Mackie Onyx 1640i Quick Start Guide - Page 8

Onyx 1640i, Typical Mixdown System - software

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Keyboard Stereo Compressor Mackie HR824mk2 Powered Reference Monitors for Control Room Computer with audio production software CD Player Studio Microphones Compressor (Vocals) Return Send Compressor (Vocals) Return Send Headphone Amp (Aux Send 5) Headphone Amp (Aux Send 6) 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT LINE BAL/UNBAL ONYX MIC PRE LINE BAL/UNBAL ONYX MIC PRE LINE BAL/UNBAL ONYX MIC PRE LINE BAL/UNBAL ONYX MIC PRE LINE BAL/UNBAL ONYX MIC PRE LINE BAL/UNBAL ONYX MIC PRE LINE BAL/UNBAL ONYX MIC PRE LINE BAL/UNBAL ONYX MIC PRE LINE BAL/UNBAL ONYX MIC PRE LINE BAL/UNBAL ONYX MIC PRE LINE BAL/UNBAL ONYX MIC PRE LINE BAL/UNBAL ONYX MIC PRE LINE BAL/UNBAL ONYX MIC PRE LINE BAL/UNBAL ONYX MIC PRE HI-Z BAL/UNBAL ONYX MIC PRE HI-Z BAL/UNBAL ONYX MIC PRE Digital Reverb (Aux Send 1) Send TALKBACK MIC +48v BALANCED R L MAIN OUT BAL /UNBAL L MONO MAIN INSERT (TIP=SEND RING=RTN) L TAPE IN OUT L CTRL-RM OUT BAL /UNBAL L MAIN OUTPUT LEVEL POWER ON +4dB MIC R R R R +6 OO FIREWIRE SUB OUT BAL/UNBAL 3 1 4 2 AUX RETURN BAL/UNBAL 4 3 2 1 AUX SEND BAL/UNBAL 5 3 1 L L L L (MONO) (MONO) (MONO) (MONO) 6 4 2 R R R R 9-16 RECORDING OUTS POST GAIN PRE INSERT BALANCED 1- 8 L/R Return Multi FX Processor (Aux Send 2) Send L/R Return Multi FX Processor (Aux Send 3) Send press FW button ( ) to receive audio playback from computer L/R Return ALTERNATE FIREWIRE ASSIGNMENTS 1 2 3 4 LINE FW 1 LINE FW 2 LINE FW 3 LINE FW 4 48V 48V 48V 48V 1 5 LINE FW 5 48V SUBGROUPS 2 6 LINE FW 6 48V 3 7 LINE FW 7 48V 4 8 LINE FW 8 48V 1 9 LINE FW 9 48V AUX MASTERS MAIN MIX 2 10 LINE FW 10 48V 3 11 LINE FW 11 48V 4 12 LINE FW 12 48V 5 13 LINE FW 13 48V 6 14 LINE FW 14 48V L 15 LINE FW 15 48V R 16 LINE FW 16 48V 75Hz 18dB/OCT 75Hz 18dB/OCT 75Hz 18dB/OCT 75Hz 18dB/OCT 75Hz 18dB/OCT 75Hz 18dB/OCT 75Hz 18dB/OCT 75Hz 18dB/OCT 75Hz 18dB/OCT 75Hz 18dB/OCT 75Hz 18dB/OCT 75Hz 18dB/OCT 75Hz 18dB/OCT 75Hz 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2k -15 +15 2k -15 +15 2k -15 +15 2k -15 +15 2k -15 +15 2k -15 +15 2k -15 +15 2k -15 +15 2k -15 +15 2k -15 +15 2k -15 +15 2k -15 +15 2k -15 +15 2k FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ 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 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k 400 8k U HIGH MID U HIGH MID U HIGH MID U HIGH MID U HIGH MID U HIGH MID U HIGH MID U HIGH MID U HIGH MID U HIGH MID U HIGH MID U HIGH MID U HIGH MID U HIGH MID U HIGH MID U HIGH MID -15 +15 400 -15 +15 400 -15 +15 400 -15 +15 400 -15 +15 400 -15 +15 400 -15 +15 400 -15 +15 400 -15 +15 400 -15 +15 400 -15 +15 400 -15 +15 400 -15 +15 400 -15 +15 400 -15 +15 400 -15 +15 400 FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ 100 2k U LOW MID 100 2k U LOW MID 100 2k U LOW MID 100 2k U LOW MID 100 2k U LOW MID 100 2k U LOW MID 100 2k U LOW MID 100 2k U LOW MID 100 2k U LOW MID 100 2k U LOW MID 100 2k U LOW MID 100 2k U LOW MID 100 2k U LOW MID 100 2k U LOW MID 100 2k U LOW MID 100 2k U LOW MID PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER w/ PERKINS EQ & FIREWIRE LAMP 12V 0.5A CTRL ROOM/PHONES SOURCE MAIN MIX TAPE SUB 1-2 SUB 3-4 FW 1-2 ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX OO MAX CONTROL ROOM OO MAX PHONES 0dB=0dBu LR 20 CLIP 15 10 6 3 0 2 LEVEL SET 4 7 10 20 30 RUDE SOLO OO OO -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 EQ OUT IN 1 AUX 1 MAX 2 MAX 3 MAX OO OO OO -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 EQ OUT IN 2 AUX 1 MAX 2 MAX 3 MAX OO OO OO -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 