[david gourley[_2_]]

(Scott Dorsey) said...news
Joseph wrote:

I'm not trying to get something necessarily for $300. That's just what
the Mackie is going for. I'm willing to spend about 3x that. Still not high
budget, I know. And I don't need 32 channels....12 would be enough.

Do you need all those busses to tape?
If you're just mixing down and you only need 12 channels, you might
consider
the Allen and Heath Mix Wizard or the 16-channel Midas Venice. They are
designed more for PA work than recording work but if you're not married
to
having sends and returns to tape they are easier to mix on.

The Venice was the first low-cost console with proper EQ.

Watch out with the used Midas Venice... if the EQ controls wear out they
don't just become intermittent but start whistling. So don't get one
that
came out of heavy rental service. Hmm, I guess that's good advice for
any
console, really.
--scott

Glad to hear that about the Midas. I just got a killer deal on a mint-
condition Venice F32 that was only used about 6 times before the sound
company moved to digital consoles. Most seem to be holding on to them as
backup systems now.

david

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