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Mackie 1604VLZ4

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ManufacturerMackie
TypeAnalog Mixer

Connections

ConnectorCarriesDirection
XLR 3-pin femaleAnalog audio, microphone levelinput
XLR 3-pin female48V phantom poweroutput (switchable)
1/4 inch TS (unbalanced)Analog audio, line levelinput
RCA / phonoAnalog audio, line levelinput
1/4 inch TRSAnalog audio, headphone leveloutput

What can feed the Mackie 1604VLZ4

Devices whose outputs this one accepts.

Microphone 253
Audio Interface 60
Preamp 28
Analog Mixer 24
ART MX622, ART MX622BT, ART MX624, ART POWERMIX III, ART USBMIX4, ART USBMIX6, Alesis MultiMix 12R, Alesis MultiMix 4 USB FX, Ashly LX-308B (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Ashly MX-206 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Ashly MX-406 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Ashly MX-508, Behringer Xenyx 502S, Crane Song Spider, Hear Technologies Mix Back, Mackie Mix12FX (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Mackie Mix8 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Midas DM16 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Soundcraft EPM12 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Soundcraft EPM6 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Soundcraft EPM8 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), TASCAM Model 16 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), TASCAM Model 24 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), TASCAM Model 2400 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
DI / Reamp 20
Compressor / Limiter 14
Headphone Amp / Distribution 13
ART HeadAmp 4, Austrian Audio Full Score one, Lake People G101 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Lake People G103-S MKII (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Lake People G105 MKII (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Lake People Phone-Amp G108 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Lake People Phone-Amp G118 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Manley Absolute Headphone Amp (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric DHA V380² (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric HPA V324 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric HPA V550 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric HPA V550 PRO (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), beyerdynamic A 2
Equalizer 11
AD/DA Converter 10
Wireless System 9
Monitor Controller 9
Benchmark LA4, Drawmer CMC2, ESI Audio MoCo, Heritage Audio Baby R.A.M - Black Edition (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Heritage Audio Baby RAM (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Heritage Audio R.A.M 1000 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Kali Audio MV-BT (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Lake People MC10 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Prism Sound Callia (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
Personal Monitoring 8
Channel Strip 6
Digital Mixing Console 6
Behringer X32 COMPACT, Behringer X32 RACK, Behringer XR12, PreSonus StudioLive 16R (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), PreSonus StudioLive SE 24 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), TASCAM Sonicview 16XP / Sonicview 16dp (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
Cable 6
Subwoofer 6
Dynaudio 18S, KRK S10.4 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), KRK S12.4 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), KRK S8.4 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), PreSonus Temblor T10 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), PreSonus Temblor T8 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable)
Recorder 5
JoeCo BandMate (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Korg MR-2000S (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Sound Devices MixPre-3 II (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), TASCAM FR-AV2 (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), TASCAM FR-AV4 (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable)
Stagebox / Expander 4
ART P48, ART TPatch, Aviom AN-16/i v.2, Radial Engineering J-Iso (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable)
Power Amplifier 4
Summing Mixer 4
Looptrotter SATUR 8/24 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Phoenix Audio Nicerizer (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Phoenix Audio Nicerizer 16 Mk2 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Phoenix Audio Scion (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
Install Processor 3
Studio Technologies Model 209 (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), dbx 223s, dbx 234s
Studio Monitor 3
ADAM Audio D3V (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), KRK Classic 5 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), KRK Classic 8ss Scott Storch Limited Edition (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
Hardware Effects 2
Saturation / Character 1
Inline Preamp 1
Recording Console 1
Trident Audio Trident 88 Console (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)

Check a specific pairing

The lists above are one-step connections. To check a full chain, including adapters, gain and phantom power, ask about a specific pair on the main page.