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could anyone recomend the best Mixer with on board effects & 8-12 inputs, to go with a pair of Mackie SRM450 powered speakers for live use. also for a good vocal mic (again for live) would the AKG C2000B, Rode NT1, one of the Senheiser Evolutions or a Shure58 be most suitable for a singer with a reasonably weak voice? (or are there more suitable mics for $100-$200?) thanks -starfucker
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If your vocalist can take care of the mic, I think the AKG C535EB (~$200) is well worth owning. If you have a "Roger Daltry" type, then go for the 58. I use Allen&Heath MixWizard with a pr of SRM450s - great sounding board - OB FX are pretty lame, but for $900, probably one of the "blow-out" cheap Lexicons would be better. I use a TC M2000 with mine for FX that I retired from the studio. Not sure if you wanted bigger budget stuff or not, but in that price range A&H is much nicer sounding than the typical other choice.

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thanks stevepow, just after looking at music123.com and they have a Mackie CFX12 for $499. this is kind of the limit so would it be a good buy? the other options i see there are the Yamaha MX12/6 or Behringer Eurorack MX1804X (which looks a little too cheap for comfort) cheers
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I don't really care for the sound of Mackie pres, but I think their stuff is well built, pretty handy, and fairly priced. And I'm nit-picking the pres - they get the job done. I've never worked with any Yamaha stuff in that range, just my O2R and some PM4000s. The PM4000s are pretty sweet. I've wondered how their smaller gear sounds too. If it were me and I could not get good feedback on the Yamaha or try before buy, I'd go the safe route with the Mackie.

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I'd go with the Mackie, with an eye on picking up outboard FX in the future. Mackie's stuff is pretty solid & good quality, although I think that most onboard FX are going to very limited in scope - which means either they work for your situation or they don't, whereas with an outboard unit you'll probably have greater flexibility.
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I use an Allen & Heath MixWizard16 into Pro Tools. The pre's totally smoke the pre's in the Digi001! Its a pretty nifty board for the money. You get 16 XLR's, 16 line inputs, 16 direct outs, 16 inserts, 100mm faders, 5 band eq with 2 sweepable mids, 6 aux sends per channel, and mute & PFL on each channel. This is the only mixer I could find with all 16 XLR's, inserts, and direct outs! And its rack-mountable. I have yet to try the on board effects, so I couldnt give you an opinion.

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The next level up --WAY up-- from A&H or Soundcraft would be the Venice line from Midas. They're the same compact format as Mackie et al, but assuming your mics are decent etc, they're like taking a blanket off your sound. Nope, I don't work for them, just a satisfied user. [url=http://www.midas-venice.com/main.html]Here\'s their link.[/url]

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I will absolutely not disagree with you, Steve, regarding the VENICE series. But if our friend was asking for an all-in-one mixer, which usually means "affordable" and the MIDAS is everything, but cheap :D . "Me thinks" the smallest Venice model is about $ 3,500. There are some cool SoundCraft mixers with onboard LEXICON FX, just like [url=http://www.soundcraft.com/products/spirit_fx8.html]this one, the SPIRIT FX8[/url] . Mics? You can't fail with a Shure SM58 or a BETA 87.

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I see the Mackies mre than all others combined. Good quality, decent preamps, decent built in effects. Mics I'd check out the e865 series from Sennheisser, part of the evolution line. We use them as vocal mics for one of the top jazz clubs in Boston, ahnd they are great, equal to a Shure Beta 87. For a dynamic I'd go with a Shure Beta 58A, the new industry standard. Hope this is helpful.

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