Talkback - Mackie Onyx 820i Quick Start Manual

Talkback

The mixer's built-in microphone allows you to talk to
the band through the phones outputs or stage monitors.
This can often be charming, pleasant, informative, and
enlightening.
TALKBACK MIC
The omni-directional dynamic microphone will pick
up your voice from anywhere in front of the mixer. Any
hint of exasperation and despair in your voice will be
faithfully picked up.
TALKBACK Switch
Press this switch in to talk. This is a momentary
switch, and as long as you hold it in, talkback is
activated.
When it is pressed in, the control room outputs are
attenuated (ducked) to allow your voice to come
through clearly.
TALKBACK LEVEL
Use the talkback level knob to control the level of the
signal from the internal microphone.
1. Start with this level turned down.
2. Select the destination, either headphones
and/or aux 1-2, and make sure the phones level
or aux send master levels are set up nicely.
3. Press the talkback switch as you talk.
4. Slowly turn the talkback level knob up until
they can hear you in phones or monitors.
5. Release the talkback switch when you are
fi nished talking.
Once you have set the level, you can leave it there for
the duration of the session or gig.
DESTINATION: PHONES, AUX 1-2
Push in the phones talkback destination switch to
communicate with the talent in the studio through the
headphones during a recording session.
The aux 1-2 talkback destination switch routes the
talkback signal to the aux send 1 and 2 outputs. Use this
to communicate with the musicians through their stage
monitors when you are setting up a live performance.
In a studio, the aux out could be fed to the input of a
headphone amplifi er feeding several sets of headphones.
It is fi ne to have both talkback destination switches
pushed in at the same time. If you don't have either
switch pushed in, the talkback signal won't go
anywhere.
Aux Sends
1 2 3-4
AUX SEND
BAL/UNBAL
L
INSERT INSERT
(MONO)
LINE IN 5-6
BAL/UNBAL
1 2 R
LINE LINE
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
BAL/UNBAL
4dB
LINE LINE LINE +
HI-Z HI-Z -10dB
48V 48V 48V
30 30
30 U
U U
20 40 20 40 40
20 MIC
GAIN GAIN GAIN
60
U 60 U U 60
- -
- 20dB + 40dB 20dB + 40dB 20dB + 20dB
SEND SEND SEND SEND
PRE PRE PRE
POST POST POST
EQ EQ EQ
U U U U
HIGH HIGH HIGH
12kHz 12kHz 12kHz
-15 + 15 -15 + 15 -15 + 15 -15 + 15
1k 1k U
HIGH
FREQ FREQ MID
U
2.5KHz
100 8k 100 8k
-15 + 15
U U U
LOW
-15 + 15
MID MID
MID
400Hz
-15 + 15 -15 + 15 -15 + 15
U U U U
LOW LOW LOW
80Hz 80Hz 80Hz
-15 15 -15 15 -15 15 -15 15
+ + + +
AUX AUX AUX
1 1 1
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
2 2 2
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
PAN PAN PAN
L R L R L R L R
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
OL OL OL
ALT 3-4 ALT 3-4 ALT 3-4 ALT 3-4
- 20 - 20 - 20
U U U U
+10dB +10dB +10dB +10dB
O O O O O O O O
LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
1 2
3-4
Built-in Microphone
Destination
Talkback Switch
Quick Start Guide
Headphones
AUX RETURN MAIN OUT TAPE
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
1 2
IN OUT
1 L L
L
(MONO)
2 R R
R
LINE IN 7-8
L L
(MONO) (MONO)
BAL/UNBAL
R R
PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER
w/ PERKINS EQ & FIREWIRE
CTRL ROOM/PHONES
U
SOURCE
0dB=0dBu
L R
GAIN GAIN
20 CLIP
-
20dB + 20dB
MAIN MIX 15
SEND INPUT
10
PRE
6
POST
TAPE
LINE
3
EQ
FW 1-2
U
0
HIGH HIGH
FW 1-2 ALT 3-4
2
12kHz 12kHz
LEVEL
-15 + 15 SET
4
7
U
10
ASSIGN TO
MAIN MIX
20
MID MID
2.5kHz 2.5kHz
30
-15 + 15
MAX MAX
O O O O
RUDE
CONTROL PHONES
U SOLO
ROOM
LOW LOW
80Hz 80Hz
AUX MASTER
-15 15
+
SEND RETURN
AUX AUX
1 1 1 1
PRE
O O MAX 15 10
POST O O + O O +
RTN TO
AUX1
2 2 2 2
PRE
O O MAX O O + 15 O O + 10
POST
PAN PAN
AUX SEND 1-2
TO FW 5-6
POWER
L R
MUTE
OL OL
ASSIGN TO
ALT 3-4
FW 7-8
O O MAX
- 20 - 20
MIC LEVEL
U U
DESTINATION
+10dB +10dB
O O O O
AUX 1-2
PHONES
LEVEL
SOLO
5-6 7-8
TALKBACK MAIN MIX
Talkback Level
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