ONYX FireWire Card
If using two Onyx mixers with FireWire cards:
It is necessary to turn on one mixer first, followed by the second mixer. They appear sequentially as 36 inputs x 4 outputs. If you have one Onyx mixer that will spend most of its time in the studio, always turn that one on first. Then it will always occupy the first 18 inputs, and the second mixer can occupy the last 18 inputs only if you need it.
Important: When you are recording a session over a period of time, it is important that you always power up the Onyx mixers in the same order, so you retain the correct order of your inputs in the DAW application.
For the Mac:
Although you do not need any special drivers from Mackie to use the FireWire card on a Mac, you must have certain specific latest versions of OS X and FireWire components. Go to www.mackie.com/OnyxFW_Update for details of what system version and FireWire components are necessary. Once you have the latest system software, simply connect the Onyx FireWire card to the FireWire connection on the Mac and you’re ready to go with any Mac OS X Core Audio host application (i.e., Tracktion, Logic, Cubase, Nuendo, Live, Digital Performer, etc.)
Note: Due to the way the current OS X system drivers are designed, if you have two Onyx mixers with FireWire cards installed, they cannot both be used within the same application at the same time.
To verify that the Onyx FireWire card is recognized by the system:
1.Go to the Applications folder and open the Utilities folder.
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