Mackie's ProFXv3 series of compact USB mixers upholds the company's long-standing reputation for reliable, professional-grade mixing across live performance, broadcast, and studio environments. Designed for real-world workflows – from rehearsal spaces and small venues to fixed installations and mobile production rigs – each model features high-resolution 24-bit/192kHz USB recording, onboard GigFX effects, Mackie's signature Onyx mic preamps with EQ, and latency-free monitoring via dual USB returns. As one of the largest models in the ProFXv3 range, the ProFX22v3 offers seventeen mic inputs, four aux sends, four subgroups, and compression across twelve channels. Its scale and routing depth make it a strong fit for full bands, live venues, and production environments that require large input counts and complex submixes.
The Mackie ProFX22v3 is equipped with seventeen Onyx microphone preamps, each providing up to 60dB of clean gain with low noise and ample headroom for vocals, acoustic instruments, and dynamic sources. All mic channels feature three-band EQ with a hard bypass switch and variable mid-frequency control, along with switchable 48V phantom power and 100Hz low-cut filters. Built-in one-knob compression is available on twelve channels, allowing fast and effective dynamic control across key sources such as vocals, drums, and instruments. Effects are supplied by the preset-based GigFX engine, offering 24 reverbs, delays, choruses, and other time-based treatments that can be dialled in quickly for live use or subtle creative shaping. Effects can be muted instantly via a dedicated button or an optional footswitch, keeping performance control immediate and intuitive.
With its high channel count and extensive routing options, the Mackie ProFX22v3 is designed for live sound engineers, venues, and production teams managing complex stage setups or multi-source mixes. Four aux sends support multiple monitor mixes or external processing chains, while four subgroups make it easy to control sections such as drums, backing vocals, or playback channels from a single fader. Compared to the ProFX16v3, the ProFX22v3 is built for scale, offering greater input capacity and mix organisation without sacrificing the familiar ProFX workflow. It's an ideal solution for users who need a large, hands-on analogue mixer with modern USB recording and monitoring capabilities, without stepping into digital console territory.
In 1988 Greg Mackie, already a successful co-founder of a pro audio company, founded Mackie Designs Inc. with the goal of producing affordable, high-quality mixers. The company's first official product, the LM-1602 line mixer, was initially produced within the four walls of his home. As sales figures were encouraging, its successor model CR-1604 soon followed - and in 1991 the company finally moved into its first proper production facility. The combination of reliable quality and low prices quickly brought the company enormous success, so that by 1995 Mackie had already sold 100,000 products. In 2003, the company was renamed LOUD Audio, LLC so that there is no longer any confusion between the Mackie brand and its former parent company of the same name.
The Mackie ProFX22v3 doubles as a 2-in/4-out audio interface, capturing the main mix at up to 24-bit/192kHz while providing two independent stereo returns from the DAW. This makes it straightforward to work with backing tracks, reference audio, or click tracks alongside live inputs – whether recording vocals, rehearsing arrangements, or capturing a livestream or live performance straight to disk. To support recording and production, the mixer comes bundled with Waveform OEM – a powerful DAW with unlimited audio and MIDI tracks – along with the DAW Essentials Collection, a suite of 16 professional plug-ins covering EQ, compression, reverb, delay, and modulation.
ProFXv3 vs ProFXv3+
All ProFXv3 models share Mackie's core hallmarks, including Onyx mic preamps, 24-bit/192kHz USB audio, and a bundled production package. The standard ProFXv3 range focuses on classic live and recording duties, with fixed GigFX presets and USB-B connectivity suited to straightforward DAW and stage setups. The ProFXv3+ models build on this foundation with editable GigFX+ effects, USB-C recording modes, and bi-directional Bluetooth for wireless playback or call-in sources, with effect editing and preset management handled via a full-colour LCD screen. In practice, both ranges deliver reliable, professional sound, but the "Plus" models add a small set of practical tools, aimed at streamers, podcasters, and hybrid creators working across live and digital environments.