Mackie Onyx Satellite Recording Interface?

[iDavid]

I see its on sale at MF for 199...

is it any good?

anyone out there using it?

[morphex]

Sorry, I just deleted my post because I (for some reason) got confused and posted about Tascam's FireOne instead of the Mackie Onyx Satellite. And since I don't know much about that unit, I'll just say hello and good-bye. Please forgive the brain-fart.

Peace - morphex

[iDavid]

no one is using this?

odd

[BertKoor]

Opinions differ (like always on KVR)
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=178042
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2472070
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2371445
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2294919
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=173245
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2312586

[Mikelo]

I brought the Onyx Satallite not long ago and hated it. It went straight back to the store I brought it from and brought a Focusrite Saffire Pro 10 instead.
At the present time I had it, pc users could not mix recording from outputs and DAW. I found it to fiddly and very untidy.
It also took up to much space and looked like a throw back of Roland 80's gear.
You only have to look at the Mackie forums to see all sorts of problems people are having.
Oh yes, there's no midi ins and outs to and the audio would unexpetedley stop working.
IMO, avoid at all cost.

[Dominus]

Great unit, but needs better driver support. Most people are buying the universal firewire driver to make it work well:

http://centrance.com/products/id/

http://centrance.com/products/ud/

[iDavid]

I canceled my order.. thanks everyone

[musikmachine]

If you can demo the focusrites check out the stereo imaging

[calex]

It's a horribly conceived product. With all the competition, it's increadible Mackie would market such a dog product. I've heard that the interface for the base unit and the pull out unit wears out fast. Horrible. Crappy drivers, no midi. What were they thinking?