jamesclark1991
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Live Sound Desk
#974440 - 06/03/12 04:24 PM
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Looking for a live sound mixing desk add to my PA system, can anyone recommend a desk with
good reviews/personal opinions for under £1000
Must be 16 channels minimum
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Stef Andrews
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Given the info you've specified, I would be looking at the Allen & Heath Mixwizard 16,
and the higher spec Allen & Heath Zed range consoles. We could do with more
information though - how many auxes do you need? Pre/post fade? Would you like internal fx
or do you use your own outboard? Do you need groups? However, A&H Mix Wiz
16 should do nicely - 16 channels, 6 auxes (i think - 4 pre/2post), the new ones have
internal fx although i've not had chance to use them.
-------------------- www.sda-audio.co.uk
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Mike Stranks
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I'm with Stef re recommendations and the things you haven't mentioned that you
want/need.
The A&H ZED420 is within budget and the ZED428 just over. I
have a 420 and am very pleased with it. It just 'works' at all levels.
I've
used a Mixwizard several times - that's a great desk too, with the advantage of on-board
effects and being rack-mountable.
Don't forget to budget for a decent
flightcase too...
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Bob Bickerton
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+1Allen & Heath
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grab
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If you don't need/want groups, the A&H ZED24 is a bit of a bargain at £522.
Note that all the desks recommended so far don't have built-in FX. But you can easily
hit eBay and get a decent second-hand FX processor for under a ton, which is about what it
costs to get a desk with built-in FX anyway. It'll sound better, and you can use it on
every desk in the future.
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Scramble
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Re: Live Sound Desk
[Re: grab]
#974529 - 07/03/12 10:11 AM
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>Note that all the desks recommended so far don't have built-in FX.
The
A&H MixWizard 16 has internal FX.
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Mike Stranks
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Re: Live Sound Desk
[Re: grab]
#974531 - 07/03/12 10:22 AM
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Quote grab:
If you don't
need/want groups, the A&H ZED24 is a bit of a bargain at £522.
True; but it isn't so comprehensively specc'd as
what's been mentioned - eg one swept-mid rather than two and four auxes rather than six.
(By shopping around I got my 420 for £749 last summer.)
... but we're all
guessing really until the OP produces a more detailed shopping-list.
I'd agree that if money is tight then the ZED24 IS a very good buy.
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21stcenturykid
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I'm very happy with my Mackie Onyx 1640i. Doesn't have built in effect but I use my mac
through the firewire connection into my DAW or Apples Mainstage to get effects. I think
this is better. It means using parallel compression if you need it but I prefer that
anyway!
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jamesclark1991
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Hey, cheers for the replies. The desk needs to be somewhere between 12 - 16 channels. I
do not need groups or inserts. I do need auxilieries for stereo graphics and reverb but
nothing other than that. Nothing major, it's for a 3 man band.
EDIT: Need
to be able to PFL on this desk aswell, and by graphics I mean a frequency boost/cut unit.
I also need to have 2 mixes available.
Edited by jamesclark1991 (08/03/12 09:03 PM)
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jamesclark1991
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Re: Live Sound Desk
[Re: grab]
#974829 - 08/03/12 09:18 PM
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The ZED-24 desk seems to have what I want for a reasonable price (unless I'm
mis-understood) but I can't find any reviews for it :L
Any reviews to back up
this desk? Hate buying without having a professional's opinion
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grab
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The ZED-24 falls into that odd niche between "major product" and "consumer/prosumer".
It's too expensive for someone to randomly buy on a whim, but it's not as fully-featured
as things like the ZED-4** ones so it won't be sent out for reviews. Not many people
dislike A&H products though.
Alternatively, you could always go
second-hand. Checking the SoS Readers' Ads, there's a flightcased Mackie Onyx 1640
(condition described as "immaculate") for £600 which would do you nicely. Even allowing
for carting from Glasgow to wherever you live, it'll still be well under budget.
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Ed_J90
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used midas venice ??
-------------------- J90
Sonic Visions
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21stcenturykid
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Re: Live Sound Desk
[Re: grab]
#975399 - 12/03/12 10:04 PM
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Quote grab:
The ZED-24 falls into
that odd niche between "major product" and "consumer/prosumer". It's too expensive for
someone to randomly buy on a whim, but it's not as fully-featured as things like the
ZED-4** ones so it won't be sent out for reviews. Not many people dislike A&H
products though.
Alternatively, you could always go second-hand. Checking the
SoS Readers' Ads, there's a flightcased Mackie Onyx 1640 (condition described as
"immaculate") for £600 which would do you nicely. Even allowing for carting from Glasgow
to wherever you live, it'll still be well under budget.
use parcel2go and it'll only cost £15 tops
if you do it without insurance!
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grab
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Re: Live Sound Desk
[Re: Ed_J90]
#975456 - 13/03/12 09:58 AM
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Yeah Ed, I saw that too. Probably
more expensive and less channels than he needs, though.
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