Quick Start Guide - Mackie ONYX 1640i Quick Start Manual

Compressor (Vocals)
Studio
Microphones
Compressor (Vocals)
Compressor (Vocals)
Electronic
Drum Kit
Keyboard
Computer with
audio production
software
CD Player
Mackie HR824mk2
Powered Reference
Monitor for Control
Room (Left)
This diagram shows an electric guitar connected directly to the channel 1 input (hi-z switch in), a bass
guitar connected directly to channel 2 (hi-z switch in), an acoustic guitar mic connected to the channel 3
mic input, studio mics connected to channel 4-8 mic inputs, an electronic drum set connected to channel
9-10 line inputs, and a keyboard connected to channel 11-12 line inputs. A CD player connects to the
tape input for referencing pre-recorded material.
A multi-FX processor is connected to the insert jack of channel 1 to work its magic on your guitar. A dy-
namics processor is connected to insert 2 for your bass, and an additional dynamics processor connects
to insert 3 for your acoustic guitar. Compressors are connected to inserts 6-8 for your vocals. A stereo
compressor is connected to the main inserts.
Mackie HR824mk2 powered reference monitors are used for your control room listening. The engi-
neer's headphones are used to monitor levels.
In this example, auxes 1-2 feed the inputs of multi-FX processors, whose stereo outputs enter the aux 1-
2 returns, to be added to the main mix by adjusting the master return knob for auxes 1-2. Auxes 3-6 are
set up to provide the feed to separate headphone amplifiers and the bands' headphones. Each member
may set the levels to their liking.
A desktop computer connects to a FireWire port allowing any number of the 16 individual channels to
be tracked at one time using audio production software.
Mixer channels 15/16 can play the 2-channel signals from your computer if the FW 15/16 switches
at the top of the 15/16 channel strips are engaged. This makes for easy playback for any overdubs that
may be necessary.
Return
Send
Return
Send
Return
Send
16 15 14 13
INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT
LINE LINE LINE LINE
TALKBACK MAIN OUT
R L
Stereo Compressor
FIREWIRE
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
1 2 3 4 5
press HI-Z
GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN
button
HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW
LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW
EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ
1 2 3 4 5
AUX
AUX AUX AUX AUX
1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6
PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2
3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
1 2 3 4 5
Typical Recording System
Studio
Microphones
12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT
LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE HI-Z
MAIN INSERT TAPE CTRL-RM OUT SUB OUT AUX RETURN AUX SEND
3 1 4 3 2 1 5
IN OUT
L
L L L L L L L
4 2 6
R R R R R R R
R
RECORDING OUTS
9-16 1-8
press FW button ( ) to receive
audio playback from computer
SUBGROUPS AUX MASTERS MAIN MIX
2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 L R
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN
CTRL ROOM/PHONES
SOURCE
HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
MAIN MIX TAPE
SUB 1-2 SUB 3-4
HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
FW 1-2 ASSIGN TO
MAIN MIX
LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW CONTROL PHONES
ROOM
LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW
TAPE IN
EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 AUX MASTER
AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX SENDS RETURNS
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SOLO
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SOLO
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SOLO
4
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SOLO
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SOLO
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
SOLO
PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN
DESTINATION
MIC
PHONES
AUX 1-6
EXTERNAL
TALKBACK
MIC
SUB ASSIGN
L L L
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
R R R
SUB1 SUB2 SUB3
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
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 SUB1 SUB2 SUB3

Quick Start Guide

Acoustic
Guitar
mic' d up
Dynamics Processor (Acoustic)
Send
Return
Dynamics Processor (Bass)
Send
Return
Multi FX Processor (Guitar)
Send
Return
1
INSERT
HI-Z
Multi FX Processor (Aux Send 1)
3 1
Sends
4 2
Multi FX Processor (Aux Send 2)
Right Return
Left Return
Right Return
Left Return
Engineer' s
Headphones
L R
RUDE
SOLO
SOLO
LEVEL
SOLO
MODE
1
2
3
4 MAIN
SUBS
POWER
LEVEL
L
press FW button ( ) to send
R
SUB4 main mix to computer via
dB
10
FireWire channels 15 and 16
5
U
5
10
20
30
40
50
60
MAIN
SUB4
MIX
Bass
Guitar
Electric
Guitar
Headphone Amp
(Aux Send 5)
Headphone Amp
(Aux Send 6)
Headphone Amp
(Aux Send 3)
Headphone Amp
(Aux Send 4)
Headphones
Mackie HR824mk2
Powered Reference
Monitor for Control
Room (Right)
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