Presonus 1602 studiolive desk

[KingPrawn]

Hello all
I'm seriously thinking of buying one of these bad boys. It appears to have everything I lug around in one place. Before I do, I just wanted to check with those who may have experience with this desk.

Is it as good as it looks?
Are there alternatives I should be looking at?

Cheers

[discreet]

For a little more outlay you may want to consider the Behringer X32 Producer.

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I have heard good things, but bear in mind I have no direct experience of it.

[mrtcat]

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For a little more outlay you may want to consider the Behringer X32 Producer.

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I have heard good things, but bear in mind I have no direct experience of it.
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All the X32 desks are great. Really usable and packed with features. We have a standard X32 which I also use to do live sound for local beer festivals etc and it's just brilliant.

[Monckyman]

You might try a Soundcraft Ui16.
There's no faders,it's a stagebox design,but once you get past the Wireless control you'll see it's a well specced desk.
12 mic pres (8 are dual xlr/jack) 2 line ins on phono (I use a couple of adaptors and send guitar pedals and keyboards in them) and a two track direct from usb playback.
Loads of EQ,(graphics on outs and parametrics on ins) a feedback suppressor, a de-esser,some guitar FX by Digidesign, snapshots, Library import export.
Wifi control from ANY device that can surf the net.
6 auxes pre or post as well as 4 FX sends with 4 separate quality FX, monitor auxes each have their own physical output. (6).
Mute groups, view groups etc.
2 chan recording direct to USB

I've had one for a month now and I love it a lot. I've done 3 gigs and several rehearsals and once set up it's a piece of piss to use.Although it doesn't sound as good as my SI Expression 3 it does sound pretty damn good for pubs weddings and functions etc.
It's also retailing for under £500 and weighs sod all.
http://www.soundcraft.com/products/ui16

[tonyf]

We've just brought a Behringer XR18 to replace our Allen & Heath. With the move to using IEMs, we needed something a lot more portable but with the extra outs so we could have individual mixes.

Can't believe how brilliant it is. The ability to store mixes and recall them based on venue, individually adjust our own monitor mixes from our smart phones/iPads. That alone would be the killer but the small foot print and the amazing amount of effects and eq'ing. Brilliant. The couple of gigs we've done with it have blown us away.