R.Boudreaux wrote on Sun, 02 October 2005 09:53 |
Just purchased the DCX2496 crossover and wanted some input of anyone lately had problems with the unit? I hooked it up today and it seems to have an excellent sound. |
Mac Kerr wrote on Sun, 02 October 2005 14:03 | ||
Mac |
Klark wrote on Mon, 03 October 2005 06:51 |
Yes, it's usually a good idea to ask before you make a purchase, but anyway.. If you'd had used the 'Search' function, you'd have seen that there is much controversy surrounding this unit. I got tired of one person saying that it was garbage, and another person saying that it's unbelievable for the money. So, I bought one to do my own research and fortunately I had a dbx Driverack PA on hand to do some side by side comparison. Too make a long story short, the difference in audio quality between the two units was apparent enough for my girlfriend to ask "The silver one sounds better, but why does it cost so much less than the dark one?" I have since sold the Driverack PA and purchased another DCX2496. |
Gareth James wrote on Thu, 06 October 2005 19:45 |
a pissed off band member won't care how much money something cost if it means the shows over... |
Gareth James wrote on Mon, 10 October 2005 10:34 |
if its amp failure that brings down a gig I'd be more sympathetic to the provider if they were world reknowned brand such as QSC, Crown, LAB etc. Sorry for any confusion! |
RickB wrote on Mon, 24 October 2005 06:57 |
One query I have is that the input levels on it don't match the output levels on my Mackie 1604VLZ desk. They are quite a bitt different which is causing me problems when trying to set gain structure through the system. Any idea on this? |
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Also I can't find the facility to 'pink' the room. Any clue would be helpful. |
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These are just learning curve things for me and overall impressions are good. |
RickB wrote on Tue, 25 October 2005 01:05 |
RTFM for me then!!! |
Rick Byers wrote on Mon, 24 October 2005 09:57 |
Psuedo, do you ever hit any cable length issues from running RS232 down multicore? ... Rick Byers |
John Alan Horvath wrote on Mon, 03 October 2005 12:32 |
As far as the frying egg sound, I heard the crackling with mine, so I immediately searched for the fix. Fishpaper, or any non-conductive material placed under the XLR board fixes the problem. For months now since fixing it, mine has been out in the clubs atleast 2 nights a week, without a single crackle or pop. |
Brian J. Troup Jr. wrote on Thu, 27 April 2006 13:39 |
It only has half the features of the DCX2496 and has no external interface!! Running back and forth to hear the crossover adjustments I made is reeediculaaaas. |
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It might as well be analog!! DRPA = NO benefit over analog!! |
Brian J. Troup Jr. wrote on Wed, 17 May 2006 13:30 |
It only has half the features of the DCX2496 and has no external interface!! Running back and forth to hear the crossover adjustments I made is reeediculaaaas. |
Brian J. Troup Jr. wrote on Wed, 17 May 2006 13:30 |
If you must know I run my 6 monitor sends and my L-R FOH sends down my eight returns in my FOH snake. Thanks to the Behringer, I don't need to keep my crossovers/processors in my FOH rack such as you suggest. ( I am curious though, how do you run a stereo 4 way system and 6 biamped monitor feeds down your "Drive" snake?) I'd rather put a Peavey POS in my rack than another over-rated DRPA in my racks. PS. Check out some of Ashley's analog crossovers. Check out the Rane stuff too. Maybe you'll learn the answers to you infantile question. |
Brian J. Troup Jr. wrote on Thu, 18 May 2006 11:17 |
I change Crossover setting on site because every venue is different. Don't you? |
Brian J. Troup Jr. wrote on Thu, 18 May 2006 11:17 |
As far as a specific analog unit that does what the DRPA does, there isn't one. |
Brian J. Troup Jr. wrote on Thu, 18 May 2006 10:17 |
I change Crossover setting on site because every venue is different. Don't you? |
Brian J. Troup Jr. wrote on Fri, 19 May 2006 09:45 |
Having to continually clarify myself is becoming quite taxing, but I will do it anyway. Typically I run stereo 4 way system Each range has it's own set of cabinets in my system, not simply bottoms and tops. I have mid-bass cabs, mid-range cabs, blah, blah blah. So in each venue, If I decide to change the configuration of the speakers I am using, or if I am in an odd room, such as dual stages tristacked, or whether or not I fly the cluster and center cluster the subs, or what ever the heck I need to do, having to adjust delays and gains becomes a must. (Man I hope I don't have to explain this again) Now is there anyone else that wishes to try an educate me? Holy Crapp! I like advice but scheeeezzz... I never bought a unit that needed a screwdriver to adjust it. Never will! (Yes I fiddle with knobs) DRPA=poop no matter how you like your poop sliced. As for the reply about the comments Andy made, I guess you missed my point too. But then again he didn't call you a "Troll". |
