Loud Technologies (parent company of Mackie) has announced that they have reached a licensing agreement with Avid for using the new Onyx-I series FireWire recording mixers with Digidesign Pro Tools M-Powered 8 software. To use an Onyx-i mixer with Pro Tools M-Powered, users will need to purchase the Mackie Universal Driver upgrade from the Mackie site. The driver is compatible with the Onyx 820i, 1220i, 1620i, and 1640i mixers.