Mackie 402-VLZ3 Reviews

4.5/5.0 based on 9 customer reviews

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Carson McClain

Perfect for a small amount of inputs and outputs. Mackie mixers are rugged and they sound great. The Mackie 402-VLZ3 is perfect for your desktop music or video system, or for the live musician who does not need a massive mixer. You can't go wrong with this little guy.

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Customer Reviews

Ron
from San Antonio Texas
May 3, 2012 Music Background:
piano/keyboard musician

mackie 402- VLZ# mixer

Just the ticket if you need just a couple of mics from one source and won't to record and be able to monitor with head phones just what I needed for my Yamaha Tryos and PA system.

Tony
from Long Island NY
March 15, 2012 Music Background:
Musician over 45 years. Active church worship guitarist since for 35 years

Great little Mixer

I needed a new mixer for my recording setup. I only need a few channels to keep some stuff connected without plugging and unplugging all the time. This guy is perfect. It's quiet and simple. You can't go wrong with it.
One bit of advice.Learn a lesson from me. If you're trying to decide between this and a Behringer, like I was, don't waste your money. Get the Mackie. They have the best track record.

kevin
from Decatur, IL
April 26, 2011 Music Background:
Hobbyist

Good mixer,Great price

I use my 402-vlz3 as an interface for emu soundcard in computer.
I have to say that mixer is quiet. preamps are warm, and live up to the claim "studio grade" as mentioned in product description. great mixer for the price. i like the on/off switch also.

Thomas Sneddon
from Toms River,N.J.
October 18, 2008 Music Background:
Veteran keyboardist,workstation programmer,recording fanatic & vocalist.

A small wonder of a mixer

I bought this mixer as a signal splitter to run audio from my Zoom 8HD to both my secondary monitors & my cd burner & the preservation of the audio signal is remarkable for a mixer of this size!

This tiny wonder has all of the build quality of it's bigger brothers & the level of fidelity for a mixer of this size & price point is staggering!

In my opinion,Mackie reigns supreme amongst all value-priced mixers in this range,due to the level of quality & features....Mackie is a trusted name without question,& that's a beautiful thing!

Joe Walsh
from hawaii
November 28, 2011 Music Background:
hobbyist

really worth the money.

This is a great buy works as promised and cheap pricemakes it affordable. I like its simplicity and size.

Cottrell Paul
from hoguitars@comcast.net
August 25, 2009 Music Background:
Performance, recording, live sound. sales, service

Long overdue equipment

This piece is a near perfect addition to my gear closet. The pre-amps
make all my active and passive instruments a perfect match for recording.
The only improvement, would have been some insert point for effects,
for live performance. Overall, a very efficient piece of equipt.

Greg Geist
from Portland, OR USA
April 27, 2012 Music Background:
Hobbist

Decent Mini Line Mixer

Good quality. Solid. Plenty of gain and strong quiet output. Simple. Lacks channel mute buttons and -20 dB input level indicators found on most other Mackie models. Unit ;as received, had no output on Ring conductor for balanced output, so I had to use unbalanced putput.

Mike Feva
from Chicago, IL
July 29, 2011 Music Background:
Profession DJ

AWESOME!

Great piece of gear for mobile deejays! Clean sound! Does the job!

Michael J. Hundley
from Fl
December 7, 2010 Music Background:
Pro musician,recording production.

one little detail

Been using small Mckie mixers for years. This little one could solve some gig problems. Only one problem.... no insert or loop for effects or outboard gear. Can't imagine anyone wanting their vocals totally dry. Or for my use as a submixer,adding compression or more detailed EQ. With this corrected I would grab one without hesitation.

Mackie 402-VLZ3

4-channel Compact Analog Mixer with 2 XDR2 Mic Inputs, 4 Line Inputs, and 2-band Active EQ

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