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PREMIUM LIVE ANALOG MIXERS w/PERKINS EQ & ONYX MIC PREAMPS OWNER'S MANUAL
PREMIUM LIVE ANALOG MIXERS w/PERKINS EQ & ONYX MIC PREAMPS OWNER'S MANUAL
Owner's Manual
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...: POUR EVITER LES RISQUES D'INCENDIE OU D'ELECTROCUTION, N'EXPOSEZ PAS CET ARTICLE A LA PLUIE OU A L'HUMIDITE 13. This Onyx mixer has been designed with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage...in accordance with one wider than the other apparatus (including amplifiers) that all -pole, rocker-style AC mains power switch. This Onyx mixer has been equipped with a protective earthing connection (the third grounding prong). 16. WARNING - Government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (...
...: POUR EVITER LES RISQUES D'INCENDIE OU D'ELECTROCUTION, N'EXPOSEZ PAS CET ARTICLE A LA PLUIE OU A L'HUMIDITE 13. This Onyx mixer has been designed with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage...in accordance with one wider than the other apparatus (including amplifiers) that all -pole, rocker-style AC mains power switch. This Onyx mixer has been equipped with a protective earthing connection (the third grounding prong). 16. WARNING - Government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (...
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... practical tips. It's a goldmine for choosing a Mackie Onyx 80 Series professional live sound, recording and mixdown. ONYX 80 SERIES Introduction Thank you for the neophyte, and even the seasoned pro might learn a thing or two. ONYX 80 SERIES The Onyx 80 Series mixing consoles come in our mixers, and the Onyx mic pre's are equipped with specifications...
... practical tips. It's a goldmine for choosing a Mackie Onyx 80 Series professional live sound, recording and mixdown. ONYX 80 SERIES Introduction Thank you for the neophyte, and even the seasoned pro might learn a thing or two. ONYX 80 SERIES The Onyx 80 Series mixing consoles come in our mixers, and the Onyx mic pre's are equipped with specifications...
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...AUX, and Fader con- 6. Set all push button switches to the amp and turn off . 1. To get sound through the mixer, follow these levels during normal use the Onyx 80 Series in the MAIN MIX assign switch [21] next to the faders on . You're a star! Hook up ). ...them . Please see the Safety Instructions on page 2 for channel 2 as a CD player or tape recorder output. After that the volume of the mixer. Adjust the faders for each channel. Connect cords from your amplifier. • Always turn on hearing protection. • Save the shipping box! ...
...AUX, and Fader con- 6. Set all push button switches to the amp and turn off . 1. To get sound through the mixer, follow these levels during normal use the Onyx 80 Series in the MAIN MIX assign switch [21] next to the faders on . You're a star! Hook up ). ...them . Please see the Safety Instructions on page 2 for channel 2 as a CD player or tape recorder output. After that the volume of the mixer. Adjust the faders for each channel. Connect cords from your amplifier. • Always turn on hearing protection. • Save the shipping box! ...
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... you to zero in on the 10kHz 20kHz precise narrow band of frequencies you want to have completely redesigned the EQ circuits in the Onyx Series of mixers, based on the designs of Cal Perkins, an industry-leader in other words, it to add sizzle to -10 cymbals, and an overall -15... fundamentals of some really serious male singers. Midrange EQ is often thought of as the fundamentals and harmonics for over three decades and long-time Mackie collaborator. Note: Used in on the precise narrow band of 10kHz 20kHz frequencies you +10 up to 15 dB boost or cut centered at the...
... you to zero in on the 10kHz 20kHz precise narrow band of frequencies you want to have completely redesigned the EQ circuits in the Onyx Series of mixers, based on the designs of Cal Perkins, an industry-leader in other words, it to add sizzle to -10 cymbals, and an overall -15... fundamentals of some really serious male singers. Midrange EQ is often thought of as the fundamentals and harmonics for over three decades and long-time Mackie collaborator. Note: Used in on the precise narrow band of 10kHz 20kHz frequencies you +10 up to 15 dB boost or cut centered at the...
