Mackie Onyx 1640i Quick Start Manual page 20

• Note: Route the two channels from your
computer through the control
room/headphones or through channels 1
and 2. Do not use both. To retain your signal
source's stereo image, you will need to pan
channel 1 all the way to the left and channel 2
all the way to the right.
FIREWIRE PRE/POST
Each channel of the mixer can send a FireWire output
to your computer or DAW. The FireWire output from
each channel can be tapped before (pre) or after (post)
the channel EQ. (The output is pre-fader.)
If you want the mixer EQ to affect the FireWire
recording, then set this switch to post. This is useful
in recording channels in a studio (where the recording
includes the benefi cial effect of our Perkins EQ).
If you would rather record the straight signals from a
live performance, and EQ them later in your DAW, then
set this switch to pre. This is good for live work, where
you may have added EQ to adjust for the room, and yet
not want this added to your recording.
INPUT (LINE or FW 1-16)
Mixer channels 1-16 can either be fed from the 1/4"
line-level inputs, or by FireWire outputs 1-16 from your
computer. This switch lets you choose which to use.
Either way, all 16 channels receive line-level analog
audio signals just prior to the gain control, so channel
setup, gain adjustment and EQ adjustment are the same
for line or FireWire.
CONTROL ROOM FW 1-2
If this is engaged, you can listen to FireWire
1 and 2 playback from your computer in the
control room and headphones. This can also be
added to the main mix if control room assign
to main mix is engaged.
Route the two channels from your
computer through the control room/headphones
or through channels 1 and 2. Do not use both.
ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX
Engage the control room FW 1-2 switch and
the "assign to main mix" switch to play two
tracks directly from your computer through the
control room/phones source matrix and into the
main mix. This is great for listening to iTunes
or other pre-recorded material from your
computer.
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SUBS 1-4 to FW 5-8
Engage this button, located just below the subgroup
faders, and the subs 1-4 mix can be sent to your
computer via Firewire channels 5-8. The sub 1 mix
will appear on FireWire output signal 5, the sub 2 mix
will appear on FireWire output signal 6, and so on. The
FireWire output is affected by the sub faders. (When
this button is engaged, mixer channels 5-8 are not
available to send via FireWire.)
This switch is here for additional fl exibility. As
mentioned in the 'Sub Assign switches' section on page
16 you can assign a group of channels to subgroups and
then re-assign those subgroups to the main mix. In that
example, we assigned the seven channels that were
being hogged by the 'can't-keep-a-steady-beat' drummer
to subgroups 1-2. Still with us?
Now imagine this: We have already successfully
recorded the drummer's tracks from the live show
and are returning them from the computer on tracks
1-7. Each of the seven tracks contains a collection of
processing and quantization. Doing so makes each
individual component of the drum kit sound better...
and in time! Those seven tracks can now be EQ'd on the
Onyx 1640i mixer and routed to subgroups 1-2. These
are then transmitted back for recording to your digital
audio workstation (DAW) via FireWire. This is called
track bounce. The seven tracks have now been reduced
to a stereo pair, allowing us to free up processing power
that may be applied to pitch correction and reverb
plug-ins for the egomaniac vocalist. This is called LSD
(Lead Singer Disease).
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INSERT INSERT
LINE LINE
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
TALKBACK
MIC BALANCED
+48v R
FireWire
MAIN OUTPUT
LEVEL
Connections
POWER
ON
Line/FW 1-16
1 2
LINE LINE LINE
FW 1 FW 2 FW 3
48V 48V 48V
75Hz
18dB/OCT
GAIN GAIN GAIN
30 30 30
U U U
20 40 20 40 20 40
FW Pre U 60 U 60 U 60
20dB - 40dB + - 20dB + 40dB - 20dB + 40dB
SEND SEND SEND
PRE PRE PRE
POST POST POST
U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH
or Post 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
2k 2k 2k
FREQ FREQ
400 8k 400 8k 400 8k
U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH
MID MID
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
400 400 400
FREQ FREQ
100 2k 100 2k 100 2k
U LOW U LOW U LOW
MID MID
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
U U U
LOW LOW LOW
80Hz 80Hz 80Hz
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
OUT OUT OUT
EQ EQ EQ
IN IN IN
1 2
AUX
AUX AUX
1 1
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
2 2
MAX MAX MAX
O O O O O O
3 3
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
4 4
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
5 5
MAX MAX MAX
O O O O O O
®
6 6
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
