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STUDIO RECORDING PREAMPwith 192kHz FIREWIRE I/O
Page 1: ...O W N E R S M A N U A L STUDIO RECORDING PREAMP with 192kHz FIREWIRE I O...
Page 2: ...oise induced hearing loss but nearly everyone will lose some hearing if exposed to sufficiently intense noise for a period of time The U S Government s Occupational Safety and Health Administration OS...
Page 3: ...dingtoDAT 7 StartRecordingtoDAW 7 HookupDiagrams 8 Onyx400FFeatures 12 FrontPanel 12 1 PowerSwitch 12 2 CLOCKSOURCEIndicators 12 3 FireWireIndicator 12 4 MIDIIndicators 12 5 CONTROLROOMLevel 12 6 PHON...
Page 4: ...18 ComputerRequirements 18 ANoteaboutHardDriveSpeed 18 InstallingtheDriversandOnyx400FConsole 18 MacintoshOSXAudioMIDISetup 20 InstallingTracktion2 21 UsingtheOnyx400FConsole 23 Settings 23 Outputs 2...
Page 5: ...are is a control panel that allows you to choose the sample rate 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 or 192 kHz for the internal A D and D A convert ers and the clock source from an external clock con nected to the...
Page 6: ...patible recorder Set the Levels To set the channel GAIN controls on channels 1 4 it s not even necessary to hear what you re doing at the outputs of the preamplifier The following steps must be perfor...
Page 7: ...now see the signals from the Onyx 400F appearing on the meters in your DAW Start recording and hear the Onyx 400F in stunning crystal clarity Note The signals appearing at the inputs to the DAW are n...
Page 8: ...Mic Pre with S PDIF Output Mackie Control Universal Stereo DAT Recorder with S PDIF Input Headphones For Engineer From Front Panel Bass Guitar to Instrument Input on Front Panel Stereo Compressor Ext...
Page 9: ...UTS 1 and 2 on the Onyx 400F are connected to the analog inputs on a second stereo recorder for backup 1 LINE OUT LINE IN INSERTS CR MIC LINE 100 240 VAC 50 60Hz 20W R L 2 1 4 3 6 5 8 7 6 5 8 7 2 1 4...
Page 10: ...CHANNEL SIGNAL SIGNAL SIGNAL SIGNAL SIGNAL SIGNAL SIGNAL SIGNAL ASSIGNMENT PLUG IN PAN SURROUND SEND TRACK EQ INSTRUMENT CONTROL OPTION SHIFT MODIFIERS AUTOMATION UTILITIES SAVE TRIM TOUCH UNDO GROUP...
Page 11: ...ve Master Video Deck AES EBU to S PDIF Converter AES EBU Out Video Deck Video Deck Video Deck This illustrates an audio video application where several video decks are connected to the inputs on the O...
Page 12: ...nection on the rear panel Select WORD when you want the 400F to be a slave in a system of digital devices S PDIF The Onyx 400F uses the clock signal em bedded in the S PDIF digital input 21 signal Tip...
Page 13: ...gain unity gain with the knob turned all the way down ramping up to 60 dB of gain fully up When using the balanced line input of the combo jack 1 4 TRS connector there is 20 dB of attenuation all the...
Page 14: ...turn ring is high impedance and can be driven by almost any device Tip Since the inserts are before the A D converters it s a good place to strap a compressor on an unruly sing er to avoid overloading...
Page 15: ...re them as follows Tip Positive or hot Sleeve Shield or ground 16 LINEOUT These 1 4 TRS output connectors provide balanced or unbalanced line level analog signals The signal at the LINE OUTs depends o...
Page 16: ...through your control room speakers or headphones Note You must turn off the DSP Mix er in the Onyx 400F Console Settings panel to monitor the signals from the DAW at the Onyx 400F line outputs The Fi...
Page 17: ...cable can be used for a S PDIF connection In general the shorter the cable length the less effect it has on the quality of the signal The maximum recommended length for a S PDIF cable is limited to 1...
