Mackie 1640I manual

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2 Onyx 1640i 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dr y cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as rad[...]

Owner ' s Manual 3 Part No. SW0724 Rev . B 02.2010 ©2010 LOUD T echnologies Inc. All Rights Reserved. Loosely based on a dream sequence in which the technical writer is given keys to a sports car of his choice, unlimited gas, and closed roads. The dream suddenly ends and reality kicks in. A mixer manual to write, a mixer manual to write! Set [...]

4 Onyx 1640i Introduction Thank you for choosing a Mackie Onyx 1640i professional compact mixer . The Onyx-i series of mixers offer built-in Fir eWir e, along with the newest features and latest technologies for live sound r einforcement and analog or digital studio r ecording, all in a durable, road-worthy package. The Onyx 1640i is equipped with [...]

Owner ' s Manual 5 Ho w T o Use This Manual The fi rst pages after the table of contents are the hookup diagrams. These show typical setups for fun times with your mixer . Next is a detailed tour of the entir e mixer . The descriptions ar e divided into sections, just as your mixer is organized into distinct zones: • Back panel / connection[...]

6 Onyx 1640i Contents IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................ 2 QUICK ST ART .......................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION ...................................................... 4 YOU ARE HERE ....................................................... 6 HOOKUP DIAGRAMS.......................................[...]

Owner ' s Manual 7 Hookup Diagrams Typical Liv e Sound System This diagram shows an electric guitar connected to the channel 1 line input via an amp modeler , a bass guitar connected directly to channel 2 (hi-z switch in), microphones connected to channel 3-8 mic inputs, and a keyboard connected to the channel 9 and 10 inputs. An iPod ® dock [...]

8 Onyx 1640i This diagram shows an electric guitar connected directly to the channel 1 input (hi-z switch in), a bass guitar connected directly to channel 2 (hi-z switch in), an acoustic guitar mic connected to the channel 3 mic input, studio mics connected to channel 4-8 mic inputs, an electronic drum set connected to channel 9-10 line inputs, and[...]

Owner ' s Manual 9 This diagram shows studio mics connected to the channel 3 and 4 mic inputs and a keyboard connected to the channel 6 and 7 line inputs. This allows for overdubs when necessar y . A CD player connects to the tape input for referencing pre-recorded material. Compressors are connected to inser ts 3 and 4 for your vocals. An add[...]

10 Onyx 1640i Rear Panel - Connections 1. POWER CONNECTION This is a standard 3-prong IEC power connector . Connect the detachable linecord (included in the box with your mixer) to the power r eceptacle, and plug the other end of the linecord into an AC outlet. The Onyx 1640i has a universal power supply that can accept any AC voltage ranging from [...]

Owner ' s Manual 11 5. LINE INPUTS These 1/4" jacks shar e circuitry (but not phantom power) with the mic pr eamps, and can be driven by balanced or unbalanced sources. T o connect balanced lines to these inputs, use a 1⁄4" T ip-Ring-Sleeve (TRS) plug, wired as follows: T ip = Positive (+ or hot) Ring = Negative (– or cold) Sleev[...]

12 Onyx 1640i 7. T ALKBACK MIC This is wher e you plug in your external talkback microphone if you need to have one. This female XLR connector has +48 VDC phantom power always applied, so you may use dynamic or condenser microphones. Note: Almost all dynamic microphones may be used with phantom power , but you might want to check the documentation [...]

Owner ' s Manual 13 16. CTRL-RM OUT These 1/4" TRS jacks provide balanced left and right- line-level outputs to run studio monitors in the control room. Connect these outputs to the inputs of an amplifi er , powered speakers, or r ecording device. The source that plays in the control room, headphones, and meters can be selected using the[...]

14 Onyx 1640i Channel Controls The vertical channel strips look very similar , and have only a few differ ences between them. Each channel works independently , and just controls the signals plugged into the inputs dir ectly behind it. “U” like Unity gain Mackie mixers have a “U” symbol on almost every level control. It stands for “unity [...]