Owner's Manual
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...knob [12] at its source. ter-Fader Listen) is activated whenever an AFL switch is probably distorted from overdriving the input. "U" Like Unity Gain Mackie mixers have adjusted the input signal to line-level, you to anytime during a session. If the OL LED is blinking frequently, the signal is pressed on... PFL SOLO Switch 10 GROUP ASSIGN This handy switch allows you can still solo the channel (PFL) when the MUTE switch is active. PFL The Onyx 80 Series has two solo modes. Here, you 're doing a mixdown to a 2-track, for pre-EQ [14], the MUTE switch will travel through...
...knob [12] at its source. ter-Fader Listen) is activated whenever an AFL switch is probably distorted from overdriving the input. "U" Like Unity Gain Mackie mixers have adjusted the input signal to line-level, you to anytime during a session. If the OL LED is blinking frequently, the signal is pressed on... PFL SOLO Switch 10 GROUP ASSIGN This handy switch allows you can still solo the channel (PFL) when the MUTE switch is active. PFL The Onyx 80 Series has two solo modes. Here, you 're doing a mixdown to a 2-track, for pre-EQ [14], the MUTE switch will travel through...
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...and some lower instruments (guitar, lower brass). 27. This includes the male vocal range and the fundamentals of as the mono channel strips. 14 ONYX 80 SERIES 23. In this external device are fed back to create a glorious sound! This allows the signal from an external effects processor connected...mix these outputs when switching from the AUX INPUTS to the MAIN MIX, and once mixed together, the dry and wet signals combine to the mixer's STEREO AUX INPUT jacks [71]. Instead, they can also be used as additional stereo inputs. This frequency represents the punch in this knob...
...and some lower instruments (guitar, lower brass). 27. This includes the male vocal range and the fundamentals of as the mono channel strips. 14 ONYX 80 SERIES 23. In this external device are fed back to create a glorious sound! This allows the signal from an external effects processor connected...mix these outputs when switching from the AUX INPUTS to the MAIN MIX, and once mixed together, the dry and wet signals combine to the mixer's STEREO AUX INPUT jacks [71]. Instead, they can also be used as additional stereo inputs. This frequency represents the punch in this knob...
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... mono or stereo channel, the AFL solo is disconnected from Groups 1 through your multitrack is that your mixer. It's especially handy at the outputs, it , 0 VU on both Matrix outputs to ). You may...mode. If you work on a mixer that something is useful when you to stare at the top. A "+4" mixer, with peaks flashing anywhere between "0" and "+7." Thanks to the Onyx 80 Series' wide dynamic range, ... OO OO OO OO OO OO 18 ONYX 80 SERIES +15 AFL STEREO +15 AFL MUTE GROUPS MASTER MUTE 1 MUTE 2 OO TALKBACK MAX LEVEL Mackie mixers show things as an additional reminder beyond ...
... mono or stereo channel, the AFL solo is disconnected from Groups 1 through your multitrack is that your mixer. It's especially handy at the outputs, it , 0 VU on both Matrix outputs to ). You may...mode. If you work on a mixer that something is useful when you to stare at the top. A "+4" mixer, with peaks flashing anywhere between "0" and "+7." Thanks to the Onyx 80 Series' wide dynamic range, ... OO OO OO OO OO OO 18 ONYX 80 SERIES +15 AFL STEREO +15 AFL MUTE GROUPS MASTER MUTE 1 MUTE 2 OO TALKBACK MAX LEVEL Mackie mixers show things as an additional reminder beyond ...
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... they can cause permanent hearing damage. Then turn it down until you plug in your Mackie dealer for gooseneck lamps. Why? MAX When MRAIGIHNT MIX TO MON/PHONES [62] is...Right MONITOR OUTS [81]. 64. We're not kidding! The Onyx 2480 has two lamp connectors, while the Onyx 3280, 4080, and 4880 all the way down , the MAIN MIX is engaged, it...who fry their ears, find themselves with 4-pin XLR-type connectors). OO OO OO OO OO 20 PREMIUM LIVE ANALOG MIXER WITH PERKINS EQ AND ONYX MIC PREAMPS U GAIN U GAIN U GAIN U GAIN U GAIN U GAIN U GAIN U GAIN -20dB +20dB...
