Mackie ONYX 1640i Quick Start Manual page 20

• Note: Route the two channels from your com-
puter 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 beneficial 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"
stereo 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 com-
puter.
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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 comput-
er 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 flexibility. As men-
tioned 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 be-
ing hogged by the 'can't-keep-a-steady-beat' drummer to
subgroups 1-2. Still with us?
Now imagine this: We have already successfully re-
corded 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 com-
ponent 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 transmit-
ted 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,
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allowing us to free up processing power that may be
INSERT INSERT
LINE LINE
applied to pitch correction and reverb plug-ins for the
egomaniac vocalist. This is called LSD (Lead Singer
TALKBACK
MIC BALANCED
+48v R
Disease).
POWER
ON
16 15
INSERT INSERT
LINE LINE
TALKBACK
BALANCED
MIC
+48v R
FireWire
Connections
POWER
ON
Line/FW 1-16
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
48V 48V 48V
GAIN GAIN GAIN
30 30 30
20 40 20 40 20 40
FW Pre
U 60 U 60 U 60
20dB - 40dB - 20dB 40dB - 20dB 40dB
SEND SEND SEND
U U U
or Post HIGH HIGH HIGH
U U U
HIGH HIGH HIGH
MID MID
U LOW U LOW U LOW
MID MID
U LOW U LOW U LOW
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
EQ EQ EQ
48V 1 48V 2 48V
AUX AUX AUX
GAIN 1 GAIN 1 GAIN
30 30 30
20 40 20 40 20 40
U 60 U 60 U 60
20dB - 40dB - 20dB 40dB - 20dB 40dB
2 2
SEND SEND SEND
U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH
3 3
®
4 4
U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH
MID MID
5 5
6 6
U U U
LOW LOW LOW
MID MID
PAN PAN PAN
U LOW U LOW U LOW
EQ EQ EQ
1 2
AUX AUX AUX
MUTE MUTE MUTE
1 1
OL OL OL
2 2
10 10 10
0 0 0
20 20 20
3 3
SUB SUB SUB
ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN
1-2 1-2 1-2
4 4
3-4 3-4 3-4
5 5
MAIN MAIN MAIN
MIX MIX MIX
SOLO SOLO SOLO
6 6
1 2
PAN PAN PAN
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
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
MAIN OUT MAIN INSERT TAPE CTRL-RM OUT SUB OUT
BAL/UNBAL MONO (TIP=SEND BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
L RING=RTN)
3 1 4
IN OUT
L
L L L L
4 2
R R R R
R
+6
+
FIREWIRE
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
MAIN OUT MAIN INSERT TAPE CTRL-RM OUT SUB OUT
BAL/UNBAL MONO (TIP=SEND BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
L RING=RTN)
3 1 4
IN OUT
L
L L L L
4 2
R R R
R
R
+6
+
FIREWIRE
SUBGROUPS AUX MASTERS
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V
GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
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
U U U U U U U U U U U
HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
U U U U U U U U U U U
HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID
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
U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U
SUBGROUPS AUX MASTERS
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ
3 48V 4 48V 5 48V 6 48V 7 48V 8 48V 9 48V 10 48V 11 48V 12 48V 13 48V
AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX
