adam79 wrote:
I've been checking out Mixers. There seem to be a couple good ones for
$2000 or less. I've been reading that the Mackie Onyx 1640i was marketed
as a live mixer that works well as a recording mixer.. while the Allan
and Heath ZED R16 is the opposite; made as a recording mixer that works
well as a live one.
Anyways, I've read that while the 1640i has a better routing section and
outputs for every channel, while the ZED has better preamps, and also
MIDI capability, although I don't use MIDI, I might in the future. The
MIDI doesn't matter to me. Also, it doesn't matter that the 1640i is PT
M-Powered compatible, while the ZED isn't. I can always record into
Reaper and then transfer the files into Pro Tools (without a loss in
sound quality) for editing/mixing.
Anyone have ant experience w/ either unit? Suggestions? Also, if I
overlooked any other mixers in this price range, please tel. I'm
planning on using this mixer for my studio centerpiece.
Thanks,
-Adam
Are you planning to use the mixer for live sound as well as for
recording? (The Mackie Onyx 1640i is not marketed as a live sound mixer.
That would be the Onyx 24-4.)
If this if for recording first and live sound second I suggest you look
closely at the Mackie Onyx 1620i and 1640i, depending on how many
simultaneous mic inputs you need. The 1620 has 8 and the 1640 has 16.
That talk about the preamps is Internut bull****. I like A&H gear a lot.
It's very good stuff for the money. But those pres are not better than
those in the Onyx, and the Onyx line has excellent EQ - EQ of sufficient
qualtiy that I was surprised.
An Onyx whatever-"i" with the optional Firewire card is a fine rig,
allowing you to track right into the DAW of our choice. It works nicely,
based on my brief trial with an earlier version of the 1620 that I
tried, thanks to Kurt Albershardt for the mixer and Mike Rivers for the
Firewire card.
If you're going into a DAW anyway the Onyx feeds digital audio into your
computer, rendering the part about "individual outputs" irrelevant.
I have an A&H GL2200-24 that I use for SR work. It's a nice little
board. If I were looking for an "affordable" to cover both small=scale
live sound reinforcement and digital recording I would buy one of the
Mackies.
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