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19. FIREWIRE

FireWire (a.k.a. IEEE 1394) is a high-speed serial I/O interface for connecting digital devices, with more than 30 times the bandwidth of USB 1.1. There are two FireWire connections, so you can install the Onyx 400F in a daisy-chain fashion consisting of, for example, the host computer, the Onyx 400F, an external FireWire hard drive, etc.

The FireWire interface provides ten inputs to your DAW software application (analog inputs 1-8 and the stereo S/PDIF input). These ten inputs are not affected by the DSP Mixer in the Onyx 400F Console, but are direct from the inputs and A/D converters in the 400F to the software application via the FireWire connection.

The FireWire interface also provides a return for ten channels from the DAW, which can be routed back to their respective line outputs. You can use channels 1 and 2 (or 7 and 8) to monitor the computer audio through your control room speakers or headphones.

Note: You must turn off the DSP Mixer in the Onyx 400F Console Settings panel to monitor the signals from the DAW at the Onyx 400F line outputs.

The FireWire interface works with both PC and Mac. As an added bonus, we include a free copy of Tracktion 2, our multitrack recording and sequencing software application for PC and Mac.

If your laptop or desktop computer does not have a FireWire connection, you can purchase a PCI or PCMCIA FireWire card and install it in your computer easily and inexpensively.

20. MIDI IN/OUT

These are standard 5-pin DIN MIDI connectors for sending and receiving MIDI commands. When a MIDI controller is connected to the 400F, it appears as a MIDI device in the DAW software application.

The screenshot below shows how the Onyx 400F appears in the Settings/Audio Devices tab in Tracktion 2 as a MIDI device.

On a Mac, it appears in the Audio MIDI Setup utility, found in the Applications/Utilities folder.

 

 

LINE OUT

 

 

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7

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S/PDIF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIDI

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~100-240 VAC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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50-60Hz 20W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WORD CLOCK

FIREWIRE

 

 

 

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