Mackie FireWire, User Manual

Page 1: ...O W N E R S M A N U A L FIREWIRE OPTION CARD for ONYX MIXERS ...

Page 2: ...in or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 8 This apparatus does not exceed the Class A Class B whichever is applicable limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications ATTENTION Le présent appareil numérique n émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant las limites applicables ...

Page 3: ...FireWireCard 6 GettingStarted 8 ForthePC InstallingtheDriversandControlPanel 8 FortheMac 16 ChannelAssignments 18 HookupDiagrams 19 Tutorials 23 LiveSoundTutorial 23 StudioRecordingTutorial 28 AppendixA ServiceInformation 34 WarrantyService 34 Troubleshooting 34 Repair 35 AppendixB TechnicalInfo 36 OnyxFireWireCardSpecifications 36 OnyxFireWireCardLimitedWarranty 38 Part No SW0133 Rev A 6 04 2004 ...

Page 4: ...d has multiple 6 pin FireWire connectors Each connector can supply all 16 channels and the L R mix and having multiple connectors allows you to connect the Onyx FireWire interface anywhere within a chain of FireWire equipped devices It also has a small rotary knob that provides boost and cut for the L R mix signal being sent to your computer Since the L R mix signal that is sent to the FireWire ca...

Page 5: ...ce especially at 96 kHz you may need to install a faster hard drive i e 7200 rpm Most laptops come with 4200 rpm drives This will work fine if you are recording fewer tracks at lower sample rates However if you are buying a laptop to use for recording the maximum number of tracks specify a faster drive It may be possible to replace a 4200 rpm drive with a faster one preferably a 7200 rpm drive wit...

Page 6: ... static wrist strap when performing this installation These are available at most computer supply stores 1 Turn off the Onyx mixer and remove the AC linecord from the socket on the rear panel 2 Remove the OPTION CARD blank plate on the rear panel by removing the two screws using a 2 Phillips screwdriver Save the screws for attaching the FireWire card 3 A 34 pin ribbon cable is attached to the back...

Page 7: ...t must align with the top of the connector on the FireWire card Top of Onyx FireWire Card 5 Slide the FireWire card into the slot There are two supporting legs on the back of the card Angle the back edge of the card upward so the legs clear the edge of the slot in the back of the Onyx mixer Line up the two holes in the plate with the screw holes in the back panel 6 Secure the FireWire card in plac...

Page 8: ...g through the FireWire card Do not connect the FireWire card to your computer yet We ll tell you when it s time to do that InstallingtheDriversandControlPanel 1 Insert the CD provided with the Onyx FireWire card into your CD drive 2 Click Start Run Browse and navigate to the CD drive Open the Control Panel folder and double click Setup exe 3 Click OK in the Run window The Mackie Onyx FireWire Driv...

Page 9: ...ware License Agreement Click Yes to ac cept the terms of the agreement 5 Next is the Destination Location window We recommend that you install the drivers in the default location but you can click the Browse button to select a different location Click Next to continue ...

Page 10: ...FireWire Card 6 The next window explains that the device drivers are ready to be installed Click Next 7 This next window may open to warn that the software being installed has not passed Windows Logo testing Click Continue Anyway ...

Page 11: ...e cable included connected to the FireWire card and your computer Note If you have two Onyx mixers with FireWire cards just connect the first one to your computer at this point We ll have to repeat this procedure again for the second one No more than two Onyx mixers can be used on the FireWire bus 10 Wait a few seconds and the Found New Hardware Wizard opens Select Install the software automatical...

Page 12: ...re Card 11 When the wizard indicates that the installation is finished click Finish 12 The Found New Hardware Wizard opens again to install the Onyx FireWire Sub C driver Select Install the software automatically option and click Next ...

Page 13: ...ter only has one FireWire connection you can connect the second FireWire card to one of the unused FireWire connectors on the first FireWire card 14 Repeat steps 10 through 13 for the second mixer This is necessary because each FireWire card is assigned a unique device ID 15 After completing step 13 for the second mixer or the first mixer if you only have one click I Completed the Above Steps in t...

