1 May
2016
1 May
'16
5:54 p.m.
On Sun, 1 May 2016 17:32:03 +0200
Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf(a)alice-dsl.net> wrote:
It's not unusual, no. All my mixers to date have had a single phantom power
switch. One just needs to be doubly-careful, and I'm less worried about my
active DI box than I am about my ribbon mic, which is not likely to get used
in most of my live work.
On Sun, 1 May 2016 08:55:53 -0400, Joe Hartley wrote:
I've seen a lot of debate on the issue of inserts. I suppose that if I had
external gear that was part of my signal chain, it would be a deal-breaker,
but I don't. If I had enough external gear to worry about inserts, I'm not
likely to be looking at this board!
The built-in limiters are a nice addition, I'm sure they'll be put to good use.
There are no actual channel inserts so you
can't patch in external
gear.
That's unusual, but what exactly does an insert? There is a
single global phantom power switch for all mic inputs.
Actually this shouldn't matter. Phantom power shouldn't cause an
issue, if it's turned on, for gear that doesn't require phantom power.
It's not unusual, that phantom power is turned on/off for all channels. I suspect that durability could be an issue and for
sure repairing is a
PITA, because most likely it suffers from a complicated disassemble and
put together design. One minute is needed for replacing a bloated
electrolytic capacitor, but most likely it takes forty-eight hours to
open and close the mixer.
The build seems quite rugged, and I was lucky enough to already have a
hard case that fit this board perfectly. I know what you mean, though -
yesterday I was given an old Tascam 42B tape teck, a tank of a machine
built for studio use, Opening the back revealed a thing of beauty, with
actual repairable components and an eye towards easy access. Not much is
built like that any more!
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