Page 18: ...at allows you to create four separate stereo mixes to send to a head phone amplifier via the ten line outputs Installing the Software The Onyx 400F Console can be installed on a PC run ning Window XP...
Page 19: ...ee a warn ing that the software has not passed Windows Logo testing It s okay Click Continue Anyway 5 The Onyx F Series Windows XP Installer window opens Click Install to continue 6 When the installat...
Page 20: ...h once the Onyx Console is extracted from the zip file 5 Connect the Onyx 400F to your Macintosh with the FireWire cable that was included in the box and turn it on 6 Open the Console and verify that...
Page 21: ...ile T2Install_allexamples exe 4 You may get a Security Warning about running the installer It s okay Click Run 5 Next you will see the Tracktion License Agreement Read through the text and click Accep...
Page 22: ...on to authorize the software 3 Follow the instructions for unlocking Tracktion From my mackie com 1 Go to http my mackie com 2 If you haven t done so already set up an account by entering your email a...
Page 23: ...settings for the 400F like sample rate etc and 2 It lets you use the DSP Mixer to create five pairs of zero latency mixes at the line outputs independent of what is being sent to the DAW software app...
Page 24: ...using the line outputs routed through a headphone distribution amplifier while sending the tracks to the DAW for recording Another scenario is for overdubbing where you are adding another track to so...
Page 25: ...ration Card and we will notify you by email when updates become available Save Load The Save button allows you to save the current state of the Onyx 400F Console as a preset file that can be recalled...
Page 26: ...and overload OL indicator Typically you want the meters to average around the 10 mark This allows 10 dB of headroom for peaks If the signal has lots of sharp peaks you may need to reduce the average...
Page 27: ...e source signal in another channel set up exactly like the suspect channel Bad Output If the DSP Mixer is turned on in the Console make sure the output level control for the suspect output is turned u...
Page 28: ...ory authorized service 3 Keep this owner s manual and the detachable line cord We don t need them to repair the preamp 4 Pack the preamplifier in its original package including endcaps and box This is...
Page 29: ...nbal anced input be sure the signal high hot connec tions are wired to each other and that the balanced signal low cold goes to the ground earth connection at the unbalanced input In most cases the ba...
Page 30: ...sleeve SEND to processor RETURN from processor TRS plug UsingtheSendOnlyonanInsertJack If you insert a 1 4 TS mono plug only partially to the first click into a Mackie insert jack the plug will not ac...
Page 31: ...to 96 kHz Distortion THD IMD Mic Input to Line Output 4 dBu output THD N 0 003 20 Hz to 20 kHz BW 1 kHz input 4 dBu preamp at unity gain Mic Input to Digital Output S PDIF 48 kHz sample rate THD N 0 0...
Page 32: ...clock output One RCA connector for S PDIF output One 5 pin DIN for MIDI output DSP TMS320C6713 Floating Point Digital Signal Processor operating at 225 MHz delivering up to 1350 million floating point...
Page 33: ...l 1 2 Mic Line Gain Mic 0 to 60 dB Line 20 to 40 dB 2 3 1 Instrument Mic Line Instrument Insert Ch 1 4 Ch 5 8 Decoder OL 10 20 30 OL 10 20 30 OL 10 20 30 MIDI IN MIDI OUT FIREWIRE IN INT CLOCK SOURCE...
Page 34: ...PDIF PHONES ON MIDI CLOCK SOURCE CNTRL RM 40dB U 20dB U 20 30 40 60 GAIN 40dB U 20dB U 20 30 40 60 GAIN 40dB U 20dB U 20 30 40 60 GAIN 40dB U 20dB U 20 30 40 60 GAIN 1 LINE OUT LINE IN INSERTS CR MIC...
Page 35: ...e LOUD Technologies factory authorized service centers and deemed eligible for repair or replacement under the terms of this warranty will be repaired or replaced within thirty days of receipt LOUD Te...
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