Mackie MS1202-VLZ Specification

12 X 2 MICRO SERIES MIC/LINE MIXER

Mackie’s MS12 02- VLZ

is the updated, upgraded
version of our classic 12­channel compact mic/line
mixer. The original MS1202
earned a seemingly un­beatable reputation as the
small

mixer with

the best price/fea­tures ratio, and for being as
solid as a rock. The MS12 02­VLZ adds more features and
flexibility to what was al­ready one formidable prod­uct.

That’s why New Media
Magazine gave the MS1202­VLZ its Hyper Award for Best
Audio Hardware:

“The new 1202-VLZ
mixer is the pinnacle of
Mackie’s legendary ability
to pack great sonic perfor­mance, durability and lots
of features into a small size
for a low cost. …[It] is the
hottest performer we’ve
ever seen…”

– New Media,

January 1 996

Features you want.

Low noise and high
headroom are important
for clear, dynamic mixes.
No matter what your
application, the MS1202­VLZ’s Very Low Impedance
architecture – based on
that of our large 8•Bus
consoles – delivers pro-

fessional sound.

For the same

reasons, the mic

preamps

Mackie
uses are

studio­grade, low
noise/high-

headroom

inputs. Plus, 48V

phantom power gives you
full compatibility with your
favorite microphones
– dynamic or condenser.

T o rid your mics of wind
noise and mic thumps, each
of the four mic channels has
a Low Cut Filter that elimi­nates subsonic noise. Lo
shelving EQ can now be
used for the upper low fre­quencies, instead of as a
makeshift low frequency
cut-off.

To make level-setting
simple, the MS1202-VLZ
has PFL Solo on every
channel. That, along with
the Level Set Marker at the
1202’s ultra-sensitive L/R
LEDs, lets you take advan­tage of our VLZ design and
maximize headroom.

Don’t have room for an
outboard equalizer? The

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■

“IN YOUR FACE”

ALL-PRODUCT BROCHURE

FEATURES

■ 4 low noise/high head-

room XLR mic inputs
(–129.5dBm E.I.N.)

■ 4 balanced/unbalanced

mono line inputs

■ 4 balanced/unbalanced

stereo line inputs

■ 48V phantom power

■ 3-Band EQ (12kHz,

2.5kHz, 80Hz)

■ Low Cut Filter on

channels 1-4

■ PFL Solo on every

channel

■ Very Low Impedance

architecture

■ EFX to Monitor switch

■ Balanced inputs and

outputs (except RCAs,
phones and inserts)

■ Balanced XLR Main L/R

outputs with mic/line
level switch

■ 1/4” main outputs

■ 60dB Gain on chs. 1-4

®

■ Global Aux 1 Pre/Post

switch

■ Level Setting Marker

MS1202- VLZ’s musical
3-band EQ will take care of
it. We chose 12kHz, 2.5kHz
and 80Hz to make our EQ
more practical to the needs
of today’s sound engineers
– not those of thirty years ago.

Flexibility you need.

The MS1202- VLZ is loaded
with flexible mixdown and
monitor routing possibilities.

Mute/Alt 3-4 is a dual­purpose feature: Normally,
the mute button on each
channel acts that way – as a
mute. But when the Alt 3-4
outputs are in use, the button
acts as a router to the 3-4
stereo bus. Y ou can create
two stereo pairs for 4-track
recording or for an extra
monitor or cry room mix.

EFX to Monitor lets you
blend reverb or other effects
back into a monitor mix via
Aux Send 1.

Aux 1’s Pre/Post switch
lets you set it for pre­fader/post-EQ use – great
for stage monitor mixes, or
post-fader/post-EQ, which
is handy for studio effects.
It also has a level control
for added flexibility.

Control Room/Phones
has its own level control
and separate outputs, al­lowing you to select any
combination of Main Mix,
T ape In and Alt 3-4 so you
can create custom head­phone mixes, monitor tape
levels, and more. A sepa­rate switch routes this
multi-source signal back
into the Main Mix.

Balanced XLR Main Out­puts – which are switch­able to mic or line level –
make it easy to use the
MS1202-VLZ with profes­sional audio and video
equipment. Main outputs
are also available at 1/ 4”
jacks. And of course, all the

mixer’s inputs and outputs
are balanced (except chan­nel inserts, phones and
RCA jacks). You can also
use unbalanced cables if
need be.

Durable and solid.

Greg Mackie designed the
MicroSeries 1202- VLZ the
same way he designs every
Mackie mixer: to stand up
to non-stop, 24 hour-a-day
professional duty. In broad­cast and PA applications, TV
and radio production stu­dios, video post suites –
wherever a high quality
compact mixer is desired.

Sealed, co-molded rotary
controls keep the MS 1 202-VLZ
free from airborne dust and
contamination better than
the open-frame phenolic
pots others use. Mackie’s
pots provide minimal con­tact noise, and their design
– along with the energy­absorbing way they’re
mounted to the mixer –
helps prevent impact
damage.

Along with its steel chas­sis and thru-hole-plated

fiberglass circuit boards, the
MicroSeries 1202-VLZ also
features a built-in power
supply instead of a “wall
wart.” Not only does this
eliminate the inevitable
hassles of dealing with ex­ternal power supplies, it
also reduces hum. The tiny
transformers in wall warts
waste more energy, and
can introduce additional
hum into the mix. Not so
with our built-in power
supply . It introduces far less
noise – and far less trouble.

RFI protection is imple­mented with circuitry and
construction that makes
the MS 1202- VLZ virtually
impervious to RF interfer­ence in high-energy
environments.

Any place, any time,

anywhere.

The MS12 02- VLZ can be
used continuously in all
kinds of places by all kinds
of people: TV and radio
stations, video production
houses, touring sound
companies, big-studio
engineers and corporate