Mackie 1604VLZ Pro tricks?

[Hard2Hear]

Does anyone own a 1604 and know any tricks of the board that I may have been missing? I use it for recording as well as for my main PA system.
Thanks!

[MISTERQCUE]

R there N-E specific "tricks" U R looking 4?

[Hard2Hear]

(i know this is not about recording..exactly)
One thing is that I'm not sure the best way to run my monitor outs. Right now I use aux send 1 and adjust the level for each channel, which leaves me with no overall volume. I use aux 2 for my effects, aux 3 for my ear monitors. I run the main left and right to my EQ then to the amp.

I also want to find it there is a good way to use the channel assigns 1-2-3-4 that I may be missing.

It seems like I may not be getting full use out of my mixer. But then again, maybe it's just straightforeward.

Thanks!

[virtual.ray]

I have a 1402 VLZ and there are pretty good explanations of different applications for it in the manual,along with a glossary of basic audio terms.Is this not the case with the manual for your mixer?

[Proveras]

http://homerecording.about.com/music...ing/msub19.htm
this page will help you a lot...

search for "Advanced Signal Flow"

read all the parts!