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Crosstalk in a Mackie 1604VLZ
Dana wrote:
Maybe it's just me, but I seem to be getting more bleed through on outputs than I used to remember with this mixer. I don't use it all that much but started using it more about a week ago and even with inputs muted etc I am hearing crosstalk in the other outputs? It might have always been like this, but I don't really remember it that way. Shades of the ribbon cable problem? Should I operate on her and reseat everything in sight? Or is a little bleed through normal? audible crosstalk is not something to put up with regardless of how normal it is for mackies to do this just be happy your not getting the rf noise mackie can't seem to live without |
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Dana wrote:
Maybe it's just me, but I seem to be getting more bleed through on outputs than I used to remember with this mixer. I don't use it all that much but started using it more about a week ago and even with inputs muted etc I am hearing crosstalk in the other outputs? It might have always been like this, but I don't really remember it that way. Shades of the ribbon cable problem? Should I operate on her and reseat everything in sight? Sounds like a ground connection issue. Reseat all the ribbon cables, but also make sure the chassis connections made through the screws to the case are all clean and solid. Or is a little bleed through normal? Not really. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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"George Gleason" wrote in message ... Dana wrote: Maybe it's just me, but I seem to be getting more bleed through on outputs than I used to remember with this mixer. I don't use it all that much but started using it more about a week ago and even with inputs muted etc I am hearing crosstalk in the other outputs? It might have always been like this, but I don't really remember it that way. Shades of the ribbon cable problem? Should I operate on her and reseat everything in sight? Or is a little bleed through normal? audible crosstalk is not something to put up with regardless of how normal it is for mackies to do this just be happy your not getting the rf noise mackie can't seem to live without Ya' know, George.... I've been around a heap of Mackie mixers, and I've never encountered RF difficulties that were attributable to the mixer in working condition. Maybe I'm lucky, maybe I'm just the odd man out, but RF has simply never been an issue in my experiences. I honestly don't recall if crosstalk ever reared it's head or not, but it was certainly never an 'issue'. You must have bought every defective Mackie shipped to Oklahoma. ;-) DM |
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Usual culprit is a 'soft' ground connection in the Molex connector from
power supply to main PCB. Cut the wires off the molex and solder them directly to the pins or pcb. While you are in there, give any ribbons a squirt of Caig ProGold. geoff. |
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I don't think the rf problem with the mackies was a defect, more like poor design george |
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Dana wrote:
One thing I did have a couple of months ago was the SUB 1+2 not kicking in until I moved the faders all the way up and then it would kick in and work fine. It didn't act like a dirty fader, but more like it needed some extra "juice/signal" to get it to kick in. That problem disappeared though. That is the typical symptom of a corroded connection or of a leaky coupling capacitor. It may be a sign that you have a ribbon cable issue. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Mike Rivers wrote:
In article writes: I don't think the rf problem with the mackies was a defect, more like poor design This was true with the original series. They just didn't know how to keep EMI out of the mixer and they put a bunch of band-aids on it. The VLZ series was a huge improvement, both in design and EMI performance. But I know how, particularly in the field of live sound, a bad reputation is really hard to correct. So if you never want to see another Mackie mixer, I understand. But that doesn't mean they haven't learned a thing or two about design since their first product. I am looking hard at the tt24 as no one else is stepping up to the plate with a native 24 preapm digital desk I have a dm1K but I want 24 mic pres and don't want to spend dm2K money to get them George |
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But I know how, particularly in the field of live sound, a bad reputation is really hard to correct. So if you never want to see another Mackie mixer, I understand. But that doesn't mean they haven't learned a thing or two about design since their first product. Mike you should know many of the most popular companies products have missed the mark for me in so many ways I don't buy them including crest amps crown amps anything symetrix ashley whirlwind,great product I just can't tolerate the attitude I get from the sales staff George |
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