Page 14: ...are Wizard opens once again for the Onyx FireWire WDM Audio installation Select Install the software automatically option and click Next 17 This next window may open to warn that the software being installed has not passed Windows Logo testing Click Continue Anyway ...

Page 15: ...yx Control Panel The Onyx Control Panel indicates that a connec tion is established with the Onyx FireWire Card s and allows you to adjust the sample rate and the latency setting If using one Onyx mixer with a FireWire card The FireWire card should now appear as an 18x2 audio device available for any DAW application that you have installed on your computer If you are using an Onyx 1220 the FireWir...

Page 16: ...u do not need any special drivers from Mackie to use the FireWire card on a Mac you must have certain specific latest versions of OS X and FireWire components Go to www mackie com OnyxFW_Update for details of what system version and FireWire components are necessary Once you have the latest system software simply connect the Onyx FireWire card to the FireWire connection on the Mac and you re ready...

Page 17: ...nd select Onyx FireWire in the Properties For drop down box 4 Here you can change the sample rate used by your OS and applications 5 You can also choose to use the Onyx mixer as your default input or output as well as designate it to be used for system sound output ...

Page 18: ...18 ONYX FireWire Card ONYX FireWire Card Channel Assignments The following chart shows the order of the channels for each of the three Onyx mixers as they appear in a DAW application ...

Page 19: ...ltitrack re cording to a laptop using the FireWire card The FireWire card provides a digital direct output for each channel and the L R Mix The channel outputs are just after the GAIN control and are not affected by the channel inserts EQ controls or fader moves Two channels are returned to the Onyx mixer for monitoring through the headphones Hookup Diagrams ...

Page 20: ...els are recorded to the laptop and two mixdown channels are returned to the Onyx mixer for post take monitoring through the Control Room speakers The PHONES output is connected to a headphone distribu tion amp providing several headphones for musicians and the recording engineer to monitor the mixdown as well ...

Page 21: ...wn chan nels are returned to the Onyx mixer for post take monitoring through the Control Room speakers The PHONES output provides a headphone for the recording engineer The six AUX outputs are connected to a headphone distribution amp providing six individual headphone monitor mixes for the musicians that can be adjusted quickly and easily by the engineer 1202 VLZPRO ...

Page 22: ...ptop The FireWire card allows you to record directly from the Onyx mixer to a laptop or DAW without the need for a computer audio interface The two track mixdown is returned to the Onyx mixer and can be monitored through the Control Room Outputs in the control room and the Main Outs in the Studio MONO MONO MONO MONO ...

Page 23: ...ng the sound check make sure all of the channels and mixer settings are set up correctly and the Onyx FireWire port is connected to the computer Also make sure the hard drive you want to record onto has plenty of free space for the entire show and has been defragmented recently Recording one minute of audio on one track at 44 1 kHz 24 bit takes about 8 MB of hard drive space Recording all 16 track...

Page 24: ...screen See Tracktion s Help for more information 5 Click on the settings tab at the top of the Tracktion screen click the audio devices tab and select Onyx ASIO Driver as the Wave device 6 Make sure the correct sample rate appears in the sample rate box To change the sample rate on the PC click the show ASIO control panel button to open the Onyx FireWire Control Panel and make the changes there Cl...

Page 25: ...ime it takes for audio to get in and out of your software application Since you are not concerned with monitoring and overdubbing this live recording you can set the latency control high all the way up The higher the latency setting the more resources are available to your computer to handle the re cording process Select the highest latency setting in the Onyx Control Panel and then close the cont...

Page 26: ...assign them to e g In 1 to Track 1 When the arrow pops out and points to the track it is assigned armed and ready to record 11 Rename the first 16 tracks with the names of the connected instruments e g kick snare keyboard guitar etc Click on the track name and rename it in the properties area Rename track 17 and 18 as L Main Mix and R Main Mix 12 Make sure each track is getting a good signal level...

Page 27: ...e 16 individual tracks from each channel 12 if using an Onyx 1220 and the 2 track L R mix from the board You can give the band the 2 track L R mix to keep them happy while reminding them that you expect to be paid for the many hours you are going to spend mixing down and mastering those 16 tracks to get a first rate stereo recording M Mute S Solo Channel Meter Pan and Volume Play Record ...

