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The 16 input channels are identical, except that the first two also offer an instrument DI option. The DAW outputs return to the 16 mixer channels by default, but there are alternative routing options. By default, the 16 Firewire outputs are fed from the channels, pre‑fader, with a choice of pre‑ or post‑EQ sourcing, while selecting other routing options removes some of the input Firewire channels and redeploys them where needed. It also incorporates intuitive routing buttons that route all channels, aux sends, subgroups and master L/R to the DAW inputs.

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The 1640i has full 16‑in, 16‑out Firewire capability, so it's able to provide all the simultaneous I/O allowed by Pro Tools M‑Powered. This flexibility enables the mixer to be built into studio furniture while allowing access to the connectors. If you want the connectors to face forwards instead, you'll need to buy an adaptor kit, but it can still be achieved relatively easily. If having the I/O on the end panel isn't ideal, don't worry: Mackie's RotoPod concept means a few minutes with a screwdriver is all you need to flip the rear panel to put all of the sockets facing backwards, so that they emerge behind rather than on top of the mixer when it's rackmounted vertically. A ventilated section at the rear hosts the I/O connections, and the universal power supply is built‑in. Despite including all those controls and faders, the 1640i can fit in a standard 19‑inch rack, using the supplied adaptor brackets.Ĭonstruction is solid, with steel sheet used for all the main surfaces, and a silver wrap‑around front/side piece with rounded corners. There are also six aux sends per channel, four sub‑groups, the main stereo outs and a comprehensive master section. The flagship of the Onyx range, this analogue desk has 16 mono mic/line channels, each with a four‑band, dual swept‑mid EQ and a 60mm channel fader.

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The newest models change this, and add other useful features including 24‑bit, 96kHz conversion and an optional driver for Digidesign's Pro Tools M‑Powered software. The Firewire outputs from mixer to Mac/PC were all pre‑EQ, and the return only stereo. Mackie's first generation of Onyx mixers were great mixers in their own right, but as interfaces, they were a little limited. With improved Firewire routing and Pro Tools compatibility, this new Onyx design offers much more than a few tweaks.

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