Post by: tim mcallister on May 23, 2004, 10:52:58 PM
- Used for "monitoring" of recordings, without sounding like crap with all channels being hit.
- Must have at least 16 mono line-in's.
- I will only use the line ins, so mic pres aren't a concern.
- I have plenty of outboard effects, so built in effects are nice, but not needed.
It will:
- Sit in the basement and will not travel. So durability is a lower priority.
It won't serve "multi purposes":
- I have a dedicated board for live gigs,
- I mix everything on the computer. So the board won't be used for real mixing.
- I use real mic preamps and I have plenty. I will not use the boards mic pres.
So please don't tell me how I will "out grow" the board and wish I had bought something better. I already have the "better" stuff
I need something "good enough", and cheap as possible. I am thinking:
The old Mackie 1604
yamaha mg-24
or (gasp!) a behringer
Considering what I have stated above, what might you suggest??
TIA
Post by: Brad Harris on May 24, 2004, 01:22:33 PM
If your not (and I think your not), look for a board that has an eq in/out switch, and leave it permenantly out.
What kind of routing are you looking for? (how many inputs on your sound/breakout card? how many monitor mixes do you need? etc)
How many channels do you need?
Post by: Afro Jon on May 24, 2004, 02:03:50 PM
Post by: Tim McCulloch on May 24, 2004, 09:59:19 PM
| papasalty wrote on Sun, 23 May 2004 21:52 |
Considering what I have stated above, what might you suggest?? TIA |
I'd suggest posting this in a recording forum rather than a live sound forum... but that's just me.
Tim Mc
Post by: tim mcallister on May 26, 2004, 12:36:32 AM
| Afro Jon wrote on Mon, 24 May 2004 19:03 |
What are you recording to? All of the recording platforms I have worked with (mostly pro-tools) have built in monitoring functionality, so you can cue up the actual tracks being recorded, or just make a basic mix to listen to. What benefit are you going to get from using a board if you are not using its pres or eq? It seems to me that using a board to make a monitor mix seperate from the cue on the recording platform wont give you an acurate reference of what your tracks actually sound like. I would think you would be much better served with a control surface designed for your platform. |
I am recording to an Alesis HD-24.
I have a slew of decent to good mic preamps in a rack (symetrix 202's to Peavey VMP-2, Vinteck, etc)
I want to use the board for cue and "very rough mix" playbacks. Most of the preamps in my rack are arguably better than what you'll find in budget mixers.
I am currently using a yamaha 8 channel mixer thats sits around, but I really need at least 16 line ins to easily track overdudded horn sections etc.
Post by: tim mcallister on May 26, 2004, 12:40:00 AM
| Brad Harris wrote on Mon, 24 May 2004 18:22 |
So your not concerend with the pre-amp, what about the eq section? If your not (and I think your not), look for a board that has an eq in/out switch, and leave it permenantly out. What kind of routing are you looking for? (how many inputs on your sound/breakout card? how many monitor mixes do you need? etc) How many channels do you need? |
You are correct, I'm not concerned about the mic-pres. I will NOT track OR mix through the board, but eq is handy for rough mixes through the board.
I hve a HD-24 so I have 24 in and 24 out. I want to monitor up to at least 16 tracks.
I have a OZ q-mix for headphones. SO I just need channel inserts to get all the headphone mixes I could need.
Thanks