Bass

Electric Guitar

Guitar

Headphones

Condenser

Microphone

Headphone Amp

press HI-Z

buttons

Drum Machine

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

4

NYX MIC

PRE

NYX MIC

PRE

 

 

O

 

O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INSERT

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(MONO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BAL/UNBAL

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

R

 

 

LINE

 

 

LINE

 

 

 

BAL/UNBAL

 

BAL/UNBAL

 

 

 

 

LINE

 

 

LINE

LINE

+

 

 

HI-Z

 

 

HI-Z

-

 

 

48V

 

 

48V

 

48V

30

 

30

 

30

 

20 U

40

20 U

40

 

20

40

 

 

GAIN

 

 

GAIN

 

 

U

60

U

60

 

U

 

-20dB

+40dB

 

-20dB

+40dB

 

 

 

SEND

 

SEND

 

SEND

 

 

PRE

 

PRE

 

PRE

 

POST

 

POST

 

POST

U

 

EQ

U

 

EQ

U

EQ

 

 

HIGH

 

 

HIGH

 

HIGH

 

 

12kHz

 

 

12kHz

 

12kHz

-15

+15

 

-15

+15

 

-15

+15

1k

 

1k

 

U

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIGH

 

 

FREQ

 

 

FREQ

 

MID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.5KHz

100

8k

 

100

8k

 

-15

+15

U

 

 

U

 

 

U

 

 

 

MID

 

 

MID

 

LOW

 

 

 

 

 

MID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

400Hz

-15

+15

 

-15

+15

 

-15

+15

U

 

 

U

 

 

U

 

 

 

LOW

 

 

LOW

 

LOW

 

 

80Hz

 

 

80Hz

 

80Hz

-15

+15

 

-15

+15

 

-15

+15

 

AUX

 

AUX

 

AUX

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

1

OO

MAX

 

OO

MAX

 

OO

MAX

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

2

OO

MAX

 

OO

MAX

 

OO

MAX

 

 

PAN

 

PAN

 

PAN

L

R

 

L

R

 

L

R

AUX SEND

AUX RETURN

MAIN OUT

TAPE

BAL/UNBAL

1 BAL/UNBAL 2

BAL/UNBAL

 

 

 

IN

OUT

 

 

1

 

L

 

 

 

L

L

 

 

 

 

 

(MONO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

R

 

 

 

R

R

 

LINE IN 5-6

LINE IN 7-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(MONO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BAL/UNBAL

 

BAL/UNBAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANALOG MIXER w/ PERKINS EQ & FIREWIRE

 

U

 

U

 

 

ROOM/PHONES

0dB=0dBu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAIN

 

GAIN

 

 

 

 

L

R

-20dB

+20dB

-20dB

+20dB

 

 

 

 

20

CLIP

 

MAIN MIX

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEND

 

SEND

INPUT

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRE

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

POST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQ

 

LINE

 

TAPE

 

3

 

 

U

U

FW 1-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

HIGH

 

HIGH

FW 1-2

ALT 3-4

2

 

 

 

12kHz

 

12kHz

 

 

 

 

LEVEL

-15

 

+15

-15

+15

 

 

 

 

4

SET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

U

 

U

 

 

ASSIGN TO

 

10

 

 

 

MID

 

MID

 

MAIN MIX

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.5kHz

 

2.5kHz

 

 

 

 

30

 

-15

 

+15

-15

+15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OO

MAX

OO

MAX

RUDE

 

 

 

 

 

CONTROL

PHONES

 

U

 

U

 

ROOM

 

 

SOLO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOW

 

LOW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80Hz

 

80Hz

 

 

AUX MASTER

 

-15

 

+15

-15

+15

 

 

 

 

 

AUX

 

AUX

 

SEND

 

RETURN

 

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

1

OO

 

MAX

OO

MAX

PRE

OO

+15

RTN TO

OO

+10

 

 

 

 

 

POST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUX1

 

 

 

 

2

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

2

OO

 

MAX

OO

MAX

PRE

OO

+15

 

OO

+10

 

POST

 

 

 

PAN

 

PAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUX SEND 1-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TO FW 5-6

 

 

 

L

 

R

L

R

 

 

 

 

POWER

Keyboard

MUTE

ALT 3-4

U

Laptop Computer

OO +10dB

with audio production SOLOLEVEL software

 

MUTE

OL

ALT 3-4

-20

 

U

 

OO

+10dB

LEVEL

SOLO

1

 

MUTE

 

OL

ALT 3-4

OL

- 20

 

U

- 20

 

OO

+10dB

 

LEVEL

SOLO

2 3-4

MUTE

ALT 3-4

OL

 

U

- 20

OO

+10dB

 

LEVEL

SOLO

5-6

MUTE

ALT 3-4

OL

 

U

- 20

OO

+10dB

 

LEVEL

SOLO

7-8

 

OO MAX

MIC

LEVEL

DESTINATION

PHONES

AUX

 

1-2

TALKBACK

ASSIGN TO

FW 7-8

U

OO

+10dB

MAIN MIX

DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA • MANUFACTURED IN CHINA • FABRIQUE EN CHINE

"MACKIE" & "ONYX" ARE TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES INC. • COPYRIGHT ©2008

FIREWIRE

MAIN OUT

CNTL - RM OUT

POWER

BALANCED

 

R BAL/UNBAL L

ON

R

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-4

 

 

 

BAL/UNBAL

 

MAIN OUTPUT

+4dB

 

 

LEVEL

MIC

 

Mackie MR8

Powered

Reference

Monitors for Control Room

This diagram shows an electric guitar connected directly to channel 1 (with the hi-z switch engaged), a bass guitar connected directly to channel 2 (also with the hi-z engaged), a condenser microphone on channel 3/4 with the phantom power engaged, a drum machine connected to channel 5/6, and a keyboard connected to channel 7/8. A headphone amplifier allows for multiple headphone use during the recording process.

A pair of Mackie MR8 powered reference monitors are connected to the left and right control room outputs, for careful and accurate monitoring of the performances in the control room.

A laptop computer connects to a FireWire port, allowing each channel to be recorded and two channels from the laptop to be played back. Note: You can record a maximum of 8 channels via FireWire if you do not record the auxes or main mix.

The DAW gets the 8 individual channel tracks. You can then mix down the project within the DAW at a later time. These individual tracks can be pre-EQ or post-EQ depending on the channel pre/post switches. Post-EQ allows you to use the mixer's high-quality Perkins EQ in your recordings. Software plug-ins can be used for the effects processing of different tracks, and software amplifier emulators can be used on the guitars to give the sound of mic'd amps.

Your carefully mixed 2-channel mix can be sent back to the control room via FireWire, by engaging the FW 1-2 switch in the control room/phones matrix, and sent to the band with the headphone amp fed by the phones out.

Home Studio System: Recording each channel

Owner's Manual 9