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Available Soon Our flagship 16-channel premium analog mixer, with 24-bit/96kHz FireWire I/O capabilities.
 TWO
YEARS IN THE MAKING...
The goal for Mackie's flagship Onyx series of
small-format mixers was to bring premium analog
sound, expanded features, and streaming FireWire
connectivity to both recording and live sound
environments. To pull all this off, we started
with a team of veteran audio product engineers
from the great Pacific Northwest (aka Woodinville,
Washington). The Onyx
team quickly set out by specifying the highest-quality
analog components--from premium op-amps to IC
chips costing exponentially more than previous
designs. In many cases, we developed components
completely from scratch. With Greg Mackie himself
steering Onyx mixer layout and design, we took
a "real world" approach to the entire
process.
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ONYX MIC PREAMPS
Because a great mixer starts with great mic preamps,
we invested significant R&D efforts into developing
our new flagship Onyx mic preamps. These preamps
build upon our already-impressive XDR design to
meet or surpass expensive esoteric standalone
mic pres in terms of fidelity, headroom and transparency—as
well as improved radio frequency (RFI) rejection
and wider dynamic range. .
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PERKINS EQ CIRCUITRY
When it was time for the Onyx EQ section, we turned
to veteran audio engineer Cal Perkins to develop
our new Perkins EQ circuitry—a "neo
classic" 3- and 4-band design based on classic
"British EQ" circuitry from mixing desks
of the '60s and '70s. Cal devised a way to give
Perkins EQ that sweet "British console"
sound, but with greater filter control and minimum
phase shift. .
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LISTENING TO OUR CUSTOMERS
We rounded out the Onyx 1640 feature set by answering
some common requests from our compact mixer customers:
adding individual 48v phantom power and balanced
direct outputs on every channel; a full Auxiliary
section with Pre/Post control; and a new Talkback
section with a convenient built-in mic. We even
developed a "Planet Earth" switching
power supply for worldwide use. .
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FIREWIRE I/O OPTION CARD
In the category of "Why didn't someone think
of this sooner?", we gave the Onyx 1640 an
optional FireWire I/O card, which bridges the
analog-to-digital gap by providing up to 18 independent
channels of high-quality 24-bit/96kHz audio that
you can plug right into your FireWire-equipped
Mac or PC. And bring a stereo mix back from your
computer for monitoring purposes. .
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| Features
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Premium 16-channel/4-bus small-format analog mixer |
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16 new ONYX mic preamps comparable to boutique preamps |
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New 4-band Perkins EQ with dual sweepable midrange controls provides warm, musical sound |
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96kHz FireWire option for streaming 18 independent channels of audio to computer with near-zero latency |
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2 channels of monitoring from computer via FireWire
option card |
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6 Aux sends w/ Pre/Post & Solo switches |
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4 stereo line-level inputs |
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4-bus architecture for flexible sub-grouping of channels |
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Built-in Talkback section for use w/ internal or external mic |
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True hardware EQ Bypass |
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"Planet-Earth" switching power supply for worldwide use |
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Linear taper 60mm faders with ultra-smooth response on all channels |
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Balanced direct outs for every channel via DB-25
connections |
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Selectable Instrument inputs on first two channels—no DI box needed |
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Rotating I/O pod for desktop or rackmount operation |
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