Mackie ONYX1640.. Serien erstatter ikke VLZ Pro mixerne, som fortsætter uændret, men er snarere beregnet på folk, som ønsker endnu flere features og bedre lydkvalitet og som er villige til at betale for det. Og så er ONYX mixerne er den første analoge mixerserie med FireWire-option.
ONYX-signalvejen starter med en nydesignet mic preamp og fortsætter med en ligeledes ny EQ, kaldet Perkins, som Mackie selv beskriver som Neo-klassisk britisk med hardware bypass. Aux-sektionen og mix bussen er ligeledes helt nye, og endelig er der talkback-sektion med indbygget mikrofon.
Med FireWire-kortet monteret er ONYX samtidig et professionelt I/O interface til enhver computerbaseret workstation forudsat at computeren har FireWire, forstås.
Alle modeller har direct out på alle kanaler via 25-pins multistik.
Premium 16/4-kanals analog mixer
96K Firewire-option til at streame 16 uafhængige kanaler til din computer
16 nye ONYXMicpreamps med "boutiqeclass" lydkvalitet
Ny 4-bands Perkins EQ med dual sweep mid.
2 monitorkanaler fra computer via Firewireoption
6 Aux sends med Pre/Post og soloswitch
4 busser
Talkbacksektion med intern eller extern mic
True hardware EQ Bypass
"Planet-Earth" ± power supply
Individuel 48v phantompower på alle micpreamps
Linære 60mm faders med ultra hurtig respons
Balancerede directout på alle kanaler via DB25
Valgfri instrument indgange (førsta to kanaler), Der behøves ingen DI-box.
Rotopod for flexibel I/O 16 Channels of Premium Analog Mixing, with 24-Bit/96kHz FireWire I/O  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.
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 transparencyas well as improved radio frequency (RFI) rejection and wider dynamic range. Read more.  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 circuitrya "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. Read more.
 LISTENING TO OUR CUSTOMERS
We rounded out the Onyx 1620 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. Read more.
 FIREWIRE I/O OPTION CARD
In the category of "Why didn't someone think of this sooner?", we gave the Onyx 1620 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. Read more.
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