D. Ward
20 de marzo de 2015
A fantastic mixer with a feature set that can't be beat!!! 2015 mixer of the year!
I've used a few digital mixers before, DL1608, Stagescape and X32. I'm not a power user or an engineer. I do sound for my bands and other bands in small lounge settings (50 to 300 people). With that that stated, what I was looking for was a way to reduce my footprint, reduce my set up and roll up time yet not lose core functionality. Pros: 16 Combo TRS/XLR inputs Small Footprint Solid quality housing - Seems rugged and durable enough to gig often. Built in Wireless is solid - 3 connection options. You can even use your own wireless router and connect the X Air router to that to extend your range. 16 track recording Huge list of rack effects Typical digital mixer options like compression, gate, PEQ and FX on each channel 8 Outs including L/R Main Simple to use iPad mixer app DCAs (sub groups) Color coding labelling for channels and busses RTA on the PC app Cons No AES50 connection - This is amazingly disappointing. Not a deal breaker at all, but silly. I can't see why they didn't add this iPad app doesn't have RTA - The android app might, not sure. The PC app does BOX placement risk - By this I mean that it seems designed to sit on stage. You can rack mount it, but anytime you put a device on stage you risk losing power and worse (someone spilling something on it). I can envision some nightmare situations. No Security on built in wireless signal - There may be something there, but I didn't see anything. This means anyone can log connect to it and mess with your mix. Not good. If you're in a situation where you need security, you can just bring your own router, but this is a risk. Summary The positives of this drastically outweigh the negatives. For small bands this is an incredibly powerful piece of equipment. Other companies will find it hard to match the feature set in this price range. The app is so simple to learn and use. I might have a bit of an edge given I've used other iPad driven mixers before, but compared to the others this offers so many features and everything is easy to get to. For a Phase 1 app, I can only imagine how great this thing will be after a year or 2. Personally, I can't wait for them to get the X-Touch ready to use with this. They told me that they'll be making updates so the midi instructions are set up to plug and play. Read moreVer másVer menos
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