MACKIE Firewire OPtion Card fot Onyx Mixer - Manual (Page 4)

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ONYX FireWire Card
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Thank you for choosing to upgrade your Onyx mixing console with the Onyx
FireWire card. The FireWire interface allows you to stream up to 16 channels of
digital audio to your PC or Macintosh computer, where it shows up as 16 audio
input choices in your audio software application. The left and right mix is also sent
from the mixer to the computer, and appears as two additional input choices. You
can also send two channels of audio back to the Onyx mixer, which you can select
in the Control Room Source matrix for routing to the Phones, Control Room, or
Main Mix outputs.
You select the sample rate for the analog-to-digital converters in either the Onyx
Control Panel (for the PC) or directly from your DAW (for the Mac). The options
include 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, and 96 kHz at 24-bits.
The FireWire card 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
card is tapped prior to the Main Mix fader, this rotary knob gives you control over
the signal level going to your audio software application without affecting your
main mix level.
A CD-ROM is included with your FireWire card that contains the software to
install the necessary drivers. It also contains the full version of Tracktion, our easy-
to-use multitrack recording and sequencing software for the PC and Mac. Refer to
the installation instructions on the CD to install Tracktion on your computer.
Please write your purchase information here
for future reference (i.e., insurance claims, tech
support, return authorization, etc.)
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