STUDIO SESSIONS
Premium Analog: Mackie unit has flexible features.
By DJ Deets
MULTIPLE-APP USE:
MACKIE MIXER DELIVERS
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I love a good pro-audio mixer. For many DJs, they can be Swiss Army knives that help wrangle multiple inputs and outputs with greater ease than most dedicated pieces of DJ gear. Mobile DJs know exactly what I’m talking about. Depending on the event, they might have to juggle multiple microphones, speakers at different parts of a room, and multiple playback sources. It’s not easy to handle all these inputs and outputs on a typical DJ controller or DJ mixer. This is where a good multi-channel mixer comes in. It might be easy to think that all pro-audio mixers are created equal, but that’s not exactly the case. The mixer can make or break things – whether it’s a live show or a live stream. Onyx8: As many of you know, Mackie is no stranger to audio mixers. Across its range, the Bothell, Wash.-based manufacturer seems to have a mixer for every situation – for small bands all the way up to large studios, touring productions, or front-of-house installations. This past winter, Mackie released four new units to its Onyx range of mixers – Onyx8, Onyx12, Onyx16 and Onyx24 (all named for their number of input channels). They’re described as “premium analog mixers with multi-track USB,” and that’s exactly right. At eight channels, Mackie’s Onyx8 sits at a sweet spot for a home stu-
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