Brian J. Troup Jr. wrote on Fri, 19 May 2006 12:45 |
Ahhh. Now we are on the same page. PS. A screwdriver adjustment method can still be adjusted. I am not so sure you are protecting anyone from anything. To me, that is as safe for someone's system as the proverbial "Don't push this button" sign above the button. However if your crossover product designs are specific to a loudspeaker / amp combination and configuration, than perhaps permanent fixed crossover points are the way to go? |
Brian J. Troup Jr. wrote on Fri, 19 May 2006 13:45 |
Ahhh. Now we are on the same page. I should have clarified myself even further so that everyone can understand these things. I am assuming that everyone knows that this unit is used for more than just controlling crossover points. Things like controlling air temperature compensation, gain structures, feedback suppression, peak and dip filtering, ect, ect, ect, can usually be overlooked when discussing Loudspeaker management. I can see how you were confused. My apologies to all who read that irrelevant statement. |
Brian J. Troup Jr. wrote on Thu, 27 April 2006 16:39 |
Running back and forth to hear the crossover adjustments I made is reeediculaaaas. It might as well be analog!! DRPA = NO benefit over analog!! |
Brian J. Troup Jr. wrote on Thu, 18 May 2006 11:17 |
I change Crossover setting on site because every venue is different. Don't you? |
Brian J. Troup Jr. wrote on Fri, 19 May 2006 15:44 |
How wonderfuly clear you are sir. I can only hope my responses approche the clarity level you so effortlessly achieved. I can only hope that you provide the same healthy advice for all those non-troll-ish gear owners who are attacking me because I talk highly of Behringer products. |
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Thank you for pointing out that I enjoy posting good things about my experiences with Behringer products and that I advise and help them on where to get these products. |
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Do you track the other peoples comments regarding the DRPA? |
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How about Drawmer gear? I have some of their gear that I love also. Or should I refrain from making any comments regarding sound gear? |
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You forgot to mention that I also always recommend the EWI stuff as well. |
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I didn't realize what I was saying put me in the "Troll" category. I was not aware this action defined me as troll-ish. Apparently my defnitioin of "Troll" is different than what is called out on this post. I was not aware this was against any of the rules either. |
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My apologies to you. Thank you for taking the time to educate me. |
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I am sure I will heed this advice next post. |
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Thank you for letting me know that it is OK to call others a "Troll" when they advise or comment repeatedly on the same gear pieces. At least now I know that it is an appropriate thing to do. Obviously since Andy did it without any recourse, and you did it to me as well, it must be the proper thing to do in that situation. Trust me when I say that I know how to learn a lesson. You only need to tell me once for me to learn. Welp I gotta go. I have a show to do. I hope you all have a great weekend using your Behringer DCX2496's!! I know I will. Mr. Troup Oh, Ps. Andy, feel free to PM me if the fine moderator will allow it. My apology for attacking you. I did not know it was ok for you to call me a "Troll". Have a good day sir. |
(Another) Dave Dermont wrote on Fri, 19 May 2006 17:27 |
Oh! Wait... I see, you are being witty! Possibly even trying your hand at sarcasm. I hope your audio skills are more finely honed than your sarcastic wit. ...I can only hope |
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Rane has the AC22, 23, and 24, with delay. The AC24 is a DSP crossover with analog controls, and the AC22 and 23 offer only enough delay for driver alignment within a box, not enough to align the PA with the backline. Andy's response was to your statement that the DRPA was no better than an analog crossover, and I think its features do make it better than an analog crossover. Is it the best DSP available, no, probably not even at the price, but better than analog, yes. Mac |
Brian J. Troup Jr. wrote on Fri, 19 May 2006 15:44 |
