Webby308 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Evening all, I'm hoping for some advice for a new mixing desk. Our Behringer has dropped so many channels we may as well not bother any longer, so being the bass player/pa guy I have to find something to replace it. With all our gubbins for monitoring plugged in we need 2 x guitar, 1 x bass (of course!) and 4 x vox inputs, and preferably 5 outputs for monitor mixes. Please note we are not U2 or something so need something we can actually afford! We don't mind "used" kit either if one of you fine people has something they would like to shift. With all the options available, some advise to narrow down our choices would be great. Cheers, Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Mackie, Allen and Heath ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 [quote name='Webby308' timestamp='1367263664' post='2063436'] Evening all, I'm hoping for some advice for a new mixing desk. Our Behringer has dropped so many channels we may as well not bother any longer, so being the bass player/pa guy I have to find something to replace it. With all our gubbins for monitoring plugged in we need 2 x guitar, 1 x bass (of course!) and 4 x vox inputs, and preferably 5 outputs for monitor mixes. [/quote] The '5 monitor outputs' will be the stumbling block here - so you actually use five separate monitor mixes? wow...personally (and I'm biased because I used to work for them) I couldn't recommend anything higher than a secondhand Studiomaster Trilogy 166 for that spec, although it doesn't have in-built effects so you'd need an outboard reverb unit if that's something you use. Mackie and Allen&Heath are also good shouts, but on sheer build quality I'd still have a Trilogy if I could find one - they're getting quite rare these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthevan Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 I 'think' we have a 16 track desk which is being sold. Dont know much about it other than it having reverb and amp built in. Think it's only going because it's way too big for what we do. Let me fire off an email and get some specs for ya............. (feel free to pester me ........ [email protected] as i'll probably forget once i hit the post button!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 An old Mackie CR1602, it will give you plenty of chanels and 6 aux sends so in theory can run 6 monitor mixes but that would be at the expense of all your effects sends, they are cheap (nowdays) reliable and compact, I have had mine for years and wouldn't part with it as I have never found anything as flexible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelfin Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Soundcraft FX16 sholud fit the bill. Often available s/h. Built in FX. 3 Monitor out. We use this most of the time unless we need something bigger then it's the LX7 24 channel. 6 monitor out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacey Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Count desks by XLR inputs only, that is how many channels it has, anything else is an auxiliary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Mackie CR1604VLZ has 16 proper mic channels and 6 aux sends (although each channel can only access four of them at any one time). From factory these came with two switchable pre/post fader and the rest fixed at post (so no good for monitors) but they can be modified to pre-fade if you're confident with a soldering iron. It's an official mod documented by Mackie too, not a poke'n'hope job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 [quote name='Ian Savage' timestamp='1367265968' post='2063502'] personally (and I'm biased because I used to work for them) I couldn't recommend anything higher than a secondhand Studiomaster Trilogy 166 for that spec, although it doesn't have in-built effects so you'd need an outboard reverb unit if that's something you use. [/quote] I used to sell Studiomaster kit back in the 80's. Absolutely fabulous kit that I'm still seeing used some 30 years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1367280430' post='2063742'] I used to sell Studiomaster kit back in the 80's. Absolutely fabulous kit that I'm still seeing used some 30 years later. [/quote] Oh, I have an old Studiomaster 16 channel desk that I was thinking of offloading (only 2 aux outputs though so no good to the OP) might keep it now. It is from the 80s.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperbob 2002 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I have a Mackie 1608- the one that uses an Ipad for the processing. Amazing bit of kit- get your sound man ( or a pal who knows what he`s doing ) to walk among your audience to mix out front. No snake needed. 6 auxiliaries- loads of effects- it will remember where you have been so you can recall. It does everything. And its tiny- about £950 though- plus your Ipad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Behringer X32 (Digital...) has the o/ps you are looking for, and a pretty good spec. Not too expensive..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webby308 Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 Thanks guys - plenty for me to research here. To think I only joined the band to play bass and sing a bit and now I have to understand all the twiddly knobs and cables for everyone else too... Funnily enough the guy at the studio we rehearse at offered us this HUGE Allen and Heath thing - we are going to take a look, but I suspect Abbey Road is missing something looking at the picture... Maybe a bit much for pubs etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monckyman Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Allen & Heath MixWizard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Studiomaster Trilogy gets my vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1367280430' post='2063742'] I used to sell Studiomaster kit back in the 80's. Absolutely fabulous kit that I'm still seeing used some 30 years later. [/quote] I've got a wonderful Studiomaster 6-2-1 mixer in my shed waiting to be restored. Marvellous EQ section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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