Page 28: ...nch the Tracktion software on your PC or Mac For more details about the Tracktion software press F12 on your keyboard or click the HELP button in the lower left corner of the Tracktion screen 2 Click the NEW PROJECT button 3 Navigate to the location where you want to save your new project enter a name in the pop up dialog box then click Save All of this project s tracks clips and edits are saved h...

Page 29: ...mixdown 7 Open the Onyx FireWire Control Panel Start Programs Mackie Onyx Onyx Control Panel and set the sample rate and latency you want to use If your recording is going to be burned to a CD you might want to select 44 1 kHz Othewise you can choose 48 kHz 88 2 kHz or 96 kHz You want to choose the lowest latency setting that your computer will handle since you want to minimize the delay when the ...

Page 30: ... settings tab If not click restart device to update the settings on the PC or make the changes directly in Tracktion on the Mac 9 Make sure all of the inputs are enabled If any of them say disabled click it to enable it 10 Click on the projects tab and double click on new edit 1 or whatever you have named your new edit to open the edit screen This new project starts with 8 horizontal tracks stacke...

Page 31: ...record 12 Rename the first 16 tracks with the names of the connected instruments e g kick snare keyboard guitar etc Click on the track name and rename it in the properties panel 13 Make sure each track is getting a good signal level on the input meter in Tracktion Make sure you have adjusted the GAIN control on your Onyx mixer for each channel as recommended under Set the Levels in the Getting Sta...

Page 32: ...sicians as shown in the hookup diagram on page 20 16 Click the Record button in the bottom right section of Track tion to start recording or press the R key on the keyboard Overdubbing Say you want the lead singer to add a second vocal part in harmony with the lead part that you just recorded 1 Create a 17th track in Tracktion and assign Input 1 from the FireWire card to it assuming the vocalist s...

Page 33: ... many tracks as necessary Tracktion has no limit on the number of tracks you can record It s dependent on the amount of horsepower your computer has Mixdown For the mixdown part of the recording process you can playback the tracks as often as you like and make changes to the various parameters for each track pan volume effects dynamics These changes can be automated so that when you have everythin...

Page 34: ...selected in the Settings tab under Audio Devices If the mixer seems fine and you are using Tracktion click Restart Device in the Settings tab under Audio Devices Other DAW software applications may have a similar button In Tracktion be sure the correct inputs are selected and the tracks are armed Restart your mixer and computer Reinstall the drivers from the CD Glitchy Distorted Audio into your Co...

Page 35: ...ble for any damage that occurs due to non factory packaging 4 Include a legible note stating your name shipping address no P O boxes daytime phone number RA number and a detailed description of the problem including how we can duplicate it 5 Write the RA number in BIG PRINT on top of the box Units sent to us without the RA number will be refused 6 We ll try to fix the FireWire card within three to...

Page 36: ... Range 98 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz 96 kHz sample rate 100 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz 44 1 kHz sample rate Main Mix Trim 10 dB to 10 dB unity detent Dimensions Height 1 3 in 32 mm Width 8 8 in 222 mm Depth 3 6 in 91 mm Weight 8 3 oz 235 g LOUD Technologies Inc is always striving to improve our products by incorporating new and improved materials components and manufacturing methods Therefore we reserve the right...

Page 37: ...37 Owner s Manual Owner s Manual Top of Onyx FireWire Card O O MAX ...

Page 38: ...Products returned without an RA number will be refused 2 Pack the product in its original shipping carton More information on packing can be found in the Service section of this manual Please seal the Mackie product in a plastic bag 3 Also include a note explaining exactly how to duplicate the problem a copy of the sales receipt with price and date showing and your return street address no P O box...

Page 39: ...o damage resulting from improper installation misuse neglect or abuse or to exterior appearance This warranty is recognized only if the inspection seals and serial number on the unit have not been defaced or removed I LOUD Technologies assumes no responsibility for the quality or timeliness of repairs performed by Authorized Mackie Service Centers J This warranty is extended to the original purcha...

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