September 16 , 2008
Mackie has delved into an entirely new genre with its U.Series Production Mixers-sss the U.420 and the U.420d. Designed for the needs of today's musicians, DJs and producers, Mackie U.Series provides flexible connections and an intuitive, centralized user interface to ease workflow and maximize creativity.
"The keyboardist, DJ and producer of today are forced to use over-complicated mixers designed for their dad's era, or compromise with low-quality features and severely limited connectivity options," said John Boudreau, Mackie Brand Group VP. "U.Series mixers bridge that gap — making them ideal for vinyl, modular analog synths and anything in between. These are the simplest, most intuitive mixers on the market today."
Each model features a micro-master section with otherwise full-size qualities such as a prominent master volume knob and high resolution metering. Channel strips with 3-band active EQ, a built-in DI box and RIAA phono preamps allow you to plug-in, and turn up for live sound and recording via integrated stereo Firewire I/O. Ingenious "loop-thru" routing enables you to mix and record analog and DAW playback with a couple of simple moves. Each offers a stereo aux send, headphone out with pre-main level control and self-monoing outputs.
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