From Brian Willoughby Sent Mon, Jan 7th 2019, 06:16
From Brian Willoughby Sent Mon, Jan 7th 2019, 06:16
It=E2=80=99s probably not fair of me to bring up a mixer that Mackie no = longer manufactures, but my understanding is that the Mackie Digital = 8-Bus was a very sought after mixer in its day. In other words, if you = go into a professional recording studio, you just might find a Mackie = Digital 8-Bus, or at least as likely as any other discontinued large = console mixer. I=E2=80=99ve never used one, but I=E2=80=99ve heard = people rave about how great they are. But, yes, I see your point. Mackie targets a niche. They seem to want to = make the most affordable mixer possible that isn=E2=80=99t low quality = like Behringer. In other words, most Mackie mixer products tend to be = built well, last a long time, and are capable of sounding quite good for = the money. Allen & Heath are probably a few steps above that. Like every = brand, there are dud models and famous models that have earned respect = for good reason. You won=E2=80=99t find the low-cost Mackie models in a = professional studio, but that=E2=80=99s not the only kind of mixer that = has the Mackie brand stamped on it. Brian On Jan 6, 2019, at 3:11 AM, stephen watson via analogue = <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: > It depends what your music taste and standards are. If you go into a = professional studio you'll probably not see anything by Mackie or = Behringer as as a mixer or console. I don't think it's because they are = trying to be snobs but it's just cheaper sounding sh*t. Maybe if you are = in a garage punk band where the drums are played fast with guitars and = someone screaming into a microphone. As people mentioned 90s dance but = its still not warm 80s studio produced music. One thing that is more = affordable is computers. It depends how good your editing and production = skills are in a DAW environment or even something free like Audacity. In = that situation it's more about how good your sound card is and they are = pretty decent these days.=20 >=20