Mackie Onyx 1640 Mixer + Firewire card

Onyx 1640 Mixer + Firewire card description:

The Mackie ONYX 1640 Premium Mixer with free rack ears. Premium 16-channel/4-bus small-format analog mixer, with 24-Bit/96kHz FireWire I/O option.

The Mackie ONYX 1640 mixer is designed to bring premium analog sound, expanded features, and streaming FireWire connectivity to both recording and live sound environments. Eight Mackie Onyx Mic Preamps surpass expensive esoteric standalone mic pres in terms of fidelity, headroom and transparency - as well as improved radio frequency (RFI) rejection and wider dynamic range.

Perkins EQ circuitry a "neo classic" 4-band design based on classic "British EQ" circuitry from mixing desks of the '60s and '70s, delivers that sweet "British console" sound, but with greater filter control and minimum phase shift.

Other features include individual 48v phantom power and balanced direct outputs on every channel, a full Auxiliary section with Pre/Post control, a Talkback section with a convenient built-in mic and a "Planet Earth" switching power supply for worldwide use.

The main features of the Mackie ONYX 1640 include:

• Premium 16-channel/4-bus small-format analog mixer, with 24-Bit/96kHz FireWire I/O option
• 16 ONYX mic preamps with sound comparable to boutique preamps
• 4-band Perkins EQ with dual sweepable midrange controls provides warm, musical sound
• 96kHz FireWire option card for streaming 18 independent channels of audio to computer with near-zero latency
• 2 channels of monitoring from computer via FireWire option card
• 6 Aux Sends w/ Pre/Post & Solo switches
• 4 stereo line-level Aux Returns
• 4-bus architecture for flexible sub-grouping of channels
• Built-in Talkback section for use with internal or external mic
• True hardware EQ Bypass
• "Planet-Earth" switching power supply for worldwide use
• Linear taper 60mm faders with ultra-smooth response on all channels
• Balanced direct outs for every channel via DB-25 connections
• Selectable Instrument inputs on first two channels-no DI box needed
• Rotating I/O pod for desktop or rackmount operation

The Onyx FireWire I/O Card is a true first. This 24-bit/96k card bridges the gap between Mackie's flagship Onyx analog mixers and a Mac or PC, giving musicians and engineers a great-sounding and very efficient way to go from analog to digital - without the need for separate converter boxes or interfaces.

Features:

• User-installable 24-bit/96kHz FireWire I/O Card for Mackie's flagship Onyx Series analog mixers
• Allows streaming of 12 or 16 independent channels of audio, plus a stereo mix, directly from mixer to Mac or PC
• Monitors two channels of audio from computer via mixer's Control Room/Phones section
• Allows "daisy chaining" two mixers together, providing additional channels of audio into computer
• FireWire technology provides monitoring of audio software and plug-ins with no noticeable latency
• Turns any Onyx mixer into a great-sounding, very convenient audio interface to the digital world
• Works with any Windows XP ASIO/WDM host (Cubase, Sonar, Live, Tracktion, etc.) or any Mac OS X.3 Core Audio host (Logic, Digital Performer, Cubase, Tracktion, etc.)
• Includes full version of Tracktion Audio and MIDI Production Software