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That is one pretty neck. I must admit I prefer the matched headstock and I don't think it would be my first choice of colour, but sounds like something rather nice.

My wife has always been (and is still) convinced that Mike Kerr will eventually turn out to be a serial killer, she is fairly convinced of this. She still likes the group though.

I don't think so, they did a signature thing for Geezer Butler, and I am sure as a result they sold a few units and their company carried on trading. I almost bought one once when I saw a clearence one. I doubt anyone ever needed that setup, but the unit itself looks really cool (and you can see with the EVO V, a lot of people thought so!) and that is 80% of the job!

Indeed - the options for expanding are much greater and thus the options for spending money are much much greater!

No, don't confuse the things - that shows them running 4 speakers - if they were all 4Ω and in parallel then yes that would be 1Ω, but they aren't, they are 4 separate 4Ω speakers being driven by 4 separate amps, driven from the same source. And note this is perfectly possible with 4 separate ABMs (or even 2 separate ABM1200s) just that it has a mod to make this easier.

I have a pro and an air 2, the air 2 was just for gigging, until recently it ran all the soft synths. Well, until recently it ran! still cost £80 for a new one so sadly not worth trying to fix. I have a pro for everything else

Yeh, I have to do that too, my gigging iPad died, and I assume the new (old) one I got on eBay will probably come with an updated OS! I am on the beta test for the new software, it's looking good but still going to be a while

indeed it is just for cab configuration. Not sure what the advantage of a class d abm is - they have other amps that are class D, the abm is a large transistor type.

If you mean the XAirs, It saves in the mixer, apart from spare scene files you can download but probably only of use in multiple bands

Probably a wise move - I don't take a backup for the mixer, its probably the only thing I trust!

If you are almost at the limit of what something has it would certainly put me off buying it - you are always going to find a situation that needs more than you have. That is why I also have an XR16 sitting down there!

Yes, we do the outdoor gig about 4 times a year, and then a couple of other villiage fete type things that we do the drums for. Plus when we do that I record off the desk to multitrack, only time I can really record with good sound

Never actually had a problem with a wireless system, although I have always had a backup. Also no to tone colouration, or at least not as much as a system with a cable. So for me, yes, I have used 2 100% reliable wireless systems.

Its hard when you get to your mid 30s to realise that you are considered pensioners to people in their early 20s, the same as people who were in their mid 30s were to you when you were 20! I have seen Royal Blood several times, and they were good and did a good set, but he can sure rant on about the audience not appreciating them enough. I guess the way down is going to be hard.

These things always give you another rabbit hole to go down.. https://www.osimidi.com/stage

And it has the advantages of keeping slugs off your pickups too!

I have controlled the X18 over midi briefly when I had a different surface. There is also a standalone project for that (interfacing various surfaces with the mixer), but sort of stopped that when i got the X_Touch.

I was aware of it and like the look of it and also like the fact they actually put a decent router in it. We had a conversation about it a while ago, I am sure it is good, although for me the lack of XLR / jack flexibility / mic inputs would be a deal breaker for me so I haven't looked that much into it. Occasionally, very occasionally for big things we have been known to mic the drums up, at that point we need 12 mic XLR inputs.

I don't have any zoom things with built in PSU so I don't know, but I mean, if they don't work you notice it straight away!

Nothing to do with noise reduction, it is just for cost. If it was built in any noise issue would be already dealt with. Also not really more maintainable really, unless there are a number of similar supplies, but if they can pass the cost on to the user that is good (and I note here that that mixer is cheaper, so you would expect cost savings). When I am gigging, if there are two almost functionally identical items but one has a separate power supply, I will buy the one built in psu every time - I can deal with the power supply needing replacement, because, lets face it, that never happens compared to people jumping on the external PSU. Unfortunately most modern synths have an external supply.

Oh thats a shame - it seems a good well thought out unit, why can't they put a proper cable into it rather than a power supply - work of the devil when gigging?

So if you think someone else is not doing the grown up debate and trying to provoke a fight, why don't you do the grown up thing and ignore it and move on?

Yep - an early failed attempt at – and ability level for – AI

Yes, the Xair has the spectrum, but you can switch it on on the EQ panel, so you can see what you are eq'ing against, like if there is some feedback or something a bit peaky you can actually see it compared to the eq line. I have used it to kill a specific feedback frequency as the two line up.

I just change the gain at setup time from the mic'd guitar, its always different plus as you say, a compressor. Luckily the guitarists dont' tend to fiddle too much. The last one was too loud, so I turned his down, the current one is too quiet (? I know, is he even a real guitarist!) so I turn him up.