Mackie 1640I Typical Recording System

Compressor (Vocals)

Studio

Microphones

Compressor (Vocals)

Compressor (Vocals)

Electronic

Drum Kit

Keyboard

Stereo Compressor

Computer with audio production software

Studio

Microphones

Return

Send

Return

Send

Return

Send

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

2

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

INSERT

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

HI-Z

HI-Z

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

MIC PRE

MIC PRE

MIC PRE

MIC PRE

MIC PRE

MIC PRE

MIC PRE

MIC PRE

R

R

MIC PRE

MIC PRE

TALKBACK

MAIN OUT

MAIN INSERT

TAPE

CTRL-RM OUT

SUB OUT

AUX RETURN

AUX

MIC

BALANCED

L

BAL/UNBAL

MONO

(TIP=SEND

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

BAL/UNBAL

+48v

R

RING=RTN)

3

1

4

3

2

1

5

1

IN

OUT

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

4

2

(MONO)

(MONO)

(MONO)

(MONO)

2

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

MAIN OUTPUT

4dB

+6

LEVEL

+MIC

POWER

FIREWIRE

RECORDING OUTS

ON

POST GAIN PRE INSERT

9-16

BALANCED

1-8

Acoustic

Guitar mic’d up

Send	Dynamics Processor (Acoustic)
Return		Bass
	Dynamics Processor (Bass)
Send		Guitar
Return
Send	Multi FX Processor (Guitar)	Electric
		Guitar
Return
		Headphone Amp
		(Aux Send 5)
		Headphone Amp
Multi FX Processor (Aux Send 1)		(Aux Send 6)

Sends

	Headphone Amp
Right Return	Multi FX Processor (Aux Send 2)
	(Aux Send 3)

Left Return

Headphone Amp

Right Return

(Aux Send 4)

Left Return

press HI-Z button

CD Player

Mackie HR824mk2

Powered Reference

Monitor for Control

Room (Left)

