[George's ProSound Company]

"George's ProSound Company" wrote in message
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Is there a simple jumper system in this desk to change the prefade aux
from pre eq to post eq?
none is mentioned in the manual
George

[Mike Rivers]

George's ProSound Company wrote:

Is there a simple jumper system in this desk to change the prefade aux
from pre eq to post eq?

There are no such jumpers in the 1642 (nor in any of the other Mackie
compact mixer series). It's possible to cut and jumper the circuit
board, but you'll have to dope it out yourself. If you contact Mackie
Tech Support directly (try the phone) they'll e-mail you a service
manual in PDF format and you can study the schematic and board layouts.

As far as I know, nobody, Mackie or a user, has published this
modification as a set of step-by-step instructions.

[George's ProSound Company]

"Mike Rivers" wrote in message
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George's ProSound Company wrote:

Is there a simple jumper system in this desk to change the prefade aux
from pre eq to post eq?

There are no such jumpers in the 1642 (nor in any of the other Mackie
compact mixer series). It's possible to cut and jumper the circuit board,
but you'll have to dope it out yourself. If you contact Mackie Tech
Support directly (try the phone) they'll e-mail you a service manual in
PDF format and you can study the schematic and board layouts.

As far as I know, nobody, Mackie or a user, has published this
modification as a set of step-by-step instructions.

Thanks Mike
I will just sell the board and buy one that works the way I expect them
to(mute cuts monitor feeds for example)
It doesn't have a show on it yet and I guess I assumed rather than reserched
George

[Mike Rivers]

George's ProSound Company wrote:

I will just sell the board and buy one that works the way I expect them
to(mute cuts monitor feeds for example)

I don't know why more PA boards don't do that but it's rare that I run
across one that does. I think that the "monitor culture" has led to
pre-EQ sends, but often I'll get someone on stage who says "My guitar
sounds too bassy in the monitor" and there's nothing I can od about it
other than change the EQ on the monitor feed - OK if he's the only one
on that monitor, but I don't have the luxury or pain in the butt to work
shows like that.

I've just become accustomed to turning down all the channel input trims
when an act goes off stage so I don't have to hear the THUMP, POP HOWL
when the stage crew moves mic stands and plugs or unplugs mics. But
mutes that also muted the monitors are handy.

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[Paul Stamler]

"Mike Rivers" wrote in message
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George's ProSound Company wrote:

I will just sell the board and buy one that works the way I expect them
to(mute cuts monitor feeds for example)

I don't know why more PA boards don't do that but it's rare that I run
across one that does. I think that the "monitor culture" has led to
pre-EQ sends, but often I'll get someone on stage who says "My guitar
sounds too bassy in the monitor" and there's nothing I can od about it
other than change the EQ on the monitor feed - OK if he's the only one
on that monitor, but I don't have the luxury or pain in the butt to work
shows like that.

I've just become accustomed to turning down all the channel input trims
when an act goes off stage so I don't have to hear the THUMP, POP HOWL
when the stage crew moves mic stands and plugs or unplugs mics. But
mutes that also muted the monitors are handy.

Yamaha's boards mute everything at once, and send the EQd signal to the
monitors. Oh, and the switches are push-ON rather than push-MUTE. Which
makes a lot more sense to me.

Peace,
Paul

[George's ProSound Company]

"Paul Stamler" wrote in message
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"Mike Rivers" wrote in message
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George's ProSound Company wrote:

I will just sell the board and buy one that works the way I expect them
to(mute cuts monitor feeds for example)

I don't know why more PA boards don't do that but it's rare that I run
across one that does. I think that the "monitor culture" has led to
pre-EQ sends, but often I'll get someone on stage who says "My guitar
sounds too bassy in the monitor" and there's nothing I can od about it
other than change the EQ on the monitor feed - OK if he's the only one
on that monitor, but I don't have the luxury or pain in the butt to work
shows like that.

I've just become accustomed to turning down all the channel input trims
when an act goes off stage so I don't have to hear the THUMP, POP HOWL
when the stage crew moves mic stands and plugs or unplugs mics. But
mutes that also muted the monitors are handy.

Yamaha's boards mute everything at once, and send the EQd signal to the
monitors. Oh, and the switches are push-ON rather than push-MUTE. Which
makes a lot more sense to me.

as do the soundcraft and behringers, the two desks I haveused the most

george