High-performance analog mixers for the digital era.
The goal for the Onyx Series was no short order: small-format analog
mixers with more useful features, better sound quality, advanced tonal
shaping and full FireWire connectivity options. To accomplish all this,
they assembled a hybrid engineering team led by famed analog engineer
Cal Perkins and digital guru Chris Jubien. They also couldn't keep Greg
Mackie from adding things as they went along (like 4-segment LED
metering on every channel). Two years and almost nine thousand cups of
coffee later, they've releases the flagship Onyx Series.
Delivering the premium goods.
The Onyx 1220, 1620 and 1640 start with Mackie's new Onyx mic preamps,
which meet or surpass just about any standalone mic preamp on the market
in terms of pure fidelity and head-room (and yes, there are specs to
prove it). Next up is the completely new Perkins EQ circuitry, a "neo
classic" 3- and 4-band design which gives you the sweet musicality of
British EQ with greater filter control and minimum phase shift (plus a
true hardware EQ bypass). This analog brilliance is paired with a
full-featured discrete Auxiliary section, a completely redesigned mix
bus and summing amp section, and a built-in Talkback section with
onboard mic.