Aux 1-6 - Mackie Onyx 1640i Quick Start Manual

Aux 1-6

AUX SEND 1-6
The six mono 1/4" TRS aux sends on the rear panel
allow you to send balanced or unbalanced line-level
outputs to external effects devices or stage monitors,
independent of the main mix.
Aux sends 1-6 are independent of each other, so
you can set up six separate aux mixes. The aux 1 send
output signal is the sum of all the channels whose aux
1 send control is set to more than minimum. Similarly,
aux 6 send is the sum of all the channels whose aux 6
send control is set to more than minimum. The overall
aux output level can be adjusted with the aux send
master controls.
AUX SEND 1-6 TO FW 9-14
When this button is engaged, aux sends 1-6 are
available as FireWire signals 9-14 to send to a computer.
For example, you can use your computer with audio
production software and effects plugins, as an effects
host. This substitutes wonderfully for an outboard
hardware effects processor. Imagine the amount of
space that would be saved if you utilize your favorite
internal VST effects from the computer instead of
external outboard gear, as well! (Mixer channels 9-14
have no direct FW output when this button is engaged.)
See page 19 for an example of setting up a software
effects processor using the aux sends and FireWire.
Performance will vary based on system hardware.
PRE or POST
The aux sends can either be pre-channel-fader
or post-channel-fader, depending on the
position of the pre/post switches in the aux
master section.
For stage monitor work, use PRE, so the
stage monitors do not increase in volume
when the channel fader is adjusted. This allows
you to set up the monitor mix and levels just right,
and not have it change every time a channel fader
is adjusted. Stage monitors can either be passive
speakers powered by an external amplifi er, or powered
speakers with their own amplifi er.
For external processors, use POST. In this way, the
feed to external processors will vary in level if the
channel fader is adjusted. For example, the level of any
returned effect (like an echo) will also change if the
channel fader is changed, keeping them in the same
ratio (wet/dry).
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SOLO
This button allows you to solo an individual aux send.
If you are using the aux sends to feed your stage
monitors, you may use these buttons to check your
monitor mix. Beside each switch is an indicating LED to
let you easily spot a soloed aux send.
The aux send solo is not affected by the solo mode
switch (PFL/AFL), except that in PFL mode only the
right meter indicates the signal. The aux send's
PFL/AFL status is determined by the pre/post switches
next to the aux send masters.
16 15 14
INSERT INSERT INSERT
LINE LINE LINE
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
TALKBACK MAIN OUT
BALANCED
MIC
+48v R L
MAIN OUTPUT + 4dB
LEVEL MIC
POWER
ON
1 2 3 4
LINE LINE
LINE LINE
FW 1 FW 2 FW 3 FW 4
48V 48V 48V 48V
75Hz 75Hz
18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT
GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN
30 30 30 30
U U U U
20 40 20 40 20 40 20 40
U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60
- 20dB + 40dB - 20dB + 40dB - 20dB + 40dB 20dB - + 40dB
SEND SEND SEND SEND
PRE PRE PRE PRE
POST POST POST POST
U U U U
HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
2k 2k 2k 2k
FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ
400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k
U U U U
HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
MID MID MID MID
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
400 400 400 400
FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ
100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k
U U U U
LOW LOW LOW LOW
MID MID MID MID
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
U U U U
LOW LOW LOW LOW
80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT
IN IN IN IN
1 2 3 4
AUX AUX AUX AUX
1 1 1 1
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
2 2 2 2
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
Aux
3 3 3 3
MAX MAX MAX MAX
O O O O O O O O
Sends
4 4 4 4
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
1-6
5 5 5 5
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
6 6 6 6
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
PAN PAN PAN PAN
L R L R L R L R
Aux Sends 1-6
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
to FW 9-14
OL OL OL OL
+ 10 + 10 + 10 + 10
0 0 0 0
20 - - 20 - 20 - 20
SUB SUB SUB SUB
ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN
1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2
3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4
MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN
