Hi folks-

I'm shopping for a small-format digital mixer for my project studio.
It's one room---I record in the room with the mixer. The computer
is by the door to my shop, so it gets put "outside" during a session,
but not the mixer/transport, obviously. I've had a Roland mixer,
and though it is impressive in some respects, the fan is loud enough
that it can't be in the same room as the mics for acoustic guitar
recording.

One model that's attractive to me is the Tascam DM-24, in part because
it has *no* fan. But it's physically larger than I'd like, and has
more channels than I really need (12 or even 8 would suffice), so I'm
also looking at the Yamaha 01V96. Does it have a fan? If so, how
quiet is it?

Any other suggestions for this application?

Thanks,
Tom Loredo

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One model that's attractive to me is the Tascam DM-24, in part because
it has *no* fan. But it's physically larger than I'd like

That's a pretty tiny mixer. If you don't have room for that, you
probably should consider moving a few walls.

Does it have to be a digital mixer?



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Mike Rivers wrote:
In article writes:


One model that's attractive to me is the Tascam DM-24, in part because
it has *no* fan. But it's physically larger than I'd like


That's a pretty tiny mixer. If you don't have room for that, you
probably should consider moving a few walls.

I'm trying to do multiple duties---I want to be able to use the
mixer with a hard disk recorder, but also as a control surface for
Logic 6 on a Mac G4. So I'd like to have it on a locator stand
for tracking and be able to "snuggle up" to the computer when I'm
mixing. I have an analog mixer (MixWizard 14:4:2) and am also
hoping to find something that could work for my occassional live
gigs, in which case I can get rid of the MixWizard (raise $$).
So rack-width would be ideal, though there is room on my computer
workstation to just barely squeeze on the DM-24.

The fan can be a make-or-break issue, so if any 01V96 owners can
address that, I'd appreciate. Any other comparisons between these
mixers (converter quality, usability as control surface, etc.) would
also be appreciated.

Peace,
Tom

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Tom,

If you really need a TINY yet capable mixer - great convertors, pres, DAW
controller, extremely flexible routing, extra channels for 2005 and beyond in
an extremely compact format - check out the Yamaha DM1000. It is the
rack-width baby bro to the O2R96 and DM2000. No fan / big heatsink!

Bad news: You might have to pawn the SUV.

Dale
Oddio Guy

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I'm shopping for a small-format digital mixer for my project studio.
It's one room---I record in the room with the mixer. The computer
is by the door to my shop, so it gets put "outside" during a session,
but not the mixer/transport, obviously. I've had a Roland mixer,
and though it is impressive in some respects, the fan is loud enough
that it can't be in the same room as the mics for acoustic guitar
recording.

One model that's attractive to me is the Tascam DM-24, in part because
it has *no* fan. But it's physically larger than I'd like, and has
more channels than I really need (12 or even 8 would suffice), so I'm
also looking at the Yamaha 01V96. Does it have a fan? If so, how
quiet is it?

Any other suggestions for this application?

Hi Tom

I don't have the O1V96 but here's the manual, no mention of a fan. It
does mention ventilation holes:
http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/download2.php

You've probably checked these, but here's some other options w/o fans:

Yamaha 01X control surface/mixer
http://tinyurl.com/x65m

These are going cheap lately -- Behringer DDX3216
http://tinyurl.com/g7zl

A&H DL1000
http://www.allen-heath.com/DL1000.asp
I've been using the powered version (DP1000, which does have a fan) for
live sound, it's excellent and very easy to use.

Event EZBus control surface
http://www.event1.com/Products/Digital/EZbus.html

What about the O1V? Looks less expensive than O1V96...

I'm using the Yamaha AW16G as standalone digital mixer/recorder, not as
powerful as computer-based, but very nice for straightforward recording.

Regards,

Steve