Mackie Onyx Satellite Two Piece Firewire Recording System

Onyx Satellite Two Piece Firewire Recording System description:

The Mackie ONYX SATELLITE Two Piece Firewire Recording System. Innovative two-piece Mackie Onyx FireWire Recording System for professional audio production on Mac or PC.

The Mackie ONYX SATELLITE represents a breakthrough for computer-based audio and music production. As the world's first two-piece FireWire recording system, Onyx Satellite consists of a portable recording Pod with premium Mackie Onyx mic preamps, and a desktop Base Station with additional inputs and outputs. You simply undock the Pod when you want to record on location, leaving the Base Station connected to all your desktop studio gear (microphones, instruments, headphones, studio monitors, etc.). Then, once you've returned to your studio, simply dock the Satellite Pod back into the Base Station with a reassuring “click.” The Onyx Satellite Base Station provides additional I/O, monitor control and Talkback with a built-in mic. And the system comes with a full-featured copy of Tracktion 2 music production software with Mackie Mixing and Mastering tools, so you can go from initial idea to final CD. (Of course, with WDM, GSIF, ASIO and Core Audio drivers, Onyx Satellite can also be used with most major audio software on Mac or PC.) Phantom power is available from the two XLR mic inputs for use with condenser microphones and the whole or individual parts can be powered using FireWire 6-pin or the included power adaptor.

The main features of the Mackie ONYX SATELLITE include:

• Innovative two-piece Mackie Onyx FireWire Recording System for professional audio production on Mac or PC
• Portable Satellite Pod docks into Satellite Base Station, allowing users to record on location without disconnecting and reconnecting cables
• Dual Mackie Onyx mic preamps for superior clarity, detail and dynamic range versus competing interfaces
• Satellite Base Station features 8 inputs (2 active at any time) for connection of microphones, line sources, and instruments; plus 6-line level outputs
• Built-in Control Room functions include Talkback, with onboard mic, and A/B monitoring switching
• 6-channel volume control allows for Surround Sound mixing
• Satellite Pod can be bus powered for field use (6-pin FireWire only), or externally powered via included power supply
• Professional-grade AKM 24-bit/96kHz A/D and D/A converters
• Analog ins include Analog Pod: 2 x 1/4 inch jack TRS/XLR combi (when undocked), Base Station: 2 x XLR Microphone, 4 x 1/4 inch jack TRS Line, 2 x 1/4 inch jack TS Instrument and 2 x 1/4 inch jack TRS Inserts
• Analog Outs include Pod: 2 x 1/4 inch jack TRS control room outs (when undocked), 2 x 1/4 inch jack TRS headphone outs, Base Station: 6 x 1/4 inch jack TRS Line outs - Two of these can be used as stereo Control Room outputs, with an A/B Switch to route the signal to two separate pairs of monitors for comparison
• FireWire protocol for low-latency real time recording
• Works with all WDM, GSIF and ASIO on the PC and Core Audio compatible software on the Mac
• Bundled with Tracktion 2 software for complete recording solution
• Rugged Mackie all-metal construction holds up in the field
• Audition, Cubase, Digital Performer, Final Cut, Live, Logic Express, Logic Pro, Nuendo, Tracktion, Tracktor, Reason, Samplitude, Sequoia, Sonar, Soundforge, Soundtrack, Vegas, Wavelab are just some of the supported software titles
• System requirements for the PC are Microsoft Windows XP SP2
• System requirements for the Mac are OS X 10.3.9