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16-Channel Premium Analog Mixer

with FireWire

48V

48V

48V

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48V

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SOLO

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EQ

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EQ

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EQ

EQ

EQ

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EQ

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EQ

EQ

EQ

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SOLO

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SOLO

PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER w/ PERKINS EQ & FIREWIRE 

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12V 0.5A

LAMP

CTRL ROOM/PHONES

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AUX MASTER

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TAPE IN

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Summary of Contents for ONYX 1640I

Page 1: ...Q 40dB U 20dB U 20 30 40 60 L R MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O SEND PRE POST OL 10 0 20 SUB ASSIGN MAIN MIX 1 2 3 4 GAIN 4 2 1 5 6 3 PAN HIGH 12kHz LOW 80Hz U 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 U...

Page 2: ...adian Department of Communications ATTENTION Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant las limites applicables aux appareils num riques de class A de class B selon l...

Page 3: ...turn them on last This will reduce the chance of turn on or turn off thumps Always turn down the phones level when making connections pressing solo or doing anything that may cause loudness in the hea...

Page 4: ...a full 16x16 FireWire interface allowing for something that a DAW could never do alone A true tape style mixdown If you are doing a real analog mixdown you will surely benefit from the premium featur...

Page 5: ...paragraphs This icon marks information that is critically important or unique to the mixer For your own good read them and remember them This icon will lead you to some explanations of features and p...

Page 6: ...DS 1 6 16 36 PAN 17 37 MUTE 17 38 CHANNEL FADER 17 39 20 0 10 AND OL LEDS 17 40 ASSIGN 17 41 SOLO 18 CONTROL ROOM PHONES AND METERS 19 42 HEADPHONE OUTPUT 19 43 LAMP 19 44 MAIN MIX 19 45 TAPE SUB 1 4...

Page 7: ...00 HIGH MID FREQ LOW MID FREQ 40dB U 20dB U 20 30 40 60 L R MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O SEND PRE POST OL 10 0 20 SUB ASSIGN MAIN MIX 1 2 3 4 GAIN 4 2 1 5 6 3 PAN HIGH 12kHz LOW 80H...

Page 8: ...SSIGN MAIN MIX 1 2 3 4 GAIN 4 2 1 5 6 3 PAN HIGH 12kHz LOW 80Hz U 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 8k 400 2k 2k 100 400 HIGH MID FREQ LOW MID FREQ 40dB U 20dB U 20 30 40 60 L R MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MA...

Page 9: ...IN MIX 1 2 3 4 GAIN 4 2 1 5 6 3 PAN HIGH 12kHz LOW 80Hz U 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 8k 400 2k 2k 100 400 HIGH MID FREQ LOW MID FREQ 40dB U 20dB U 20 30 40 60 L R MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MA...

Page 10: ...UNBAL BAL UNBAL BAL UNBAL 1 INSERT 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ONYX MIC PRE HI Z BAL UNBAL INSERT ONYX MIC PRE LINE BAL UNBAL INSERT LINE BAL UNBAL INSERT LINE BAL UNBAL INSERT LINE BAL UNBA...

Page 11: ...mps feature our Onyx design with higher fidelity and headroom rivaling any standalone mic preamp on the market today The XLR inputs are wired as follows Pin 1 Shield or ground Pin 2 Positive or hot Pi...

Page 12: ...ternal processor graphic equalizer or compressor limiter or directly to the inputs of the main amplifier 11 MONO OUT This 1 4 TRS output connector provides a balanced or unbalanced line level signal t...

Page 13: ...monitors powered by an external amplifier or powered stage monitors with built in power amplifiers All six auxes are independent of each other so you can set up to six separate aux mixes The aux sends...

Page 14: ...ommend that you use low cut on every microphone application except kick drum bass guitar or bassy synth patches These aside there isn t much down there that you want to hear and filtering it out makes...

Page 15: ...of the cord 26 GAIN CONTROL If you haven t already please read the level setting procedure on page 3 The gain knobs adjust the input sensitivity of the mic and line inputs This allows signals from th...

Page 16: ...needed When this button is out the EQ controls have no effect on the signal You may use this switch to make an A B comparison between the EQ d signal and the signal without EQ We have completely rede...

Page 17: ...l when a channel is muted The LED next to the mute switch illuminates when the mute switch is engaged 38 CHANNEL FADER This is the last control in a channel s signal path and it adjusts the level of e...

Page 18: ...ores telling everyone that I wrote the manual for that Let me be your main mix However if you are printing tracks via the recording outs 20 or via FireWire 3 the channel assignment switches no longer...

Page 19: ...fully 43 LAMP This female BNC connector provides 12 volts DC on its center pin Connect any quality gooseneck lamp here 44 MAIN MIX Press this switch in to listen to the main mix in your control room a...

Page 20: ...h the main mix lines to the source matrix will be disconnected from the control room and phones outputs to prevent feedback 3 If you have tape as your source matrix selection and then engage this swit...

Page 21: ...rs are not controlled by the control room knob 47 you would not want that anyway What you do want to see is the actual channel level on the meters regardless of how loud the signals output may be With...

Page 22: ...s 19 These knobs go from off to 15 db when turned all the way up The aux sends can either be pre or post fader depending on the position of the aux pre post switches 56 This is usually the knob you tu...

