Mackie Onyx16

SOUND AND VERSATILITY

If there’s one thing Mackie engineers can do in their sleep, it’s design a mixer that sounds great, is easy to use, and is packed with flexible features. Sounds pretty good right? So if you mix live sound, record in your home studio, or live stream, this is the heart of your audio.

STUDIO COMMAND

Easy navigation of FX parameters, onboard SD recording and playback
Visually browse files on the SD card via the built-in display
Dedicated physical buttons for Previous, Next, Record, and Play/Pause
Store up to 6 user FX presets for easy recall

A LIGHT IN THE DARK

Onyx Series mixers feature bright, easy to read buttons that shine bright in the darkest places so you will always know whats going on with your mix. On top of that, the full-color display of Studio Command makes it easy to adjust effects and SD card recording/playback.

PERKINS EQ

To create the Perkins EQ, Cal Perkins started with the Wien Bridge circuit topology – a very musical design inspired by the hallowed “British” desks of the 60s and 70s. This design essentially trades boost/cut capability for a wider, highly musical Q filter. After a mind-numbing amount of math, Cal was able to specify capacitor and resistor values that would give the EQ an extra 6dB of control (±15 dB) without excessively narrowing the “Q” or bandwidth of the filters. It’s what we call a win win.

WAVEFORM OEM™ DAW

Waveform OEM is a multi award-winning workstation, featuring powerful and creative tools to inspire the modern musician. Unlike typical ‘Lite’ versions, it does not impose any restrictions – you get unlimited track count, powerful features, compatibility with all popular plug-ins and efficient performance on MacOS®, Windows®, and Linux® operating systems.

DAW ESSENTIALS COLLECTION™

Introducing a collection of 16 contemporary FX plug-ins for use with any DAW. These plug-ins utilize the very latest algorithms and coding techniques to deliver extraordinary sound quality in an extremely efficient package, allowing the plug-ins to be used liberally across a wide range of native computer systems.

Award-winning preamps and legendary EQ

Don’t let the Onyx16’s compact design fool you — this analog mixer delivers solid studio-quality sound guaranteed to take your mixes to the next level. Twelve award-winning mic preamps offer an impressive 60dB of gain, and the top-notch analog circuitry works exceptionally well when aiming for a professional product. Taking inspiration from veteran Mackie engineer Cal Perkins, the Onyx16’s Perkins EQ offers a wider, highly musical Q filter, with a sweepable midrange producing classic sounds reminiscent of the 1960s and ’70s. Plus, this powerful mixer’s digital effects engine offers a wide variety of enhancements, with user-customizable reverbs, delays, and more at your disposal.

User-friendly high-resolution recording

The Onyx16’s USB connectivity makes recording professional-quality mixes easier than ever. Simply plug into your Mac or PC, and you’re ready to tap into high-resolution 24-bit/96kHz multitrack recording. The Onyx16’s full-color display and single-knob interface let you navigate FX parameters, onboard SD recording, and playback, with physical buttons for Previous, Next, Record, and Play/Pause functions.

Geared for the studio, venue, and more

With its compact design and wide versatility, the Onyx16 analog mixer is ready to tackle practically any situation imaginable. Its stellar effects processor can handle everything from massive performances to studio recordings, live streams, and more, with adjustable parameters and a dedicated EQ making it easy to dial in that perfect sound. Bluetooth streaming capabilities allow you to connect your Bluetooth-enabled devices to any of the Onyx16’s channels, with the streamed audio routed to either the Aux Sends or Main Mix.

FEATURES

• Equaliser, Compressor, Reverber8, Delay Studio, Stereo Delay, Tape Delay, Crossover, Limiter, Gate / Expander, Ducker, Flanger, Crusher, Chorus, Bus Compressor, Phaser, and Auto Filter
• Ultra-clean, low-noise performance
• High-headroom Onyx mic preamps with up to 60dB of gain
• Full multi-track recording via USB at up to 24-Bit / 96 kHz quality
• Record a stereo mix direct to an SD card plus playback music files
• Professional, customizable built-in effects
• Onyx Studio Command – Full-color display makes FX control and SD card management easy
• Perkins “British Style” EQ offers classic sounds of the 60’s and 70’s with modern performance and accuracy
• Stream music directly into a channel via Bluetooth