Mackie 1604VLZ4 16-channel Mixer Reviews
Beyond sounding great, the Mackie 1604VLZ4 mixer is one piece of gear you can truly rely on. It continues the VLZ Series' trend for rock-solid construction, while taking your sound quality to a new level. You've got an amazingly wide dynamic range, incredible 60dB gain range on the Onyx microphone preamplifiers, and ultra-low-noise performance. The 1604VLZ4 also boasts better-than-ever RF rejection for prime performance in broadcast situations. And with high-resolution meters, generous I/O, and sealed rotary controls that keep out dust and grime, the Mackie 1604VLZ4 is one of Mackie's best mixers ever.
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Highest Rated Reviews
finally, indented pots
i have owned one of these, in different versions, since i was born....... currently i just have the 1402 but i am getting this 1604 asap..... version 4 has indented pots so u can feel the center position w/out needing a flashlight n 20/20 vision....... btw, i have A-B'd these with Soundcraft UI16..... no comparision.... the analogue signal is clean n no converters.... the digi mixer sounded like u were working w/ mp3's.
this is my pre review........
Great small format mixer
Great little mixer. I use it on my drums to use with the hybrid kit so that I can get a better mix in my monitor system. Does everything I need with direct routes to the main system. Awesome little mixer. The only downside is I believe the RotoPod rackmount stuff should be included for the price.
Reliable peace of equipment
I have great history with this 16 channel mixer. I use one personally and have installed this Mackie mixer in many Schools and Churches over the years. No complaints.
The real 16 channel mixer
Our band uses several mixers, including a full up Bose system for various sized rooms. However, in most cases we use this 1604 because of several key functions. SUPER clean Onyx pre-amplifiers and great headroom are key, but the ability to have 4 dedicated aux buses is spectacular to give three vocalist their own In Ear monitor channel dialed up with just the amount of their own voice and instrument and balanced other channels since every channel has an Aux pot for all 4 buses.You wont' find chip based on board vocal effects but then that's what Midiverbs and other delays are for! I bought the case for this and the modification for $ that allows you to move all of the 1/4 and XLR inputs to all 16 channels up onto the same plane as the top panel and sliders. The sound out of this board is spectacular and clear. Huge range of frequency control on each channel and each channel can be solo'd to see and set the level.
Nice mixer
It seems to work as expected. Good eq and a million touting options. Faders are a little fancier than I'd like but they are supposedly more tactile. There is very little room to put tape for labeling channels. Overall though, seems a good solid mixer.