How wonderfuly clear you are sir. I can only hope my responses approche the clarity level you so effortlessly achieved. I can only hope that you provide the same healthy advice for all those non-troll-ish gear owners who are attacking me because I talk highly of Behringer products. Thank you for pointing out that I enjoy posting good things about my experiences with Behringer products and that I advise and help them on where to get these products. Do you track the other peoples comments regarding the DRPA? How about Drawmer gear? I have some of their gear that I love also. Or should I refrain from making any comments regarding sound gear? You forgot to mention that I also always recommend the EWI stuff as well. I didn't realize what I was saying put me in the "Troll" category. I was not aware this action defined me as troll-ish. Apparently my defnitioin of "Troll" is different than what is called out on this post. I was not aware this was against any of the rules either. My apologies to you. Thank you for taking the time to educate me. I am sure I will heed this advice next post. Thank you for letting me know that it is OK to call others a "Troll" when they advise or comment repeatedly on the same gear pieces. At least now I know that it is an appropriate thing to do. Obviously since Andy did it without any recourse, and you did it to me as well, it must be the proper thing to do in that situation. Trust me when I say that I know how to learn a lesson. You only need to tell me once for me to learn. Welp I gotta go. I have a show to do. I hope you all have a great weekend using your Behringer DCX2496's!! I know I will. Mr. Troup Oh, Ps. Andy, feel free to PM me if the fine moderator will allow it. My apology for attacking you. I did not know it was ok for you to call me a "Troll". Have a good day sir. |
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I would like to ad my 2 cents. It would appear that many of the wise people on hear are pointing you in a direction that will be the solution to your problem. I agree with all of them. There is a phase issue without question. However, there is one factor that is being overlooked. I know this factor well because I too had the same issue with VERY similar gear. The problem I had was identical to yours. I checked every cable from here to the end of the earth. I could not find anything out of phase in the wiring. I even open the cabinets up to check JBL's wiring. Yet nothing seemed to be wrong. At a show, I had a fellow sound guy come up to me and asked me what was wrong. (He saw me scramling and sweating to make it through the night. Nothing like a rock show with no kick drum thump!) I told him that I am at a loss. I thought I had figured it all out, but obviously I still have the problem. He looked over my gear and as he was looking over everything he was just nodding his head, mumbling, ah, huh, ah, huh. Until he walked back to my amp racks and saw the problem. "Take the Driverack PA out of that rack and throw it in the trash" is what he told me. I gasped in shock! What? DBX rules! What was he talking about. He said the DBX is causing the phase issues. he said "I bet you all of my gear that it is the problem." He said if you want digital, go with the Behringer 2496 or spend the money and upgrade the DBX to the 260 or 480. I obviously could not believe what he just said. Heck, there are presets for the exact speakers I was using built into this unit!! This guy must be trying to throw me off the tracks is all I could think. But I did what he said. I hooked up the Behringer 2496 and WOW!! I have yet to clip an amp from this day forth. I have more thump and low end than I have ever needed from that day forth. Now I do wanna say that I am not a big fan of Behringer and I am always a fan of DBX gear. So in this case I remain baffled, but I now have the problem fixed. I acutally like all the things I can do with the behringer that I could not do with the DRPA. I also wanna say I am using 4 Yorkville AP3400's on these subs. I cannot comment on your poweramps. I am not big fan of switching amps. I prefer high current amps. They always prove themselves to be excellent on subs. Perhaps I had a bad DRPA processor. I don't know. But I do know I am happy again. I hope this helps. Brian Hammerhead Audio |
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If you say the Driverack PA is better, or more reliable, you must have never owned one of these DCX2496's!! My 1st DRPA was bad right out of the box!! It took 7 weeks to get another. Once I got it back, I used it for 3 months and it crapped again!!! DBX makes great stuff, but it will be a cold day in hades before I buy another DRPA. It only has half the features of the DCX2496 and has no external interface!! Running back and forth to hear the crossover adjustments I made is reeediculaaaas. It might as well be analog!! DRPA = NO benefit over analog!! I wouldn't mind trying a Driverack 280 or 480 if anyone would wanna sell me one for the price of the DCX2496, I would be happy to buy it!! I have 2 and I love them. I sold my busted Driverack PA and bought a second DCX2496 for backup and still had some gas money. Thanks for the info on the RS 232 to XLR!! That is fantastic info!! |
Tom Reid wrote on Sat, 20 May 2006 00:28 |
Now if someone like John recommends the unit, I would consider it, given threads like this one. http://srforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/m/121729/2407/#msg _121707 Research, documentation, verfied results win folks over. Bad mouthing any gear doesn't win friends and influence people. |
Tom Reid wrote on Sun, 21 May 2006 21:11 |
Dude, you and I can't see eye to eye on most things. |
