Sonicmint
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Recommend a Mixing desk/capture/control surface
#870133 - 23/10/10 06:02 PM
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Hi,
Can anyone recommend a budget line hybrid (is that the right word?) mixing
desk with the following capabilities - if such a thing exists... I get a bit confused with
what does what!
Minimum 12 channel desk (ideally with slider faders
and 3 band EQ knobs)
Can be used as a stand-alone analogue desk and a control
surface for DAW (Adobe Audition on Windows 7)
USB connectivity for built-in
capture to DAW
Your response would be much appreciated.
Many thanks.
- Scott
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narcoman
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Re: Recommend a Mixing desk/capture/control surface
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#870141 - 23/10/10 06:41 PM
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Cant recommend any budget options - there arent any really. If you have a bit of money the
Audient Zen system looks excellent.
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Here be Dragons
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Re: Recommend a Mixing desk/capture/control surface
[Re: narcoman]
#870182 - 23/10/10 10:42 PM
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allen and heath Zed series...
however, the "proper" version the Zed 16R
and 24R are firewire not USB.
but jolly nice things they are...
i'd like to wangle myself a 24R.... for old times sake... it's kind of like a baby
second cousin version of the old GS3000, that married in to a MOTU based family.... or
something....
anyway.... in comparison to the Audient... it
definitely qualifies as budget priced.... but the quality is really VERY good....
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Sonicmint
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Re: Recommend a Mixing desk/capture/control surface
[Re: Sonicmint]
#870187 - 23/10/10 11:19 PM
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I like the look of the Allen & Heath Zed-14. Am I right in thinking that this can be
used as a control surface too, through USB to control mixing in Adobe Audition?
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grab
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Re: Recommend a Mixing desk/capture/control surface
[Re: Sonicmint]
#870378 - 25/10/10 10:28 AM
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I think they're Firewire, but the Presonus StudioLive would seem to be a good call.
(Firewire may be on its way out in the wider world, but multitrack audio still uses it
almost exclusively, for historical reasons. At £20-30 for an easily-installed Firewire
card, there's no point limiting yourself to USB.)
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Mixedup
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Re: Recommend a Mixing desk/capture/control surface
[Re: grab]
#870389 - 25/10/10 11:06 AM
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If it works with your OS, then the Yamaha 01x may do the job for you. They're cheap as
chops second hand right now, as the MLAN protocol seems to be on the way out. But if it
works, it sounds like what you're looking for.
The ZED series A&H stuff
doesn't have motorised faders. But what it does, it does very well.
A second
hand Mackie d8B might do what you want. But they're notorious for breaking down...
Presonus Studio Live...
Audient ASP2802 looks perfect... but isn't
actually budget.
But if you really need something like this on a budget, I'd be
tempted just to get a small format desk (Mackie VLZ Pro or VLZ3 series) and sit a
Behringer BCF2000 alongside it.
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Frank Eleveld
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Re: Recommend a Mixing desk/capture/control surface
[Re: Sonicmint]
#870742 - 26/10/10 02:15 PM
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Do you really need a mixing desk? I've ditched mine a few years ago, got myself an
interface and a small control surface and never looked back. If you really need a proper
mixing desk, the A&H Zed range is very nice indeed, I think. Definitely one of the best
'budget' mixer range currently being made.
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