Mackie

Explore Mackie vintage synthesizer equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.

Mixers

• 8 Bus — Mackie 8•Bus analog console — expandable 8-bus system with MB•32/MB•24/MB•16 meter bridges and +4dBu operation throughout.
• CFX12 — Mackie CFX12 compact live-sound mixer — 12 mono + 2 stereo channels, EMAC 32-bit effects, 9-band graphic EQ, 60mm faders.
• DL32R — Mackie DL32R digital rackmount mixer — 32 Onyx+ inputs, 28 buses, iPad-only control, 48kHz, direct-to-USB multitrack.

Software

• Tracktion 2 — Mackie Tracktion 2, the streamlined DAW bundled with Onyx interfaces and the Spike system — no mixer graphics, just fast sequencing.

Speakers

• DLM12 — Mackie DLM12 powered speaker — 2,000W Class D, TruSource coaxial driver, DL2 digital mixer, 31 lbs. A compact PA workhorse.
• DLM8 — Mackie DLM8: 22-lb, 2,000W coaxial powered speaker with DL2 digital mixer, 16 effects, 50° monitor angle. Even sound, no phantom power.

Other Models

• 1202VLZ Pro — Mackie 1202VLZ Pro compact analog mixer — 4 XDR preamps, 12x2x1, 3-band EQ, 75Hz low cut. Period-reviewed in Mix and Audio-Express.
• 1604-VLZ Pro — Mackie 1604-VLZ Pro — 16-channel compact mixer with XDR preamps, 130 dB dynamic range, 3-band sweepable EQ, and +28 dBu main outputs.
• 1642-VLZ Pro — Mackie 1642-VLZ Pro 16-channel mixer — 10 XDR preamps, 4 submix buses, THD under 0.0007%, 18.2 lbs. The compact console that defined the project-studio era.
• CFX20 — Mackie CFX20 compact effects mixer — 16-bit onboard effects, 9-band graphic EQ, modular slave-board design. The top of Mackie's CFX line.
• DL1608 — Mackie DL1608: 16-input iPad-controlled digital mixer with Onyx preamps, $999 street, no knobs but gain and phones.
• DL806 — Mackie DL806 — the 8-channel iPad-controlled digital mixer with 8 Onyx pres, under $1,000 street. A clever 2013 period piece; check the dock.
• DLM12S — Mackie DLM12S powered subwoofer: 2,000W peak Class D, 12-inch driver, 48 lbs, stereo XLR I/O with high-pass outs. Companion to DLM8/DLM12.
• MB•24 — Mackie MB•24 — the $799 optional tiltable meter bridge for the 24•8 8-Bus console, with per-channel ladder LEDs and main-output VU meters.
• MB•32 — Mackie MB•32 meter bridge — the $899 optional metering add-on for the 32-channel 8•Bus console, nearly doubling its height.
• Onyx 1640 — Mackie Onyx 1640: 16 Onyx preamps, 6 aux sends, sweepable 4-band EQ, rotatable I/O pod, optional FireWire. The analog desk built for the digital era.
• Onyx 400F — Mackie Onyx 400F: 10-channel 192kHz FireWire interface with four Onyx preamps and a 10x10 DSP matrix mixer.
• SR1530 — Mackie SR1530 active 3-way PA speaker — 500W tri-amplified, 45Hz–18kHz, 126dB peak SPL, Optimized Wavefront horn. A compact powerhouse from 2000–2001.
• SRM150 — Mackie SRM150 (2007): 150W Class-D compact active PA with built-in mixer, $389.99 list. The grab-and-go problem-solver from Mackie's active-PA line.
• SRM350 — Mackie SRM350 powered loudspeaker — the 195W V2 and later 1000W-platform versions that became a bar-band and studio-monitor staple.
• SRM450 — Mackie SRM450 active two-way PA speaker — 300W FR Series amps, 12-inch woofer, titanium HF horn, built-in mic preamp. The self-contained gig box.