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I'm using John as an example to explain why 1 product is bad. Mr. Horvath did his research, gave examples, and explained when he figured out he'd been calling a DEQ a DCX. And yes, I think I can call John by his first name, after all, he's let me touch his Soundcraft Consider John's referenced post a good example of how to properly bash something in the community (you actually don't bash ...as in all things you lead by example). Just like in math class, you gotta show your work unless you're Hawking. |
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The bone of contention here isn't the DCX. It's gear bashing, or being a shill, or yes ...maybe even a little trollish (not you Ryan). |
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Even you don't force gear down our throats Ryan. |
R.Boudreaux wrote on Sun, 02 October 2005 06:53 |
Just purchased the DCX2496 crossover and wanted some input of anyone lately had problems with the unit? I hooked it up today and it seems to have an excellent sound. |
Tony Tissot wrote on Sat, 10 June 2006 18:46 |
For those wondering why DCX2496 and many other of Behringer's products are stil unavailable: "apparent willful and repeated violation of Section 302(b) of the Communications Act of 1934"......"egregious nature of Behringer's continued non-compliance...." <snip> |
Gareth James wrote on Sun, 11 June 2006 07:19 |
Andy, feel free to correct me, i'm really no expert! But as far as the sound of limiters go, in theory shouldn't all (most?) digital limiters sound the same? I mean the basic math is still the same right? 0 attack meaning that as soon as the peak level reaches the limiter setting the volume is dropped so that the peak level matches the limit setting. I can't see how that maths would change from unit to unit. As far as release settings isn't there a logarithmic law or something that dictates how the level rises again based on time. All i'm saying is i don't hear any buzzyness or fuzzyness in the limiters on my ultradrive, i just hear the sound limit and i try to set the release rate so that they sound as inoffensive as possible depending on what kind of music is being played. Maybe the limiter was just set up wrong, i can turn the release rate real quick and drive the input level nuts so its limiting like crazy and probably make it sound shit, doesn't mean the unit is making it that way! Anyway let me know your thoughts, as i said im no expert im just trying to learn and show an interest. Anything i can learn about digital limiting that can help me always good! |
Gareth James wrote on Sun, 11 June 2006 10:50 |
JR the delay on the DCX2496 is stated as less than 1ms in the manual, which seems pretty good considering the processing that takes place in that time. I might do some investigative work if i get time (read can be bothered) and see how the delay compares to other dsps. In the meantime though im off for a BBQ Take it easy! EDIT: I used to own an Ultradrive (the older model) which i quickly found out had a in/out delay on the order of 100ms or more.The scratch DJ's playing that night found out very quickly and it was taken out of the loop. |
Ryan Lantzy wrote on Sun, 11 June 2006 07:02 |
Doesn't it just make more sense to stay out of the limiter? I look at a limiter as a safety net. It's there to protect the speakers or limit SPL or whatever. I don't expect it to sound good, I expect it to protect my investment when someone drops a mic. Am I thinking about this wrong? |
John Roberts {JR} wrote on Sun, 11 June 2006 10:01 |
While a high speed processor can accomplish quite a bit in 1 mS it is rather inadequate for dynamics look ahead. Having look ahead time has been the holy grail for making dynamics truly invisible. |
Andy Peters wrote on Sun, 11 June 2006 18:59 |
Seems to me that you could take advantage of backline-to-mains alignment delays to do look-ahead limiting. After all, the delay is free. -a |
Tom Reid wrote on Fri, 19 May 2006 20:37 |
Replaced my Loft ...'cause I kept losing my itty bitty screwdriver ... |
Tom Reid wrote on Fri, 19 May 2006 22:37 |
Replaced my Loft ...'cause I kept losing my itty bitty screwdriver ... |
Ivan Beaver wrote on Sun, 16 July 2006 19:54 |
We have installed many-many DCX2496's. Usually with no problem. However lately that has all changed. We have been having close to a failure a week for units that have been in for awhile (llike a year or more). The typical frying bacon sound. It has us quite worried. |
Ivan Beaver wrote on Sun, 16 July 2006 16:54 |
We have installed many-many DCX2496's. Usually with no problem. However lately that has all changed. We have been having close to a failure a week for units that have been in for awhile (llike a year or more). The typical frying bacon sound. It has us quite worried. We had stopped installing them around 6 months or more ago, due to the same issue upon install. While I feel the performance of the unit is fine, the failure rate is simply NOT acceptable. And since the price of the unit is so low, we have not made any profit on the sale of it to do any service work of any type. Well, it was good while it lasted, but now we are paying the price. |
