Well, our 24-channel ProDesk 4 finally arrived and we immediatley put it to the test, doing 3 shows in 4 days. After the very first sound check, John turned to me and said Jason Dermer described it perfectly...someone just pulled the tarps off the speakers. Couldn't have said it better ourselves!
This board is really a condensed version of the Spectra-C. There is no audible difference between the ProDesk 4 and our Spectra-T, which we absolutely love. It has so may gozintas and gozoutas, you have to pay attention when you're setting it up. Last night we did a show where we, and 3 other people wanted to record and we had plenty of space for everyone, including one guy who used the USB port to record on his computer.
What a feature set! And John says it's a genuine joy to mix on. I've got to say, it's not only a Venice killer but it sounds better than the Verona, as well, and now we're talking about two entirely different price points.
We are so tired of wearing out small desks in 4 or 5 years. I get the feeling this one is going to be like my Crest LM, which is still on the job, working fine 15 years later.
By the way, we named our Spectra-T "Phil Spectra", so this desk is "Phil Junior". And for those who don't know that we're getting out of the sound provider end of the business, John is now thinking twice about it because between our two APB consoles, life is so much more fun!
If you get one and want a really great case to put it in, Opti-Case designed one for us and has it in their computer, ready to crank out over and over. It's a really solid, functional case.