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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 1
OWNER’S MANUAL PREMIUM LIVE ANALOG MIXERS w/PERKINS EQ & ONYX MIC PREAMPS 3 ERIES ...
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ONYX 4•Bus ONYX 4•Bus 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 not install near any heat sou ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 3
Part No. SW0600 Rev . D 05/09 ©2006-2009 LOUD T echnologies Inc. All Rights Reserved. Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Don’t forget to visit our website at www .mackie.com for mor e information about this and other Mackie products. T able of Contents I n t r o du ct i o n . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 4
4 ONYX 4•Bus ONYX 4•Bus Introduction Thank you for choosing a Mackie Onyx 4•Bus profes- sional live mixing console. The Onyx 4•Bus mixers fea- ture all-new analog circuitry and the latest technologies for live sound reinforcement in a durable, road-worthy package. The Onyx 4•Bus mixing consoles replace the legend- ary SR24•4 and SR32• ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 5
5 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Getting Started READ THIS P AGE!! Even if you’re one of those people who never read manuals, all we ask is that you read this page now befor e you begin using the Onyx 4•Bus. Y ou’ll be glad you did! Zero the Controls 1. T urn down the channel GAIN, AUX, and Fader con- trols, and center the channel EQ and ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 6
6 ONYX 4•Bus ONYX 4•Bus Hookup Diagrams Onyx 24•4 Liv e Club Mix and Multitrack Recording This hookup diagram demonstrates how you can make a live multitrack recording using the DIRECT OUT s. The DIRECT OUT s provide an analog balanced direct output for each channel, pre-EQ. The Matrix outputs are used to create a stereo recording for backup. ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 7
7 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Onyx 24•4 Stage Monitor Mix This drawing shows the flexibility of the Onyx 4•Bus for creating different monitor mixes. Auxes 1-4 provide separate monitor mixes for four floor wedges. Auxes 5-6 provide a stereo monitor mix for an in-ear monitor (IEM). The Aux Inserts can be used for in-line graphic EQ for ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 8
8 ONYX 4•Bus ONYX 4•Bus Onyx 24•4 Computer Recor ding St er eo Co mpr es so r Mo no Co mpr e sso r Ke ybo ar d o r Syn th Vo cal M ics Ou t In Ou t In Ou t In St er eo Gu ita r Eff ec ts B ass G uit ar B ass A mp Gu it ar Amp Li ne Ou t El ect ri c G ui tar El ect ri c G ui tar DI B ox Li ne Ou t DI B ox DI B ox DI B ox Ou t In Ou t In T o De ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 9
Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Onyx 24•4 House of W orship In a House of W orship application, the Onyx 4•Bus provides plenty of Aux Sends for stage monitors, stereo in-ear monitoring, and assistive listening systems. The MONO output is used to provide front-fill for the first few rows not covered by the main P A speakers. A stereo g ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 10
10 ONYX 4•Bus ONYX 4•Bus Onyx 4•Bus Features Mono Channel Strips The Onyx 24•4 has 20 mono channel strips and two stereo channels, and the Onyx 32•4 has 28 mono channel strips and two stereo channels. Each mono channel has a mic and line input connector and an insert jack for con- necting an external signal processor . 1 . P A D S w i t c ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 11
11 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 5 . H IG H E Q This control gives you up to 15 dB boost or cut at 12 kHz, and is flat at the center detent. Use it to add sizzle to cymbals, and an overall sense of trans- parency or edge to the keyboards, vocals, guitar , and bacon frying. T urn it down a little to reduce sibilance, or to hide tape hiss. 6 . ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 12
1 ONYX 4•Bus ONYX 4•Bus down to the lowest note you ever heard. “Peaking” means that the frequencies around the center fr equency are less affected by the EQ the further away they are. 1 . A U X Se nd s These tap a portion of each channel’s signal (pr e or post-fader) out to either an effects processor (post-fader) or for stage moni ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 13
