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Mackie Onyx 32.4
32 Channel, 4-Bus Series Live Sound Console
The Onyx 32.4 console upgrades the performance and functionality of
the Mackie SR32.4, while retaining its convenient 32-channel footprint.
The greatly enhanced Onyx feature set includes 100mm Panasonic® faders,
all-new mic preamps, completely redesigned analog circuitry, new Perkins
EQ, and a built in assignable stereo compressor/limiter section.
An All-New Design for Superior Sound
The Onyx 4-Bus Series uses the highest-quality components available. All-new
summing bus circuitry was designed from the ground up to maximize headroom.
And the entire signal chain was electronically balanced from input to
output, offering big, full-range sound and lower noise than any mixer
in this class. Most significantly, premium Onyx mic preamps, Perkins EQ
circuitry, and a THAT® Corporation 4301 assignable stereo compressor
/ limiter chip were custom tailored specifically for these consoles.
Onyx Mic Preamps: "Boutique" Quality for the Rest of Us
Although Mackie's previous-generation XDR mic preamps set new standards
for both quality and performance, the Onyx mic preamps offer greater fidelity,
headroom and transparency - as well as better radio frequency (RFI)
rejection and wider dynamic range than ever before. With specs like 123dB
total dynamic range, -129.5 dBm EIN, and 0.0007% THD, Onyx preamps can
hold their own against the "tweakiest" boutique standalone mic
pres.
Perkins EQ: "British" Sound with Greater Filter Control
Perkins EQ circuitry takes the classic Wein Bridge circuit topology used
in British mixing desks during the '60s and '70s, and gives it greater
filter and phase shift control. The end result is a very effective and
extremely musical 4-band EQ with sweepable low- and high-mids.
Assignable Onboard Stereo Compressor / Limiter Section
Mackie decided to integrate a high-quality master compressor/limiter chip
from THAT® Corporation into the Onyx 32.4. This assignable analog
stereo compressor/limiter chip offers true RMS Detection and Auto Make-up
Gain for extremely accurate and musical results. It features independent
Threshold, Ratio and Fast/Slow Attack controls, and can be assigned post-fader
to the L/R main mix (for system limiting and protection) or pre-fader
to Group 1 / 2 or 3 / 4 outputs (for grouped signal compression, like
drums or background vocals). This reduces the hassle and expense of separate
outboard processing.
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