User manual MACKIE ONYX 1220I

[. . . ] 12-Channel Premium Analog Mixer with FireWire ( PRE-FADER / PRE EQ TIP SEND / RING RETURN ) FIREWIRE MAIN OUT BALANCED POWER AUX SEND 1 4 CHANNEL INSERT 3 2 1 R L BAL/UNBAL 2 R 2 AUX RETURN L BAL/UNBAL R 1 L MAIN OUTPUT LEVEL OWNER'S MANUAL +4dB MIC 1 ON 2 ON 3 ON 4 ON CTRL - RM OUT BAL/UNBAL MAIN OUT BAL/UNBAL ALT 3-4 OUT BAL/UNBAL TAPE L YX MIC PRE YX MIC PRE YX MIC PRE YX MIC PRE IN OUT R L LINE IN 5-6 R LINE IN 7-8 L R LINE IN 9-10 L/3 LINE IN 11-12 R/4 LINE BAL/UNBAL LINE HI-Z 1 LINE LINE HI-Z 2 LINE 75Hz 18dB/OCT 3 LINE 75Hz 18dB/OCT 4 L (MONO) BAL/UNBAL L (MONO) BAL/UNBAL L (MONO) BAL/UNBAL L (MONO) BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL R 48V U 40 R U U R U R PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER w/ PERKINS EQ & FIREWIRE 48V 30 40 20 30 40 48V 30 40 48V 30 20 U U U 20 U 20 U CTRL ROOM/PHONES SOURCE GAIN 0dB=0dBu GAIN -20dB 60 +40dB GAIN U GAIN U GAIN U GAIN -20dB SEND +20dB GAIN -20dB +20dB GAIN -20dB +20dB L 20 MAIN MIX 15 10 6 TAPE R CLIP -20dB 60 +40dB -20dB 60 +40dB -20dB 60 +40dB -20dB +20dB SEND PRE POST SEND PRE POST SEND PRE POST SEND PRE POST SEND PRE POST PRE POST SEND PRE POST SEND INPUT U EQ HIGH 12kHz +15 U EQ HIGH 12kHz +15 U EQ HIGH 12kHz +15 U EQ HIGH 12kHz +15 U EQ HIGH 12kHz +15 -15 U EQ HIGH 12kHz +15 -15 U EQ HIGH 12kHz +15 -15 U LINE FW 1-2 3 0 HIGH 12kHz +15 FW 1-2 ALT 3-4 2 4 7 -15 1k -15 1k -15 1k -15 1k -15 LEVEL SET FREQ 100 8k 100 8k FREQ 100 8k FREQ 100 8k FREQ U U U U U U U U 2. 5kHz MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 -15 +15 MID 2. 5kHz -15 +15 MID 2. 5kHz MID ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX 10 20 30 MID -15 U +15 MID -15 U +15 MID -15 U +15 MID -15 U +15 -15 +15 O O MAX O O MAX U U U U CONTROL ROOM LOW 80Hz +15 PHONES RUDE SOLO LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz -15 +15 -15 +15 LOW 80Hz -15 +15 LOW 80Hz -15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 AUX MASTER SEND RETURN AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX 1 O O 1 O O 1 O O 1 O O 1 O O 1 O O 1 O O 1 O O 1 PRE POST O O 1 RTN TO AUX1 O O MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX +15 +10 2 O O 2 O O 2 O O 2 O O 2 O O 2 O O 2 O O 2 O O 2 PRE POST O O 2 O O MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX +15 +10 PAN L R L R PAN L R PAN L R PAN L R PAN L R PAN L R PAN L R PAN POWER MUTE ALT 3/4 MUTE ALT 3/4 MUTE ALT 3/4 MUTE ALT 3/4 MUTE ALT 3/4 MUTE ALT 3/4 MUTE ALT 3/4 MUTE ALT 3/4 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O MIC dB 10 5 U OL - 20 OL - 20 OL - 20 OL - 20 OL - 20 OL - 20 OL - 20 OL - 20 O O LEVEL MAX 5 10 DESTINATION 20 30 PHONES AUX 1-2 40 50 60 O O TALKBACK SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO 1 2 3 4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 TALKBACK MAIN MIX Important Safety Instructions 1. