Mackie CR1604 Specification
XLR1 0•MIXERMIXER•ROTOPOD•REMOTE FADER
Unlike any other 16-channel compact mixer, the
CR-1604 is part of a mixing
system. The enhancements
presented here give you
unprecedented flexibility in
tailoring a mixer to a job.
Conversely, you need only
specify what is required for
a project without adding
costs for extraneous features that won’t be used.
Then, at any time in the
future, the basic CR-1604
can be expanded, as the
users’ needs change.
XLR10 EXPANDER
The XLR10
adds ten additional
discrete, studio-grade phantom-powered mic preamps
to the CR-1604 16-channel
Mic/Line Mixer for a total of
16 mic inputs.
The XLR10 module
mounts directly to the bottom of the CR-1604 Input/
Output Pod and becomes
an integral part of the
mixer itself. Installation
requires just a few minutes
and a screwdriver. Electronic connections are via
an integral ribbon cable
connector already inside
the CR-1604.
The XLR1 0’s preamps use
the same exceptionally high-
XLR10 docking to CR-1604
quality design that has distinguished the CR-1604 mixer.
In creating both units, we
have developed a rigorous
definition of what a Mic
Preamp should be, based on
the technical specifications
that PA, permanent install
and recording studio applications require of larger boards.
Instead of simple, two-
transistor op-amp
combinations
found in most
other small
mixers, the
XLR10
preamp uses
four conjugatepair transistors with
large-emitter geometry to
reduce distortion at all levels
and deliver extremely low
noise (our published specs
of –129.5 dBm E.I.N. @1 50
ohms, bandwidth of 10Hz to
300kHz and 0.001 % distortion are real and verifiable).
XLR10 attached to CR-1604
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FEATURES
XLR10
■ Adds 10 more high
quality mic preamps to
the CR-1604
■ Individual channel
trim controls
■ Phantom power
■ Forms single structural
unit with mixer
MixerMixer
■ Combines all outputs of 2
or 3 CR-1604s
■ No loss of inputs
■ Internal power supply
Remote Fader
(add-on to MixerMixer)
■ Controls master output of
up to 3 CR-1604s
■ Precision 100mm design
RotoPod
■ Rotates CR-1604 input/
output pod so that jacks
are on same plane as
®
controls
7/1/95
At any gain, both the XLR10
ROT OP OD BRACKET
and CR-1604 mic preamps
deliver the additional headroom and low noise floor
that set professional mixers
apart from semi-pro products: You can handle
acoustical as well as electronic events — from a
podium-pounding orator to
a timid choir hundreds of
feet away across a huge auditorium — with sonic fidelity
and without input overload.
When the XLR10 is combined with the CR-1604, the
added mic inputs can be used
by themselves or, if you’re
starved for inputs, both mic
and line inputs can be used
simultaneously, effectively
adding 16 more total inputs.
The XLR10’s mic preamps
have +48V phantom power
with switch. The XLR10 may
be added to the CR-1604 in
any of the mixer’s possible
configurations including jacks
to top, jacks to front (with
the RotoPod bracket set) or
jacks to back.
MIXERMIXER
The MixerMixer is a combiner that mixes the outputs
from up to three mixers so
they can be used as if they
were one large mixer.
Previously, combining the
outputs of two or more mixers has always been a
difficult task. At best, you
could combine main
outputs by “cascading”
which meant giving up two
inputs on one of the mixers and totally losing
combined AUX sends or
headphone monitoring
functions on all mixers.
mains, AUX and headphone outputs from THREE 16-ch. mixers
The MixerMixer solves this
problem, combining all outputs from up to three mixers
and providing a new set of
combined outputs. For example, three Mackie Designs
CR-1604’s and a MixerMixer
provide 48 line inputs (or 30
line inputs and 18 mic
inputs, 12 stereo effects
returns, 24 direct outs and 3
stereo or 6 mono sub-masters! By adding Mackie’s
XLR10 Mic Input Expanders,
mic inputs can be added as
required in groups of ten.
Since all combining is at
unity gain, no level or head
room is lost — and no
additional noise
All
outputs
combined
including
AUX
&
headphone
MixerMixer
is introduced. In
fact, the Mixer-
remote
fader
CR-1604 #2CR-1604 #1 CR-1604 #3
Mixer’s noise level is so low
that it can be used for both
–10dB and +4dB levels.
The MixerMixer is designed for tabletop use or,
because it’s just 1.65" thick,
can easily be bolted to the
inside surface of a rack.
INPUTS
INPUTS
HEADPHONE COMBINER
1
2
3
MIX
AMP
OUT
INPUTS
MIX
AMP
AUX, ALT 3-4 & MON. COMBINERS
1
2
3
MIX
AMP
OUT
MAIN
LEFT
INSERT
1
2
L
3
MIX
AMP
MAIN
RIGHT
INSERT
1
2
R
3
MIX
AMP
MAIN LEFT/RIGHT COMBINER
TIP=
SEND
RING=
RETURN
REMOTE
FADER
OPTION
REMOTE
MASTER
FADER
SWITCH
(shown out)
0dB
TO
+10dB
0dB
TO
+10dB
–
+
–
+
–
+
MAIN LEFT
BALANCED/
UNBALANCED
OUT
MAIN MONO
BALANCED/
UNBALANCED
OUT
MAIN LEFT
BALANCED/
UNBALANCED
OUT
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