All-new summing bus circuitry was designed from the ground up to maximize headroom. And the entire signal chain was electronically balanced from input to output, offering big, full-range sound and lower noise than any mixer in this class. Most significantly, premium Onyx mic preamps, Perkins EQ circuitry, and a new THAT® Corporation 4301 assignable stereo compressor / limiter chip were custom tailored specifically for this consoles. It's a difference you'll hear right out of the box.
Onyx Mic Preamps: "Boutique" Quality for the Rest of Us
The acclaimed Onyx mic preamps offer even greater fidelity, headroom and transparency—as well as better radio frequency (RFI) rejection and wider dynamic range than ever before. With specs like 123dB total dynamic range, -129.5 dBm Equivalent Input Noise, and 0.0007% Total Harmonic Distortion, Onyx preamps can hold their own against the "tweakiest" boutique standalone mic pres—as numerous magazine and online reviews have confirmed.
Perkins EQ: "British" Sound with Greater Filter Control
Perkins EQ circuitry takes the classic Wein Bridge circuit topology used in British mixing desks during the '60s and '70s, and gives it greater filter and phase shift control. The end result is a very effective and extremely musical 4-band EQ with sweepable low- and high-mids—perfect for the throes of live sound mixing.
Assignable Onboard Stereo Compressor / Limiter Section
Sound engineers have long used master compressor/limiters to smooth out live sound mixes, maximizing the performance of both great and not-so-great sound systems. So we decided to integrate a high-quality master compressor/limiter chip from THAT® Corporation into the Onyx 24.4. This assignable analog stereo compressor/limiter chip was designed and manufactured in the US by veteran analog engineers, offering true RMS Detection and Auto Make-up Gain for extremely accurate and musical results. It features independent Threshold, Ratio and Fast/Slow Attack controls, and can be assigned post-fader to the L/R main mix (for system limiting and protection) or pre-fader to Group 1 / 2 or 3 / 4 outputs (for grouped signal compression, like drums or background vocals). This reduces the hassle and expense of separate outboard processing.
Features
- 24-channel / 4-bus premium analog mixer designed for live sound
- 20 Onyx microphone preamps with class-leading fidelity and dynamic range on every channel
- 4-band Perkins EQ on every channel for warm, musical sound
- 6 x 2 Matrix Mixer provides 2 additional mixes for cry rooms, monitors, etc.
- Built-in assignable stereo compressor/limiter designed by THAT® corporation
- Giant 12-segment LED ladders for Main output and compressor/limiter
- 6 Aux sends with Pre/Post switches
- Two dedicated stereo channels
- 100mm PanasonicTM faders on all channels, groups and mains
- Same physical size as the popular SR24•4 mixing console
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