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. [. . . ] Peaking means that certain frequencies form a "hill" around the center frequency. We've designed a lot of boost and cut into each equalizer circuit because we know that everyone will occasionally need that. Equalize subtly and use the left sides of the knobs (cut), as well as the right (boost). If you find yourself repeatedly using a lot of boost or cut, consider altering the sound source, such as placing a mic differently, trying a different kind of mic, a different vocalist, changing the strings, or gargling. 18 Onyx 1220i 24. HIGH EQ 1 YX ON MIC PR 2 YX ON MIC PR 3 YX ON MIC PR 4 YX ON MIC PR E E E E 9 10 18 19 21 22 24 25 26 28 29 29 30 20 U U LINE BAL/UNBAL LINE HI-Z 1 LINE LINE HI-Z 2 LINE BAL/UNBAL 75Hz 18dB/OCT 75Hz 18dB/OCT 3 LINE BAL/UNBAL 4 BAL/UNBAL 11 The high EQ provides up to boost or CTRL - RM OUT15 dB of MAIN OUT cut above 12 OUT ALT 3-4 TAPE L kHz, anditisalsoflat(noboost 0 IN OUT 12 or cut) at the detent. Use it to add sizzle to cymbals, an overallR/4 R L/3 L R L R sense LINE IN 9-10 LINE IN 11-12 LINE IN 5-6 LINE IN 7-8of transparency, or an edge to keyboards, vocals, guitar and bacon frying. Turn L L L L it down a little to reduce sibilance or to mask tape hiss. +15 +10 +5 BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL ­5 ­10 ­15 20Hz 100Hz 1kHz 10kHz 20kHz (MONO) (MONO) (MONO) (MONO) BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL BAL/UNBAL 48V 30 40 20 20 U R 48V U 40 48V 30 40 20 30 40 48V 30 R R 25. 1-4) U U U PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER w/ PERKINS EQ & FIREWIRE U 20 U GAIN -20dB 60 +40dB GAIN U GAIN U GAIN U GAIN -20dB SEND +20dB -20dB 60 +40dB -20dB 60 +40dB -20dB 60 +40dB -20dB This knob sets the center frequency of the mid EQ levL GAIN GAIN GAIN el control [26]. 20 0dB=0dBu +20dB CTRL ROOM/PHONES SOURCE -20dB +20dB -20dB +20dB CLIP SEND PRE POST SEND PRE POST SEND PRE POST SEND PRE POST SEND PRE POST U EQ HIGH 12kHz +15 U EQ HIGH 12kHz +15 U EQ HIGH 12kHz +15 U EQ HIGH 12kHz +15 U EQ HIGH 12kHz +15 -15 10 Once this is set, the mid EQ level can be adjusted with 6 the mid EQ level control. TAPE 3 SEND SEND INPUT PRE POST PRE POST MAIN MIX 15 U EQ U EQ U LINE FW 1-2 -15 1k -15 1k -15 1k -15 1k -15 FREQ 100 8k 100 8k FREQ 100 8k FREQ 100 8k FREQ U 27 +15 U U U U 2. 5kHz MID MID -15 U +15 MID -15 U +15 MID -15 U +15 MID -15 U +15 -15 -15 U LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz LOW 80Hz -15 +15 -15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 AUX AUX AUX AUX AUX 1 O O 1 O O 1 O O 1 O O 1 O O HIGH HIGH HIGH 2 Mostoftherootandlowerharmonicsthatdefine FW 1-2 ALT 3-4 4 a sound are located in the 100 Hz­8 kHz frequency 7 TO range, and you can create drasticASSIGNMIX changes with 10 these MAIN 20 MID MID MID twoknobs. ManyengineersusemidEQtocutmidrange 30 frequencies, not boost them. One popular trick is to set CONTROL PHONES the mid fully up, turn the frequency knob untilRUDE find you SOLO ROOM LOW where LOW LOW terrible, then back the mid a point it sounds just AUX MASTER down into the AUX range, AUX cut causing those terrible frequenRETURN SEND AUX cies to disappear. Sometimes. 12kHz 12kHz 12kHz +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 LEVEL SET 0 U U U 2. 