Mackie PORTABLE RECORDING PREAMP Manuel D’Utilisation

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12.  When the installer has completed copying the files 

into the destination folder, the “Completing the 
Tracktion Setup Wizard” window opens. If you want 
to launch Tracktion right away, click the “Launch 
Tracktion” box. Click “Finish” to complete the 
installation. 

13.  Double-click the Tracktion.exe file in the destina-

tion folder to open Tracktion. (If you selected the 
option during the installation, you can double-click 
the Tracktion shortcut icon on your desktop.)

1.  Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

2.  Double-click the CD icon on the desktop and 

double-click the file named “TracktionSetup.dmg”.

3.  A Tracktion window opens. Drag the Tracktion icon 

from the Tracktion window into the Applications folder. 

4.  Double-click the Tracktion file in the Applications 

folder to open Tracktion.

There is an authorization code on the sleeve of the 

CD-ROM that came with your Onyx Satellite. You can 
authorize the software from within Tracktion or by going 
to http://my.mackie.com.

1.  Open Tracktion 2.

2.  Tracktion detects that the software is unregistered 

and notifies you that it is running in Demo Mode. 
You can choose to continue or click the “Unlock” 
button to authorize the software.

3.  Follow the instructions for unlocking Tracktion.

1.  Go to http://my.mackie.com

2.  If you haven’t done so already, set up an account 

by entering your email address and clicking “No, I 
want to create an account.” Then click “Continue.”

3.  Enter the information to setup your profile. Then 

proceed to register Tracktion by clicking “Mackie 
Product Registration.”

4.  Select “Software” and “Tracktion v2 Music Produc-

tion Software.”

5.  Click “Click here to register Tracktion v2 online.”

6.  Enter the authorization code from the sleeve on 

your CD-ROM in the License Number box. Then 
click “Authorize.”

Once you’ve installed and authorized the software, 

proceed as follows:

1.  Turn down the channel GAIN controls, and the 

Control Room and Phones level controls.

2.  Set all push button switches to their “out” positions.
3.  Turn the POWER switch off.

Note: This tutorial assumes that you are using the Onyx 
Satellite with the pod “docked” to the base station. 

This demonstrates how to record guitar to your DAW 

for tracking, and then record a vocal while monitoring the 
guitar track already laid down:

1.  Plug a guitar into channel 1 Instrument input and a 

microphone into channel 2 MIC input. Push in the 
Instrument switch on channel 1.