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Mixing Desk Recommendations?




Topic started on 4-8-2008 @ 12:36 PM by xeroxed88


I'm in need of a new analogue mixing desk. The things I'm looking for it to have are:



  • Between 12 - 24 channels
  • Phantom Power
  • Built-in Compression
  • Really good EQ.
  • Be cheaper than £600
  • Built-in effects would be a bonus


I ordered a Yamaha MG 24/12FX on Friday only to find it won't be in stock until the end of the month! Not good enough, I want one sooner.

My budget is £0-600. I can maybe push £650.

Do any of you guys own a mixing desk with these things? If so, would you recommend them?



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reply posted on 6-8-2008 @ 07:06 PM by Storm_Indigochild


Be patient Go for the Yamaha, as that seems to be your first of choice



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reply posted on 7-8-2008 @ 05:54 AM by xeroxed88


Turns out my impatience got the better of me and I got the Mackie CFX16 MKII. I ordered it on Tuesday and it arrived yesterday, awesome service by the store. It's a pretty good mixer, only thing it doesn't have that the Yamaha did have is built-in compression and has sixteen channels, as opposed to Yamaha's 24.. On the plus side though, it was £100 cheaper! No worries though, I'll just buy a compression unit!

I'm using it live tonight at my bands show. I hope it's as good as I think it is!



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reply posted on 7-8-2008 @ 02:53 PM by Storm_Indigochild


Congratz with the new mixer! Wish you and bands best on stage and blast the crowd away with your sound Can we hear that somewhere online? I mean the music your band plays..



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reply posted on 7-8-2008 @ 06:35 PM by xeroxed88


Indeed you can, Divine Sinn

Tonight was awesome. A really good show, haven't seen a crowd that energetic before! Just got home now and I need a shower... I'm sweaty as hell! Not that you needed to know that.

Anyway, enjoy the music. Let me know what you think.



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reply posted on 9-8-2008 @ 11:45 AM by noangels


IF you find a Yamaha AW 4416 going cheap,snap it up

Great mixer,with good FX-and on top of that it can record your bands gigs as your playing and burn to CD after for you to sell

Bought one about 6 months ago as I was fed up recording in my home studio with low volumes,and the sound quality is superb

www.yamaha.com...

Just heard your band,some nice distorted guitars there

This is a small solo section of my band recorded live on the YAM,to show you its potential as a mixer and hard disk recorder.No fx were added to this but the YAM has some realy good verbs,delays,comps,limiters that can be used on all tracks

www.justinjohnwakely.com...



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reply posted on 9-8-2008 @ 04:06 PM by Storm_Indigochild


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Hey

Nice myspace you got there. I wish you all the fun & best with the band

Rock 'n Roll..!



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reply posted on 10-8-2008 @ 06:12 PM by xeroxed88


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Wow, that does sound pretty sweet. Nice pinch harmonics, by the way. Can't beat 'em, I do my band member's head in with pinch harmonics.

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Thanks! On tour again now, that's always the best part! I don't think I've fully recovered from Thursday yet, my neck is still sore! I just watched some video footage from that night and it's so awesome seeing it. The crowd were amazing.



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reply posted on 11-8-2008 @ 01:54 PM by noangels


lol yeahh between myself and the other guitarist in the band there are LOADS of pinch harmonics in every tune.As rock guitarists I feel we always have too,same as vibrato-if you land on a note for some time you might as well shake the life out of it for whats its worth



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