not generate breath.

OVERALL OPINION

It is easily repaired and modified.
I strongly advice that table but I would take one with more tracks in the future.

Apparently everyone did not find the excellent instruction in French for this good food: http://noticedutilisation.com/mode-d-emploi-MACKIE/1402-VLZ-PRO.
I also has the record for the 1402-VLZ PRO without, (this is where I model), I see no difference between the two.

UTILIZATION

Ergonomic Setup, you master quickly.
More than clear, textbook, with little funny remarks that can understand.

SOUNDS

Very good characteristics (transparency, no background noise, mechanical properties, etc ...).
Simple to use, but if you want to fully exploit, you can find more complex and full of useful combinations.

OVERALL OPINION

Versatile, high-quality, perfectly suited to current benefits. 15 years of total satisfaction with the 1402-VLZ (the "PRO" has not added much to the performance of its predecessor).

It has all the features of a console in this price range.

UTILIZATION

This is a clear console trs without surface features, and even think great features such as routing signals to a circuit muts SPECIFICATIONS (rcuprer allows the signal muts tracks ...)

The doc is hilarious in French / English, with lots of jokes mocking also limit the user, especially a good technical background. All parat clear and is one of the few that I have read in full!

SOUNDS

The sound is clear trs Tees, without coloring particulire.
I tend to say that looks like the "wood". It trsbte but his fate dry, clean, clean, and prcis. Nothing to do with my soundcraft colored bcp got my sound too.

No breath, thanks to Systm VLZ and put the mass SPECIFICATIONS. It is truly inaudible, even pushing back all the gains! never heard a.

The equalizer is prcis (not paramtrique) but I find it too aggressive on the bass. too dry. Perfect in some styles (electronic, hiphop o it works wonders), but harder when you want a little roundness ...

OVERALL OPINION

3 years of home studio.

I love her look (Mackie) trs pro, sound, mic preamps EXTRAORDINARY, long throw faders trs prcis, the "potato" and it feels dynamic Reserved.
I tried a Roland "numrique" I had made in the absence of apprcier sound. (Breath and not forcment grain SPECIFICATIONS. A good sound card, that's all)

Report qualitprix excellent. It is more expensive than the competition, but the microphones and electronic prmplis is really Lumire Annes. It's really a case and I keep living this bte.
limit lovers (and I pampered ...)!

Nice little console:
6-channel microphones with phantom power, inserts, good small pramps
4-channel Stereo (+4 or -10)
Dparts 2 to 2 and returns
1 out "alternative" to which the tracks are sent mute.

EQ classic tracks (no Settings, frquences fixed, bass, mid, high)

UTILIZATION

Good ergonomics, multiple routing capabilities.
Used in recording 4 tracks (thanks to the outputs "alternative") is the use of this privilgie console in my opinion.
Otherwise robustness, led prcis nitre. Components of quality.

SOUNDS

The pramplis sound good. Its dry but with lots of PCHE! Not too out of breath (people in my compartment DA2496)
The EQ is also correct trs, even if their frquence is fixed, they are places.

OVERALL OPINION

APRS in my possession two years, she never made me default (no cracking, no false contacts ...)
Yet I took it out several times, but it is robust.
CDD is a nice little home studio console, which is clear is induced little breath for its price.
I advise!

Perfect but it lacks a true second bus, but I dbrouille with the release ALT

UTILIZATION

Routing be a little bit complicated (back auxiliaries) to understand but it's very thorough consideration of opportunities for such a small table.

SOUNDS

Very good sound for all uses (concert and studio)

OVERALL OPINION

I have 3 years and is almost perfect. I've used in several config (studio, a small concert recording) it is always the solution!! (I even used it to replace two other small consoles other brands) Because of it j'hsite go all digital in-home studio, despite my lack of space and money In short I can not help myself ... Sparer It is CHRE buy but it returns much investment.

I do not rpterai what other people have put down.

UTILIZATION

Trs easy to use.
As is generally connate routing an internal mixer sat on exactly how the 1402.
I do not remember too much of the manual, but there is nothing wrong about the explanation of Mackie (via their website, the Service or manuals).

SOUNDS

So the more you have to put some extent.
The Mackie pramps n'quivalent not pramplis Neve, but it is certainly possible to do things that sound.
I also advise not hsiter (sparingly) to saturate the pramps (a sound will remind you of some of the first album of Daft Punk ...).
The machine is robust and reliable. No default in the sound.

OVERALL OPINION

I have 5 years. I love the price! But also functions Premire of mixer, ie shuffled signals!
I have not had the opportunity to try other consoles too equivalents, made from a Soundcraft and Behringer.
The Mackie Exceeds widely MODELS two of these brands that I tested.
Excellent qualitprix.
I referrer that choice with his eyes closed!

I put 10/10 for Mackie!
Well, I pass on I / O / bus / to ... All Retailer is a site ..

UTILIZATION

Be careful, be sure to read the manual to make sure you understand the functions such as send or effect returns in jack balanced on a track, or the use of single-player modes. (Very practical to see the level of input e of a channel during a live performance.)

SOUNDS

However, I recognize the outputs Direct Out on Premire 6 tracks. This ability makes this mixer worthy of the great. (Possibility of multi-track recording .
Also: the quality of micro pramps and qualo.