MIX MIX MIX MIX
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
1 2 3 4
Aux Sends Masters
Aux Sends Solos
Aux Returns
13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5
INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT
LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
MAIN INSERT TAPE CTRL-RM OUT SUB OUT AUX RETURN
BAL/UNBAL MONO (TIP=SEND BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
RING=RTN)
3 1 4 3
IN OUT
L
L L
L L L
(MONO) (MONO)
4 2
R
R R R R
R
O O +6
FIREWIRE
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE
FW 5 FW 6 FW 7 FW 8 FW 9 FW 10 FW 11 FW 12 FW 13 FW 14
48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V
75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz
18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT
GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
U U U U U U U U U U U
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 +
SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND
PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE
POST POST POST POST POST POST POST POST POST POST
U U U U U U U U U U U
HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
2k 2k 2k 2k 2k 2k 2k 2k 2k 2k 2k
FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ
400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400
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
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ
100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100
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
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
U U U U U U U U U U U
LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW
80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ OUT EQ
IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX
PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN
L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
AUX MASTER
SENDS 1-6
TO FW 9-14
OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL
EFX TO
10 + SENDS + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 RETURNS + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10
MON
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 - - 20 - 20 - 20 20 - - 20 - 20 20 - - 20 - 20
PRE
SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN
POST
1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2
1 1
3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4
SOLO
15 10
O O + O O + O O
MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN
MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX
TO AUX 5
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
PRE
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
POST
2 2
SOLO
15 10
O O + O O + O O
TO AUX 6
PRE
POST
3 3
SOLO
SEND
O O 15 O O 10
+ +
TO
PRE
POST
MAIN
4 4
SUBS
SOLO
15 10
O O + O O +
PRE
POST
5
SOLO
O O 15 CR/PHONES SUBS
+
1-2
ONLY
3-4
PRE
POST
6
POWER
SOLO
O O 15
+
Aux Sends Pre/Post
Aux Sends
4 3 2 1
INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT
LINE LINE HI-Z HI-Z
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
AUX SEND
BAL/UNBAL
2 1 5 3 1
L L
(MONO) (MONO)
6 4 2
R R
RECORDING OUTS
POST GAIN PRE INSERT
BALANCED
9-16 1-8
15 16
LINE LINE
FW 15 FW 16
48V
PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER w/ PERKINS EQ & FIREWIRE
75Hz 75Hz
18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT
GAIN GAIN
LAMP
30
U 12V 0.5A
40 20 40
60 U 60
40dB - 20dB + 40dB
CTRL ROOM/PHONES 0dB=0dBu
SEND
SOURCE L R
PRE PRE
POST POST 20 CLIP
U 15
HIGH HIGH
12kHz 12kHz
10
MAIN MIX TAPE
6
-15 +15
3
2k
SUB 1-2 SUB 3-4
FREQ FREQ 0
2
8k 400 8k LEVEL
SET
U 4
HIGH HIGH
FW 1-2 ASSIGN TO
MID MID
MAIN MIX
7
10
-15 +15
20
400
30
FREQ FREQ
2k 100 2k O O MAX O O MAX
U CONTROL PHONES RUDE
LOW LOW
MID MID ROOM SOLO
-15 +15
U
LOW LOW
80Hz 80Hz
O O MAX
SOLO
LEVEL
TAPE TO
-15 +15 O O MAX
MAIN MIX
TAPE IN
OUT EQ OUT PFL
IN IN
AFL
SOLO
MODE
AUX MASTER
15 16
SENDS 1-6
TO FW 9-14
AUX AUX SENDS RETURNS EFX TO
MON
PRE
POST
1 1 1 1
SOLO
O O MAX O O + 15 O O + 10 O O + 10
TO AUX 5
PRE
POST
2 2 2 2
SOLO
O O MAX O O + 15 O O + 10 O O + 10
TO AUX 6
PRE
POST
3 3 3 3
SOLO
MAX 15 10 SEND
O O O O + O O +
TO
PRE
POST
MAIN
4 4 4 4
SUBS
SOLO
O O MAX O O + 15 O O + 10
PRE
POST
5
5 5
SOLO
O O MAX O O + 15 CR/PHONES SUBS
ONLY 1-2
3-4
PRE
POST
6 6 6
SOLO POWER
O O MAX O O 15
+
PAN PAN
DESTINATION
MIC
PHONES AUX 1-6
R L R O O MAX
LEVEL
EXTERNAL
TALKBACK
MIC
SUB ASSIGN
L L L L
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
+ 10 + 10 5
0 0
U
- 20 - 20
5
SUB SUB
ASSIGN ASSIGN
10
1-2 1-2 20
30
3-4 3-4 40
50
60
O O
10
+
MAIN MAIN
MIX MIX
SUBS 1-4
SOLO
TO FW 5-8
MAIN
15 16
SUB1 SUB2 SUB3 SUB4
MIX
EFX to Monitors
10
+
Aux Returns Masters
Aux Return 3
to Mains/Subs
Aux Return 4
to CR/Phones