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soundcraft series 2 vs soundcraft 1600 wich to use?
I'm wondering wich one is the supperior console. or are they about the
same? should i use both? one to track one to mix? sell one and buy some nice preamps? sell both buy a nicer console? help me! thanks for te input. RYan |
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(Mike Rivers) wrote in message news:znr1099062947k@trad...
In article writes: I'm wondering wich one is the supperior console. or are they about the same? should i use both? one to track one to mix? sell one and buy some nice preamps? sell both buy a nicer console? help me! Do you have both? If so, what's YOUR preference? Are you thinking about buying one, the other, or one of each? Considering the age, that could be dangerous business. Do you like transformers? Are you sure? What will it be used with? What for? How are your maintenance skills and wiring skills? i own both consoles, i have a ms-16 and a soundcraft 760 2"24. i like them both for diffrent reasons, it might just make sense for me to use them both. is that a bad idea? |
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(Mike Rivers) wrote in message news:znr1099145915k@trad...
In article writes: i own both consoles, i have a ms-16 and a soundcraft 760 2"24. i like them both for diffrent reasons, it might just make sense for me to use them both. is that a bad idea? Having two consoles and asking which one you should use is rather unusual. I'd think you've have a preference. Using both may not be a bad idea if you have the space, but a lot of that depends on what you do and how you work. You may prefer the sound of the mic preamps in one and the sound of the mix circuitry in the other. Or maybe you like the EQ in both, but prefer one for some applications and the other for other applications. Unless you have the space (and time to do the wiring) to set up both consoles and have them arranged so that you can use whatever parts of each one you perfer for any particular function, you need to make a choice, and that should be your choice and not anyone else's. All we can do is offer you some things to consider. For example, if you need a lot of separate headphone monitor mixes, the one with the greater number of auxiliar sends has an advantage for tracking. If you need a lot of auxiliary sends for effects during mixing, the one with the greater number of auxilay sends may be better for that application. If you don't mix while recording (for instance, record the 16 mics that you have on the drums to four tracks), you don't need to worry about the sound of the mix bus while tracking, so consider the one whose mic preamps you prefer most of the time. But if you EQ when you track, you'll need to consider which one has the most usable EQ. If you decide, for instance, that you love the sound of the mic preamps in the Series 2, consider standing it up in a corner, wiring the mic inputs and direct or insert outputs to a patchbay, and using the 1600 for tracking while mixing. Stuff like that. i do have room, I like the 1600 alot, and the series 2 is a little less user friendly, so putting the series 2 in the room for the preamps is what i think ill do. i will have to get some more patch bays and try to figure a way to set it up in the system with out it being to confusing. thanks for the advise, is a hard one when you are dealing with vintage stuff. I guess im luck to have two very nice mint vintage consoles, i will use them both to make great music. thanks R |
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"labpartner" wrote in message om... I'm wondering wich one is the supperior console. or are they about the same? should i use both? one to track one to mix? sell one and buy some nice preamps? sell both buy a nicer console? help me! thanks for te input. RYan Series 2 is much more colored and compresses like hell, even if you only use the preamps and send signals to a recorder via insert sends. I happen to like that sound very much, but wouldn't want to track exclusively through the console preamps. I love mixing through it, though. Predrag |
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