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Mackie Onyx 1620 16-Channel Mixer
Better sound quality, advanced tonal shaping, lots of "extras" like 4-segment LED metering on every channel, and optional FireWire connectivity.
"The best board I've ever bought!"
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Feature:The EQ in it is great. I also love the "guitar" features on channels 1 & 2. If I had my way about it - I'd have them on 3 & 4 as well, but hey - I didnt even know about them until I bought it. It was a pleasant surprise... I can't *WAIT* to get the Firewire I/O card for it!
Quality:
I'm 100% comfortable cutting a CD on this board.
Value:
Expensive!! But *DEFINITELY* worth the price!
Desirability:
*LOOKS* gorgeous.
Sound:
THE MOST AMAZING THING I HAVE EVER HEARD! Until I got this mixer, I honestly never knew how much difference a mixing board can make in your sound. I owned a Behringer Eurorack 2442FX-Pro but had consistent problems with machine noise / mechanical hum. Power conditioners didnt help, brand new monitors didn't help, etc. Nope - this thing sounds BEAUTIFUL...
Support:
A single question on one occasion and they answered it quickly and friendly.
Overall:
Kicks the **!#@%$*! of any other mixer Ive ever heard.
"Excellent all around..."
Overall:
I agree with the previous post - this is great, new EQ and pre's are excellent (just look at the pre's specs), and YES, the firewire sends being PRE-EQ makes perfect sense - this is designed for live use and you don't want your live EQ ending up on the recording - who knows if what you did live will work at all on the recording!
I agree with the previous post - this is great, new EQ and pre's are excellent (just look at the pre's specs), and YES, the firewire sends being PRE-EQ makes perfect sense - this is designed for live use and you don't want your live EQ ending up on the recording - who knows if what you did live will work at all on the recording!
"Don't listen to those who gave it a low rating!"
Feature:
Could there be more features? Of course, but for the money this board gives everything you need and then some.
Quality:
Everything comes out just the way you want it to. As far as recording goes, the reviews that give the board a low rating is because those people don't know what they're talking about. The best part about this mixer is that you can mix for a live venue while recording and the recording is all pre fade so you can EQ on your computer giving a much better mix. Thoes of you who know a lot about sound know what I'm talking about.
Value:
Worth every penny.
Desirability:
Its definitely what was needed. A well made mixer within a reasonable price range.
Sound:
The pre-amps on this Mackie are much better than the other Mackies within its same price range. Glad that they put extra time into them.
Support:
I've never had any problems or reasons to contact for assistance.
Overall:
I recommend this to everyone who's into recording and live mixing. Very versitle.
Could there be more features? Of course, but for the money this board gives everything you need and then some.
Quality:
Everything comes out just the way you want it to. As far as recording goes, the reviews that give the board a low rating is because those people don't know what they're talking about. The best part about this mixer is that you can mix for a live venue while recording and the recording is all pre fade so you can EQ on your computer giving a much better mix. Thoes of you who know a lot about sound know what I'm talking about.
Value:
Worth every penny.
Desirability:
Its definitely what was needed. A well made mixer within a reasonable price range.
Sound:
The pre-amps on this Mackie are much better than the other Mackies within its same price range. Glad that they put extra time into them.
Support:
I've never had any problems or reasons to contact for assistance.
Overall:
I recommend this to everyone who's into recording and live mixing. Very versitle.
"the best of i have ever used in a long time and very easy to use such as setup and useing it it's for church and a band of any"
Feature:
very very good features such as sound fx and etc
Quality:
Very good for a church and so on i love this mixer i like to buy one for myself
Desirability:
yes i do want but when ihave the money i live in new zealand in thames
Sound:
has a good pan system and the gain is very good so is the aux send and in i have used for 18 months and i think it rocks by the way i am a tech man on sound
Support:
very supportive for this brand
very very good features such as sound fx and etc
Quality:
Very good for a church and so on i love this mixer i like to buy one for myself
Desirability:
yes i do want but when ihave the money i live in new zealand in thames
Sound:
has a good pan system and the gain is very good so is the aux send and in i have used for 18 months and i think it rocks by the way i am a tech man on sound
Support:
very supportive for this brand
"HOT LITTLE BOARD"
Feature:
It should come with digital card.
Quality:
FOR THE PRICE ?
Value:
MY BEST BUY FOR THE BUCK,HANDS DOWN!!!!
Sound:
i can`t give it 10 because that means that it`s the best,but let me tell you i had the Mackie 24-8 buss mixer and it sounded great. I brought the Mackie Onyx 1620 to replace it. This board kicks a@#$%^. the sound is somthing you would not believe. DON`T LET THE SIZE AND PRICE FOOL YOU!!!!
It should come with digital card.
Quality:
FOR THE PRICE ?
Value:
MY BEST BUY FOR THE BUCK,HANDS DOWN!!!!
Sound:
i can`t give it 10 because that means that it`s the best,but let me tell you i had the Mackie 24-8 buss mixer and it sounded great. I brought the Mackie Onyx 1620 to replace it. This board kicks a@#$%^. the sound is somthing you would not believe. DON`T LET THE SIZE AND PRICE FOOL YOU!!!!
"Read the REAL reviews, not the Dummies that don't know what they're doing..."
Feature:
EQ works great, and hardware bypass is a nice extra. "Extra" 3/4 busses a nice touch. I used the instrument inputs on chs 1 & 2, a nice touch.
Quality:
Very nice quality, built like a tank. Quality feel to faders and pots, exc quality connectors.
Value:
Great product, but a little pricey for this market; should consider including the firewire interface with it, for this price.