Owner ' s Manual 15 Another way to consider low-cut’ s function is that it actually adds fl exibility during live performances. W ith the addition of low-cut, you can safely use low equalization on vocals. Many times, bass shelving EQ can r eally benefi t voices. T rouble is, adding low EQ also boosts stage rumble, mic handling clunks and [...]

16 Onyx 1640i 31. HIGH MID EQ LEVEL The high mid EQ provides up to 15 dB of boost or cut at 2.5 kHz, and it is fl at at the detent. Midrange EQ is often thought of as the most dynamic because the fr equencies that defi ne any particular sound ar e almost always found within this range. For example, the female vocal range as well as the fundamenta[...]

Owner ' s Manual 17 Aux Sends 1-6 [19] ar e line-level outputs, and are used if you want to connect external processors, power ed stage monitors, or external power amps with passive stage monitors. Aux Returns 1-4 [18] ar e line-level inputs, typically used to r eturn the output from external processors back to the main mix. Car efully adjust [...]

18 Onyx 1640i Solo signals r eaching the headphones and control room ar e not affected by the channel level or main level; ther efore, turn down the phones level [48] and control room level [47] fi rst, as soloed channels may be loud. The rude solo light [50] will turn on as a r eminder that what you ar e listening to in the headphones and control[...]

Owner ' s Manual 19 42. HEADPHONE OUTPUT This 1/4" TRS connector supplies the output to your ster eo headphones. It is the same signal that is routed to the control room outputs [16], as determined by the control room/phones source matrix [44, 45]. The volume is controlled with the phones knob [48], right next to the control room knob [47[...]

20 Onyx 1640i 45. T APE, SUB 1-4, FW 1-2 Using these source switches, you may choose to listen to any combination of tape, sub 1-2, sub 3-4, and Fir eWir e in the control room and headphones, in addition to the main mix if its switch [44] is engaged. T ape is the stereo signal coming in from the tape in RCA jacks. The four subgroups may be used for[...]

Owner ' s Manual 21 Y ou can get a good mix with peaks fl ashing anywhere between –20 and +10 dB on the meters. Most amplifi ers clip at about +10 dBu, and some r ecorders aren’t so forgiving either . For best real-world r esults, try to keep your peaks between “0” and “+6.” Remember , audio meters ar e just tools to help assure [...]

22 Onyx 1640i SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO 5 CR /PHONES ONLY SUBS 1-2 3-4 SEND TO 4 TO AUX 5 MAIN SUBS TO AUX 6 SENDS R E TURNS PRE POST PRE POST PRE POST PRE POST PRE POST PRE POST EFX TO MON 4 3 22 11 6 A UX MASTER SENDS 1-6 TO FW 9-14 + 15 O O + 15 O O + 15 O O + 10 O O + 10 O O + 10 O O + 10 O O + 10 O O + 10 O O + 15 O O + 15 O O + 15 O O POW[...]

Owner ' s Manual 23 58. AUX SENDS 1-6 to FW 9-14 This switch allows you to send a copy of the aux send 1-6 outputs via Fir eWir e to a computer . The Fir eW ir e output is affected by the channel aux send and master aux send controls. For example, you can set up a softwar e effects processor as follows: • Set any aux send (auxes 1-6) in post[...]

24 Onyx 1640i 63. AUX RETURN 4 to CR/PHONES ONL Y When this button is up, aux r eturn 4 is routed to the main mix bus, just as aux r eturns 1-3 are. When the button is down, however , the aux return 4 ster eo signal is routed to the CR / phones matrix instead. It does not matter if any of the source buttons [44, 45] ar e assigned, but it will be in[...]

Owner ' s Manual 25 LEVEL MIC EXTERNAL MIC DESTINATION TALKBACK PHONES AUX 1- 6 MAX O O T alkback The talkback featur e allows the engineer to communicate with the talent either through the phones outputs [42] or the aux 1-6 send outputs [19] using the built-in talkback microphone. This saves a lot of shouting over the audience's heads as[...]

