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by nanumbat 1175 days ago
An ancient 8 channel Mackie sound mixer to the left and slightly north of my keyboard. Other than inputs from the main computer, it pulls in audio from a bunch of other stuff/computers in the room, has a handy 1/4" headphone jack with volume control, and lets me instantly mute/mix any way I want without fiddling with keyboards or mice.

Output is to the CD inputs on a Sony mini audio system I bought on my way through Singapore in 1989.
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jedberg 1175 days ago
I have the same mixer but it doesn't work how I like. I can't get the phones to output unless I have the main turned up, so I can't go headphones only unless I turn off the speakers independently. Is that how yours works? Right now I have the headphones on main, and the speakers on aux, so I can set their volumes completely independently from the mixer, but the problem is the aux only outputs the left channel to the speakers.

I'd love to send the main to the speakers and headphones on the headphones, but then I have to control the speakers on the mains independently.

How do you have your outputs wired?

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nanumbat 1174 days ago
It's an 802-VLZ3.

All inputs have MUTE ALT 3-4 selected. ALT 3-4 is selected for Control Room Source. Assign to Main Mix is selected. Ctl Room/Submix level is at the Unity detent. Main Out L/R send the final mix to the amplifier inputs. Headphones in Phones.

This keeps the headphones working independent of the Main Mix level setting.

Did I have to stare at page 26 of the manual for about an hour to figure this out? Well, yes. :-(

https://images.thomann.de/pics/prod/209011_manual.pdf

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jedberg 1174 days ago
Ah thanks for the details. I have a different model that sadly doesn't have the Assign to Main Mix button. :(
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