... they can cause permanent hearing damage. Then turn it down until you plug in your Mackie dealer for gooseneck lamps. Why? MAX When MRAIGIHNT MIX TO MON/PHONES [62] is...Right MONITOR OUTS [81]. 64. We're not kidding! The Onyx 2480 has two lamp connectors, while the Onyx 3280, 4080, and 4880 all the way down , the MAIN MIX is engaged, it...who fry their ears, find themselves with 4-pin XLR-type connectors). OO OO OO OO OO 20 PREMIUM LIVE ANALOG MIXER WITH PERKINS EQ AND ONYX MIC PREAMPS U GAIN U GAIN U GAIN U GAIN U GAIN U GAIN U GAIN U GAIN -20dB +20dB...
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...INSERT 4 INSERT 3 INSERT 2 INSERT 1 INSERT LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE MIC ONYX MIC PRE MIC ONYX MIC PRE MIC ONYX MIC PRE MIC ONYX MIC PRE MIC ONYX MIC PRE MIC ONYX MIC PRE MIC ONYX MIC PRE MIC ONYX MIC PRE DIRECT OUTS (BALANCED) CHAN 1-8 Owner's Manual 21 MIC Input This is a female... WITH THE SAME TYPE FUSE AND RATING. The return (ring) is high-impedance and can also be driven by almost any type of the mixer's Channel Insert jacks. Special insert cables are after the GAIN, Polarity, and Low Cut controls, but before the EQ and Fader controls. This...
...INSERT 4 INSERT 3 INSERT 2 INSERT 1 INSERT LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE MIC ONYX MIC PRE MIC ONYX MIC PRE MIC ONYX MIC PRE MIC ONYX MIC PRE MIC ONYX MIC PRE MIC ONYX MIC PRE MIC ONYX MIC PRE MIC ONYX MIC PRE DIRECT OUTS (BALANCED) CHAN 1-8 Owner's Manual 21 MIC Input This is a female... WITH THE SAME TYPE FUSE AND RATING. The return (ring) is high-impedance and can also be driven by almost any type of the mixer's Channel Insert jacks. Special insert cables are after the GAIN, Polarity, and Low Cut controls, but before the EQ and Fader controls. This...
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... internal power supply should fail, the external supply will go on its corresponding 1/4" TRS connector, and carries exactly the same signal. With the Onyx PS connected, in the PHONES/ MONITOR Section), or to the inputs of the left and right MAIN OUT signals (L+R). You can be connected... to monitor soloed channels. Connect these outputs to the input of the mixer chain, where your stereo mix. Owner's Manual 76. This female XLR connector does not have phantom power, so use this connection. 81. ...
... internal power supply should fail, the external supply will go on its corresponding 1/4" TRS connector, and carries exactly the same signal. With the Onyx PS connected, in the PHONES/ MONITOR Section), or to the inputs of the left and right MAIN OUT signals (L+R). You can be connected... to monitor soloed channels. Connect these outputs to the input of the mixer chain, where your stereo mix. Owner's Manual 76. This female XLR connector does not have phantom power, so use this connection. 81. ...
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...AC circuit so they share a common ground. If the noise disappears, it plugged in your building? Visit the Support section of our website (www.mackie.com/support) where you will be necessary to plug all the others. Bad Output Troubleshooting No Power • Our favorite question: Is it 's..., make sure the AC outlet is plugged into the jack? • Is it 's not the mixer. There are certain that channel. • Check the signal cables between the input sources and the Onyx. If the noise disappears, it's coming from whatever is live , it helps to have an external...
...AC circuit so they share a common ground. If the noise disappears, it plugged in your building? Visit the Support section of our website (www.mackie.com/support) where you will be necessary to plug all the others. Bad Output Troubleshooting No Power • Our favorite question: Is it 's..., make sure the AC outlet is plugged into the jack? • Is it 's not the mixer. There are certain that channel. • Check the signal cables between the input sources and the Onyx. If the noise disappears, it's coming from whatever is live , it helps to have an external...
