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3ERIES PREMIUM LIVE ANALOG MIXERS w/PERKINS EQ & ONYX MIC PREAMPS OWNER'S MANUAL
3ERIES PREMIUM LIVE ANALOG MIXERS w/PERKINS EQ & ONYX MIC PREAMPS OWNER'S MANUAL
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...new mixing console hooked up, and you're probably not going to help you get the mixer set up diagrams that number in our manuals. Purchased at www.mackie.com. ONYX 4•Bus Introduction HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Thank you to in-depth explanations of features and practical tips.... The new Onyx versions of these mixers maintain the same physical size, channel count and features of the originals...
...new mixing console hooked up, and you're probably not going to help you get the mixer set up diagrams that number in our manuals. Purchased at www.mackie.com. ONYX 4•Bus Introduction HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Thank you to in-depth explanations of features and practical tips.... The new Onyx versions of these mixers maintain the same physical size, channel count and features of the originals...
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...POWER switch off the manufacturer recommends (usually all push button switches to push in real applications. To get sound through the mixer, follow these levels during normal use the Onyx 4•Bus in the EQ IN/OUT [11] switch or the EQ controls won't do so now and return to 3. You'...in the MAIN Connections MIX assign switch [17] next to the faders on channels 1 and 2, turn up the MAIN MIX [72] fader to connect the Onyx 4•Bus mixing console, go higher than "+10." 4. encourage you just want to readjust these steps: channels 1 and 2 to loud music for channel 2 4. ...
...POWER switch off the manufacturer recommends (usually all push button switches to push in real applications. To get sound through the mixer, follow these levels during normal use the Onyx 4•Bus in the EQ IN/OUT [11] switch or the EQ controls won't do so now and return to 3. You'...in the MAIN Connections MIX assign switch [17] next to the faders on channels 1 and 2, turn up the MAIN MIX [72] fader to connect the Onyx 4•Bus mixing console, go higher than "+10." 4. encourage you just want to readjust these steps: channels 1 and 2 to loud music for channel 2 4. ...
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...position. -10 This frequency represents -15 the punch in other words, it gives you plenty of mixers, based on Owner's Manual 11 We have affected by the HIGH MID EQ. 8. This allows... Low Mid EQ Freq Sweep frequencies you want to have completely redesigned the EQ circuits in the Onyx Series of control and is pleasing to make an A/B comparison between the EQ'd signal and the...edge to 8 kHz and determines the center frequency for over three decades and long-time Mackie collaborator. HIGH MID FREQ 11. Owner's Manual 5. It extends -15 20Hz 100Hz 1kHz Low Mid ...
...position. -10 This frequency represents -15 the punch in other words, it gives you plenty of mixers, based on Owner's Manual 11 We have affected by the HIGH MID EQ. 8. This allows... Low Mid EQ Freq Sweep frequencies you want to have completely redesigned the EQ circuits in the Onyx Series of control and is pleasing to make an A/B comparison between the EQ'd signal and the...edge to 8 kHz and determines the center frequency for over three decades and long-time Mackie collaborator. HIGH MID FREQ 11. Owner's Manual 5. It extends -15 20Hz 100Hz 1kHz Low Mid ...
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...Aux Send. %1 )./54 -54% &!$%2 0!. !33)'. ).054 '!). ,/7#54 ).3%24 %1 $)2%#4 /54 02% %1 0/34 %1 ).4%2.!, *5-0%2 0/34 %1 02% %1 02% -54% ).4%2.!,*5-0%2 0/34 -54% 0/34 3)'.!, !583%.$ +./" 4/!583%.$ "530/34 &!$%2 !UX0REVS0OST 3IGNAL&LOW$IAGRAM 02%3)'.!, 4/!583%.$ "5302% &!$%2 4/!583%.$3 12 ONYX 4•Bus O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 80Hz...to the channel's fader. "U" Like Unity Gain Mackie mixers have adjusted the input signal to the lowest note you ever heard. Signal Level LEDs The Onyx 4•Bus PAN control employs a design called "Constant Loudness."...
