So, you wanna use your Onyx-i Series mixer with Pro Tools® M-Powered™ 8?

Mackie Onyx-i Series Mixers are qualified by Mackie for use with Pro Tools® M-Powered™ 8 on both Mac and PC.

At this time, no other Mackie audio interface products are qualified for use with Pro Tools® M-Powered™ 8.

To use your Onyx-i Mixer with Pro Tools® M-Powered™ 8, you will need to do the following:

• Register your Onyx-i mixer by visiting my.mackie.com and either setting up a new user account or logging into your existing one
• After registering your mixer (which is free and recommended anyway), you will be prompted to purchase a package that includes the Mackie Universal Driver and Mackie Authorization Application ($49.99 USD) that unlocks your mixer for use with Pro Tools® M-Powered™ 8.  Instructions and purchase options for the driver will be presented at my.mackie.com after you register your Onyx-i Mixer. The driver purchase allows your registered mixer to work with as many supported computers running Pro Tools® M-Powered™ 8 as you have access to (Mac or PC)
• Purchase and install Pro Tools® M-Powered™ 8 following all of Avid’s® installation guidelines (yeah, we know you know this already, but we gotta say it anyway)

To find out if your computer is compatible with Pro Tools® M-Powered™ 8, please visit:
 http://www.digidesign.com/support
From there you will be able to select Pro Tools® M-Powered™ 8 and your operating system (Mac, XP, Vista, etc.) from a drop-down box.  This will then take you to the latest support info regarding your setup’s compatibility with Pro Tools® M-Powered™ 8.  If your computer’s specifications do not match the requirements found on that page, it is not supported for use with Pro Tools® M-Powered™ 8.

PC – Mackie Universal Driver

Version  1.7 ASIO Driver Installer and Release Notes

This downloadable executable file will install the Onyx-i Series ASIO and WDM drivers. Please read the included release notes for detailed installation instructions and system requirements.

Mac – Apple Core Audio Driver

If you plan to use any other major DAW (aside from Pro Tools® M-Powered™ 8… see above) then there is no download needed, as Onyx-i Series mixers work using Mac’s built-in Core Audio driver.

Important Note: If you have an Onyx 820i, 1220i or 1620i and are connecting to a Mac, please make sure you are running the latest firmware.  To check or update your firmware version, download and run the Updater file in the below .dmg.  The latest firmware version (1.05.00129) resolves an issue where, in certain cases, the device may not enumerate properly when powered on and connected while the computer is booting or rebooting.

Download Onyx-i Firmware Update

If you are not using a Mac, or if you have an Onyx 1640i (or any other Mackie device), do NOT update your device as this update could damage your device.