26 Onyx 1640i dB 30 20 10 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 O O M AIN MIX L R SU B ASS IGN MAIN MIX L R MAIN MIX L R MAIN MIX L R MAIN MIX SUB1 SUB4 SUB3 SUB2 SUB1 SUB4 SUB3 SUB2 ASSIGN TO FW 15-16 SUBS 1-4 TO FW 5-8 Main and Subs Mix 70. SUB ASSIGN One popular use of the subgroups is to use them as master faders for a group of channels on their way to the main mi[...]

Owner ' s Manual 27 73. MAIN MIX This ster eo fader allows you to adjust the levels of the main mix signals sent to the XLR and 1/4" main line-level outputs [8, 10], and the tape outputs [15]. This gives you the ultimate feeling of power and control over the sound levels sent to your audience. If you pr ess the main mix switch [44], you c[...]

28 Onyx 1640i Appendix A: Ser vice Information If you think your mixer has a problem, please check out the following troubleshooting tips and do your best to confi rm the problem. Visit the Support section of our website (www .mackie.com) where you will fi nd lots of useful information such as F AQs, documentation and any updated PC drivers etc. [...]

Owner ' s Manual 29 “XLR” Connectors Mackie mixers use 3-pin female “XLR” connectors on all microphone inputs, with pin 1 wir ed to the grounded (earthed) shield, pin 2 wir ed to the “high” (”hot” or positive polarity) side of the audio signal and pin 3 wir ed to the “low” (“cold” or negative polarity) side of the signa[...]

30 Onyx 1640i TRS Send/Receive Insert Jacks Mackie’ s single-jack inserts are the thr ee- conductor , TRS 1⁄4" phone type. They ar e unbalanced, but have both the mixer output (send) and the mixer input (r eturn) signals in one connector . See Figure F . The sleeve is the common ground (earth) for both signals. The send from the mixer to t[...]

Owner ' s Manual 31 Specifi cations Noise Char acteristics: Equivalent Input Noise (EIN), mic input at insert, 150 Ω source impedance, 20 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): Main Mix knob down, channel Level [...]

32 Onyx 1640i Input Impedance: Mic input: 2.7 k Ω balanced Hi-Z input: 1 M Ω unbalanced Mono channel line input: 30 k Ω balanced 1 5 k Ω unbalanced Stereo aux returns: 20 k Ω balanced 1 0 k Ω unbalanced T ape in: 20 k Ω unbalanced Output Impedance: Main XLR output: 150 Ω balanced Phones output: 25 Ω Channel Inserts: 150 Ω T ape Output: 2 [...]

Owner ' s Manual 33 Block Diagram 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 Talkback mic In[...]

34 Onyx 1640i Appendix D: Rotopod Instructions The Pod section of the Onyx 1640i mixer can be fi tted in three differ ent orientations to suit your prefer ence: 1. From the factory , the Pod section has the input and output connections at the rear of the mixer . If you rack mount it, this will take up 16 rack spaces. (Allow one or two extra spaces[...]

Owner ' s Manual 35 Rear Mounting the Pod Section T ools and qualifi ca tions: 1. Phillips screwdriver . 2. Pod Relocation Operator's General Journeyman's Certifi cation License (PROGJCL grade III or higher) from a Mackie-accr edited Four-Y ear Pod Relocation T echnical Institute. Pr ocedur e: 1. T urn off the mixer , and disconnec[...]

36 Onyx 1640i 4. Gently pull straight back on the Pod until it stops. 5. Rotate Pod as shown below . Hold both sides of the Pod to keep the travel even. Move the Pod all the way back until it stops and the bottom surface of the Pod is parallel to the bottom of the main unit.[...]

Owner ' s Manual 37 6. The Pod should drop down on to the chassis after a complete rotation. Give 'er a good wriggle if the scr ew holes do not line up properly . Reattach the recently rotated Pod with the four scr ews removed in step 3. Attach the rack ears to the mixer using the same silver fl athead screws r emoved from the side trim.[...]

