About the Mackie MCK-2051303-00 ProFX22v3 22 Channel 4-bus Professional Effects Mixer with USB
The Mackie ProFX22v3 is a comprehensive 22-channel effects mixer designed to provide a versatile all-in-one solution for live sound, worship, and project studio applications. This mixer combines a flexible analog mixing architecture with a professional multi-effects processor and a stereo USB audio interface, offering a significant channel count in a single rack-mountable unit. It is built around Mackie's renowned Onyx microphone preamplifiers, delivering clean, transparent gain with plenty of headroom for microphones, instruments, and line-level sources. The intuitive layout features four sub-group busses, allowing for efficient mixing by grouping related channels (such as drums, vocals, or background singers) for easier control and routing to main outputs or auxiliary sends, a critical feature for managing complex mixes in live environments.
A central feature of the ProFX22v3 is its integrated digital effects processor, which provides 24 premium effects including reverbs, delays, choruses, and pitch correction. These effects are easily accessible and assignable to any channel or the main mix via dedicated send and return controls, enabling users to add professional-quality depth and dimension to vocals and instruments without the need for external outboard gear. The mixer also includes a stereo USB 2.0 interface, allowing for straightforward 2-track recording of the main mix to a computer for archiving live performances or creating demos, as well as playback of stereo audio from a DAW or media player through the main PA system.
The mixer is designed for durability and ease of use, with a robust steel chassis, responsive faders, and clear visual feedback via LED metering. It offers a wealth of connectivity, including XLR main and group outputs, balanced 1/4" auxiliary sends and returns, and a dedicated monitor output with its own level control. The Mackie ProFX22v3 successfully bridges the gap between analog simplicity and modern digital convenience, providing musicians, sound operators, and content creators with a powerful, self-contained mixing platform capable of handling demanding audio tasks from front-of-house reinforcement to podcast production with reliability and professional sonic results.