Mackie Onyx 1640i manual

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    1/8 P AGES Onyx 1640i PREMIUM MIXER WITH FIREWIRE FEA TURE S: ■ 16-ch annel premium analog mixer with integr ated 24-bit / 96 kHz FireWire I/O ■ 16 Onyx boutique quality mic preamp s ■ 4-band Perk ins EQ with sweepable mids on all c hannels ■ 16x16 FireWire ch annel streaming for ultimate DAW integration ■ Flexibl e FireWir e routing, inc[...]

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    2/8 P AGES Onyx 1640i PREMIUM MIXER WITH FIREWIRE Onyx 1640i SPECIFIC A TIONS Noise Characteristics Equivalent Input Noise (EIN), mic input at insert, 150 source impedance, 20 Hz to 20 kHz 60 dB (max) gain: –129 dBu 40 dB gain: –128 dBu Output Noise Figure (1/4” Main out, all channels assigned to main, Gain knobs at unity , 20 Hz to 20 kHz) M[...]

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    3/8 P AGES Onyx 1640i PREMIUM MIXER WITH FIREWIRE Onyx 1640i SPECIFIC A TIONS continued... Input Impedance Mic input 2.7 k balanced Hi-Z input 1 M unbalanced Mono channel line input 30 k balanced 15 k unbalanced Stereo aux r eturns 20 k balanced 10 k unbalanced T ape in 20 k unbalanced Output Impedance Main XLR output 150 balanced Phones output 25 [...]

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    4/8 P AGES Onyx 1640i PREMIUM MIXER WITH FIREWIRE Jacks to the r ear (default configura tion) 7.6 [192.7] 19.0 [482.6] 7.6 [192.7] 17.5 [444.6] 26.2 [666.7] 16 rack spaces 20.8 [529.2] 2.5 [63.5] 1. WEIGHT APPROX. 35.0 lb [15.9 kg]. 2. SHIPPING WEIGHT APPROX. 42.3 lb [19.2 kg]. Jacks to the fr ont (with optional rotopod br acket) 19.0 [482.6] 28.5 [...]

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    5/8 P AGES Onyx 1640i PREMIUM MIXER WITH FIREWIRE 48 V 48 V 4 8 V 48 V 48 V 48 V 48 V 48 V 48 V 48 V 48 V 48 V 4 8 V 48 V 48 V 48 V S OLO MUTE SOL O MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOL O MUTE SOL O MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ E Q EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ E Q EQ SOLO[...]

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    6/8 P AGES Onyx 1640i PREMIUM MIXER WITH FIREWIRE 48 V 48 V 4 8 V 48 V 48 V 48 V 48 V 48 V 48 V 48 V 48 V 48 V 4 8 V 48 V 48 V 48 V S OLO MUTE SOL O MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOL O MUTE SOL O MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ E Q EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ E Q EQ SOLO[...]

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    7/8 P AGES Onyx 1640i PREMIUM MIXER WITH FIREWIRE Ext TB solo logic Control Room level Main level L R Insert HPF Level Pan solo Aux sends Level Tape Left Right Sub 1 out Sub 2 out Aux 1 out Aux 1 level Phones Control Room out Left Right L sum R sum Sub 1 sum Sub 2 sum Aux 1 sum Aux Return 1 Aux 1 Tape Meter RUDE SOLO LED Assign Talkback Assign Talk[...]

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    8/8 P AGES Onyx 1640i PREMIUM MIXER WITH FIREWIRE Part No. SW0861 Rev . A 06/10 Since we are always striving to mak e our products better by incorporating new and improv ed materials, components, and manufacturing methods, we reserve the right to change these specications at any time without notice. “Mackie” and the “Running Man” gure[...]