38 Onyx 1640i Front Mounting the Pod Section T ools and qualifi ca tions: 1. Phillips screwdriver . 2. Pod Relocation Operator's General Journeyman's Certifi cation License (PROGJCL grade III or higher) from a Mackie-accr edited Four-Y ear Pod Relocation T echnical Institute. Pr ocedur e: 1. T urn off the mixer , and disconnect the powe[...]

Owner ' s Manual 39 5. Rotate the Pod arms and r einstall the four arm screws. Rotate the Pod so that the connection jacks ar e parallel to the top of the mixer . Reinstall the two silver fl athead screws through the side trim and back into the Pod.[...]

40 Onyx 1640i 6. Attach the two triangular cosmetic pieces with the supplied scr ews. Place the Pod bucket as shown. Attach the Pod bucket to the mixer using the scr ews removed in step 3. Scr ew the Pod bucket to the Pod using the supplied scr ews. Unscrew the feet from the Pod and r eattach them to the Pod bucket.[...]

Owner ' s Manual 41 7. This step is optional. Remove the 14 scr ews from the two side trim pieces. Screw the rack ears to the mixer wher e the side trim pieces used to reside. Y ou will only use eight scr ews (four on each side) for the rack ears. The trim pieces and r emaining screws should be stor ed away for safekeeping. 8. This step does n[...]

42 Onyx 1640i Appendix E: FireWire The mixer comes with a CD containing the PC driver softwar e needed to use your mixer's internal FireW ire interface with W indows XP or Windows Vista. Mac OS X contains built-in drivers, so no softwar e installation is r equired. Before installing the drivers from the CD, please check our website in case the[...]

Owner ' s Manual 43 6. Select "Install," and the driver softwar e will be installed. 7. The following message confi rms that the driver softwar e has been successfully installed. The audio interface is now r eady to use with the Digital Audio W orkstation software of choice, as well as with consumer audio applications such as iT une[...]

44 Onyx 1640i 7. Select the “Next” command and the driver softwar e will begin installing. 8. When W indows presents you with a warning about the softwar e not having passed Windows testing, select “Continue Anyway .” 9. Repeat steps 3-8 to allow a second driver to be installed. The found new hardwar e box will appear all over again, so fol[...]

Owner ' s Manual 45 USING THE ONYX 1640i WITH A MAC The Onyx 1640i works with Mac OS 10.4.11 and higher . This OS includes the Apple Fir eWir e 2.0 driver . The Onyx 1640i will only work with the 2.0 driver , so if you have an OS befor e 10.4.11, you will need to check your system for updates from the nice folks at Apple. 1. Connect a Fir eWir[...]

46 Onyx 1640i Appendix F: Modifi cations The following modifi cations can be carried out on the Onyx 1640i by an authorized service center . Authorized service centers may be found online at: www .mackie.com/scripts/service_centers/search.asp Please contact our technical support department if you ar e having trouble fi nding an authorized servic[...]

Owner ' s Manual 47 T rack Sheet 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V 48V SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE SOLO MUTE EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ SUB ASSIGN MAIN MIX 1 - 2 3 - 4 GAIN 12 [...]

48 Onyx 1640i T rack Sheet SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER w/ PERKINS EQ & FIREWIRE dB 30 20 10 40 50 5 5 U 60 10 O O 5 CR/PHONES ONLY SUBS 1-2 3-4 SEND TO 4 CONTROL ROOM PHONES MAIN MIX L R SUB ASS IGN MAIN MIX L R MAIN MIX L R MAIN MIX L R TO AUX 5 MAIN SUBS TO AUX 6 SENDS RE TURNS PRE POST PRE POST PRE POST PRE POST PRE PO[...]

Owner ' s Manual 49 Onyx 1640i Limited W arranty Please keep your sales receipt in a safe place. This Limited Product W arranty (“Product W arranty”) is provided by LOUD T echnologies Inc. (“LOUD”) and is applicable to products purchased in the United States or Canada through a LOUD-authorized reseller or dealer . The Product W arranty[...]

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