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... circuit (thereby allowing the channel signal to ground (earth). TRS Send/Receive Insert Jacks Mackie's single-jack inserts are wired to the second "click." If you push the 1/4" TS...That will automatically unbalance the input and make "Y"s and mults for both the mixer output (send) and mixer input (return) signals in the circuit without interrupting normal operation. MONO PLUG ...signal at your equipment. Y-Cord Splitter 28 ONYX 80 SERIES MONO PLUG Channel Insert jack Direct out with no signal interruption to one connector. ONYX 80 SERIES • When connecting an ...
... circuit (thereby allowing the channel signal to ground (earth). TRS Send/Receive Insert Jacks Mackie's single-jack inserts are wired to the second "click." If you push the 1/4" TS...That will automatically unbalance the input and make "Y"s and mults for both the mixer output (send) and mixer input (return) signals in the circuit without interrupting normal operation. MONO PLUG ...signal at your equipment. Y-Cord Splitter 28 ONYX 80 SERIES MONO PLUG Channel Insert jack Direct out with no signal interruption to one connector. ONYX 80 SERIES • When connecting an ...
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..., or TT connectors for audio, with the analog (not TDIF) DB25 connectors found on TASCAM DTRS recorders, which has become an industry standard for the Mackie D8B and hard disk recorders. Signal Description DIRECT OUTS 1-8 Signal Description DIRECT OUTS 1-8 Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 6 Pin 7 Pin.... Owner's Manual DB25 Connectors The DIRECT OUTS on the back of the Onyx 80 Series provide balanced direct outputs for details. They are pin-for-pin compatible with proper shielding to other mixers or audio gear are also readily available. These connectors are also the same...
..., or TT connectors for audio, with the analog (not TDIF) DB25 connectors found on TASCAM DTRS recorders, which has become an industry standard for the Mackie D8B and hard disk recorders. Signal Description DIRECT OUTS 1-8 Signal Description DIRECT OUTS 1-8 Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 6 Pin 7 Pin.... Owner's Manual DB25 Connectors The DIRECT OUTS on the back of the Onyx 80 Series provide balanced direct outputs for details. They are pin-for-pin compatible with proper shielding to other mixers or audio gear are also readily available. These connectors are also the same...
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... Appendix C: Technical Info Onyx 80 Series Specifications Frequency Response Mic Input to Main Output (Gain @ Unity) +0, -1 dB, 115 dB, one-channel assigned 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 and ... Sends: Phones Out: 150 Ω balanced, XLR outputs; 150 Ω TRS outputs 300 Ω 100 Ω 100 Ω 100 Ω 100 Ω 25 Ω 30 ONYX 80 SERIES
... Appendix C: Technical Info Onyx 80 Series Specifications Frequency Response Mic Input to Main Output (Gain @ Unity) +0, -1 dB, 115 dB, one-channel assigned 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 and ... Sends: Phones Out: 150 Ω balanced, XLR outputs; 150 Ω TRS outputs 300 Ω 100 Ω 100 Ω 100 Ω 100 Ω 25 Ω 30 ONYX 80 SERIES
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... 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 PREMIUM LIVE ANALOG MIXER WITH PERKINS EQ AND ONYX MIC PREAMPS POWER AUX SEND AUX SEND AUX SEND AUX SEND AUX SEND AUX SEND AUX SEND AUX SEND AUX SEND AUX SEND... 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 PREMIUM LIVE ANALOG MIXER WITH PERKINS EQ AND ONYX MIC PREAMPS POWER 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 AUX SEND AUX ...PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL ONYX 80 SERIES 81.3 in/2065 mm Onyx 4880 WEIGHT 149 lb/ 68 kg
... 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 PREMIUM LIVE ANALOG MIXER WITH PERKINS EQ AND ONYX MIC PREAMPS POWER AUX SEND AUX SEND AUX SEND AUX SEND AUX SEND AUX SEND AUX SEND AUX SEND AUX SEND AUX SEND... 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 PREMIUM LIVE ANALOG MIXER WITH PERKINS EQ AND ONYX MIC PREAMPS POWER 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 AUX SEND AUX ...PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL PFL ONYX 80 SERIES 81.3 in/2065 mm Onyx 4880 WEIGHT 149 lb/ 68 kg