5kHz 2. 5kHz 2. 5kHz +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 O O MAX O O MAX U U U 80Hz 80Hz 80Hz +15 -15 +15 -15 +15 1 1 1 1 1 MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX O O MAX O O MAX O O MAX 2 O O 2 O O 2 O O 2 O O 2 O O 26. 1-4) 2 2 2 O O PRE POST O O +15 RTN TO AUX1 O O +10 2 PRE POST O O 2 O O MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX PAN L R L R PAN L R PAN L R PAN L R PAN 31 MUTE ALT 3/4 MUTE ALT 3/4 MUTE ALT 3/4 MUTE ALT 3/4 MUTE ALT 3/4 ALT 3/4 The mid EQPAN provides up to PAN PAN 15 dB of boost or cut, and it is alsoflat(noboostorcut)atthe detent. The frequency at which the cut or boost occurs is set by the mid EQ frequency control MUTE MUTE MUTE [25]. MAX O O MAX O O MAX +15 +15 +10 +10 +5 L R L R L R POWER 0 ­5 ­10 ­15 20Hz 100Hz 1kHz 10kHz 20kHz ALT 3/4 ALT 3/4 dB 10 5 U 5 32 OL - 20 dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O dB 10 5 U 5 10 20 30 27. 5-12) dB 10 5 dB 10 5 dB 10 5 MIC dB 10 5 OL - 20 OL - 20 OL - 20 OL - 20 The mid EQ provides up to 15 dB of boost or cut at 2. 5 kHz, andisflatatthedetent. U 5 OL U 5 OL U 5 OL U 5 33 - 20 - 20 - 20 O O LEVEL MAX 10 20 30 40 50 60 O O 28. LOW EQ 20 30 40 50 60 O O 10 10 20 30 10 20 30 10 DESTINATION 20 30 40 50 60 O O 34 SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO 1 2 3 4 The low EQ provides up to 15 AUX PHONES 1-2 dB of boost or cut below 80 Hz. This frequency TALKBACK SOLO SOLO SOLO represents the punch in bass drums, bass guitar, fat11-12 synth TALKBACK MAIN MIX 5-6 7-8 9-10 patches, and some really serious male singers who eat raw beef for breakfast. +15 40 50 60 40 50 60 +10 +5 40 50 60 O O O O O O ­5 ­10 ­15 20Hz 100Hz 1kHz 10kHz 20kHz Owner's Manual 19 29. AUX SEND 1 and 2 These controls allow you to set up two independent mixes, typically for running stage monitors or external effects processors. The controls are off when turned fully down, deliver unity gain at the center, and can provide up to 15 dB ofgainturnedfullyup. Chancesarethatyouwillnever need this extra gain, but it's nice to know it's there if you do. Aux Send 1 and 2 [6] are line-level outputs, and are used if you want to connect external processors, powered stage monitors, or external power amps with passive stage monitors. Aux Return 1 and 2 [7] are linelevel inputs, typically used to return the output from external processors back to the main mix. For example, if you are running stage monitors, and someone wants "more me, and less them, " adjust these carefully. [. . . ] The Onyx 1220i will only work with the 2. 0 driver, so if you have an OS before 10. 4. 11, you will need to check your system for updates from the nice folks at Apple. Go to the applications folder, open the utilities folder, anddouble-click"AudioMIDISetup. " 5. You can also choose it as your default input or output, as well as designate it to be used for system sound output. There are 12 channels of audio input from the Onyx 1220i, and 2 channels of audio output to the Onyx 1220i. 4. [. . . ]