press FW button (

) to receive

audio playback from computer

SUBGROUPS

AUX MASTERS

MAIN MIX

ALTERNATE FIREWIRE ASSIGNMENTS

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

5

6

L

R

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

LINE

FW 1

FW 2

FW 3

FW 4

FW 5

FW 6

FW 7

FW 8

FW 9

FW 10

FW 11

FW 12

FW 13

FW 14

FW 15

FW 16

48V

48V

48V

48V

48V

48V

48V

48V

48V

48V

48V

48V

48V

48V

48V

48V

75Hz

75Hz

75Hz

75Hz

75Hz

75Hz

75Hz

75Hz

75Hz

75Hz

75Hz

75Hz

75Hz

75Hz

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

18dB/OCT

30

GAIN

30

GAIN

30

GAIN

30

GAIN

30

GAIN

30

GAIN

30

GAIN

30

GAIN

30

GAIN

30

GAIN

30

GAIN

30

GAIN

30

GAIN

30

GAIN

30

GAIN

30

GAIN

20 U

40

20 U

40

20 U

40

20 U

40

20 U

40

20 U

40

20 U

40

20 U

40

20 U

40

20 U

40

20 U

40

20 U

40

20 U

40

20 U

40

20 U

40

20 U

40

U

60

U

60

U

60

U

60

U

60

U

60

U

60

U

60

U

60

U

60

U

60

U

60

U

60

U

60

U

60

U

60

-20dB

40dB

-20dB

40dB

-20dB

40dB

-20dB

40dB

-20dB

40dB

-20dB

40dB

-20dB

40dB

-20dB

40dB

-20dB

40dB

-20dB

40dB

-20dB

40dB

-20dB

40dB

-20dB

40dB

-20dB

40dB

-20dB

40dB

-20dB

40dB

SEND

SEND

SEND

SEND

SEND

SEND

SEND

SEND

SEND

SEND

SEND

SEND

SEND

SEND

SEND

SEND

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

PRE

POST

POST

POST

POST

POST

POST

POST

POST

POST

POST

POST

POST

POST

POST

POST

POST

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

12kHz

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

400

8k

400

8k

400

8k

400

8k

400

8k

400

8k

400

8k

400

8k

400

8k

400

8k

400

8k

400

8k

400

8k

400

8k

400

8k

400

8k

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

U

HIGH

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

FREQ

100

2k

100

2k

100

2k

100

2k

100

2k

100

2k

100

2k

100

2k

100

2k

100

2k

100

2k

100

2k

100

2k

100

2k

100

2k

100

2k

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

MID

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

U

LOW

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

80Hz

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

-15

+15

EQ

OUT

EQ

OUT

EQ

OUT

EQ

OUT

EQ

OUT

EQ

OUT

EQ

OUT

EQ

OUT

EQ

OUT

EQ

OUT

EQ

OUT

EQ

OUT

EQ

OUT

EQ

OUT

EQ

OUT

EQ

OUT

IN

IN

IN

IN

IN

IN

IN

IN

IN

IN

IN

IN

IN

IN

IN

IN

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

MAX

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

MUTE

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

OL

+10

+10

+10

+10

+10

+10

+10

+10

+10

+10

+10

+10

+10

+10

+10

+10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-20

-20

-20

-20

-20

-20

-20

-20

-20

-20

-20

-20

-20

-20

-20

-20

SUB

SUB

SUB

SUB

SUB

SUB

SUB

SUB

SUB

SUB

SUB

SUB

SUB

SUB

SUB

SUB

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

ASSIGN

1-2

1-2

1-2

1-2

1-2

1-2

1-2

1-2

1-2

1-2

1-2

1-2

1-2

1-2

1-2

1-2

3-4

3-4

3-4

3-4

3-4

3-4

3-4

3-4

3-4

3-4

3-4

3-4

3-4

3-4

3-4

3-4

MAIN

MAIN

MAIN

MAIN

MAIN

MAIN

MAIN

MAIN

MAIN

MAIN

MAIN

MAIN

MAIN

MAIN

MAIN

MAIN

MIX

MIX

MIX

MIX

MIX

MIX

MIX

MIX

MIX

MIX

MIX

MIX

MIX

MIX

MIX

MIX

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

SOLO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

PREMIUM ANALOG MIXER w/ PERKINS EQ & FIREWIRE

LAMP 12V 0.5A

CTRL ROOM/PHONES				0dB=0dBu
	SOURCE			L	R
					20 CLIP
					15
MAIN MIX		TAPE			10
					6
					3
SUB 1-2		SUB 3-4			0
					2
FW 1-2 ASSIGN TO					4
					7
		MAIN MIX
					10
					20
					30
	MAX		MAX
CONTROL		PHONES		RUDE
ROOM				SOLO
					MAX
				SOLO
	MAX	TAPE TO		LEVEL
		MAIN MIX
TAPE IN					PFL
					AFL
				SOLO
				MODE
SENDS 1-6				AUX MASTER
TO FW 9-14					EFX TO
SENDS			RETURNS		MON
			PRE
	1		POST	1
15		SOLO		10	10
					TO AUX 5
			PRE
	2		POST	2
15		SOLO		10	10
					TO AUX 6
			PRE
	3		POST	3
15		SOLO		10	SEND
					TO
			PRE
	4		POST	4	MAIN
					SUBS
15		SOLO		10
			PRE
	5		POST
15		SOLO	CR/PHONES		SUBS
				ONLY	1-2
					3-4
			PRE
	6		POST
15		SOLO		POWER
DESTINATION				MIC
PHONES	AUX 1-6
					MAX
					LEVEL
TALKBACK			EXTERNAL
				MIC
	SUB ASSIGN
L		L	L	L
MAIN MIX	MAIN MIX		MAIN MIX	MAIN MIX	ASSIGN TO
R		R	R	R	FW 15-16

SUB1 SUB2 SUB3 SUB4

dB 10

5

U

5

10

20

30

40

50

60

SUBS 1-4

TO FW 5-8

MAIN SUB1 SUB2 SUB3 SUB4 MIX

Engineer’s

Headphones

Headphones

Mackie HR824mk2

Powered Reference

Monitor for Control

Room (Right)

press FW button () to send main mix to computer via FireWire channels 15 and 16

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 a keyboard connected to channel 11-12 line inputs. A CD player connects to the tape input for referencing pre-recorded material.

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 insert 2 for your bass, and an additional dynamics processor connects to insert 3 for your acoustic guitar. Compressors are connected to inserts 6-8 for your vocals. A stereo compressor is connected to the main inserts.

Mackie HR824mk2 powered reference monitors are used for your control room listening. The engineer's headphones are used to monitor levels.

In this example, auxes 1-2 feed the inputs of multi-FX processors, whose stereo outputs enter the aux 1-2 returns, to be added to the main mix by adjusting the master return knob for auxes 1-2. Auxes 3-6 are set up to provide the feed to separate headphone amplifiers and the bands' headphones. Each member may set the levels to their liking.

A desktop computer connects to a FireWire port allowing any number of the 16 individual channels to be tracked at one time using audio production software.

Mixer channels 15/16 can play the 2-channel signals from your computer if the FW 15/16 switches at the top of the 15/16 channel strips are engaged. This makes for easy playback for any overdubs that may be necessary.

Typical Recording System

8Onyx 1640i