EQ OUT IN 3 AUX 1 MAX 2 MAX 3 MAX OO OO OO -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 EQ OUT IN 4 AUX 1 MAX 2 MAX 3 MAX OO OO OO -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 EQ OUT IN 5 AUX 1 MAX 2 MAX 3 MAX OO OO OO -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 EQ OUT IN 6 AUX 1 MAX 2 MAX 3 MAX OO OO OO -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 EQ OUT IN 7 AUX 1 MAX 2 MAX 3 MAX OO OO OO -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 EQ OUT IN 8 AUX 1 MAX 2 MAX 3 MAX OO OO OO -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 EQ OUT IN 9 AUX 1 MAX 2 MAX 3 MAX OO OO OO -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 EQ OUT IN 10 AUX 1 MAX 2 MAX 3 MAX OO OO OO -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 EQ OUT IN 11 AUX 1 MAX 2 MAX 3 MAX OO OO OO -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 EQ OUT IN 12 AUX 1 MAX 2 MAX 3 MAX OO OO OO -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 EQ OUT IN 13 AUX 1 MAX 2 MAX 3 MAX OO OO OO -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 EQ OUT IN 14 AUX 1 MAX 2 MAX 3 MAX OO OO OO -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 EQ OUT IN 15 AUX 1 MAX 2 MAX 3 MAX OO OO OO -15 +15 U LOW 80Hz -15 +15 EQ OUT IN 16 AUX 1 MAX 2 MAX 3 MAX OO OO OO OO MAX TAPE IN TAPE TO MAIN MIX OO MAX SOLO LEVEL PFL AFL SOLO MODE SENDS 1-6 TO FW 9-14 SENDS 1 +15 SOLO AUX MASTER RETURNS PRE POST 1 EFX TO MON OO OO +10 +10 TO AUX 5 2 +15 SOLO PRE POST OO 2 OO +10 +10 TO AUX 6 3 +15 SOLO PRE POST OO 3 +10 SEND TO 4 MAX 4 MAX 4 MAX 4 MAX 4 MAX 4 MAX 4 MAX 4 MAX 4 MAX 4 MAX 4 MAX 4 MAX 4 MAX 4 MAX 4 MAX 4 MAX 4 +15 SOLO PRE POST 4 +10 MAIN SUBS OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO 5 MAX 6 MAX PAN OO OO 5 MAX 6 MAX PAN OO OO 5 MAX 6 MAX PAN OO OO 5 MAX 6 MAX PAN OO OO 5 MAX 6 MAX PAN OO OO 5 MAX 6 MAX PAN OO OO 5 MAX 6 MAX PAN OO OO 5 MAX 6 MAX PAN OO OO 5 MAX 6 MAX PAN OO OO 5 MAX 6 MAX PAN OO OO 5 MAX 6 MAX PAN OO OO 5 MAX 6 MAX PAN OO OO 5 MAX 6 MAX PAN OO OO 5 MAX 6 MAX PAN OO OO 5 MAX 6 MAX PAN OO OO 5 MAX 6 MAX PAN OO OO 5 +15 6 +15 SOLO SOLO PRE POST CR/PHONES ONLY PRE POST SUBS 1-2 3-4 POWER DESTINATION MIC OO OO OO OO L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R PHONES AUX 1-6 OO MAX LEVEL MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE MUTE TALKBACK EXTERNAL MIC SUB ASSIGN L L L L MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX R R R R ASSIGN TO FW 15-16 SUB1 SUB2 SUB3 SUB4 dB OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL 10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 +10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 U -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 5 SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN 10 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 20 30 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 40 50 60 MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX MAIN MIX SOLO 1 SOLO 2 SOLO 3 SOLO 4 SOLO 5 SOLO 6 SOLO 7 SOLO 8 SOLO 9 SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SUBS 1-4 TO FW 5-8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 SUB1 SUB2 SUB3 SUB4 MAIN MIX OO Engineer's Headphones press FW button ( ) to send the main mix to computer via FireWire channels 15 and 16 press FW button ( ) to send Buses 1-4 to the computer via FireWire channels 5-8 This diagram shows studio mics connected to the channel 3 and 4 mic inputs and a keyboard connected to the channel 6 and 7 line inputs. This allows for overdubs when necessary. A CD player connects to the tape input for referencing pre-recorded material. Compressors