Bob Lee (QSC) wrote on Fri, 07 July 2006 13:07 | ||
That's a brand that JR designed. The filter freq settings were always recessed and screwdriver-adjustable, but the gain controls of the individual bands came in both knob and recessed versions. If the PC board had the initials REL on the QC sticker … that was me who checked it out! |
Tom Reid wrote on Tue, 18 July 2006 22:53 |
JR was designing gear, Bob Lee was in QC, and I was a sophmore in college trying to figure out PNP vs. NPN. I've always been a slow starter. |
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Does anyone know where i can get some fishpaper to try and insulate the contacts from the chassis? |
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straight in high school. |
Gareth James wrote on Sat, 22 July 2006 06:52 |
I have been planning to try and "fix" the problem for a while but haven't got around to doing it as well as my unit only having suffered from it very rarely. Does anyone know where i can get some fishpaper to try and insulate the contacts from the chassis? . |
Brian J. Troup Jr. wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 08:22 |
In each rack there is a spare DSP. For now anyway. I plan on switching them out once I go to the XTI amps, but in the meantime I cautiously use the DCX DSP's. I agree that a back up of WHATEVER DSP you are using is a good idea. I have a back up for just about everything. |
Andy Peters wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 18:47 | ||
I think one definition of "false economy" would be that you must buy two of something cheap in order to guarantee that one will always be running. -a |
Brian J. Troup Jr. wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 11:50 |
Andy, could you enlighten us as to what you use for DSP. I do plan on upgrading very soon, and I was wondering what a senior engineer such as yourself would suggest to us all. |
Andy Peters wrote on Thu, 24 August 2006 18:47 | ||
I think one definition of "false economy" would be that you must buy two of something cheap in order to guarantee that one will always be running. -a |
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I guess it would be an improvement to my analog controller, which I bought with my PA; it is same brand as the cabinets, HK, and was tailored for the speakers. I don't like it because it has absolutely nothing to tune, only power LED and limiters LEDs... You know... I'd like to see in/out levels, maybe trying different Xover settings, having a limiter THAT I CAN SET... such things... |
Ivan Beaver wrote on Wed, 23 August 2006 20:59 |
We have a small pile of "bacon fryers". Last week we tore into several of them to give a hard look. The problem that we found out was the ribbon cable connection on the output board, that is crimped on and not easily replaced. |
Mike McNany wrote on Thu, 20 July 2006 14:09 |
Wasn't the "frying bacon" noise caused by PC mounted jacks grounding out to the chassis near their solder points? Then it just required sliding ing some plastic between the contacts and the metal chassis. |
Gareth James wrote on Fri, 01 September 2006 07:24 |
Hi Ryan, What did you put inside your Ultradrive? I was going to use fishpaper but as JR rightly pointed out that could absorb moisture. Did you simply superglue something in there? |
Ryan Lantzy wrote on Fri, 25 August 2006 02:59 |
I think a reliable $500 processor with the feature set of the DCX would be a KILLER product. Question is who's listening? |
Gareth James wrote on Fri, 01 September 2006 08:24 |
Hi Ryan, What did you put inside your Ultradrive? I was going to use fishpaper but as JR rightly pointed out that could absorb moisture. Did you simply superglue something in there? |
Bennett Prescott wrote on Fri, 01 September 2006 10:23 | ||
Peavey? Xilica? |
Ryan Lantzy wrote on Fri, 01 September 2006 12:12 |
Right or wrong I just used some clear plastic from some store packaging. Like the stuff pocket calculators come in at discount stores (sometimes referred to as "bubblepack"). I just cut some 1.5" wide (or so) strips and placed them under the circuit board. There seemed to be enough friction to keep the plastic in place. So far it has worked like a charm, but it's still in the garage to keep testing. If anybody has a reason not to use something like this, please let me know. I'm not a stress and materials or thermodynamics expert. |
Ryan Lantzy wrote on Fri, 01 September 2006 13:20 |
The Peavey 4x8 looks promising. No control via serial port though... bit of a drag. The 2x6 Peavey is not as useful for monitors IMO because if you use the 2 inputs you have 2 outputs that worthless for biamped monitors. A 3x6 or 4x8 makes more sense. The software for the Peavey 4x8 is not available yet, but I'm very curious. The Xilica stuff seems like a good value but is WELL over $500. Triple that for a 4x8. This makes the Peavey product VERY attractive. |
John Roberts {JR} wrote on Fri, 01 September 2006 13:32 |
...you are one step ahead of that Behringer design engineer. |
