Mackie 1220i Typical Recording System

Acoustic	Studio
Guitar	Microphone
mic’d up		Mackie
Bass
		HR824mk2
Guitar		Powered Reference
Electric		Monitors for
Guitar		Control Room
		CD Player

	1		2	4	CTRL - RM OUT			MAIN OUT	ALT 3-4 OUT		TAPE
	M		M		BAL/UNBAL			BAL/UNBAL	BAL/UNBAL		L
ONYX	IC PRE	ONYX	IC PRE
										IN	OUT
					L	R	L	R	L/3	R/4	R
					LINE IN 5-6	LINE IN 7-8		LINE IN 9-10	LINE IN 11-12

Engineer’s Headphones

press HI-Z buttons

1

2

3

4

L

L

L

L

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

(MONO)

(MONO)

(MONO)

(MONO)

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

LINE

LINE

HI-Z

HI-Z

75Hz

75Hz

R

R

R

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

48V

48V

48V

48V

30

30

30

30

U

U

U

U

20 U

40

20 U

40

20 U

40

20 U

40

GAIN

GAIN

GAIN

GAIN

GAIN

GAIN

U

60

U

60

U

60

U

60

-20dB

-20dB

-20dB

-20dB

-20dB

+40dB

-20dB

+40dB

-20dB

+40dB

-20dB

+40dB

+20dB

+20dB

+20dB

+20dB

SEND

SEND

SEND

SEND

SEND

SEND

SEND

SEND

INPUT

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

POST

POST

POST

POST

POST

POST

POST

U

EQ

U

EQ

U

EQ

U

EQ

U

EQ

U

EQ

U

EQ

U

LINE

FW 1-2

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

1k

1k

1k

1k

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

U

U

U

U

100

8k

100

8k

100

8k

100

8k

MID

MID

MID

MID

U

U

U

U

2.5kHz

2.5kHz

2.5kHz

2.5kHz

MID

MID

MID

MID

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

U

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

OO

MAX

OO

MAX

OO

MAX

OO

MAX

OO

MAX

OO

MAX

OO

MAX

OO

MAX

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

OO

MAX

OO

MAX

OO

MAX

OO

MAX

OO

MAX

OO

MAX

OO

MAX

OO

MAX

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER w/ PERKINS EQ & FIREWIRE

CTRL ROOM/PHONES

SOURCE 0dB=0dBu

				L	R
					20 CLIP
	MAIN MIX				15
					10
					6
	TAPE				3
					0
	FW 1-2	ALT 3-4			2	LEVEL
					4	SET
					7
	ASSIGN TO				10
	MAIN MIX				20
					30
OO	MAX	OO	MAX	RUDE
CONTROL		PHONES
ROOM				SOLO

AUX MASTER

	SEND		RETURN
		1		1
PRE	OO	+15	OO	+10
POST			RTN TO
			AUX1
		2		2
PRE	OO	+15	OO	+10
POST

press FW 1-2 button ( ) to pass FW 1-2 computer output into channels 11-12

Electronic

Drum Kit

Keyboard

Computer with

audio production

software

L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R POWER

MUTE	MUTE	MUTE	MUTE	MUTE	MUTE	MUTE	MUTE
ALT 3/4	ALT 3/4	ALT 3/4	ALT 3/4	ALT 3/4	ALT 3/4	ALT 3/4	ALT 3/4
dB	dB	dB	dB	dB	dB	dB	dB		MIC	dB
10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10			10
5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5			5
U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U			U
OL	OL	OL	OL	OL	OL	OL	OL
5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	OO	MAX	5
- 20	- 20	- 20	- 20	- 20	- 20	- 20	- 20	LEVEL
10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10			10
20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	DESTINATION		20
30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30			30
40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	PHONES	AUX	40
50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50		1-2	50
60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60			60
								TALKBACK
SOLO	SOLO	SOLO	SOLO	SOLO	SOLO	SOLO	SOLO
1	2	3	4	5-6	7-8	9-10	11-12	TALKBACK		MAIN MIX

			DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN		WA, USA • MANUFACTURED IN			• FABRIQUE
			"MACKIE" & "ONYX" ARE		OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES		COPYRIGHT
					-FADER / PRE EQ TIP			RETURN
FIREWIRE	MAIN OUT		AUX SEND			CHANNEL
POWER	BALANCED		1			3
	R		L
			BAL/UNBAL			AUX RETURN
			2	R	2	L BAL/UNBAL	R	1	L
	MAIN OUTPUT	+4dB
	LEVEL	MIC

Keyboard

Send

Return
		Compressor (Vocals)
	Send
Return
	Dynamics Processor (Bass)
	Send
Return
		Multi FX Processor (Guitar)
		Headphones

Headphone Amp

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 microphone connected to channel 3 mic input, a studio mic connected to channel 4 mic input, an electronic drum set connected to channel 5-6 stereo line inputs, a keyboard connected to channel 7-8 stereo line inputs, a keyboard mono output connected to channel 9 (left input). A CD player connects to the tape input.

A multi-FX processor is connected to the insert jack of channel 1 to work its magic on your guitar. A dynamics processor is connected to the insert jack of channel 2 for your bass. A compressor is connected to the insert jack of channel 4 for your vocals.

Mackie HR824mk2 powered reference monitors are used for your control room listening. The engineer's headphones are used to monitor levels. Aux 2 is set up to provide the feed to a headphone amplifier and your band's headphones.

A desktop computer connects to a FireWire port, allowing the 2-channel main mix, individual channels, and the aux sends to be recorded, and two channels to be played back using audio production software.

Mixer channels 11-12 can play the 2-channel signals from your computer if the FW 1-2 switch at the top of the 11-12 channel strip is engaged. Aux 1 and 2 can be sent via FireWire to a software effects plugin. (In the case above, aux 2 is used for the headphone amp.)

Typical Recording System

Quick Start Guide 7