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Subject: Mackie alternatives
Original Message 1/24 29-Mar-02 @ 12:38 AM - Mackie alternatives
I suggested the GHOST - what say you?...
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Message 2/24 29-Mar-02 @ 03:20 AM - RE: Mackie alternatives
they are going for $800-900 all day long used over here (thats mixer, automation, recall, 2 efx units, compressors / eq every channel etc)
jamey
Message 3/24 29-Mar-02 @ 05:28 AM - RE: Mackie alternatives
he need an 8-bus?
Message 4/24 29-Mar-02 @ 07:29 AM - RE: Mackie alternatives
Message 5/24 29-Mar-02 @ 11:02 AM - RE: Mackie alternatives
and the Ghost looks nicer
Message 6/24 29-Mar-02 @ 12:33 PM - RE: Mackie alternatives
still nice. Very light feel in the ones I've used, though, like the contacts were not all that solid, and the faders seemed highly vulnerable to dust and smoke. In other words, it seemed a lot more fragile than a mackie, and probably would not last nearly as long under the same conditions, so you'd have to really baby it. I've never seen a Ghost ten years old, and still working, if that says anything. Mackies and tapcos from longer than that still work, and Mackie had and probably still has their repair policy, which is killer. My buddy had his 1402 sent back, and the deal was $100 cleans and fixes anything, even if it means essentially replacing the entire mixer, which it rarely does. Dunno what it would be for a 24/8 but probably not too much more for a total refurb later. SoundCraft didn't have any policy like that when I was selling them. How many times do you want to pay for a mixer?
Ape
Message 7/24 29-Mar-02 @ 02:54 PM - RE: Mackie alternatives
Message 8/24 29-Mar-02 @ 06:40 PM - RE: Mackie alternatives
Message 10/24 29-Mar-02 @ 11:17 PM - RE: Mackie alternatives
British eq's seem to have a sharper curve, db/octave wise, and a little bit different placement in the bands. American boards in general have a warmer, more rounded sounding EQ. I good way to illustrate it is by putting the sound of an 808 kick drum with the decay all the way up, and the tune at about halfway, and volume on the orange DOT, accent all the way up. Classic sound, you can find the approximate sample anywhere. Put that though the board flat, and then play with it. DAT, MD, or CD, all of them will give you a close enough sound if you're A/B'ing the EQs. You'll hear the diffence the first time you bring up the bass. It's very reminiscent of the general preference in posteriors in women when comparing European and American. This does not go for all, I assure you, BUT I more often than not find that guys in the states like them a little more soft and rounded, and the Western Europeans like them a bit smaller and firmer. I hope that this clarifies things a bit. Other than this, it's just words, and only your ears will truly explain the difference.
Ape
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