are connected to inserts 3 and 4 for your vocals. An additional stereo compressor is connected to the main inserts. Mackie HR824mk2 powered reference monitors are used for your control room listening. The engineer's headphones are used to monitor levels. In this example, aux 1 feeds the input of a digital reverb, whose processed stereo outputs enter the aux 1 returns. Auxes 2 and 3 feed the inputs of multi-FX processors, whose stereo outputs enter the aux 2 and 3 returns. Auxes 1-3 may be added to the main mix by adjusting the master return knob for auxes 1-3. Auxes 5 and 6 feed separate headphone amplifiers, there for any possible overdubbing that may be necessary. A desktop computer connects to a FireWire port, allowing 16 channels of playback from the audio production software. Mixer channels 1-16 can play all 16 channel signals from your computer if the FW 1-16 switches at the top of the 1-16 channel strip are engaged. Buses can be used to submix and then bounce to the DAW. The master output can then be sent to the final destination (tape and/or FireWire - simultaneously, if needed). Typical Mixdown System 8 Onyx 1640i

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Onyx 1640i
This diagram shows studio mics connected to the channel 3 and 4 mic inputs and a keyboard
connected to the channel 6 and 7 line inputs. This allows for overdubs when necessary. A CD player
connects to the tape input for referencing pre-recorded material.
Compressors are connected to inserts 3 and 4 for your vocals. An additional stereo compressor is
connected to the main inserts.
Mackie HR824mk2 powered reference monitors are used for your control room listening. The
engineer's headphones are used to monitor levels.
In this example, aux 1 feeds the input of a digital reverb, whose processed stereo outputs enter the aux
1 returns. Auxes 2 and 3 feed the inputs of multi-FX processors, whose stereo outputs enter the aux 2
and 3 returns. Auxes 1-3 may be added to the main mix by adjusting the master return knob for auxes
1-3. Auxes 5 and 6 feed separate headphone amplifiers, there for any possible overdubbing that may be
necessary.
A desktop computer connects to a FireWire port, allowing 16 channels of playback from the audio
production software. Mixer channels 1-16 can play all 16 channel signals from your computer if the FW
1-16 switches at the top of the 1-16 channel strip are engaged. Buses can be used to submix and then
bounce to the DAW. The master output can then be sent to the final destination (tape and/or FireWire
- simultaneously, if needed).
Typical Mixdown System
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MAIN MIX
ALTERNATE FIREWIRE ASSIGNMENTS
SUBGROUPS
TALKBACK
RECORDING OUTS
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FIREWIRE
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TAPE
MAIN INSERT
IN
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Engineer’s
Headphones
Keyboard
Send
Return
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L/R Return
Send
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Send
L/R Return
Stereo Compressor
press FW button (
) to send
the main mix to computer via
FireWire channels 15 and 16
press FW button (
) to receive
audio playback from computer
Digital Reverb (Aux Send 1)
Multi FX Processor (Aux Send 2)
Multi FX Processor (Aux Send 3)
CD Player
Mackie HR824mk2
Powered Reference
Monitors for Control
Room
Compressor (Vocals)
Compressor (Vocals)
press FW button (
) to send
Buses 1-4 to the computer
via FireWire channels 5-8
Studio
Microphones
Computer with
audio production
software
Headphone Amp
(Aux Send 5)
Headphone Amp
(Aux Send 6)