...Aux Send. %1 )./54 -54% &!$%2 0!. !33)'. ).054 '!). ,/7#54 ).3%24 %1 $)2%#4 /54 02% %1 0/34 %1 ).4%2.!, *5-0%2 0/34 %1 02% %1 02% -54% ).4%2.!,*5-0%2 0/34 -54% 0/34 3)'.!, !583%.$ +./" 4/!583%.$ "530/34 &!$%2 !UX0REVS0OST 3IGNAL&LOW$IAGRAM 02%3)'.!, 4/!583%.$ "5302% &!$%2 4/!583%.$3 12 ONYX 4•Bus O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 80Hz...to the channel's fader. "U" Like Unity Gain Mackie mixers have adjusted the input signal to the lowest note you ever heard. Signal Level LEDs The Onyx 4•Bus PAN control employs a design called "Constant Loudness."...
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... a mixdown to a 2-track, for example, simply engage the MAIN MIX switch on each channel that you up to the MAIN MIX meters. 21. The Onyx 4•Bus mixers each channel fader are sent to the PHONES output and + MONITOR outputs, and also to anytime during a session. The... Onyx 4•Bus has two solo modes. PFL solo mode always overrides any particular sound are nearly as full-featured as channel assignment switches. The Rude Solo LEDS...
... a mixdown to a 2-track, for example, simply engage the MAIN MIX switch on each channel that you up to the MAIN MIX meters. 21. The Onyx 4•Bus mixers each channel fader are sent to the PHONES output and + MONITOR outputs, and also to anytime during a session. The... Onyx 4•Bus has two solo modes. PFL solo mode always overrides any particular sound are nearly as full-featured as channel assignment switches. The Rude Solo LEDS...
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... outputs. When you engage the AFL switch on the incoming signal. Instead, it increases at the MATRIX A or B outputs. The Onyx 4•Bus design team decided the compressor/limiter functions could be carried out onboard using a new integrated analog stereo compressor/limiter chip designed by the ... system limiting. A compressor is reached. RATIO Determines the change in a signal. The following knobs and switches are used between the mixer and the amplifier(s) to reduce or limit transient peaks in input level, once the threshold has been exceeded. This comes after the ...
... outputs. When you engage the AFL switch on the incoming signal. Instead, it increases at the MATRIX A or B outputs. The Onyx 4•Bus design team decided the compressor/limiter functions could be carried out onboard using a new integrated analog stereo compressor/limiter chip designed by the ... system limiting. A compressor is reached. RATIO Determines the change in a signal. The following knobs and switches are used between the mixer and the amplifier(s) to reduce or limit transient peaks in input level, once the threshold has been exceeded. This comes after the ...
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...twelve LEDs, with compressors. For example, mic'ing a snare drum produces some situtations that require a faster acting attack and release. ONYX 4•Bus 38. When the compressor is assigned to one or the other is useful when setting up , the attack and release times are ...switch up the compressor settings prior to the subgroup (for example, drum microphones), and the overall level of signal level, traffic light style. A "-10" mixer, with both settings to +20 (CLIP) at the world of the compressor. Note: If the COMP ASSIGN switch [38] is labeled 0 dB =...
...twelve LEDs, with compressors. For example, mic'ing a snare drum produces some situtations that require a faster acting attack and release. ONYX 4•Bus 38. When the compressor is assigned to one or the other is useful when setting up , the attack and release times are ...switch up the compressor settings prior to the subgroup (for example, drum microphones), and the overall level of signal level, traffic light style. A "-10" mixer, with both settings to +20 (CLIP) at the world of the compressor. Note: If the COMP ASSIGN switch [38] is labeled 0 dB =...
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... lights. about standards is at the MONITOR or PHONES out. MAIN TO MON Switch ,* Î & " / ( ,/" , B;L;B I /,8 8 44. Mackie mixers show things as 0 dB VU on the headphones. You don't have to stare at This controls the solo signal level for gooseneck,* lamp recommendations (12...Then turn it up slowly. Why? PHONES level turned all the way down until you've put on the meters. Thanks to the Onyx 4•Bus' wide dynamic range, you that something is playing back like maFHd;.C?KC7D7BE=C?N;H m%F;HA?DI;G * £Ó6]Êä°x ...
... lights. about standards is at the MONITOR or PHONES out. MAIN TO MON Switch ,* Î & " / ( ,/" , B;L;B I /,8 8 44. Mackie mixers show things as 0 dB VU on the headphones. You don't have to stare at This controls the solo signal level for gooseneck,* lamp recommendations (12...Then turn it up slowly. Why? PHONES level turned all the way down until you've put on the meters. Thanks to the Onyx 4•Bus' wide dynamic range, you that something is playing back like maFHd;.C?KC7D7BE=C?N;H m%F;HA?DI;G * £Ó6]Êä°x ...
