Mackie Onyx 1640i Quick Start Manual page 8

Keyboard
Stereo Compressor
Mackie HR824mk2
Powered Reference
Monitors for Control
Room
Computer with
audio production
software
This diagram shows studio mics connected to the channel 3 and 4 mic inputs and a keyboard
connected to the channel 6 and 7 line inputs. This allows for overdubs when necessary. A CD player
connects to the tape input for referencing pre-recorded material.
Compressors are connected to inserts 3 and 4 for your vocals. An additional stereo compressor is
connected to the main inserts.
Mackie HR824mk2 powered reference monitors are used for your control room listening. The
engineer's headphones are used to monitor levels.
In this example, aux 1 feeds the input of a digital reverb, whose processed stereo outputs enter the aux
1 returns. Auxes 2 and 3 feed the inputs of multi-FX processors, whose stereo outputs enter the aux 2
and 3 returns. Auxes 1-3 may be added to the main mix by adjusting the master return knob for auxes
1-3. Auxes 5 and 6 feed separate headphone amplifi ers, there for any possible overdubbing that may be
necessary.
A desktop computer connects to a FireWire port, allowing 16 channels of playback from the audio
production software. Mixer channels 1-16 can play all 16 channel signals from your computer if the FW
1-16 switches at the top of the 1-16 channel strip are engaged. Buses can be used to submix and then
bounce to the DAW. The master output can then be sent to the fi nal destination (tape and/or FireWire
- simultaneously, if needed).
8 Onyx 1640i
Compressor (Vocals)
Studio
Microphones
Compressor (Vocals)
CD Player
16 15 14
INSERT INSERT INSERT
LINE LINE LINE
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
TALKBACK MAIN OUT
MIC BALANCED
+48v R L
MAIN OUTPUT + 4dB
LEVEL MIC
POWER
ON
Multi FX Processor (Aux Send 3)
press FW button (
A LT E R N AT E F I R E W I R E A S S I G N M E N T S
1 2 3 4
LINE LINE
LINE LINE
FW 1 FW 2 FW 3 FW 4
48V 48V 48V 48V
75Hz 75Hz
18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT
GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN
30 30 30 30
U U U U
20 40 20 40 20 40 20 40
U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60
- 20dB + 40dB - 20dB + 40dB - 20dB + 40dB - 20dB + 40dB
SEND SEND SEND SEND
PRE PRE PRE PRE
POST POST POST POST
U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH
12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
2k 2k 2k 2k
FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ
400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k
U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH
MID MID MID MID
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
400 400 400 400
FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ
100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k
U U U U
LOW LOW LOW LOW
MID MID MID MID
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW
80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT
IN IN IN IN
1 2 3 4
AUX AUX AUX AUX
1 1 1 1
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
2 2 2 2
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
3 3 3 3
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
4 4 4 4
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
5 5 5 5
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
6 6 6 6
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
PAN PAN PAN PAN
L R L R L R L R
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
OL OL OL OL
+ 10 + 10 10 + 10 +
0 0 0 0
20 20 20 20
- - - -
SUB SUB SUB SUB
ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN
1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2
3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4
MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN
MIX MIX MIX MIX
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
1 2 3 4
Typical Mixdown System
Return
Send
Return
Send
13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT
LINE LINE 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 BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
MAIN INSERT TAPE CTRL-RM OUT SUB OUT AUX RETURN
(TIP=SEND
BAL/UNBAL MONO BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
RING=RTN)
3 1 4 3 2 1
IN OUT
L
L L L L L L L
(MONO) (MONO) (MONO) (MONO)
4 2
R R R
R R R R
R
O O +6
FIREWIRE RECORDING OUTS
POST GAIN PRE INSERT
9-16 BALANCED
L/R Return
Send
) to receive
audio playback from computer
SUBGROUPS AUX MASTERS MAIN MIX
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 L R
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE
FW 5 FW 6 FW 7 FW 8 FW 9 FW 10 FW 11 FW 12 FW 13 FW 14 FW 15 FW 16
48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V
PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER w/ PERKINS EQ & FIREWIRE
75Hz 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 18dB/OCT
GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
U 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 40 20 40
U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60
- 20dB + 40dB - 20dB 40dB + - 20dB 40dB + - 20dB + 40dB 20dB - + 40dB - 20dB + 40dB - 20dB + 40dB - 20dB + 40dB - 20dB 40dB + - 20dB 40dB + 20dB - + 40dB 20dB - + 40dB
CTRL ROOM/PHONES
SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND
PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE
POST POST 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 HIGH U HIGH
12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz
MAIN MIX
-15 +15 -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 2k
SUB 1-2
FREQ 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 400 8k
U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH
FW 1-2
MID 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 -15 +15
400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FREQ 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 100 2k O O
U U U U U U U U U U U U CONTROL
LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW
MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID ROOM
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW
80Hz 80Hz 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 -15 +15 O O
TAPE IN
EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT
IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
SENDS 1-6
TO FW 9-14
AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX SENDS
1 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 O O MAX O O + 15
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
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 O O MAX O O 15 +
3 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 O O MAX O O 15 +
4 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 O O MAX O O + 15
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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 O O MAX O O + 15
6 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 O O MAX O O + 15
PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN
DESTINATION
PHONES
L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R
TALKBACK
L
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MAIN MIX
R
SUB1
OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL
+ 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 10 + + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
ASSIGN 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 1-2 1-2
3-4 3-4 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 MAIN MAIN
MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX
SUBS 1-4
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
TO FW 5-8
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 SUB1
Headphone Amp
(Aux Send 5)
Send
3 2 1
INSERT INSERT
HI-Z HI-Z
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
AUX SEND
BAL/UNBAL
5 3 1 Multi FX Processor (Aux Send 2)
Send
6 4 2
1-8
L/R Return
L/R Return
Engineer' s
Headphones
LAMP
12V 0.5A
0dB=0dBu
SOURCE L R
20 CLIP
15
10
TAPE
6
3
SUB 3-4
0
2
LEVEL
SET
4
ASSIGN TO
MAIN MIX 7
10
20
30
MAX O O MAX
PHONES RUDE
SOLO
O O MAX
SOLO
LEVEL
MAX TAPE TO
MAIN MIX
PFL
AFL
SOLO
MODE
AUX MASTER
RETURNS EFX TO
MON
PRE
POST
1 1
SOLO
O O + 10 O O + 10
TO AUX 5
PRE
POST
2 2
SOLO
O O + 10 O O + 10
TO AUX 6
PRE
POST
3 3
SOLO
O O + 10 SEND
TO
PRE
POST MAIN
4 4
SUBS
SOLO
O O + 10
PRE
POST
5
SOLO
CR/PHONES SUBS
ONLY 1-2
3-4
PRE
POST
6
POWER
SOLO
MIC
AUX 1-6
O O MAX
LEVEL
EXTERNAL
MIC
SUB ASSIGN
L L L
MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX ASSIGN TO
press FW button ( ) to send
FW 15-16
R R R
SUB2 SUB3 SUB4
the main mix to computer via
dB
10
5
FireWire channels 15 and 16
U
5
10
20
30
40
50
60
O O
press FW button ( ) to send
MAIN
SUB2 SUB3 SUB4 Buses 1-4 to the computer
MIX
via FireWire channels 5-8
Headphone Amp
(Aux Send 6)
Digital Reverb (Aux Send 1)