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hey Andy, Still investigating this. Which one do you think is better in terms of sound quality between this and the Rolls RM 65B? specs here for both http://www.rolls.com/pdf/DS_RM65.pdf http://www.alesis.com/multimix8line anyone? > Is this the ideal small mixer we've > all been looking for? > > Alesis Multimix 8 Line. 1u mixer for looping. > http://www.alesis.com/multimix8line. > > > Feature list and mini review. > > features > > All connections on 1/4 unbalanced jacks unless otherwise > noted. > 8 stereo/mono input channels, vol, balance, fx send > *Stereo* FX send ( works with channel pan/balance, for each > channel) > stereo FX return (with vol control) > Channel 1 switches to a mono microphone input, XLR, no > phantom. > Main outs on balanced jacks with master vol. > > ..and some additional connections on *stereo* 1/4 in jacks > Monitor out...after master vol > Mix out ...before master vol > Input to main bus. > Input to fx bus. > (those last 3 are officially for daisy chaining 2 or more > units). > > Comments > 1) stereo fx bus....that's very useful > 2) seems well built, and sounds ok. Not noisy. > 3) none of the controls has a 0dB calibration, which makes > set up that much harder. ( the cheap Behringer > stuff often has this). Not really a problem. > 4) the mic input sounds good enough for live work with good > full range response. Not for studio though, there's > a distinctive quality/color to the transient response, and > no 48V. > 5) Mic pre-amp doesn't have an insert, and there's no way > to make fx send pre fade. In simple terms > this means you can't EQ the mic, or compress it. > (and can't use my Vortex patches!) > 6) the additional connectors available give some > scope for extra routing, as long as you > don't mind using Y-cables. > 7) neither of the 2 additional outputs has an independent > vol control, (such as would be useful for > sending to Zoom H2 for recording) > 8) there's no mixer schematic in the manual, it's printed > on the top of the unit. Obviously > when you rack the unit you no longer have the > schematic which is the only way to see > the mixer features at a glance. > 9) Balanced outs means that you only need a couple of jack > to XLR converters and > you're able to say " I have my own DI box" to any > sound engineer you encounter when playing live. > This reduces their anxiety about how to deal with > your complex setup to zero. > 10) no official way to make sends pre-fade, which would > make the unit much more usable. > > Conclusion > Very nearly a neat way to route your looping gear, and add > a microphone > with just a 1u unit. > > If you don't need to use the mic-pre there's no real minus > points to the mixer, > apart from lack of pre-fade sends. > Sound quality is easily good enough for live work. > > Big disappointment is the implementation of the mic input. > There's no way to > eq the mic, so unless you want a flat response, and have a > dynamic mic that > will give that you can't really this mixer. Using with an > SM58, for instance, will > just give you that unclear boxy sound which is normally > filtered out at the desk. > So, probably ok for announcements that no-one understands. > I'm ok, I have a Sennheiser 421 which works very well for > feeding assorted > acoustic sounds into the loops (on the fx send), but those > aren't exactly > cheap. > Generally, anyone looking to add a mic to their setup ( or > to remove a mic-pre > to save weight/space) is going to be frustrated. > > Further investigation. > It must be possible to mod this unit so that there's a way > to eq( or Vortex) the mic. > but no service sheet available. > > I emailed Alesis tech support, US *and* UK and was sent a > pair of automated responses > promising a reply within 2 days....about a week ago. > > > > > > andy butler > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sie sind Spam leid? Yahoo! Mail verfügt über einen herausragenden Schutz gegen Massenmails. http://mail.yahoo.com