Talkback - Mackie Onyx 1640i 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 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.
If phones is chosen as your talkback destination, 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: headphones and/or aux
1-6, 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 1-6
Push in the phones talkback destination switch to
communicate with the talent in the studio through the
headphones during a recording session.
The aux 1-6 talkback destination switch routes the
talkback signal to the aux send 1-6 outputs. Use this to
communicate with the musicians through their stage
monitors when you are setting up a live performance.
In a studio, an 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.
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EXTERNAL MIC Switch
Should the internal talkback mic not be to your liking,
feel free to utilize an external mic of your choice. Be
sure to push this switch down to engage the external
mic. At this point, the built-in mic is disconnected.
Next to the external mic switch is an indicating LED
to let you easily spot when the external mic function is
in effect. 48V phantom power is not available, so be sure
to use a dynamic or ribbon microphone when utilizing
the external mic function.
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INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT
LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
TALKBACK MAIN OUT MAIN INSERT TAPE CTRL-RM OUT
BALANCED BAL/UNBAL MONO (TIP=SEND BAL/UNBAL
MIC
R L RING=RTN)
+48v
IN OUT
L
L L
R R
R
+6
O O
MAIN OUTPUT + 4dB
LEVEL MIC
FIREWIRE
POWER
ON
SUBGROUPS
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 2 3 4 1 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE
FW 1 FW 2 FW 3 FW 4 FW 5 FW 6 FW 7 FW 8 FW 9 FW 10
48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V
75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz
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
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
U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60
- 20dB 40dB 20dB - 40dB - 20dB 40dB - 20dB 40dB - 20dB 40dB - 20dB 40dB - 20dB 40dB 20dB - 40dB - 20dB 40dB 20dB - 40dB
+ + + + + + + + + +
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
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
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
U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U 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
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
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
U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U 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
OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT
EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ
IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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
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
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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
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
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
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
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
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
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
+ + + + + + + + + +
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- 20 - 20 - 20 20 - - 20 20 - 20 - - 20 20 - - 20
SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN
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
MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN
MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Destination
Aux Sends
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT
LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE HI-Z HI-Z
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
SUB OUT AUX RETURN AUX SEND
BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL
3 1 4 3 2 1 5 3 1
L L L L L
(MONO) (MONO) (MONO) (MONO)
4 2 6 4 2
R R R R R
RECORDING OUTS
POST GAIN PRE INSERT
BALANCED
9-16 1-8
AUX MASTERS MAIN MIX
3 4 5 6 L R
11 12 13 14 15 16
LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE
FW 11 FW 12 FW 13 FW 14 FW 15 FW 16
48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V
PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER w/ PERKINS EQ & FIREWIRE
75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz 75Hz
18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT 18dB/OCT
GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN
LAMP
30 30 30 30 30 30
12V 0.5A
U U U U U U
20 40 20 40 20 40 20 40 20 40 20 40
U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60 U 60
- 20dB 40dB - 20dB 40dB 20dB - 40dB - 20dB 40dB - 20dB 40dB - 20dB 40dB
+ + + + + +
SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND SEND CTRL ROOM/PHONES 0dB=0dBu
SOURCE L R
PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE PRE
POST POST POST POST POST POST
20 CLIP
U U U U U U 15
HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz
10
MAIN MIX TAPE
6
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
3
2k 2k 2k 2k 2k 2k
SUB 1-2 SUB 3-4
FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ 0
2
400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k LEVEL
SET
U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH U HIGH 4
MID MID MID MID MID MID FW 1-2 ASSIGN TO
MAIN MIX 7
10
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
400 400 400 400 400 400 20
FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ 30
100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k 100 2k O O MAX O O MAX
U U U U U U CONTROL PHONES RUDE
LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW
MID MID MID MID MID MID ROOM SOLO
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15
U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW U LOW
80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz
O O MAX
SOLO
LEVEL
MAX TAPE TO
-15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 O O
MAIN MIX
TAPE IN
OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT
EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ PFL
IN IN IN IN IN IN AFL
SOLO
MODE
AUX MASTER
11 12 13 14 15 16
SENDS 1-6
TO FW 9-14
AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX SENDS RETURNS EFX TO
MON
PRE
POST
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1
SOLO
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O 15 O O 10 O O 10
+ + +
TO AUX 5
PRE
POST
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SOLO
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O + 15 O O + 10 O O + 10
TO AUX 6
PRE
POST
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SOLO
MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX SEND
O O O O O O O O O O O O MAX O O + 15 O O + 10
TO
PRE
POST MAIN
4 4
4 4 4 4 4 4
SUBS
SOLO
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O + 15 O O + 10
PRE
POST
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SOLO
O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O + 15 CR/PHONES SUBS
ONLY 1-2
3-4
PRE
POST
6 6 6 6 6 6 6
SOLO POWER
MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX 15
O O O O O O O O O O O O O O +
PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN DESTINATION
MIC
PHONES AUX 1-6
L R L R L R L R L R L R O O MAX
LEVEL
EXTERNAL
TALKBACK
MIC
SUB ASSIGN
L L L L
MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX ASSIGN TO
MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE
FW 15-16
R R R R
SUB1 SUB2 SUB3 SUB4
dB
10
OL OL OL OL OL OL
DESTINATION
10 10 10 10 10 10
+ + + + + + 5
MIC
0 0 0 0 0 0
U
- 20 20 - - 20 - 20 20 - - 20
5
SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB
ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN
10
20
1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2
PHONES 30
AUX 1-6
40
3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4
50
60
O O
O O
MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN MAIN
LEVEL
MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX MIX
SUBS 1-4
SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO
TO FW 5-8
MAIN
11 12 13 14 15 16
SUB1 SUB2 SUB3 SUB4
MIX
EXTERNAL
TALKBACK
MIC
Talkback External
Switch Mic Switch
Headphones
Built-in
Microphone
Talkback
Level
MAX