1 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 1 7 . G R O U P a n d M A I N M I X AS SI G N S w i t c h e s Alongside each channel fader are thr ee buttons referr ed to as channel assignment switches. Used in conjunction with the channel’s P AN knob, they ar e used to determine the destination of the channel’s signal. With the P AN knob [13] at the ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 14
14 ONYX 4•Bus ONYX 4•Bus range. The HIGH MID EQ frequen- cies include the female vocal range as well as the fundamentals and harmonics for many instruments. . L O W M I D EQ This is a second midrange EQ control that provides 15 dB of boost or cut centered at 400 Hz. This includes the male vocal range and the fundamentals of some lower in ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 15
15 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Matrix, Compressor , and Metering Section tantly , auto-gain compensation that provides the ap- propriate amount of makeup gain based on the amount of compression taking place. The following knobs and switches are used to control the compressor . 6 . TH R E S H O L D Determines the level at which the compr ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 16
16 ONYX 4•Bus ONYX 4•Bus 8 . C O M P AS S IG N Use this switch to assign the compressor to either the MAIN MIX, GROUP 1-2, GROUP 3-4, or OFF (not assigned). When the compressor is assigned to the MAIN MIX, it is inserted in the signal flow after the MAIN MIX fader , so it works as an external dynamics processor . Once the signal crosses th ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 17
17 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual signal trickling out will read, you guessed it, 0 VU on its meters. So when is 0 VU actually 0 dBu? Right now! Mackie mixers show things as they really ar e. When 0 dBu (0.775 V) is at the outputs, it shows as 0 dB VU on the meters. What could be easier? By the way , the most wonderful thing about standards is ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 18
18 ONYX 4•Bus ONYX 4•Bus T A L K B A CK S e c t io n The talkback feature allows the engineer to com- municate with the talent either through the AUX 1-6 [87] Sends, or the MAIN L/R [82] outputs. Connect an external microphone to the T ALKBACK MIC XLR [81] connector on the rear panel to use the talkback featur e. 5 . T A LK B A C K A S S I G ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 19
1 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 6 0 . T O M O N / P H O NE S S w i t c h Press this switch to route the CD/T APE signal to the Monitor and Phones outputs when there ar e no solo switches engaged. The Main Mix and CD/T APE signal is overridden in the Monitor and Phones outputs by any PFL or AFL solo. 6 1 . BR E A K ( T A P E T O M A I N ) P ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 20
0 ONYX 4•Bus ONYX 4•Bus 6 . SH I FT S w i t c h The Stereo Returns have two Aux Send controls. When the SHIFT switch is up, they route the signal to Aux 1 and Aux 2, and when the switch is down, they route the signal to Aux 3 and Aux 4. 6 4 . S T E R E O RE T U R N S L EV E L C o n t r ol This controls the level of the Stereo Return sign ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 21
1 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual 71 . A F L So l o S w i t c h The AFL switch allows you to hear the Group signal through your headphones or monitor outputs. This comes after the Group Fader and before the MUTE switch, so you can hear the relative signal level on each Group even when they are muted. When you engage the AFL switch on two con ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 22
ONYX 4•Bus ONYX 4•Bus 7 5 . IN S E R T These 1/4 " TRS jacks provide a send and return point for each channel. Use the INSERT jacks to connect serial effects devices such as compressors, equalizers, de-essers, or filters to each individual channel. The INSERT points are after the GAIN and Low Cut controls, but before the EQ and Fad ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 23
Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Internal jumpers are provided to change the DIRECT OUTS to post-EQ on a channel-by-channel basis, if desired. This r equires some soldering skills, so contact T ech Support for information on how to access the pre/post-EQ jumpers for the DIRECT OUTS. See Appendix B for a wiring diagram of the DIRECT OUT co ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 24
