Quick Start Guide - Mackie Onyx 1620i Quick Start Manual

Bass
Guitar
Electric
Guitar
press HI-Z
Electronic
Drum Kit
Keyboard
Computer with
audio production
software
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 channel 3 mic
input, studio mics connected to channel 4-8 mic inputs, an electronic drum set connected to channel 9-10
stereo line inputs, a keyboard connected to channel 11-12 stereo line inputs, a keyboard mono output
connected to channel 13 (left/mono) input. A CD player connects to the tape input.
A multi-FX processor is connected to the insert jack of channel 1 to work its magic on your guitar. A
dynamics processor is connected to insert 2 for your bass, and an effects processor connects to insert 3
for your acoustic guitar. Compressors are connected to inserts 4-6 for your vocals.
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 3 is set up to provide the feed to a headphone amplifi er and your band's
headphones. Aux 4 feeds the input of a digital reverb, whose processed stereo outputs enter aux 4
returns, to be added to the main mix by adjusting the master return knob for aux 4.
A desktop computer connects to a FireWire port, allowing the 2-channel main mix, individual channels,
and the aux sends to be recorded, and two channels to be played back using audio production software.
Mixer channels 15-16 can play the 2-channel signals from your computer if the FW 1-2 switch at the
top of the 15-16 channel strip is engaged. Aux 1 and 2 (in post mode) can be sent via FireWire to
software effects plugins if the Aux Send 1-2 to FW 13-14 switch is engaged in the aux master section.
Studio
Microphones
Acoustic
Guitar
mic' d up
buttons
48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
Digital Reverb
(Aux Send 4)
Typical Recording System
Mackie
HR824mk2
Powered Reference
Monitors for
Control Room
CD Player
Engineer' s
Headphones
48V
press FW button (
send FW 1-2 computer output
into mixer channels 15-16
press FW button (
and Aux 2 to computer via FireWire
channels 13 and 14
press FW button (
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
to send main mix to computer
via FireWire channels 15 and 16
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO

Quick Start Guide

) to
Keyboard
) to send Aux 1
)
Compressor (Vocals)
Effects Processor (Acoustic)
Dynamics Processor (Bass)
Multi FX Processor (Guitar)
Headphones
Headphone Amp
(AUX Send 3)
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