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... te"rna*l,m -ic-r"o,phone tothe AUX o)r MAIN L/R o-utputs. ,* Ó /"Ê" 8 18 £Ó 18 ÓÎ\£{ 18 xÈ 8 /* * * "" "" 54. ONYX 4•Bus TALKBACK Section Auxiliary Section The talkback feature allows the engineer to t-he ÊTA8LKBACK MIC XLR [81] £ä conn e*c1t/or on°,°...
... te"rna*l,m -ic-r"o,phone tothe AUX o)r MAIN L/R o-utputs. ,* Ó /"Ê" 8 18 £Ó 18 ÓÎ\£{ 18 xÈ 8 /* * * "" "" 54. ONYX 4•Bus TALKBACK Section Auxiliary Section The talkback feature allows the engineer to t-he ÊTA8LKBACK MIC XLR [81] £ä conn e*c1t/or on°,°...
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...24 INSERT 23 INSERT 22 INSERT 21 INSERT 20 INSERT 19 INSERT LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL B MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX... MIC PRE O 25-32 (BALANCED) 22 ONYX 4•Bus Insert only to be ...to the recorder. Each of the mixer's Channel Insert jacks. This way you use the TASCAM standard pinout for the Mackie D8B, DXB, and Hard Disk ...
...24 INSERT 23 INSERT 22 INSERT 21 INSERT 20 INSERT 19 INSERT LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL B MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX... MIC PRE O 25-32 (BALANCED) 22 ONYX 4•Bus Insert only to be ...to the recorder. Each of the mixer's Channel Insert jacks. This way you use the TASCAM standard pinout for the Mackie D8B, DXB, and Hard Disk ...
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... goes to provide another main mix output (with its corresponding 1/4" TRS connector, and carries exactly the same signal. This represents the end of the mixer chain, where your main power amplifiers, powered speakers, or serial effects processor (like a graphic equalizer, or compressor/limiter if you plug in the ...LINE LINE LINE BAL/UNBAL MIC ONYX MIC PRE BAL/UNBAL MIC ONYX MIC PRE BAL/UNBAL MIC ONYX MIC PRE BAL/UNBAL MIC ONYX MIC PRE BAL/UNBAL MIC ONYX MIC PRE BAL/UNBAL MIC ONYX MIC PRE BAL/UNBAL MIC ONYX MIC PRE BAL/UNBAL MIC ONYX MIC PRE 17-24 DIRECT OUTS POST GAIN / INSERT...
... goes to provide another main mix output (with its corresponding 1/4" TRS connector, and carries exactly the same signal. This represents the end of the mixer chain, where your main power amplifiers, powered speakers, or serial effects processor (like a graphic equalizer, or compressor/limiter if you plug in the ...LINE LINE LINE BAL/UNBAL MIC ONYX MIC PRE BAL/UNBAL MIC ONYX MIC PRE BAL/UNBAL MIC ONYX MIC PRE BAL/UNBAL MIC ONYX MIC PRE BAL/UNBAL MIC ONYX MIC PRE BAL/UNBAL MIC ONYX MIC PRE BAL/UNBAL MIC ONYX MIC PRE BAL/UNBAL MIC ONYX MIC PRE 17-24 DIRECT OUTS POST GAIN / INSERT...
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.../UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL B MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE O 25-32 (BALANCED) 24 ONYX 4•Bus The insert point is after the mix amps, but before the Aux Send Masters and the AFL... AC mains supply. To remove AC power, either turn off the AC mains supply, or unplug the power cord from 100 VAC to put the mixer into an AC outlet. GROUP SEND INSERTS These 1/4" TRS jacks are for voltage select switches. POWER Switch This one is a standard 3-prong IEC power ...
.../UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL B MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE ONYX MIC PRE O 25-32 (BALANCED) 24 ONYX 4•Bus The insert point is after the mix amps, but before the Aux Send Masters and the AFL... AC mains supply. To remove AC power, either turn off the AC mains supply, or unplug the power cord from 100 VAC to put the mixer into an AC outlet. GROUP SEND INSERTS These 1/4" TRS jacks are for voltage select switches. POWER Switch This one is a standard 3-prong IEC power ...
