The Mackie Onyx 1200F Studio Recording External Soundcard With Preamps
In addition to giving you everything you need to function in a professional studio environment, the 1200F also includes Mackie's finest Onyx premium preamps which deliver precise transient response, exceptional low-end depth and a natural character across the entire frequency spectrum. If you want professional results, you have to begin with professional-quality sound and the 1200F's preamps boast a very low 0.0007 THD rating, resulting in a whopping 123dB of signal gain, so go ahead - crank it up!
To compliment the 1200F's amazing hardware, the unit ships with Mackie's Tracktion 3 Project Bundle Hardware Edition software - a user friendly recording, editing, mixing and mastering application. However, Mackie's industry-standard drivers support CoreAudio (MAC) as well as ASIO, WDM and GSF (PC) protocols, so you can chose from a wide selection of audio software tools to meet your specific needs.
The merits of the Onyx 1200F go on and on, but here's just some of its many features:
- Premium 30 input x 34 output FireWire audio interface.
- 12 flagship Onyx mic preamps with class-leading fidelity and dynamic range.
- 8 balanced line outputs via 25-pin d-sub connector.
- 16 x 16 ADAT I/O @ 96kHz (8x8 @ 192kHz, 4x4 @ 192kHz).
- 4 headphone outputs with volume control and discrete stereo feeds.
- Superb AKM 24-bit/192kHz A/D and D/A converters.
- Powerful Onboard DSP Matrix Mixer: connect any input to any output at near-zero latency.
- Built-in control room functions include A/B Monitor Switching, Talkback, plus stereo and up to 7.1 surround output main volume control.
- Balanced TRS send and return insert jacks on Inputs 1 and 2.
- Dual FireWire ports for daisy chaining and direct connection to Mac or PC.
- 2x2 MIDI I/O plus Word Clock, stereo AES/EBU and stereo S/PDIF I/O.
- Stand-alone mixer functionality for field and studio use without computer.
- Includes Tracktion 3 Project Bundle Hardware edition music production software.
The Mackie Onyx 1200F Studio Recording Preamp with 192 kHz Firewire audio interface is the perfect solution for any project studio environment. This amazing interface includes a total 30 inputs and 34 outputs. Twelve of these inputs are premium-grade mic/line preamps and there are 8 analog outputs for mixing down discrete signals. For monitoring, the 1200F includes two separate control room outputs for A/B monitor switching and an astounding 4 headphone outputs, each with its own level control. To further enhance your studio experience, the 1200F includes a dedicated input and footswitch for a talkback mic.