Mackie 1604 VLZ3 16 Channel Mixer

While keeping the features and functionality of its predecessor, the Mackie 1604-VLZ3 offers even greater headroom than the original. Whether you need a live mixing board for club work, or a full-featured workhorse for home and studio recording, you owe it to yourself to check out the new Mackie 1604-VLZ3.

Vastly Superior XDR2 Mic PreAmps

Our new XDR2 (Extended Dynamic Range) second-generation mic preamps are better than ever. They offer incredibly low noise, with individual mic pre THD below 0.0007%, and overall mixer THD less than 0.0025%. With 60dB of available gain per channel, the 1604-VLZ3 can handle inputs ranging from a whisper to a scream, and can even handle hot line-level signals up to +22db, without any added coloration. You simply won’t find preamps this good on any other mixer in this price range.

Three-band Equalization With Sweepable Mids

High-quality equalization is a must for any good mixer, and Mackie didn't cut any corners when it came to their 3-band Active EQs included in every channel. Tremendous resources went into optimizing the center points of the channel EQ. As a result, it put the Lows at 80Hz and the Highs at 12kHz. Midrange compensation is handled by a peaking control with a two-octave variable frequency center. This means the Mids can be swept from a low of 100Hz, all the way up to 8kHz—with a boost or cut of 15dB. This gives VLZ3 mixers practical, useful equalization, providing not only sonic enhancement and correction, but also the tone-shaping facility to actually improve the musical nature of the original signal..

Superior Sound Quality

Above all, the 1604-VLZ3 offers superb sound quality, wide dynamic range and headroom, and low noise, so you can create professional quality recordings and/or broadcast-quality soundtracks.


Features

• New ultra-low noise VLZ3 design with highest possible headroom
• 16 studio-grade XDR2™ Extended Dynamic Range mic preamps with:
• Ultra-wide 60dB gain range
• 130dB dynamic range
• +22dBu line input handling
• Extended low frequency response
• Distortion under 0.0007% (20Hz - 20kHz)
• Phantom power for studio condenser mics
• 16 high-headroom line inputs, 16 channel inserts
• Advanced DC pulse transformer RF rejection
• 60mm long-wearing logarithmic-taper faders
• 4 Aux sends, level, pan, -20dB/Solo and Overload/Mute_LEDs on each channel
• 4 stereo Aux returns, 8 Direct outs, 4 Group/Bus outputs
• 3-band Active EQ with sweepable midrange
• 18dB/oct. 75Hz Lo-Cut filter
• Control Room/Phones multi-input source matrix
• Balanced 1/4" inputs and outputs (except inserts)
• Rack-mountable design with three physical configurations via rotating I/O pod
• Sealed rotary controls to resist dust and grime
• New Multi-Voltage power supply for worldwide use
• Rugged steel chassis