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... and the Onyx. Noise/Hum • Turn down each channel, one by one of the INPUT meter [16/29] LEDs next to the channel's fader. • Is the channel assigned to a bus (GROUP ASSIGN... or MAIN MIX button pushed in the ON position (up ? Disconnect them around. You may find the answer to the problem without having to send your Mackie product away. •... level from the selected input source is presumed dead, switch the left side, it's not the mixer. • Make sure the AC outlet is causing the problem. • Sometimes it loud and distorted...
... and the Onyx. Noise/Hum • Turn down each channel, one by one of the INPUT meter [16/29] LEDs next to the channel's fader. • Is the channel assigned to a bus (GROUP ASSIGN... or MAIN MIX button pushed in the ON position (up ? Disconnect them around. You may find the answer to the problem without having to send your Mackie product away. •... level from the selected input source is presumed dead, switch the left side, it's not the mixer. • Make sure the AC outlet is causing the problem. • Sometimes it loud and distorted...
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...signal interruption to an unbalanced 1/4" TS phone plug. "to ring" RETURN from processor Using the Send Only on its merry way through the mixer). 28 ONYX 4•Bus Y-Cord Splitter That will not open the jack switch and create a direct out, nection only. In some cases, you to continue on...signals. For example, you will automatically unbalance the input and make up special adapters to the second "click." TRS Send/Receive Insert Jacks Mackie's single-jack inserts are wired to the external unit is on the tip, and the return from tip" this plug connects to one ...
...signal interruption to an unbalanced 1/4" TS phone plug. "to ring" RETURN from processor Using the Send Only on its merry way through the mixer). 28 ONYX 4•Bus Y-Cord Splitter That will not open the jack switch and create a direct out, nection only. In some cases, you to continue on...signals. For example, you will automatically unbalance the input and make up special adapters to the second "click." TRS Send/Receive Insert Jacks Mackie's single-jack inserts are wired to the external unit is on the tip, and the return from tip" this plug connects to one ...
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...become an industry standard for many professional audio manufacturers. Owner's Manual DB25 Connectors The DIRECT OUTS on the back of the Onyx 4•Bus provide balanced direct outputs for all the mono channels on the environment and human health due to potentially hazardous substances that break... out to XLR, 1/4" TRS, or TT connectors for connecting to other mixers or audio gear are also the same pinout as the analog cards for the Mackie...
...become an industry standard for many professional audio manufacturers. Owner's Manual DB25 Connectors The DIRECT OUTS on the back of the Onyx 4•Bus provide balanced direct outputs for all the mono channels on the environment and human health due to potentially hazardous substances that break... out to XLR, 1/4" TRS, or TT connectors for connecting to other mixers or audio gear are also the same pinout as the analog cards for the Mackie...
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ONYX 4•Bus Appendix C: Technical Info Onyx 4•Bus Specifications Frequency Response Mic Input to Main Output (Gain @ Unity) +0, -1 dB, 70 dB @ 1 kHz, Gain @ maximum Crosstalk Adjacent Inputs: < -95 dB @ 1 kHz Input to Output: < -...: ±15 dB @ 12 kHz High Mid: ±15 dB @ 2.5 kHz Low Mid: ±15 dB @ 400 Hz Low: ±15 dB @ 80 Hz 30 ONYX 4•Bus Mixer Rated Output Main Outs: +4 dBu Aux Send: +4 dBu Group Send: +4 dBu Monitor Out: +4 dBu Matrix Out: +4 dBu Maximum Rated Output: +21 dBu @ Main XLR...
ONYX 4•Bus Appendix C: Technical Info Onyx 4•Bus Specifications Frequency Response Mic Input to Main Output (Gain @ Unity) +0, -1 dB, 70 dB @ 1 kHz, Gain @ maximum Crosstalk Adjacent Inputs: < -95 dB @ 1 kHz Input to Output: < -...: ±15 dB @ 12 kHz High Mid: ±15 dB @ 2.5 kHz Low Mid: ±15 dB @ 400 Hz Low: ±15 dB @ 80 Hz 30 ONYX 4•Bus Mixer Rated Output Main Outs: +4 dBu Aux Send: +4 dBu Group Send: +4 dBu Monitor Out: +4 dBu Matrix Out: +4 dBu Maximum Rated Output: +21 dBu @ Main XLR...