1 GAIN 1 GAIN 1 GAIN 1 GAIN 1 GAIN 1 GAIN 1 GAIN 1 GAIN 1 GAIN 1 GAIN 1 GAIN
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
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
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND
U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
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
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
U U U U U U U U U U U
LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW
MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID
PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN
U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U
EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
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
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN
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
5 4 3 2 1
INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT
LINE LINE LINE HI-Z HI-Z
AUX RETURN AUX SEND
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
3 2 1 5 3 1
L L L
6 4 2
R R R
RECORDING OUTS
POST GAIN PRE INSERT
BALANCED
9-16 1-8
5 4 3 2 1
INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT
LINE LINE LINE HI-Z HI-Z
AUX RETURN AUX SEND
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
3 2 1 5 3 1
L L L
6 4 2
R R R
RECORDING OUTS
POST GAIN PRE INSERT
9-16 BALANCED 1-8
MAIN MIX
L R
14 15 16
48V 48V
PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER w/ PERKINS EQ & FIREWIRE
GAIN GAIN
LAMP
30 30 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
20
U U 15
HIGH HIGH HIGH
Assign to
10
MAIN MIX TAPE
6
3
SUB 1-2 SUB 3-4
0
main mix
2
U U 4
HIGH HIGH HIGH
MID MID MID FW 1-2 ASSIGN TO
MAIN MIX 7
10
20
30
LOW U LOW U LOW CONTROL PHONES RUDE
MID MID MID ROOM SOLO
Aux Send 1-2
LOW U LOW U LOW
MAIN MIX
SOLO
LEVEL
L R TAPE TO to FW 13-14
MAIN MIX
TAPE IN
14 15 16
EQ EQ
SOLO
MODE
14 48V 15 48V 16 AUX MASTER
SENDS 1-6
TO FW 9-14
PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER w/ PERKINS EQ & FIREWIRE
AUX AUX SENDS RETURNS EFX TO
MON
1 GAIN 1 GAIN 1 1 1
LAMP
30 30
Aux
SOLO
40 20 40 20 40
TO AUX 5
60 U 60 U 60
- 20dB 40dB 20dB - 40dB
2 2 2 2 2
SEND SEND CTRL ROOM/PHONES 0dB=0dBu
Master
SOLO
SOURCE L R
20 TO AUX 6
15
HIGH U HIGH U HIGH
3 3 3 3 3
10
controls
MAIN MIX SOLO TAPE
SEND
6
TO
3
4 4 4 SUB 1-2 4 SUB 3-4 4 0 MAIN
SUBS
2
SOLO
4
HIGH U HIGH U HIGH
FW 1-2 ASSIGN TO
MID MID MID
MAIN MIX 7
5 5 5 5
10
SOLO
CR/PHONES 20 SUBS
ONLY 1-2
3-4
30
6 6 6 6
U U CONTROL PHONES RUDE
LOW LOW LOW SOLO POWER
MID MID MID ROOM SOLO
PAN PAN
DESTINATION
MIC
LOW U LOW U LOW
PHONES AUX 1-6
SOLO
LEVEL LEVEL
TAPE TO
MAIN MIX Assign to
TAPE IN
EQ EQ
EXTERNAL
TALKBACK
MIC SOLO
SUB ASSIGN MODE
14 15 16 AUX MASTER
L L L L FW 15-16
SENDS 1-6
TO FW 9-14
AUX AUX EFX TO
MUTE MUTE MAIN MIX SENDS MAIN MIX MAIN MIX RETURNS MAIN MIX ASSIGN TO
MON
FW 15-16
R R R R
1 1 1
1 1
SUB1 SUB2 SUB3 SUB4
SOLO
TO AUX 5
dB
10
OL OL OL
2 2 2 2 2
10 10 10 5
SOLO
0 0 0
TO AUX 6 U
20 20 20
5
3 3 3 3 3
SUB SUB SUB
ASSIGN ASSIGN
SOLO 10
SEND
TO
1-2 1-2 1-2 20
4 4 MAIN
4 4 4 30
SUBS
SOLO
3-4 3-4 3-4 40
50
60 Subs 1-4
5 5 5 5
MAIN MAIN MAIN
MIX MIX MIX
SOLO
CR/PHONES SUBS
ONLY 1-2
3-4
to FW 5-8
SUBS 1-4
SOLO SOLO
TO FW 5-8
6 6 6 6
MAIN
14 15 16 SUB1 SUB2 SOLO SUB3 SUB4 POWER
MIX
PAN PAN DESTINATION
MIC
PHONES AUX 1-6
LEVEL
EXTERNAL
TALKBACK
MIC
SUB ASSIGN
L L L L
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
40
3-4 3-4 3-4
50
60