Q u i c k s t a r t g u i d e premium 8-channel analog mixer with perkins eq and firewire mute solo 48v mute solo 48v mute solo 48v line mute solo mute solo tape pan 2 1 mid freq mid freq bal/unbal bal/unbal alt 3-4 alt 3-4 alt 3-4 alt 3-4 alt 3-4 low mid 400hz ony x mic pr e high 12khz low 80hz eq ...
2 onyx 820i 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8. Do n...
Quick start guide 3 part no. Sw0805 rev. B ©2010 loud technologies inc. All rights reserved. Set the levels it’s not even necessary to hear what you’re doing to set optimal levels. But if you’d like to: plug headphones into the phones output jack, then turn up the phones knob just a little. 1. Turn ...
4 onyx 820i features rear panel 1. Ac power connection 2. Power switch 3. Firewire connections 4. Main mix xlr outputs 5. Main output level 6. Control-room outputs 7. Alt 3–4 outputs connection section 8. Mic inputs 9. Insert (ch. 1 and 2) 10. Mono line inputs (ch. 1 and 2) 11. Stereo line inputs 12...
Quick start guide 5 mute solo 48v mute solo 48v mute solo 48v line mute solo mute solo tape pan 2 1 mid freq mid freq bal/unbal bal/unbal alt 3-4 alt 3-4 alt 3-4 alt 3-4 alt 3-4 low mid 400hz ony x mic pr e high 12khz low 80hz eq insert insert ony x mic pr e high 12khz low 80hz eq on yx mic pre high...
6 onyx 820i mute solo 48v mute solo 48v mute solo 48v line mute solo mute solo tape pan 2 1 mid freq mid freq bal/unbal bal/unbal alt 3-4 alt 3-4 alt 3-4 alt 3-4 alt 3-4 low mid 400hz ony x mic pr e high 12khz low 80hz eq insert insert on yx mic pre high 12khz low 80hz eq on yx mic pre high 12khz hi...
Quick start guide 7 microphones connect your microphones to the female xlr connectors on channels 1, 2, and 3-4. The microphone preamps feature our onyx design, with super high fi delity and headroom. Professional ribbon, dynamic, and condenser mics all sound excellent through these inputs. Micropho...
8 onyx 820i line-level sources and guitars connect your line-level sources to the 1/4" trs connectors. Channels 1 and 2 have mono inputs, and channels 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8 are stereo. Each input can accept trs balanced or ts unbalanced sources. Line-level sources include keyboards, drum machines, elect...
Quick start guide 9 aux 1 and aux 2 aux send 1 and 2 the 1/4" trs aux sends in the connection section allow you to send balanced or unbalanced line-level outputs to external effects devices or stage monitors. Aux send 1 and aux send 2 are independent of each other, so you can set up two separate aux...
10 onyx 820i control room/phones/meters control room outputs the rear panel 1/4" trs stereo control room outputs can be used to run a separate sound system in a control room or a different zone. Connect these outputs to the line-level inputs of an amplifi er running passive studio monitors, or to th...
Quick start guide 11 r/4 l/3 bal/unbal bal/unbal alt 3-4 out r l ctrl - rm out power on main out l r balanced firewire main output level mic +4db main mix mute solo 48v mute solo 48v mute solo 48v line mute solo mute solo tape pan 2 1 mid freq mid freq bal/unbal bal/unbal alt 3-4 alt 3-4 alt 3-4 alt...
12 onyx 820i alt 3-4 mute/alt 3-4 switches every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings. In a similar way, every time a mute switch is pressed, that channel is muted in the main mix and appears in the alt 3-4 outputs instead. If you just want to mute the channels, then don't connect the alt 3-4 ...
Quick start guide 13 talkback the mixer's built-in microphone allows you to talk to the band through the phones outputs or stage monitors. This can often be charming, pleasant, informative, and enlightening. Talkback mic the omni-directional dynamic microphone will pick up your voice from anywhere i...
14 onyx 820i firewire the mixer comes with a cd containing the pc driver software needed to use your mixer's internal firewire interface. Macintosh os x contains built-in drivers, and no software installation is required. Please check our website (www.Mackie.Com) for any updated pc drivers that may ...
Quick start guide 15 firewire connections two firewire connectors allow the transfer of digital audio to and from your computer or digital audio workstation (daw). There are two identical connectors, but you only need one. The other is used for connecting additional devices if your mixer is using up...
16 onyx 820i input (line or fw 1-2) channel 7 and 8 can either be fed from the 1/4" stereo line-level inputs, or by firewire outputs 1 and 2 from your computer. This switch lets you choose which to use. Either way, channels 7 and 8 receive line-level analog audio signals just prior to the gain contr...
Quick start guide 17 specifi cations noise characteristics: equivalent input noise (ein), mic input at insert, 150 Ω source impedance, 20 to 20 khz: 60 db (max) gain: -127 dbu 40 db gain: -126.5 dbu equivalent input noise (ein), mic input at insert, 50 Ω source impedance, a-weighted: 60 db (max) gai...
18 onyx 820i input impedance: mic input: 2.8 kΩ balanced hi-z input: 1 mΩ unbalanced mono channel line input: 30 kΩ balanced 15 kΩ unbalanced stereo channel line input: 20 kΩ balanced 10 kΩ unbalanced output impedance: main xlr output: 100 Ω balanced phones output: 75 Ω all other outputs: 300 Ω ac p...
Quick start guide 19 block diagram solo log ic con tro l r o o m level main le vel a u x re tu rn 2 l r in s e rt hp f leve l pan sol o aux se n d s lev e l tape l r l/3 r/ 4 aux 1 out aux 2 out au x 1 level ph one s control room outputs l r l su m r sum alt l /3 s u m a lt r/ 4 sum aux 1 sum au x 2...
20 onyx 820i mute solo 48v mute solo 48v mute solo 48v line mute solo mute solo tape pan 2 1 mid freq mid freq bal/unbal bal/unbal alt 3-4 alt 3-4 alt 3-4 alt 3-4 alt 3-4 low mid 400hz ony x mic pr e high 12khz low 80hz eq insert insert ony x mic pr e high 12khz low 80hz eq on yx mic pre high 12khz ...
Quick start guide 21 track sheet • session: • date: • notes:.
22 onyx 820i • session: • date: • notes: bonus single-page track sheet! Mute solo 48v mute solo 48v mute solo 48v line mute solo mute solo tape pan 2 1 mid freq mid freq bal/unbal bal/unbal alt 3-4 alt 3-4 alt 3-4 alt 3-4 alt 3-4 low mid 400hz ony x mic pr e high 12khz low 80hz eq insert insert ony ...
Quick start guide 23 mackie limited warranty please keep your sales receipt in a safe place. This limited product warranty (“product warranty”) is provided by loud technologies inc. (“loud”) and is applicable to products purchased in the united states or canada through a loud-authorized reseller or ...
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