Mackie ProFX22v3: The Complete 22-Channel Live and Recording Console

The Mackie ProFX22v3 is a 22-channel professional analog mixer with USB, built around 17 flagship Onyx mic preamps, a GigFX effects engine, and per-channel compression in a road-ready steel chassis. It combines high input count, built-in effects, and 24-bit/192 kHz USB recording in one console that moves easily from a club stage to a worship platform to a home studio. For the engineer who needs plenty of inputs and real onboard processing, it is the mixer that finally handles the whole show and the recording of it.

Onyx Preamps With Serious Headroom

At the heart of the ProFX22v3 are 17 Onyx mic preamps, Mackie's premium studio-grade design, each delivering up to 60 dB of clean gain with generous headroom and a low noise floor. That reserve captures a whisper-quiet ribbon or condenser and still absorbs a screaming guitar cabinet or hot line source without clipping, so a busy stage full of microphones stays transparent and natural. Combo XLR and 1/4-inch inputs on channels 1 and 2 add Hi-Z switches that let a guitar or bass plug straight in without a separate direct box.

Per-Channel Compression and Musical EQ

Single-knob compressors on channels 1 through 12 let you smooth a lead vocal, even out a bass, or tighten an acoustic guitar with a single twist, delivering studio-style dynamics without an outboard rack or complicated patching. Every mono channel adds a 3-band EQ with a swept midrange to dial in problem frequencies precisely, plus a 100 Hz low-cut filter that clears stage rumble and microphone handling noise before it reaches the mix.

The GigFX Effects Engine

The GigFX effects engine puts 24 gig-ready effects directly in the console, spanning lush plate and hall reverbs, tape-style and slap delays, choruses, distortion, and even an auto-wah, each adjustable and assignable to a dedicated FX send. A footswitch jack mutes the effects hands-free between songs or during announcements, so a polished, effected mix no longer depends on carrying a rack of outboard processors to every gig.

24-Bit/192 kHz USB Recording

An integrated 2x4 USB interface streams audio to and from a Mac or PC at a pristine 24-bit/192 kHz resolution with zero-latency direct monitoring, so you hear yourself in real time while you track. Capture a stereo mix of the whole show for a live album, feed a broadcast or live stream, or return computer playback into the console for walk-in music and virtual soundcheck, turning the ProFX22v3 into a recording and streaming hub as well as a mixer.

Room Tuning and Road-Ready Build

A 7-band graphic EQ on the main mix lets you tune the PA to the room and ring out feedback before it starts, while three aux sends feed independent stage monitor mixes and a dedicated FX send keeps effects separate from the wedges. Balanced XLR and 1/4-inch main outputs, control room and headphone outs, and smooth 60mm log-taper faders live in a Built-Like-A-Tank steel chassis engineered to survive years of load-in, load-out, and everything in between.

Software That Gets You Recording

The ProFX22v3 includes a free download of a full-featured DAW along with a collection of studio-grade plug-ins covering EQ, compression, delay, and more, so a complete production environment is ready the moment you connect the USB cable. Between the onboard effects and the bundled software, a new owner can mix a live show and produce a finished recording without buying a single additional tool.

Who the ProFX22v3 Is For

Mix a full band at a club, run a multi-mic worship service, stream a podcast or event, or track a live album straight to a laptop with plenty of inputs to spare. Live-sound engineers, worship tech teams, content creators, and gigging musicians reach for the ProFX22v3 when they need clean Onyx sound, per-channel compression, built-in effects, and high-resolution USB recording in one dependable console. When a compact mixer runs out of channels, the ProFX22v3 is the 22-channel workhorse that keeps up.