[SML] Upgrading audio mixer

[Jason Salvatori]

At That price range I'd second the recommendation for the Behringer
X32.  It's got the best features of a board in that range.  Anecdotal
evidence suggests they are lasting at least 3 years, and there is now
a "compact" version if there are space limitations.
I haven't used the Presonus desks yet, but I have had flavours of
their Firewire interfaces and had all 4 of them break within 2 years
of purchase.

Jason

On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Jeffrey Kanyuck via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> I would suggest you look at PreSonus, also. They are running through the end of April an offer for a free SL-AVB-MIX option card when you fill out a rebate card. The board might not offer everything you need all at once, but, what it does have might be worth it to you.
> Jeff Kanyuck
> Harford Community College
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft-bounces at theatrical.net] On Behalf Of Bill Nelson via Stagecraft
> Subject: [SML] Upgrading audio mixer
> Our local theatre is finally willing to spend a bit of money to get a decent audio mixer - the current one was designed for studio use, not in a theatre, and is a pain to use.
> The theatre has 10 wireless mikes and is unlikely to get any more. Sometimes we have a few musical instruments for musicals. We keep two CD players plugged in. Budget appears to be in the $2500 - $3000 range.
> I would like to drag the theatre into current gear if possible so am looking at relatively inexpensive digital boards, with all their configuration/patching flexibility. One advantage is the built in processing, since the theatre does not have any.
> I want a board where I can set it up and then novices can treat it as a basic analog board (basically push faders and leave most everything else alone).
> So far, the best match I have found is the Allen & Heath QU 24. It appears to be fairly easy to configure and I can get it for about $2900.
> Any pro/con comments?
> Bill
>
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