"Panzzi" wrote in message
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Hi, I have three Mixers to choose from:

1. Behringer MX3282A Eurodesk Mixer
2. Behringer DDX3216 Automated digital mixing console
3. Yamaha MG3214FXMixing console

It will serve on my church PA/musical purpose.

Could someone please give me some suggestions?

In a gross sense, these are very similar consoles, with the MX3282A being
the most basic of the bunch. One approach is to weigh the perceived value of
the extra expense of the DDX3216 and the MG3214FX in terms of what that
extra money buys you. All of these consoles strike me as being stunningly
cheap. Where did the money go?

The extra features of the DDX3216 and the MG3214FX are going to require
some extra skill and practice to use. If this is a box that you lock in a
closet, then the extra money might be wasted. If you have ops who can fiddle
around profitably, then there might be some payback from the extra features.
If you have people who mistakenly twist knobs because they are there, then
the extra flexibility is a liability.

A digital console in a church setting has always attracted me because of the
ability to *save* the console settings and restore them the next time I use
the board. My Mackie SR32 has about 192 knobs and buttons on it and many of
them have the potential for introducing changes that I don't quite figure
out until I've ruined part of a session. That potential has been manifest
from time to time.

I see EFX as being less attractive in a church setting because I see more
emphasis on having a natural house sound as opposed to one that is
tricked-up. It is one thing that seems to me it is easy to retrofit.

I think that 6 aux sends are generally enough to run a church service and
AFAIK all 3 consoles provide that.

None of these consoles stun me with the flexibility of their per-channel
Eq which is a feature I would prefer to see expanded than is present on the
SR32 I use.