Panzzi wrote:

Pooh Bear wrote in
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There is nothing *better* about the number of busses, unless you know
how many you will actually need. Here lies the rub. A 200 bus mixer is
no better than a 2 bus if you only *need* 2 !


So, my question is: what kind of "application" can I use to utilize these
bus?

The more buses there are in the mixer (particularly subroups and other buses which lie between the inputs and whatever outputs you are using) the more potential gainstaging, noise, and grounding problems the designer has to overcome.

Buses and applications? Pre/post fader, pre/post EQ aux buses to start. Main outs, tape outs, matrix outs, subgroup outs and that's even before you start with VCA's...


Hint: At the low end of the market, the smaller Mackie boards (less inputs and less buses) are quieter and generally sound better.