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ALLEN & HEATH GOOD MIXING BOARD?

#26
Laserman said:
I don't like the fact that you have to interface a computer to adjust the perameters of the effects. Seems like a hassle to me.
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I don't think anyone likes that part, including Allen & Heath. But there's only room for so many knobs on a MixWizard's face.

I think it's the sort of thing you only have to do once, or every now & then. Inflexibility is a minus, but saving 2U of rack is a strong plus in a typical application.
 
#27
I have been using my MixWiz for over two years, minimum two nights a week useage in/out of clubs and that board has worked perfect.
It even with stood a nasty fall in a night club while in use and never skipped a beat, I still have not been able to take the board out of service long enough to take channel one out and replace it as all of the EQ knobs got mangled in the fall:rollno:
The channel still works fine even with all the bent and twisted knobs:D

I have a new Yamaha MG16CFX (something like that), and a Mackie 1604vlz and neither of those boards come close in operation or performance of the MixWiz.
The Yamaha preamps suck and the Mackie is just a piece of crap with all of the ribbon cable issues that plague it.
 
#28
Vinny D said:
I still have not been able to take the board out of service long enough to take channel one out and replace it as all of the EQ knobs got mangled in the fall:rollno:
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No need to take it out of service to work on it. You should be able to pop that one channel out and have the mixer still work. Or swap it with a channel at the end of the board that doesn't get much use. That's the point of a modular console.
 
#30
Vinny D said:
My problem is just getting the time to open the board up:D
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I hear ya, and if the thing still works it's probably not much of a priority.

The modular thing is a real advantage if the channel was damaged to the point that it really needed to be fixed.

Modular is the difference between your 16 channel board being at the shop for two weeks and you having nothing and one channel strip being at the shop for two weeks while you still have a 15 channel board.
 
#31
Vinny D said:
I have been using my MixWiz for over two years, minimum two nights a week useage in/out of clubs and that board has worked perfect.
It even with stood a nasty fall in a night club while in use and never skipped a beat, I still have not been able to take the board out of service long enough to take channel one out and replace it as all of the EQ knobs got mangled in the fall:rollno:
The channel still works fine even with all the bent and twisted knobs:D

I have a new Yamaha MG16CFX (something like that), and a Mackie 1604vlz and neither of those boards come close in operation or performance of the MixWiz.
The Yamaha preamps suck and the Mackie is just a piece of crap with all of the ribbon cable issues that plague it.
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Hey, Vinnie -

What kind of rack case are you using for your MixWiz? I've been drawing plans for a 12ru over 10ru (power amps are racked separately) because I haven't found a manufactured unit that I really like.

:)
 
#32
Dave44 said:
Gonna start shopping around for a mixer. I've been told Allen & Heath is a good buy. Anybody familiar with these mixers? Do they stant up well to the rigors of club dates etc.?
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Fabulous gear. I play often with a group that uses a PA consisting of one of their all in one PA heads. Probably as close as I've seen and heard to studio quality in an all in one unit. You will pay dearly for the quality, though.
 
#33
Jazzdogg said:
Hey, Vinnie -

What kind of rack case are you using for your MixWiz? I've been drawing plans for a 12ru over 10ru (power amps are racked separately) because I haven't found a manufactured unit that I really like.

:)
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I would like to use an all-in-one 12RU rack setup but because I move (and lift) all my gear on my own for my PA that rack would just be way to much for me to handle on my own.
I use the SKB pop up rack mixer case for the board, it keeps everything easy for me to move all on my own. Plus, I can swap boards out for different gigs were I can get away with my cheap Yamaha board and minimal processing gear.
I do have a few more cables to have to connect but after doing it for so long it's really a non-issue.
 
#35
Finally made my decision and bought the A&H unit yesterday. Had a very good saleperson go through all the details with me and has even offered to come out to our first gig with the board and make sure all is well in our rock-n-roll world. He's a sound man for a number of bands in town as well. All in all a very happy soul I be. If we play any venue larger than say 300-400 people I would hire a sound man and his gear. So this unit should be the last board I'll be buying in this mans life time. Just need to add a sub to the picture. So once I've paid off the board and buy a sub that'll be the last scramble I have to do as far as renting gear and returning it before the dead line comes. Feels good to have all of our own gear this way there is a lot less worry come set up time.

Thanx very much to everybody that took the time to respond to my queries and left me with a lot of good advise.
 
#38
One thing I *really* wish the A&H GL series had would be assignable mute groups like one of the Soundcraft boards I've seen. That would make muting in a church environment so much nicer. That being said, I have zero complains about the GL2400-24 we have. I've never been a fan of mixing consoles that have onboard poweramps or effects. You're better served by using outboard equipment for those duties.
 

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