4 ONYX 4•Bus ONYX 4•Bus 8 . MA I N I N S E R T S These 1/4" TRS jacks are for connecting serial effects such as compressors, equalizers, deessers, or filters. The insert point is after the mix amps and BREAK [61] switch, but before the MAIN MIX faders and the built-in compressor . Refer to the description of the channel insert on t ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 25
5 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Appendix A: Ser vice Information If you think your Mackie product has a problem, please check out the following troubleshooting tips and do your best to confirm the problem. Visit the Support sec- tion of our website (www .mackie.com/support) where you will find lots of useful information such as F AQs and ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 26
6 ONYX 4•Bus ONYX 4•Bus Repair For warranty service, refer to the warranty informa- tion on page 35. Non-warranty service for Mackie products is avail- able at a factory-authorized service center . T o locate your nearest service center , visit www .mackie.com, click “Support” and select “Locate a Service Center .” Service for Mackie ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 27
7 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Appendix B: Connections 1 / 4" TS Phone Plugs and Jacks “TS” stands for Tip-Sleeve, the two connection points available on a mono 1/4 " phone jack or plug. They are used for unbalanced signals. SLEEVE TIP TI P SL EEV E TI P SL EEV E 1/4 " TS Unbalanced Wiring: Sleeve = Shield Tip = Hot (+) ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 28
8 ONYX 4•Bus ONYX 4•Bus • When connecting an unbalanced output to a bal- anced input, be sure that the signal high (hot) connections are wir ed to each other . The unbal- anced ground (earth) connection should be wired to the low (cold) and the ground (earth) connec- tions of the balanced input. If there ar e ground-loop problems, try disc ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 29
Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual DB25 Connectors The DIRECT OUTS on the back of the Onyx 4•Bus provide balanced direct outputs for all the mono chan- nels on female DB25 connectors. These connectors are pin-for-pin compatible with the analog (not TDIF) DB25 connectors found on T ASCAM DTRS r ecorders, which has become an industry standa ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 30
0 ONYX 4•Bus ONYX 4•Bus Appendix C: T echnical Info Onyx 4•Bus Specifications Frequenc y Response Mic Input to Main Output (Gain @ Unity) +0, –1 dB, <10 Hz to 80 kHz +0, –3 dB, <10 Hz to 120 kHz Distortion (THD & IMD) Mic Input to Main Output (@ +4 dBu) THD: < 0.007% 20 Hz to 20 kHz 0.003% @ 1kHz typical SMPTE IMD: < 0 ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 31
1 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Channel Lev el LED (Sensitivity) 0 LED = 0 dBu (normal operating level) VU Meters Main Left and Right, Compressor Input, 12 segments: Clip (+20), +15, +10, +6, +3, 0, –2, –4, –7, –10, –20, –30 0 LED = 0 dBu Compressor Gain Reduction, 12 segments: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15 dB A C Pow e ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 32
ONYX 4•Bus ONYX 4•Bus Onyx 4•Bus Block Diagram , 2 0&,, -AIN -AIN-IX, -AIN-IX2 0AN 0&, !UX 3ENDS ,EFT 2IGHT 'ROUP /UT 'ROUP /UT !UX/UT !UX,EVEL ,3UM 23UM 'ROUP 'ROUP 'ROUP !UX0RE !UX !SSIGN 4 ALKBACK!SSIGN 4 ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 33
Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual , 2 0&,, -AIN -AIN-IX, -AIN-IX2 0AN 0&, !UX 3ENDS ,EFT 2IGHT 'ROUP /UT 'ROUP /UT !UX/UT !UX,EVEL ,3UM 23UM 'ROUP 'ROUP 'ROUP !UX0RE !UX !SSIGN 4 ALKBACK!SSIGN 4 ALKBACK-IC !UX? ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 34
4 ONYX 4•Bus ONYX 4•Bus +30 dBu max in 20 dB loss , TRIM down 40 dB gain, TRIM up LINE IN, mono channels MIC IN, mono channels 60 dB gain, TRIM up 0 dB gain, TRIM down +21 dBu max in +15 dB up –15 dB down –15 dB down –15 dB down LOW +15 dB up –15 dB down LOW MID +15 dB up HIGH MID +15 dB up HIGH +10 dB up F ADER P AN ASSIGN –3 dB c ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 35
5 Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Mackie Limited W arranty Please keep your sales receipt in a safe place. This Limited Product W arranty (“Product W arranty”) is provided by LOUD T echnologies Inc. (“LOUD”) and is applicable to products purchased in the United States or Canada through a LOUD-authorized reseller or dealer . The Produ ...
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Mackie ONYX 4Bus - page 36
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