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Mackie Onyx 1200F Owner's Manual

Studio recording preamp with 192 khz firewire interface
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STUDIO RECORDING PREAMP
with 192kHz FIREWIRE INTERFACE
O W N E R ' S
M A N U A L

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  • Page 1 STUDIO RECORDING PREAMP with 192kHz FIREWIRE INTERFACE O W N E R ’ S M A N U A L...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Instructions 18. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with 1. Read these instructions. the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC 2. Keep these instructions. Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    21. MIC/Line Inputs ................................17 22. INSERTS ..................................17 23. TALKBACK MIC ................................18 Don’t forget to visit our website at www.mackie.com for more information about this and other Mackie products. Part No. SW0597 Rev. B 03/12 ©2007-2012 LOUD Technologies Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 4 24. CONTROL RM MONITORS A/B ..........................18 25. MIDI IN/OUT (1 and 2) ...............................18 26. FIREWIRE ..................................18 27. AES/EBU IN/OUT ...............................19 28. S/PDIF IN/OUT ................................19 29. ADAT IN/OUT (A/B) ..............................20 30. EXTERNAL WORD CLOCK IN/OUT........................20 31. 8 CHANNEL BALANCED LINE LEVEL OUTPUT ......................21 32.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction tors so the Onyx 1200F can be placed in a daisy-chain Thank you for choosing a Mackie Onyx 1200F profes- FireWire connection. Two pairs of ADAT optical con- sional audio interface for live or studio analog or digital nectors are included, which provide up to 16 channels audio recording.
  • Page 6 Appendix B is a section on connectors: XLR connec- tors, balanced connectors, unbalanced connectors, and the insert connectors used on the Onyx 1200F. More resources on our website at www.mackie.com. THE GLOSSARY: A Haven of Non-Techiness for the Neophyte The “Glossary of Terms” is a fairly comprehensive dictionary of pro-audio terms.

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Getting Started READ THIS PAGE!! Open the Onyx 1200F FireWire Console software application. Even if you’re one of those people Connect the S/PDIF output from the Onyx 1200F to who never reads manuals, all we ask the S/PDIF input on a CD recorder or other S/PDIF- is that you read this page now before compatible recorder.

  • Page 8: Record To Cd Using The Dsp Mixer

    Standalone Mode Console Output tabs. Each input on the Onyx 1200F appears at its corresponding input in the DAW (see Figure on the next page). 1. Now you can use the Onyx 1200F in Standalone mode by closing the 1200F Console and disconnect- 4.
  • Page 9 FireWire Onyx 1200F from DAW DSP Mixer ON Onyx 1200F DSP Matrix Onyx 1200F Inputs Mixer Audio Outputs FireWire to DAW Onyx 1200F DSP Mixer OFF Onyx 1200F FireWire Inputs to DAW Onyx 1200F FireWire Audio Outputs from DAW Onyx 1200F Signal Flow with DSP Mixer ON and OFF Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 10: Hookup Diagrams

    The four headphone outputs on the front of the 1200F are used for the musician’s monitors. Each head- phone output is getting a separate, unique headphone mix from the DAW stereo aux sends. A Mackie Control Universal and C4 are connected via the MIDI IN/OUTs, which controls the Tracktion software installed on the computer.
  • Page 11 Electric Guitar Bass Guitar (to Instrument Input 12 (to Instrument Input 11 on Front Panel) on Front Panel) Mics Mics ADAT CONTROL RM MONITORS INSERTS TALKBACK (BALANCED) AES/EBU (48V) MIDI 1 MIDI 2 SEND EXTERNAL S/PDIF WORD CLOCK FIREWIRE RETURN FOOTSWITCH ~100-240 VAC 50-60Hz 45W...
  • Page 12 MIDI keyboard controller and MIDI drum controller to the computer running the DAW software, and a Mackie Control Universal connected to the MIDI I/O on the Onyx 1200F to control the DAW. The DAW is running an amp emulation plugin for the guitars and virtual instrument plugins for the keyboard and drum controllers.
  • Page 13 Master Master Video Deck Video Deck Video Deck Video Deck 1 Video Deck 2 Headphones (from front panel) AES/EBU In/Out AES/EBU S/PDIF Converter ADAT CONTROL RM MONITORS INSERTS TALKBACK (BALANCED) AES/EBU (48V) MIDI 1 MIDI 2 SEND EXTERNAL S/PDIF WORD CLOCK FIREWIRE RETURN FOOTSWITCH...

