Rick K. Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 I'm getting the itch to replace my Mackie SR32-4 with a better console. These are all around $3K. I can make any of these work just fine. The Yami has a few more busses, which would be nice...BUT I really am looking for a good quality board. Any hands on opinions would be hugely appreciated. Thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 Hi there. I could not simply compare the sound -or should I say, the absence of it?- of a MIDAS against any A&H or YAMAHA. I just love the feel and sound of any MIDAS over any other board. Sweet EQ, routing and solid built. MIDAS simply made a smaller version of their consoles, but it's yet a MIDAS board. A&H and Yammies are excellent boards, too and they have -among other amenities- a big advantage over the MIDAS model: 100 mm faders. The Venice 320 has 60 mm faders. This might be a bummer for many pros. You will not go wrong anyway, I'm just voting in favor of the Venice 320. Músico, Productor, Ingeniero, Tecnólogo Senior Product Manager, América Latina y Caribe - PreSonus at Fender Musical Instruments Company Instagram: guslozada Facebook: Lozada - Música y Tecnología www.guslozada.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP3 Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 Midas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K. Posted February 6, 2004 Author Share Posted February 6, 2004 Thanks Gus and Tinder. I was thinking about this after I posted it and didn't intentionally intend to omit a Soundcraft. I'm tending towards a Midas. I've found one shipped to my door for $3350 new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside studios Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Originally posted by GusTraX: MIDAS simply made a smaller version of their consoles, but it's yet a MIDAS board. The Venice boards are in fact manufactured in Germany by Dynacord. Very good console though.I'm planning to get one for my remote rig, and to run alongside my D8B in the studio. Big Hat. No Cattle. http://www.theshrinks.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
where02190 Posted February 7, 2004 Share Posted February 7, 2004 Midas, no question. the venice has an LX3 preamp and an excellent eq section, and is built like a tank. You can also easily switch the driect outs internally to pre everything, perfect for recording. Hope this is helpful. NP Recording Studios Analog approach to digital recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skank Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Originally posted by where02190: .... You can also easily switch the driect outs internally to pre everything, perfect for recording.How??is it really easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
where02190 Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 It's just a jumper inside, no soldering required as I recall. You have to open the console up, but that only takes a few minutes. Check the technical manual. Hope this is helpful. NP Recording Studios Analog approach to digital recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Comparing Midas to A&H or Yami is akin to comparing a Hummer H1 (the original) to a Ford Expedition or Chevy Tahoe as an off road vehicle. There's simply no comparison in performance. (Quantified in our case by sound quality, road worthiness, and overall value.) Get the Midas. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K. Posted March 8, 2004 Author Share Posted March 8, 2004 I'm sorry that I didn't follow up. We got the Midas. It is pretty amazing. Our Driverack 260 should be delivered tomorrow. I'm quite excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skank Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 Originally posted by where02190: It's just a jumper inside, no soldering required as I recall. You have to open the console up, but that only takes a few minutes. Check the technical manual.cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K. Posted March 8, 2004 Author Share Posted March 8, 2004 Ok. The 260 is here. I've messed with it a bit, but I'm confused. Is there no way to get two mono sub outputs out of this unit? Seems as if I choose Mono Sub on two of the channels, I get a Config error message. Anyone know this unit well enough to tell me if I'm doing something wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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