PAN PAN PAN
L R L R L R
MUTE MUTE MUTE
OL OL OL
10 + + 10 10 +
0 0 0
- 20 - 20 - 20
SUB SUB SUB
ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN
1-2 1-2 1-2
3-4 3-4 3-4
MAIN MAIN MAIN
MIX MIX MIX
SOLO SOLO SOLO
1 2
14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6
INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT
LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
MAIN OUT MAIN INSERT TAPE CTRL-RM OUT SUB OUT
BAL/UNBAL MONO (TIP=SEND BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
RING=RTN)
L
3 1 4
IN OUT
L
L
L L L
(MONO)
4 2
R R R R
R
O O +6
+ 4dB
MIC
FIREWIRE
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE
FW 4 FW 5 FW 6 FW 7 FW 8 FW 9 FW 10 FW 11 FW 12 FW 13
48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V
75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz
18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT
GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
U U U U U U U U U U U
20 40 20 40 20 40 20 40 20 40 20 40 20 40 20 40 20 40 20 40 20
U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U
- 20dB + 40dB - 20dB + 40dB - 20dB + 40dB - 20dB + 40dB - 20dB + 40dB - 20dB + 40dB - 20dB + 40dB 20dB - + 40dB - 20dB + 40dB - 20dB + 40dB 20dB - 40dB +
SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND
PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE
POST POST POST POST POST POST POST POST POST POST
U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U
12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
2k 2k 2k 2k 2k 2k 2k 2k 2k 2k 2k
FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ
400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k
U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U
MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ
100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k
U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U
MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
U U U U U U U U U U U
LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW
80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT
EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ
IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN
L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL
+ 10 10 + + 10 10 + + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- 20 - 20 - 20 - 20 - 20 20 - - 20 - 20 20 - - 20
SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN
1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2
3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4
MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN
MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
5 4 3 2 1
INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT
LINE LINE LINE HI-Z HI-Z
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
AUX RETURN AUX SEND
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
3 2 1 5 3 1
L L L
(MONO) (MONO) (MONO)
6 4 2
R R R
RECORDING OUTS
POST GAIN PRE INSERT
BALANCED
9-16 1-8
14 15 16
LINE LINE LINE
FW 14 FW 15 FW 16
48V 48V
PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER w/ PERKINS EQ & FIREWIRE
75Hz 75Hz
18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT
GAIN GAIN
LAMP
30 30
U U 12V 0.5A FW 1-2
40 20 40 20 40
60 U 60 U 60
- 20dB + 40dB 20dB - 40dB +
CTRL ROOM/PHONES 0dB=0dBu
SEND SEND
SOURCE L R
PRE PRE PRE
POST POST POST
20 CLIP
HIGH U HIGH U HIGH 15
12kHz 12kHz 12kHz
10
Assign to
MAIN MIX TAPE
6
-15 +15 -15 +15
3
2k 2k
FREQ FREQ FREQ SUB 1-2 SUB 3-4 0
main mix
2
LEVEL
400 8k 400 8k
SET
HIGH U HIGH U HIGH 4
FW 1-2
MID MID MID ASSIGN TO
MAIN MIX 7
10
-15 +15 -15 +15
400 400 20
FREQ FREQ FREQ 30
100 2k 100 2k MAX MAX
O O O O
LOW U LOW U LOW CONTROL PHONES RUDE
MID MID MID ROOM SOLO
Aux Send 1-6
-15 +15 -15 +15
U U
LOW LOW LOW
80Hz 80Hz 80Hz
O O MAX
SOLO
LEVEL
O O MAX TAPE TO
-15 +15 -15 +15 MAIN MIX
to FW 9-14
TAPE IN
OUT OUT OUT PFL
EQ EQ
IN IN IN AFL
SOLO
MODE
14 15 16 AUX MASTER
SENDS 1-6
TO FW 9-14
EFX TO
AUX AUX SENDS RETURNS
MON
PRE
POST
1 1 1
1 1
SOLO Aux
O O MAX O O MAX O O + 15 O O + 10 O O + 10
TO AUX 5
PRE
POST
2 2 2 2 2
SOLO
MAX MAX 15 10 10 Master
O O O O O O + O O + O O +
TO AUX 6
PRE
POST
3 3 3 3 3
SOLO
O O MAX O O MAX O O + 15 O O + 10 SEND controls
TO
PRE
POST MAIN
4 4
4 4 4 SUBS
SOLO
O O MAX O O MAX O O + 15 O O + 10
PRE
POST
5 5 5 5
SOLO
MAX MAX 15 CR/PHONES
O O O O O O + SUBS
ONLY 1-2
3-4
PRE
POST
6 6 6 6
POWER
SOLO
O O MAX O O MAX O O + 15
PAN PAN
DESTINATION
MIC
PHONES AUX 1-6
L R L R O O MAX
LEVEL
Assign to
EXTERNAL
TALKBACK MIC
SUB ASSIGN
L L L L
FW 15-16
MUTE MUTE MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX ASSIGN TO
FW 15-16
R R R R
SUB1 SUB2 SUB3 SUB4
dB
10
OL OL OL
10 + + 10 10 + 5
0 0 0
U
20 - - 20 - 20
5
SUB SUB SUB
ASSIGN ASSIGN
10
1-2 1-2 1-2 20
30
3-4 3-4 3-4 40
50
60
Subs 1-4
O O
MAIN MAIN MAIN
MIX MIX MIX
SUBS 1-4 to FW 5-8
SOLO SOLO TO FW 5-8
MAIN
14 15 16 SUB1 SUB2 SUB3 SUB4
MIX