  • Page 14: Onyx 1200F Features

    Onyx 1200F Features Front Panel 3. LINE Switch There are twelve mic/line inputs on the Onyx 1200F. They all share the same features with the exception that Use this switch to select the proper gain for the Onyx Inputs 1 and 2 have balanced send and return jacks for mic/line preamp.

  • Page 15: Instrument Switch

    6. Instrument Switch When the DSP Mixer is turned on (in the Console’s Settings tab), each headphone output can have a sepa- rate and unique mix from any of the Onyx 1200F inputs Channels 11 and 12 have an extra button for switching (including two audio streams from the DAW), using the between the MIC/LINE and Instrument inputs.

  • Page 16: Metering Select And Indicators

    10. METERING Select and Indicators 12. FireWire Indicator Press the METERING Select button to toggle the four This LED illuminates when a valid FireWire connec- meter options. The three METERING LEDs, along with tion is made between the Onyx 1200F and a computer. the channel 12 meter, indicate the metering option cur- rently selected for the Onyx 1200F.

  • Page 17: Output Level Bypass

    Rear Panel 17. Output Level BYPASS Turn the BYPASS switch on to remove the OUTPUT level The rear panel is where you make all your analog and control from the signal path. This ensures that the signal digital audio connections to the Onyx 1200F (except for at the eight balanced line-level outputs is the same as the the headphones and the high-impedance instrument DAW’s source channels.

  • Page 18: Talkback Mic

    23. TALKBACK MIC The screenshot below shows how the Onyx 1200F ap- pears in the Settings/MIDI Devices tab in Tracktion as a MIDI device. This is where you plug in your talkback microphone, which you can use to communicate with the talent through the headphone outputs.

  • Page 19: Aes/Ebu In/Out

    28. S/PDIF IN/OUT The twelve mic/line inputs, two S/PDIF or AES inputs, eight digital A, and eight digital B inputs are routed directly to the software application via the FireWire con- These are RCA connectors that send and receive two nection.

  • Page 20: Adat In/Out (A/B)

    29. ADAT IN/OUT (A/B) Use 75 Ω coaxial cable when connecting a word clock to the WORD CLOCK IN jack. If there is more than one device to connect to the word clock, either use a master These four Toslink connectors provide optical digital word clock distribution box (preferred), which distributes inputs and outputs using the ADAT lightpipe format.

  • Page 21: Channel Balanced Line Level Output

    (the same standard used on the analog to create individual mixes for each of the analog and cards for the Mackie DXB and Hard Disk Recorders), digital outputs, and four separate stereo mixes for the and is designed to connect directly to a recorder’s ana- four headphone outputs.

  • Page 22: Installing The Drivers And Onyx 1200F Console

    Another option for either a desktop or laptop com- 6. When the installation is completed, the Onyx F puter is to purchase an external FireWire-equipped hard Series Windows Drivers Setup window indicates drive, again preferably a 7200 rpm drive with an 8 MB that the “Setup was completed successfully.”...

  • Page 23: Macintosh Os X Audio Midi Setup

    Console control panel appears. This confirms that communication has been established between the console software and the 1200F. Note: You can open the Console from Windows by clicking “Start > Programs > Mackie Onyx F Series > Onyx F Series Console.” Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 24: Installing Tracktion

    Nuendo, Live, Digital Performer, etc.). 1200F. You can authorize the software from within The Onyx 1200F should now appear as a 30x34 audio Tracktion or by going to http://my.mackie.com. interface available for any DAW application that you have installed on your computer.

  • Page 25: Settings

    Clock Source Note: The Onyx 1200F uses 24-bit converters and 24-bit word lengths. This is fixed and cannot be changed. If There are six choices for selecting a clock source. you want to use 16-bit word lengths for burning a CD, most DAW applications will convert 24-bit words to INT (Internal): This is the default selection.

  • Page 26: Digital Input

    the DAW back to the Onyx 1200F outputs. All the This lets you use the DSP Mixer for tracking a band Output tabs are unavailable and the matrix mixer and creating zero-latency headphone mixes for the cannot be adjusted. talent using the headphone outputs, or the analog line outputs routed through a headphone distribu- You might leave the DSP Mixer off if your computer tion amplifier, while sending the tracks to the DAW...

