Oh, yeah, sorry, got bogged down in some other things.
I got to use it at mass, and it was superb. The mic pre's are crystal
clear, not as much fuzz as my DFX, and the EQ sounds beyond great.
The
LED meters next to the faders came in handy during set-up, so I could get the
gain set across the board, then only have to worry about the faders while playing. Also, channels 1 & 2 had switchable mic and hi-z circuts, which helped since I don't have a DI box, and I played
electric guitar plugged straight into the board, and we have an electronic drum kit that never had enough volume, even with the
gain hard right (which made an ungodly amount of fuzz). I just plugged them in, pushed the
button, and had all the volume I wanted.
The low-cut filters on each
channel helped too, since there's a lot of moving around, it cut out most of that noise, and I like the auxs that can be switched between pre/post
fader, they came in handy for the
monitor mix, since they wanted the monitors muted when not singing, so I just muted the channels in use, and, presto, no sound. I do wish it had a break
switch to
mute all channels, instead of doing it one by one.
I don't have the firewire card yet, I spent most of my money on the
mixer, and I need an EFX
unit, but, after those'll come firewire, and a laptop.
Over all, I give
Mackie a 9 for what they've done with the ONYX
line. It is a great
mixer, and
Mackie has a winner here, despite what people say about them.