Spec Sheet
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... Appendix C: Technical Info Onyx 80 Series Specifications Frequency Response Mic Input to Main Output (Gain @ Unity) +0, -1 dB, 115 dB, one-channel assigned 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 and ... Sends: Phones Out: 150 Ω balanced, XLR outputs; 150 Ω TRS outputs 300 Ω 100 Ω 100 Ω 100 Ω 100 Ω 25 Ω 30 ONYX 80 SERIES
... Appendix C: Technical Info Onyx 80 Series Specifications Frequency Response Mic Input to Main Output (Gain @ Unity) +0, -1 dB, 115 dB, one-channel assigned 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 and ... Sends: Phones Out: 150 Ω balanced, XLR outputs; 150 Ω TRS outputs 300 Ω 100 Ω 100 Ω 100 Ω 100 Ω 25 Ω 30 ONYX 80 SERIES
Onyx 80 Series Brochure
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... comes equipped with 4-band Perkins EQ. Designed with an extensive professional feature set of mixer. Period. Each pair of channels to four stereo In Ear Monitoring (IEM) mixes. Mackie's Onyx 80 Series Master section provides everything you will never be flipped via these switches... Aux masters to each output. Mute and AFL Solo buttons with greater filter control and minimum phase shift. Onyx Mic Preamplifiers Mackie's flagship mic preamplifiers feature individual 48V phantom power (with indicators are positioned above and below the ...
... comes equipped with 4-band Perkins EQ. Designed with an extensive professional feature set of mixer. Period. Each pair of channels to four stereo In Ear Monitoring (IEM) mixes. Mackie's Onyx 80 Series Master section provides everything you will never be flipped via these switches... Aux masters to each output. Mute and AFL Solo buttons with greater filter control and minimum phase shift. Onyx Mic Preamplifiers Mackie's flagship mic preamplifiers feature individual 48V phantom power (with indicators are positioned above and below the ...
Onyx 80 Series Brochure
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...that is impervious to rusting. Even the rivets and fasteners are no second takes. To ensure superior fit and finish, each Onyx 80 Series mixer is hand inspected three times during construction, and units are routinely pulled from a height of three-feet! Then, the console was torture-...and even dropped repeatedly from the final product line just to ensure absolute quality. 13 Mechanically and electronically, the Onyx 80 Series is the most robust console Mackie has ever manufactured. In fact, the whole process works so well, the top panel is cool to the touch even...
...that is impervious to rusting. Even the rivets and fasteners are no second takes. To ensure superior fit and finish, each Onyx 80 Series mixer is hand inspected three times during construction, and units are routinely pulled from a height of three-feet! Then, the console was torture-...and even dropped repeatedly from the final product line just to ensure absolute quality. 13 Mechanically and electronically, the Onyx 80 Series is the most robust console Mackie has ever manufactured. In fact, the whole process works so well, the top panel is cool to the touch even...
Onyx 80 Series Brochure
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...he is completely invisible when it 's "in a 50% shorter path (and less noise) than was the driving force behind Mackie cool dude he wrote a mind-numbing 20 Onyx mixers' EQ section is the reason the and more... Along with the Wien Bridge circuit topology the "Q" or bandwidth of the ...filters. -a very musical design inspired by running at internal levels of -6dB, Onyx mixers Greg Mackie, Cal was able to specify capacitor and resistor values that by the Next, Cal employed combining filters for other hand, is above the ...
...he is completely invisible when it 's "in a 50% shorter path (and less noise) than was the driving force behind Mackie cool dude he wrote a mind-numbing 20 Onyx mixers' EQ section is the reason the and more... Along with the Wien Bridge circuit topology the "Q" or bandwidth of the ...filters. -a very musical design inspired by running at internal levels of -6dB, Onyx mixers Greg Mackie, Cal was able to specify capacitor and resistor values that by the Next, Cal employed combining filters for other hand, is above the ...