Mackie's 12 into 2 compact mixer.. You can be stand-alone table-top or rack-mount this unit with optional rack-mounting kit, (which costs extra)...
You get a total of 8 channel strips... set out as 4 mic/line inputs with inserts and a lo-cut filter, and 4 stereo line channels - making 4 mono + 4 stereo = 12 physical channels - hence the 1202......
It's a very widespread mixer... loads and loads of them around, so a good s/h buy for the small low budget project studio, but it'll function in any setup really as long as the facilities it provides are enuff...
The 1202 has pot's to trim the channel output to masters as opposed to faders... Not such a huge deal, especially as mostly this unit would be used to collectivise/blend outboard midi-kit into a sytereo mix and for routing and recording to various sources... In that instance, mixing is most likely to be done in an automated fashion with controllers and pc audio automated-mixing... I don't think not having faders is such a big killer here... after all, it's not a sit down big remix mixer is it... Here's some spec' blurb...
CHANNEL
- Line input (channels 1-4) (balanced/unbalanced)
- Stereo line inputs (channels 5-12, can also be used as mono inputs by using L only) (bal./unbal.)
- Low cut filter switch (channels 1-4)
- Trim control (channels 1-4)
- Aux Sends 1 & 2 level controls
EQ SECTION
- 12kHz Hi shelving EQ
- 2.5kHz midrange EQ
- 80Hz Lo shelving EQ
- pan control
- Mute/Alt 3-4 switch
- Solo switch (pre-fader)
- Gain control
MASTER SECTION
INPUTS / OUTPUTS / REAR PANEL
- Stereo Aux Returns 1 & 2 (balanced/unbalanced)
- Aux Sends 1 & 2 (bal./unbal.)
- RCA tape inputs and outputs (unbalanced)
- 1/4" TRS main outputs (balanced/unbalanced)
- Power cord (IEC) and fuse
- Power switch
- Phantom Power switch
- L-R XLR main outputs (balanced)
- Main output level switch (mic or line level)
- Control Room L-R outputs (balanced/unbalanced)
- Alt 3-4 outputs (bal./unbal.)
- Channel inserts (channels 1-4) (unbalanced)
The MACKIE 1202 / VLZ ... One of the most popular budget mixers around.. well rated for the money.... User comments please....
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