Mackie ONYX 1220 Mixer + Firewire Card

ONYX 1220 Mixer + Firewire Card description:

The Mackie ONYX 1220 Small Format Mixer. 12 Channels of Premium Analog Mixing, with 24-Bit/96kHz FireWire I/O option.

The Mackie ONYX 1220 mixer is designed to bring premium analog sound, expanded features, and streaming FireWire connectivity to both recording and live sound environments. Four 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" 3- and 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 1220 include:

• 12 Channels of Premium Analog Mixing, with 24-Bit/96kHz FireWire I/O option
• Premium 12-channel small-format analog mixer with all-new circuitry
• 4 ONYX mic preamps with sound comparable to boutique preamps
• 3-band Perkins EQ with sweepable mids on Mic/Line channels
• 96kHz FireWire option card for streaming 14 independent channels of audio to computer with near-zero latency
• 2 channels of monitoring from computer via FireWire option card
• 2 Aux sends w/ Pre/Post switches
• 4 stereo line-level inputs
• Built-in Talkback section for use with internal or external mic
• True hardware EQ Bypass
• "Planet-Earth" switching power supply for worldwide use
• Individual 48v Phantom Power switches on all mic inputs
• 60mm Logarithmic Taper faders for smooth, linear fades
• Balanced direct outs for every channel via DB-25 connections
• Selectable Instrument inputs on first two channels-no DI box needed

The Onyx FireWire Card is a user-installable 24-bit/96kHz card transforms the Onyx 1220 into fantastic-sounding digital audio interfaces capable of sending up to 18 channels of audio to your Mac or PC — without the need for additional converter boxes or hardware. Thanks to the use of flagship Onyx mic preamps, superior analog circuitry, and class-leading A/D converters, Onyx mixers with FireWire rival the sound quality of dedicated audio interfaces costing many times more. Not to mention the simplicity of plugging in up to 16 microphones and sending them directly from the mixer to your computer... and monitoring a stereo mix back through the mixer.