Desirability:
Awesome Mackie good looks and feel.
Sound:
Awesome sound; clear, warm preamps. Very low noise.
Support:
Didn't need support for any troubles; web support for drivers and DAW upgrade worked fine.
Overall:
Using one at work, would purchase one in a heartbeat if/when I need it.
EQ works great, and hardware bypass is a nice extra. "Extra" 3/4 busses a nice touch. I used the instrument inputs on chs 1 & 2, a nice touch.
Quality:
Very nice quality, built like a tank. Quality feel to faders and pots, exc quality connectors.
Value:
Great product, but a little pricey for this market; should consider including the firewire interface with it, for this price.
Desirability:
Awesome Mackie good looks and feel.
Sound:
Awesome sound; clear, warm preamps. Very low noise.
Support:
Didn't need support for any troubles; web support for drivers and DAW upgrade worked fine.
Overall:
Using one at work, would purchase one in a heartbeat if/when I need it.
Mackie Onyx 1620 Mixer Customer Review
Feature:
Sweet! I can record live performances onto HD. Whoever said that they would want post fade/EQ outs for recording obviously has never done live recording before - you mix for the room in live sound, not for the CD. It is much more useful to have raw sound data to mix later.
Quality:
Mackie is made for the road.
Sound:
Sounds awesome...not a Midas, but what is?
Sweet! I can record live performances onto HD. Whoever said that they would want post fade/EQ outs for recording obviously has never done live recording before - you mix for the room in live sound, not for the CD. It is much more useful to have raw sound data to mix later.
Quality:
Mackie is made for the road.
Sound:
Sounds awesome...not a Midas, but what is?
Mackie Onyx 1620 Mixer Customer Review
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Feature:should have direct outs! and have a post/pre switch for the eq when using the firewire option! other than that this mixer kicks serious ass.
Value:
well i got a serious price brake.. but i'd prolly pay full price if i had to again.
Support:
they're only nice AFTER you buy their product.
"This mixer totally rocks. If you need a great mixer and a computer interface, buy it with the firewire option."
Feature:
I think Mackie really optimized the feature set with this mixer. There is really nothing I need that this mixer can't do yet I use pretty much every feature it has. Sweet.
Quality:
This thing feels totally solid. I've only had it a few days but I'm anticipating lots of trouble free mixing. Sweet.
Value:
With the firewire card this is a lot more expensive than the similar offering from Alesis. However, I've read nothing but bad reviews for that mixer...especially with the firewire interface. This mixer sounds great and just works. Rock solid. For me, it was worth the extra $$ to not have to mess around for hours trying to get it to work.
Desirability:
It's a mixer man. It's got multi-colored knobs. The new design is nice but I'm not sure I'd call it "sexy". However, technically, it's great, a great mixer and a great computer interface all in one. Sweet.
Sound:
Clean mic pres with plenty of gain. Sweet.
Ease of Use:
I got the firewire option and I was prepared for the worst in terms of install and setup. As it turned out, it was super easy to install and everything just worked first try. Getting the screws to line up when installing the actual card was probably the hardest part. The software install was a piece of cake (WinXP). Sweet.
Support:
Haven't had to deal with them yet.
Overall:
I hope this is the last mixer I ever buy. The only reason I can see upgrading is if firewire ever becomes obsolete sometime in the future. That would be a bummer. Even then, the rest of the mixer is pretty great.
I think Mackie really optimized the feature set with this mixer. There is really nothing I need that this mixer can't do yet I use pretty much every feature it has. Sweet.
Quality:
This thing feels totally solid. I've only had it a few days but I'm anticipating lots of trouble free mixing. Sweet.
Value:
With the firewire card this is a lot more expensive than the similar offering from Alesis. However, I've read nothing but bad reviews for that mixer...especially with the firewire interface. This mixer sounds great and just works. Rock solid. For me, it was worth the extra $$ to not have to mess around for hours trying to get it to work.
Desirability:
It's a mixer man. It's got multi-colored knobs. The new design is nice but I'm not sure I'd call it "sexy". However, technically, it's great, a great mixer and a great computer interface all in one. Sweet.
Sound:
Clean mic pres with plenty of gain. Sweet.
Ease of Use:
I got the firewire option and I was prepared for the worst in terms of install and setup. As it turned out, it was super easy to install and everything just worked first try. Getting the screws to line up when installing the actual card was probably the hardest part. The software install was a piece of cake (WinXP). Sweet.
Support:
Haven't had to deal with them yet.
Overall:
I hope this is the last mixer I ever buy. The only reason I can see upgrading is if firewire ever becomes obsolete sometime in the future. That would be a bummer. Even then, the rest of the mixer is pretty great.
"Great mixer, check it out."
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Feature:One of the main problems with this mixer is that the firewire is pre EQ. What the heck was Mackie thinking. Hello, some people may want to EQ while recording. Anyway there is a work around. All you need is a 2 foot 1/4" patch cable. You can route the Aux out from one channel into another channels input. Aux out is either pre or post EQ. An example is taking channel one's Aux out into channel two's audio input. Then record on channel two, while EQ'ing channel one. This is a little ghetto, but if you have to EQ while recording it can be done.
Quality:
Has the rubber side and is built very solid.
Value:
Mackie items are always a little bit higher than others. There is reason for this, superior quality.
Desirability:
Hey baby.
Sound:
The sound is great on this mixer. Of course it is expected with all Mackie products.
Support:
Havn't dealt with support.
Overall:
This is for life or until I'm filthy rich, which ever comes first.
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