Megaseg forum2/18/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Someone mentioned using the insert for effects processors as well as dynamic processors (compressors specifically). Something else to consider as to the original topic of this thread, is the routing. The only possible exception would be a powered unit like the Mackie 808 or similar. ![]() I would recommend staying away from vertically rack mounted mixers all together. It's a wierd design that Yamaha has acknowledged but as far as I know has not changed. Where this shows up is that if you mute a channel, it doesn't mute the EFX send from that channel, so even if I mute the microphone channel, any input received will still go though the EFX processor and out to the main mix. There's a ON button (similar to Soundcraft boards) but it doesn't operate like a mute button. However, one major problem I ran into with them is there isn't a channel mute. First, the Yamaha consoles discussed here are nice boards and the onboard effects units are great. I know I'm a little late to the game but I'd like to share a couple thoughts. I'm hyper-vigilant when it comes to research. Research is my thing, I guess most people would call it an obsession. As evidenced by this terribly long thread. I have done hours of research on this purchase. I have read the posts here about the A&H mixers and elsewhere online. I'm not going to use one of their DJ mixers for reasons I stated earlier in this thread. Ask them their opinions, I'm sure they will be more than happy to fill you in on what their experience with them has been. I've used A&H's for years, Micky, Dynomyk, Spotlightjr, Gunghouk and Zonerc do as well as a few others. Just use the search engine, I don't think you will find one negative statement from a person that owns and operates Allen Heaths, well other than perhaps the price. You don't have to settle for speculations and reading posted spec quotes from web sites, there are several posts already here from people who actually own and use Allen & Heath boards. Hey Doc, looking at the gear you already use, you look like a prime candidate for the move up to an Allen & Heath. The advantage is that a slant top case can still hold the Power conditioner, the wireless receivers, and dynamics processors in the same box.ĭoes anyone have an opinion on how the Allen & Heath compares to the Soundcraft? Allen & Heath is under D&M Holdings, Soundcraft is under Harman International, though I suppose that doesn't matter much. I may end up making connections to the mixer at each event anyway because I don't know if there will be enough room under the lid of a slant rack style case to leave an XLR cable plugged into the top of either of these mixers and still close the lid. My choices for mixers are either the Allen & Heath ZED-12FX or the Soundcraft EFX12. So the question is do I just get a dedicated flight case for the mixer, set it up on the table and make all the connections every time or do I get a different mixer that will fit in less than 10U? I don't want one of those podium style cases. There are a few cases out there that offer 11U but in order to get that depth on top you have to get one that's 10U tall. All the slant top cases max out at 10U on top. I searched Marathon, Odyssey, Roadrunner, Raxxes, Gator, SKB, and others. It's just too long to fit into a typical slant top rack case. The only problem I have now is the size of the A&H. I can buy the A&H ZED12FX for less than that and have a lot more options to boot. I had even thought about ignoring that limitation since I do a lot more DJ gigs than Karaoke gigs but then I saw the price of this 1U mixer. I really like this mixer (of the 1U units I have looked at) but of course there's no inserts and no effects. I had previously thought it was not for sale in the states. I even found out that one 1U mixer I had looked at before, the Ecler SAM 614 is available in the US. There are just too many sacrifices made in those devices to squeeze them into a small package. I think Jeff (and others) are right, that I'm not going to be happy with a 1 or 2U mixer. If you want to keep the setup time down and not have a bulky console, just use a rack case that has a place for your mixer at the top (if you don't already own one like this) and leave all your cables connected to the devices inside the bottom portion of the rack.Īs much as I would like to go for ultra portability. You'll even end up liking it better for your corporate gigs. You are going to be happier with almost any rack-top mixer with an FX processor and pre-amps than with a 1U/2U line mixer. ![]()
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