DXB 200/400

Introducing the dXb.

What should the digital desk of the future look like? What should it do? What could it do? Here at Mackie, we asked ourselves these questions and set out to design the dXb Digital Production Console. The result is not only the most powerful and versatile digital console in its class; it’s a console that delivers features previously found at more than five times its price.

SEE.
What’s most obvious about the dXb is its dual touch-screens. These screens are really the heart of the mixer and its main interface. They display all the things you’d expect from a top-of-the-line digital desk, like levels, routing, dynamics processing, surround panning and effects. But what’s not evident until you use the dXb is how well they do so. It’s the “little” things, like transparent windows, incredibly elegant yet intuitive graphics, and immense flexibility that really sets this console interface apart.

TOUCH.
Everything about the dXb—from its touchscreen user interface to its 100mm Penny + Giles optical faders—has been designed for the precise response and intuitive operation more commonly associated with analog buttons and switches, not “virtual” ones. So this may be the first digital desk that doesn’t require an owner’s manual to use (we still include one, mind you). Everything works just as you’d expect, with no function that isn’t completely natural and logical as you get to work. And both the touchscreens and the mouse can be used simultaneously, so you can use the control that works best for the task at hand.

BELIEVE.
What’s so different about the dXb? Plenty. Like selectable 192k operation. Streaming audio via FireWire I/O cards. The ability to route any input to any output. Dynamics and EQ processing on every channel. Powerful surround mixing. The ability to run select VST plug-ins internally. A full card cage on the rear panel for massive expandability. Integrated Mackie Control Universal mode for seamless control of Pro Tools, Logic and many other DAW applications. And that’s just scratching the surface. We designed the dXb to not only meet your needs now, but for years into the future.

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	Features:

• 96k/192k high-definition digital production console with configurable I/O card cage
• Optional FireWire I/O cards for streaming audio to/from desktop or laptop computers
• Dual touchscreen graphic user interfaces plus mouse control
• 25 touch-sensitive 100mm Penny + Giles motorized faders
• Full dynamics and parametric EQ on every channel, input and output
• 12 Aux Sends, Pre or Post Fader
• 2 additional DSP Insert points per channel
• Runs select VST plug-ins internally
• Full surround mixing and monitoring capabilities
• Recallable mic preamp level
• Tape-style transport with locators
• Weighted Jog/Shuttle wheel
• Comprehensive automation system with event editing and dynamic/scene automation
• Complete Control Room section with selectable monitoring, talkback and phones
• LTC, MTC, MMC and Word Clock sync
• 96k support for TDIF, ADAT optical, AES/EBU and analog
• Dual USB ports for connecting flash drives, wireless mouse, etc.
• Mackie Control Universal mode for control of Pro Tools, Logic and many other DAW applications
• 100 Base-T Ethernet for networking and updates

dXb 200

	dXb.200 specific features:  Music Production Console

• 72x72 Channel I/O Matrix
• 64 Channels with DSP at 96kHz (32 Channels at 192kHz)
• Channel DSP includes Compressor/Limiter, Gate/Expander, and 4-Band Parametric EQ
• 8 Mix/Surround Busses, routable to Main Mix, Channels, or Outputs
• 8 Virtual Groups (VCA-Style) as well as Channel Linking
• Built-in Stereo Reverb and Delay effects
• Compatible with VST Plug-ins
• Full Automation Capabilities
• Support for optional UAD-1 Powered Plug-Ins

dXb 400

	dXb.400 specific features:  Post Production & Broadcast Console

• 96x96 Channel I/O Matrix
• 72 Channels with DSP at 96kHz (36 Channels at 192kHz)
• Channel DSP includes Compressor/Limiter, Gate/Expander, and 5-Band Parametric/Shelving EQ
• Bus/Return Switching for all Busses
• 24 Mix Busses with dynamics, assignable to Main Mix, Channels, or Outputs
• Flexible Panning Assignment/Stem Management
• 24x8 Speaker Assignment Matrix
• Onboard Universal Audio LA-2A and 1176LN compression, Pultec Program EQ, Cambridge EQ, DreamVerb and more via UAD-1 Plug-Ins card
• Surround Monitoring Formatter for "Fold Down" Monitoring
• Surround Control Room with Calibration Presets
• Twelve Virtual Groups (VCA-style) as well as Channel Linking
• Single Fader Control for up to 8 selected inputs
• 8 Configurable Mix-Minus Busses w/Talkback and assignable output
• Support for NTSC, PAL, and B&W Video Sync
• RS-422 (Sony 9-Pin) control
• Built-in Oscillator with Tone & Pink Noise Generator