Onyx8 8-Channel Premium Analogue Mixer with Multitrack USB

Product Features

• 8x4 analog mixer with 4 low-noise Onyx preamps that provide 60dB of gain
• 3-band British-Style Perkins EQ with On/Off hard bypass switch for dialing in the perfect tone
• High-resolution multitrack recording to Mac/PC via USB at up to 24-Bit / 96 kHz
• Stereo recording directly to an SD card
• Built-Like-A-Tank™ rugged steel chassis for added protection
• Professional, customizable Dynamic FX, with Multi-Parameter Adjustment
• Studio Command—full-colour LCD for easy FX control and SD card management
• Waveform OEM professional software bundle included with purchase of Onyx8
• Bluetooth®-enabled for streaming music directly into any channel, with streamed audio routed to Aux Sends or Main Mix
• Switchable hi-Z inputs for guitars, bass, and other instruments

Product Specifications

Onyx Series Specifications

Noise Characteristics

• Equivalent Input Noise (EIN) (150 Ω Source Impedance, 20 Hz to 20 kHz):
  • Mic in to Insert Send out, max gain:  –128 dBu
• Residual Output Noise:
  • All outputs, master levels off, all channel levels off:  –98 dBu
  • All outputs, master levels unity, one channel level unity:  –88 dBu

Frequency Response

• Mic input to any output (gain at unity, +0 dB / –1 dB ):  20 Hz to 30 kHz

Distortion

• (22 Hz to 80 kHz bandwidth):
• Mic in to Main Out (+4 dBu output):  <0.01%

Attenuation and Crosstalk

• Adjacent Inputs @1 kHz:  –90 dB
• Inputs to Outputs @1 kHz:  –80 dB
• Fader Off @1 kHz:  –85 dB
• Mute Switch @ 1 kHz:  –90 to –100 dB

Common Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR)

• Mic in to Main out, max gain, 1 kHz:  70 dB

Maximum Levels

• All inputs:  +22 dBu
• Main Mix XLR:  +28 dBu
• All other outputs:  +22 dBu

Impedances

• Mic in:  3.3 kΩ
• Channel Insert Return:  10 kΩ
• All other inputs:  ≥20 kΩ
• Phones out:  25 Ω
• All other outputs:  120 Ω Unbalanced, 240 Ω Balanced

Equalization

• All Channels (except 1/8" stereo channel)
  • Low:  ±15 dB @ 80 Hz
  • Mid (Mono channels):  ±15 dB
  • 100 Hz – 8 kHz
  • Mid (Stereo channels):  ±15 dB @ 2.5 kHz
  • High:  ±15 dB @ 12 kHz
  • Low Cut Filter:  18 dB/octave @ 100 Hz

Digital Effects

• Number of Presets:  12

Meters

• Main L/R Mix
• Two columns of 12 segments each:
•  OL, +15, +10, +6, +3, 0 (0 dBu), –2, –4, –7, –10, –20, –30

USB

• Format:  USB 2.0
• I/O:  Multiple Inputs, 2x2 Stereo Outputs
• A/D/A:  24 bit, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 96 kHz

SD

• 2x2 / 24-bit / 96 kHz

Phantom Power

• 48 VDC to all mic channels simultaneously

Onyx8 Specifications

AC Power Requirements

• Power Consumption:  30 watts
• Universal AC Power Supply:  100 – 240 VAC, 50 – 60 Hz
• Power Connector:  3-Pin IEC Line Cord

Inputs

• Input Channels:  8
• Mono Mic/Line:  2
• Mic/Stereo Line:  2
• Stereo Line:  2
• Mic Preamp Type:  Onyx Mic Pre w/ up to 60dB of gain
• 48v Phantom Power:  Global, switchable
• 100Hz Channel Low Cut:  Switchable per channel
• Channel EQ:  Perkins “British style” 3-band EQ with sweepable midrange and On/O  switch
• Channel Inserts:  Ch. 1–2 

Outputs

• Aux Sends:  1 + FX Send
• Bluetooth® and Stereo 1/8" Input:  Ch. 7/8
• Main Outputs:  L/R TRS and XLR
• Main Meters:  12-Segment LED
• Channel Solo:  AFL / PFL

Other

• Level Controls:  Knobs
• Internal FX:  Adjustable Delay, Reverb, Chorus, and more
• Built-In Display:  Full-Colour Display and Single-Knob Interface. Adjust FX parameters, recall presets, manage and play recordings/music
• USB Recording:  96 kHz / 24-Bit 8×4 on Mac/PC
• SD Card Recording:  96 kHz / 24-Bit 2×2

Construction

• Power Supply:  Internal Universal 100 – 240 VAC
• Weight:  7 lb / 3.2 kg
• Dimensions (L × W × H):  11 × 10.5 × 4.5 in, 279 × 267 × 115 mm
• Rackmount:  No