Page 23: ...annel strip These two knobs feed their respective stereo aux return signals to a mono summing amp and then to aux 5 feeds aux return 1 to aux send 5 master and to aux 6 feeds aux return 2 to aux send...

Page 24: ...e click track directly into the main mix but you do not want the mixdown deck or the audience to hear it Therefore you may route it to the control room and phones output instead Similarily it may be u...

Page 25: ...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...

Page 26: ...stination is usually a multitrack recorder The subgroup signal is off when its fader is fully down the U marking is unity gain and fully up provides 10 dB additional gain Remember that if you are trea...

Page 27: ...x switch 44 is engaged The main mix signals are off with the knob fully down the U marking is unity gain and fully up provides 10 dB of additional gain This additional gain will typically never be nee...

Page 28: ...in case one of your external pieces has a problem Make sure that you are not overdriving your amplifiers Check the loudspeaker average load impedance is not less than the minimum your amplifier can ha...

Page 29: ...return Y connector a 1 4 TRS jack or plug is connected tip to signal send output from mixer ring to signal return input back into mixer and sleeve to ground earth 1 4 TS Phone Plugs and Jacks TS stan...

Page 30: ...s loop TIP SEND to effect RING RETURN from effect MONO PLUG MONO PLUG STEREO PLUG Figure G DB25 Connectors The Recording Outs on the back of the Onyx 1640i provide balanced direct outputs for channels...

Page 31: ...sert 4 dBu in 0 dB gain 4 dBu out 0 005 Mic input at insert 10 dBu in 20 dB gain 20 Hz to 20 kHz bandwidth 0 0007 Stereo channel line input to any output 4 dBu in all gain stages at unity 4 dBu out 0...

Page 32: ...e these specifications at any time without notice Mackie and the Running Man are registered trademarks of LOUD Technologies Inc All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks...

Page 33: ...in R R L aux 6 pre aux 5 pre pfl logic Main 4 3 Sub aux 6 post aux 5 post aux 4 pre aux 3 pre aux 4 post aux 3 post afl R afl L 2 1 aux 2 pre aux 1 pre aux 2 post aux 1 post CR in L CR in R L R Aux Re...

Page 34: ...nnections 2 The Pod can be fitted on the back of the mixer with the connections pointing out the back This will take up 12 rack spaces Allow one or two extra spaces for making your connections Details...

Page 35: ...ure 1 Turn off the mixer and disconnect the power cord and all connecting cords 2 Place the mixer face down on a soft and dry flat surface 3 Remove the 22 screws as shown below and keep them handy for...

Page 36: ...ht back on the Pod until it stops 5 Rotate Pod as shown below Hold both sides of the Pod to keep the travel even Move the Pod all the way back until it stops and the bottom surface of the Pod is paral...

Page 37: ...ack ears to the mixer using the same silver flathead screws removed from the side trim The rack ears are stamped with an R or L to denote which side of the mixer it goes on based on house view Finally...

Page 38: ...s 2 Place the mixer face down on a soft and dry flat surface 3 Remove the 14 screws as shown below and keep them handy as you will need them again Only one screw from each side of the trim is removed...

Page 39: ...Rotate the Pod arms and reinstall the four arm screws Rotate the Pod so that the connection jacks are parallel to the top of the mixer Reinstall the two silver flathead screws through the side trim an...

Page 40: ...eces with the supplied screws Place the Pod bucket as shown Attach the Pod bucket to the mixer using the screws removed in step 3 Screw the Pod bucket to the Pod using the supplied screws Unscrew the...

Page 41: ...d the Onyx 1640i Pod section There is nothing else left to say about it no more instructions The thought of an almost nearly blank page is utterly intolerable though And this is included for a step th...

Page 42: ...s owner s manual you will not be reading this yet It s a bit of a paradox really because didn t you just read it Like this bit of text right now Hmm MackieWindowsFireWireAudioDriver InstallationInstru...

Page 43: ...audio applications such as iTunes or Windows Media Player InstallationforWindowsXP 1 Connect the FireWire cable from your Onyx 1640i to the computer 2 Power on your Onyx 1640i 3 The Windows XP applica...

Page 44: ...new software has been installed successfully and that the found new hardware wizard is complete 11 Pack yourself a big lunch and go for a nice walk outside Have a picnic and lie back and dream Things...

Page 45: ...click Audio MIDI Setup 4 Click the Audio Devices tab and select Onyx i in the Properties For drop down box 5 Here you can see the settings for the mixer You can also choose it as your default input o...

Page 46: ...hat they are post insert instead For example this allows for the use of an external processor on the mic signal sending the result to the FireWire while still being pre EQ Modi cations Post FaderFireW...

Page 47: ...5 15 U 15 15 U 15 15 8k 400 2k 2k 100 400 HIGH MID FREQ LOW MID FREQ 40dB U 20dB U 20 30 40 60 L R MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O SEND PRE POST OL 10 0 20 SUB ASSIGN MAIN MIX 1 2 3 4...

Page 48: ...EFX TO MON RUDE SOLO 20 15 10 6 3 0 2 4 7 10 20 30 SUB 3 4 FW 1 2 SUB 1 2 TAPE ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX MAIN MIX LEVEL SET CLIP MAIN MIX SUB1 SUB4 SUB3 SUB2 SUB1 SUB4 SUB3 SUB2 4 3 2 2 1 1 6 12V 0 5A LAMP...

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