At 11:09 AM +0000 09/16/02, coats wrote:
>See also:
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>http://www.crestaudio.com/html/xr20.html
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>http://midas-venice.com
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>http://www.cranesong.com/spider.html
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>and my fave (go all the way to the bottom for prices):
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>http://www.manleylabs.com/containerpages/16_299.html
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>The Crest is the best "bang for buck" (for any new analog mixer,IMO)
>and eats Mackies, et al for breakfast.
Thanks for the links. I'm looking for a small mixer for my own studio use.
Unfortunately, almost all small mixers are designed more for live use.
The Crest doesn't have busses. The Crane is more like an overpriced AD
converter with faders, than a production mixer. The Manley is extremely
expensive and way too minimal.
Right now, I am leaning towards the Allen & Heath four bus (WZ14:4:2+).
The Midas 160 is another option, but the aux sends aren't switchable, the
faders are only 60mm, and the line inputs have "20dB of permanent
attenuation". It also has fewer features and fewer inputs. The A&H
WZ14:4:2+ uses a switched power supply -- it replaces the WZ14:4:2 which
used a linear supply. I do not know if I can to modify the monitor
section of the A&H to work in stereo. If I can't, I'll have to keep
looking.
At 10:32 PM -0500 09/15/02, Paul Schreiber wrote:
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>a) here is the "highest-end" rack mixer that I know of:
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>www.speck.com
Summit, Oram, etc. all make rack mixers. However, none of them have
monitor features adequate for a stand alone mixer. Neve, Amek, Focusrite,
SSL, etc. sell rack mounted "board channels". api will custom make almost
anything if you are willing to pay for it.
>b) It's probably easier to get a used Samson 2404 mixer (~$175) and
>>'hot-rod' it.
I don't think so -- you would have to replace the pots, jacks, power
supply, and almost all the electronics to get a decent mixer.
>c) I have always wanted to do high-end studio rack-mount stuff.
You already do!!
>Does a vocoder count??!? But a "MOTM spec" mixer would be pretty
>expensive. I could do a decent job on say an 8 to 12-input one.
>Since the Speck is $3500 with no EQ, maybe I could do a 12-in version with
>>EQ for the ∗low∗ priceof $1899. I'd sell 3 maybe :)
Speck is sort of a "modular" mixer -- they also make multi-channel EQ's to
stack on top of their mixers.