  • Page 27: Control Room

    Control Room Note: The DAW software application’s ASIO control panel has priority over the Onyx 1200F Console. This lets you select which outputs are routed to the The Macintosh version of the Onyx 1200F Console does Control Room Monitor outputs. You can select any odd/ not have a control for the buffer size.

  • Page 28: Outputs

    When 176.4/192 kHz sample rate is selected, 8 inputs Note: The mixes you create in the Console matrix and 8 outputs are available. Again, you can modify the mixing section apply to the physical outputs on the Onyx default settings by deselecting one or more pairs of 1200F (analog outputs 1-8, digital outputs a 1-8, digital audio streams and selecting other pairs.

  • Page 29: Standalone Mode

    A LINK button [43] allows you to link the faders of ad- There are also indicators [51] that let you know when jacent channels (odd/even pair) so they move together MIDI data is being transmitted on any of the MIDI ports when using them as a stereo pair.

  • Page 30: Appendix A: Service Information

    Appendix A: Service Information If you think your Mackie product has a problem, is turned up and the meters are indicating that a please check out the following troubleshooting tips and signal is present. do your best to confirm the problem. Visit the Support •...

  • Page 31: Repair

    “Support” and select “Locate a Service Center.” Service for Mackie products living outside the United States can be obtained through local dealers or distributors. If you do not have access to our website, you can...

  • Page 32: Appendix B: Connections

    Appendix B: Connections XLR Connectors 1/4" TS Phone Plugs and Jacks Inputs 1-12 accept 3-pin male XLR connectors on “TS” stands for Tip-Sleeve, the two connection points the Neutrik combo inputs. They are wired as follows, available on a mono 1/4" phone jack or plug. They are according to standards specified by the AES (Audio used for unbalanced signals like the high-impedance Engineering Society).

  • Page 33: Unbalancing A Line

    Unbalancing a Line FireWire Connection In most studio, stage, and sound reinforcement situ- The Onyx 1200F is equipped with two 6-pin FireWire ations, there is a combination of balanced and unbal- connectors and comes with a 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire anced inputs and outputs on the various pieces of cable.

  • Page 34: Appendix C: Technical Info

    Appendix C: Technical Info Onyx 1200F Specifications Frequency Response Noise Mic Input to Control Room Output (Gain @ unity): Signal-to-Noise: >81 dB (ref. +4 dBu, Mic In to Line Out, @48 kHz 150Ω source, 10 Hz-22 kHz BW, Gain @ unity, +0, –3 dB, 10 Hz to 23 kHz 48 kHz sample rate) @96 kHz...
  • Page 35 One RCA connector for S/PDIF input change these specifications at any time without notice. One XLR-F connector for AES/EBU input “Mackie.”, “Onyx,” and the “Running Man” are registered Two 5-pin DIN connectors for MIDI input trademarks of LOUD Technologies Inc. All other brand names...

  • Page 36: Onyx 1200F Block Diagram

    Onyx 1200F Block Diagram Ch 1-12 Insert Phantom Channel 1-2 Gain Line (–20 dB) Mic: 0 to +60 dB Line: –20 to +40 dB Line Preamp Phantom Channel 3-10 Gain Line (–20 dB) Mic: 0 to +60 dB Line: –20 to +40 dB A/D Converter 24-bit/192 kHz Line...
  • Page 37 1-12 Ch 1-12 Ch 1-12 Firewire Firewire Firewire Firewire AES/EBU AES/EBU METERS METERS CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 1 S/PDIF S/PDIF CHANNEL 2 CHANNEL 2 ADAT A ADAT A CHANNEL 3 CHANNEL 3 ADAT B ADAT B CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 4 Word Clock Word Clock CHANNEL 5 CHANNEL 5...
  • Page 38 ONYX 1200F...

  • Page 39: Onyx 1200F Limited Warranty

    Mackie dealer where you materials, return freight, and insurance. Products repaired purchased the product. It is necessary to establish purchase...
  • Page 40 16220 Wood-Red Road NE • Woodinville, WA 98072 • USA United States and Canada: 800.898.3211 Europe, Asia, Central and South America: 425.487.4333 Middle East and Africa: 31.20.654.4000 Fax: 425.487.4337 • www.mackie.com E-mail: sales@mackie.com...

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