Mackie 1640i 16 Channel 4 bus Pro Analogue Mixer-Live or Studio

TMA ( Tone Masters Australia) has owned this Mackie 1640i since new.
 
WE CAN SHIP THIS PROFESSIONALLY AUSTRALIA WIDE AT THE BUYERS COST

It was the main analogue recording desk in our studio for 8+yrs. It then became the desk we used for pre-production demos (when Firewire moved to USB 3 for DAW applications), as the studio expanded for bands/artists who wanted to capture their live sound as a reference point prior to multi-track recording. It's been used in this capacity for the last few years so we know it's in full working condition and we recently used it for a school/live production, seamlessly.

As we've continued to grow and expand our recording offerings we've also continued to upgrade our consoles, and as such, this is now surplus to our needs. It has been a studio ONLY desk (with the exception of one live gig) which is the reason it's in prestige condition and lived its life smoke free.

The mic pre amps are awesome (full, warm and clean!) and the Perkins EQ is something we'll miss. Super responsive and we still prefer this EQ method over the digital gear we have in our extensive arsenal. There's something super cool about still being able to "turn some knobs' and experiment with tonal shaping in real time rather than relying on a mouse and plug-in!!

Condition - immaculate. With the exception of one slightly bent fader (evident in the pics). It has spent it's life under a dust cover (when not in use) and only operated by our engineers when in use. This is NOT some rehearsal room desk or live desk that has spent it's life covered in beer and cigarettes.

Here's some of the technical info on this beauty...

The 16 input channels are identical, except that the first two also offer an instrument DI option. Each channel has its own 48V phantom‑power button, as well as a separate source button for feeding the channel input from a DAW Firewire return, and a low‑cut filter switch. Up to 60dB of mic gain is available on the Onyx mic preamp, and after this in the signal chain there's a button to select the Firewire output from the channel to be pre‑ or post‑EQ.

The four‑band Cal Perkins-designed EQ offers a 'British' EQ character. The usual high (12kHz) and low (80Hz) shelving filters are teamed with two sweepable mids, covering the 400Hz to 8kHz and 100Hz to 2kHz ranges. All four EQ sections offer up to ±15dB of gain, and there's an EQ bypass button directly below the EQ section.

A pan control is placed just above the channel fader, along with large mute and solo buttons, and smaller routing buttons to send the channel signal to busses 1/2, 3/4 (labelled Subs) or to the main stereo output. Status LEDs are fitted for both the mute and solo buttons, while the channel level is monitored by a simple four‑LED meter calibrated at ‑20dB, 0dB, +10dB and overload.

There's plenty in the master section, but the layout is nice and simple. The headphone jack and a 12V BNC socket for a desk light are located at the top of the panel, with the Control Room section beneath. The latter offers separate level controls for the Control Room output and the headphone output, both of which carry the same signal, selected by the buttons above. You have a choice of monitoring the Main Mix, Tape (a two‑track external input), Subs 1/2, Subs 3/4 or Firewire returns 1/2, and have the option to route these directly to the main mix rather than to channels 1/2. This is useful if you still want to mix 'in the box', but also if you need a quick means of switching the mixer to play back a stereo signal from your computer — from iTunes, for example. A stereo, 12‑segment meter displays the output levels, and those of any soloed tracks. Tape In has its own level control, and can be routed to the main mix using the Tape To Main Mix button.

All six aux sends have pre/post switches, for setting them up as monitor or effects sends, and each has a solo button. Solo can be set to AFL (after-fade listen) or PFL (pre-fade listen), with Mackie's traditional flashing 'rude solo' light to warn when one or more solo button.