OVERALL OPINION

I use this table for 5 years. What happiness. Frankly I do not know what to say except that this table is idalie for home studio or for a group of zic.
I test a lot of stuff, and Mackie is a REFERENCE to the analog mixer.

ps: the faders and buttons are enjoyable trs handle.

To buy the closed eyes.

June (2004): Buy 410th tt understood occasions. (If you insist stuff used in AF for the care of the packaging, because I have a little t surprise packages with only the kraft around the original box, my God t te of the "corners" thank you mail! o (heureusemt that mackie is solid ..)

- It's a great console: ROBUST, beautiful, well finished, Mackie's what!
Docextra notices and other pros here are saying dj long.

j 'published in 2008: always found the sound made ​​trs good, just sometimes a little pnible have to rise very high between the gain for the XLR that we hear what really happened .. including voice amp or scratches, picked up by microphone, XLR in, however, and marshall the lamps, but as this, must not dream, one can pramp before DCID s'avrer helpful .. it will be a purchase soon.
- In my case, it is not difficult to mount the knob before you hear your exact, they are not well sr potentiomtres endless .. in short I use very few of the start of the race is a bit frustrating, but overall in the amount of the track fader solo + gain, is a lot .. (I work in cubase or sonar).

-Multi-track (jai bass, and drums and more guitar + voice) I have yet to exploit all the possibilities of the beast, which tracks 14 Submitted but in Premire 6 solo / xlr, REALLY, I think.

Briefly, the trs solid, reliable, and some "hot sound" of pramps, I think. The action of legalization for every (treble, medium, severe) allows a lot of correction. APRS ago tjs the plugin virtual .. In my opinion jai not finished discovering the good.
-Finally, it is rack, the power supply at the top right of the console is the "hot" .. I find trslgerement, it is normal I think .. but can not be thinking too much flush .. nothing scary.

- The XLR and the many outputs, such as Fader, are well damn .... :

* Nice touch, nothing plastok of cheap, to "pt after 3 am," he can be sometimes lack a touch more "gum" (if only there was more rubber than plastic, but the price ..)
- Pr the technical specifications see above (6 CHNL, XLR, Jacks, ctrl out ..)

- If it is compact and has a weight / solid very nice. lgre not either .. is not a small portable plastic 4 votes without the "feel" ..
- The record is available in pdf on mackie.com but 'only française', quite readable, and if you Anglicist your medium, it is in french .. on the net.

UTILIZATION

Typical configuration of analog console. rather simple, if therewith known as "paths" console (which is not "perfect" for me, but I treat myself): you plug point and bar, many use it live too. I find the Russian designer, simple and sweet, it's enjoyable to work, she has class this console.

SOUNDS

Fairly "warm" sound level, yum, anyway I finally jaime rock, lol.

(Sr although we can not ask for a quality of pramps or effects or other console 3000th!) But well seen my level was good enough for me personally! because it must operate while .. I was firewall for a moment, without dception, want to change, problem of sav, or whatever, volutivit. c'tait and order, do not plant me, I think I'm happy. rather it is that might be dcue by me than the other lol! : We should also ask what they think of instrumentals us, calm .. haha ... O)
-After arises rather the "digital switchover", fawn console-recorder practice, while one, etc. .. no doubt, for me, but given the cot etc, it will be later! and if really ncessaire. or from reorganization.
In addition, links with a little soft "string" as a (amp / mic and / then / console and sound card / pc and / sonar / headphones .. and can act a little on all alleviate. .)

OVERALL OPINION

I do it again without hsiter this choice because it is a value "sre" and many users st! (So ​​the potential "helpers"). hand and even brand new it does not score much more trs! 3 years after, I still know barely use it, and do not want to sell it because it is stable and strong. Other brands do not have the heels exactemt the same reputable regarding the pramps .. even if I believe that Allen & health and soundcraft are not bad it seems.

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The preamp is very clean, by plugging directly into it without a bass preamp without it draws something, and breathless! a challenge.
a little less on the building can be opened to access the rear, but the facade is hell. So for a fader or a broken knob is a little mission to Mc Gyver or be very equipped.

UTILIZATION

Conventional analog console, big + on the routing of voice muted. it allows for a lot of things. Personal I do not take any head set in between the computer signal sent and received, I patch the Mackie ... roll my chicken.

No major innovations otherwise. It's really simple, robust and functional;

SOUNDS

I miss the point of comparison, but I have no complaints about mine. Not a fart breath. EQ pots by the super efficient. In short very good machine. Small yes, but it was in the belly.

I said that I have an American, it seems the Chinese have not quite the same components.

OVERALL OPINION

3 years without major trouble (it's a second hand), I would do this choice.

idem

UTILIZATION

idem

SOUNDS

Sometimes I have the breath when I climb too much preamp gain, normal what.
Equalizer which is doing its job.
Nickel connectors, makes it versatile.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 3 years, multiple use, I used it for small lives already, from small private parties to concert / beef, in my repeated with different formations (rap, metal, black I tried Dozens of similar products before.
Today I'm using it as a console for my local machines and keyboards in my room for now, soon repeating and live.
Console very satisfactory.