Talkback; Talkback Mic; Talkback Level; Destination: Phones, Aux 1-6 - Mackie ONYX 1640i Owner's Manual

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SOLO
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DESTINATION
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PHONES AUX 1-6
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TALKBACK

SUB ASSIGN
Talkback
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MAIN MIX MAIN MIX
The talkback feature allows the engineer to
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communicate with the talent either through the phones
outputs [42] or the aux 1-6 send outputs [19] using
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the built-in talkback microphone. This saves a lot of
shouting over the audience's heads as you set up the
talented one's stage monitors to their peculiarly-picky
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satisfaction.
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65. TALKBACK MIC

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This is where the built-in talkback microphone is
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located. It is an omni-directional dynamic microphone,
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and it will pick up your voice from anywhere in front of
the mixer.
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66. TALKBACK LEVEL

Use this knob to control the level of the talkback
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signal being routed to the phones or aux 1-6 outputs,
from the internal microphone.
1. Start with this control turned down.
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2. Select the destination, either headphones
and/or aux 1-6, and make sure their levels are
already set nicely, such as phones [48] or aux
SUBS 1-4
TO FW 5-8
sends [55].
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SUB1 SUB2
3. Hold down the talkback switch [68] as you
make your fruity-toned announcements.
4. Slowly turn this control up until you get
confirmation from whoever is listening to
headphones or monitors that they can hear and
obey your every command.
Once you have set the level, you can leave it there for
the duration of the session or gig.

67. DESTINATION: PHONES, AUX 1-6

Push in the phones switch to route the talkback signal
to the headphones. Use this to communicate with the
talent in the studio through the headphones during a
recording session. When the talkback circuit is
activated by pushing the talkback switch [68], the
control room outputs [16] are attenuated to allow your
voice to come through clearly.
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MIC
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LEVEL
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EXTERNAL
MIC
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MAIN MIX MAIN MIX ASSIGN TO
FW 15-16
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SUB3 SUB4
MAIN
SUB3 SUB4
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The aux 1-6 switch routes the talkback signal to the
aux send 1-6 outputs [19]. Use this to communicate
with the musicians through their stage monitors when
you are setting up a live performance.
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It is fine to have both destination switches pushed in
at the same time, so the talkback signal will be routed
to both destinations. But if you don't have either of the
destination switches pushed in, the talkback signal
won't go anywhere. You might as well be talking to a
brick wall.

68. TALKBACK Switch

This is a momentary switch, and as long as you hold
it down, talkback is activated. You can talk into the
built-in microphone and be heard in the headphones
and/or stage monitors.
dB
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Release the switch so you can talk about the band
5 without them hearing you.
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69. EXTERNAL MIC Switch

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If you are in a noisy environment, the built-in
talkback mic may not work as well because it picks
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up the ambient noise as well as your voice. You will
probably have better results if you use an external
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microphone that you can talk directly into.
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If you are using an external mic, you must push in the
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external mic switch. The indicating LED lets you know
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when the switch is engaged. When the switch is out, the
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built-in talkback mic [65] is used, regardless of whether
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or not you have an external mic plugged in. When the
switch is pushed in, the built-in mic is disconnected and
only the external mic is used.
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