Ryan Lantzy wrote on Fri, 01 September 2006 14:20 |
Not trying to pick... but I'll bet money that the designer did his job... However, the industrial engineer that laid out the assembly probably had to make a compromise with the distance between the circut board and the chassis... OR the type of solder that was used, or how much to use, etc. This probably violated the design tolerances and led to the gap between the two narrowing. Just a hunch... but I see similar things all the time, communications problems between process areas. |
John Roberts {JR} wrote on Fri, 01 September 2006 17:05 |
I was trying to make some light humor while offering an opinion on the viability of your field fix. |
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I'm not sure whether we differ in terminology or sense of where the responsibility lies. I always considered industrial engineers as the process guys. Metal bend allowances and subassembly clearances would be mechanical engineering and broadly a design function. So your bet doesn't make sense as presented. |
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What I find problematic is end users having to figure out how to fix their own units. |
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I didn't rise to the bait when you compared them to BBE and won't now. Not only do folks already know my opinion, but my opinion about them doesn't really matter in the grand scheme. |
John Roberts {JR} wrote on Fri, 01 September 2006 19:26 |
No worries... I fall into this posture as our past communications have involved a lot of oppositional discussion. |
Gareth James wrote on Sat, 02 September 2006 09:33 |
Off topic a little now but concerning remote processor control, wouldn't USB have a shorter range than a serial link? I might be imagining this. Would wireless ever be a potential for this kind of job? I know it introduces a whole other set of problems but... |
Ivan Beaver wrote on Thu, 14 September 2006 20:54 |
I just found out today that our "pile", Which had grown to 8 units, that Behringer took them all back-all (or at least most) were out of warranty, and gave us a credit. That was good of them. Let's just hope that the other many-many units don't have a problem, but I am not holding my breath. |
Brian J. Troup Jr. wrote on Thu, 18 May 2006 11:17 |
I change Crossover setting on site because every venue is different. Don't you? Snip- |
Ivan Beaver wrote on Fri, 15 September 2006 17:59 |
I hope they have it fixed, however we will not use them again. It is simply not worth the risk. I kinda liked the little unit-when it was working. It does things our current replacements don't. |
Robert Fielder wrote on Fri, 29 September 2006 10:05 |
...It also sounds like a lot of people would have kept using the DCX2496 except for one flaw, which may or may not be a design flaw. The flaw can be fixed. In reality, who wants to spend the time and money buying something, than having to fix it? But, if you get a good one, pretty much everyone who has actually used the DCX2496 only says good things about it. Even those who had them fail, have a lot of good things to say..... |
Mike Butler (media) wrote on Tue, 13 March 2007 13:41 |
Robert, I have also been weighing the +/-'s of the DCX2496. I have heard the same rave reviews as well as Ivan's hard times with these. Seems to me there have also been scare stories about ribbon cables in certain Mackie products, and I know you love your Mackie mixer (and I love the few Mackie amps and one Mackie mixer I still have left). You may get a DCX and love it. And if it does act up, they will replace it. I hadn't heard until now the fate of Ivan's dud units. I can certainly understand his reluctance to use more of them, especially since it involves so much more when you have sold and installed these in a customer's venue. |
Mike Butler (media) wrote on Tue, 13 March 2007 13:41 |
I'd still set aside a few inches of gaffer's tape to put over the logos on the DCX. |
Robert Fielder wrote on Wed, 14 March 2007 07:04 |
One of the things I like about the DCX2496, DRPA, etc is the EQs built in. However, I am having a personal internal debate about using an EQ. This is a debate I am both winning and losing. My concern is that the EQ is for your entire system. I have two laptops using two different sound cards. The sound from the two different sound cards might not be the same. This implies, to my limited understanding, that each laptop should be EQ'd just a little differently to produce the same sound. Which implies a software EQ on the laptop, not a hardware EQ that changes everything. |
Andy Peters wrote on Wed, 14 March 2007 15:17 |
I think you misunderstand the reason for the EQ in this sort of box. It's for use as a system equalizer. You use it to get the system response flat. Once you do this, you lock it and leave it (unless the system configuration changes.) |
Andy Peters wrote on Wed, 14 March 2007 15:17 |
If one sound card sounds different from the other, then you fix that with the mixer. (If one sound card sounds different from the other, then one or the other might be broken.) |