Well my experiences with Allan & Heith are pretty tough... I've been resident DJ at Panama, Amsterdam (where the cosmic twins... May & Kevorkian recently played) where they had a new mixer of A&H. The mixer went out of phase the minute I started twisting my EQ's! Maybe it was wrecked though it was brand new. Never ever experienced this before on another mixer... though A&H is a real solid and professional brand imo. Although you're right about those Pioneer mixers, I always hope that a venue has at least a Pioneer mixer...
Dr. Nutcracker. > This is one of the reasons I dislike Pioneer mixers, especially on large > systems. All the processing is done digitally, so if the DJ gets carried > away and the master signal is at any more than one or two notches into the > red you get wonderful digital distortion that no limiter in the world will > prevent from hitting the mains. Mixers with analog guts like Vestax or A & > H (I think - ???) are much more forgiving. > > Or maybe I'm just saying in a roundabout way that when I get carried away I > can't control my levels ;) > > - j > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matt Chester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "313 Detroit" <313@hyperreal.org> > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 6:36 AM > Subject: Re: (313) RE: A&H Xone 32 (was richie hawtin in Wired) > > > > Doesn't matter if you turn the amps down, you'd still have a distorted > > signal coming off the mixer if the gains were red-lining- but it's still > > irritating as hell not to have gains easily accessible on the mixer to > > balance the levels properly. Most clubs also have limiters to prevent > crap > > DJs blowing the rigs... essential unless you can be 100% sure the DJs know > > what they are doing! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Dan Bean > > To: Blackman, Ryan (UKEKT) > > Cc: 313@hyperreal.org > > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 12:22 PM > > Subject: Re: (313) RE: A&H Xone 32 (was richie hawtin in Wired) > > > > > > Wouldn't it be easier to just turn the amps down? > > > > You wrote: > > > My understanding is that they were placed on the rear for "protection" > > > purposes. > > > IE: If in a club (and rack mounted) then the venue could ensure that > "Trim > > > Happy" DJ's won't blow their rig. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Odeluga, Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 20 November 2003 12:04 > > > To: Gary Robinson; Martin; Jason Brunton; Blackman, Ryan (UKEKT) > > > Cc: 313 > > > Subject: A&H Xone 32 (was richie hawtin in Wired) > > > > > > > > > I'm not convinced - although what do I know, not being a dj? > > > > > > No readily accessible trims means you can't really use volume as an > effect > > > as much as you might. > > > > > > Also, as for myself, when I do play, I tend to play quite a bit of old > > > records - I mean over ten years old - which are often 'quiet' pressings > > for > > > any number of reasons. > > > > > > Reaching back to the gains to turn a channel up and then hurriedly going > > > back there to turn it down again for the next record will get > irritating, > > > and knowing me, I'll probably forget sometimes ... > > > > > > k > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: Gary Robinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 11:22 AM > > > >To: Martin; Jason Brunton; Blackman, Ryan (UKEKT) > > > >Cc: 313 > > > >Subject: Re: (313) richie hawtin in wired magazine > > > > > > > > > > > >All down to space on the front panel, you can set the gain while you're > > > >cueing up and shouldn't need to tweak it, whereas the EQs, sends, > filter > > > >etc. all need to be closer to hand while in the mix. Before I got a > Xone > > 32 > > > >I thought it was a stupid place to have the gains, but after a > > > >week or so of > > > >getting used to it I've never given it another thought. It's just a > great > > > >sounding well built piece of kit. > > > > > > > >Gary > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: "Jason Brunton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Blackman, Ryan (UKEKT)" > > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Cc: "313" <313@hyperreal.org> > > > >Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:27 AM > > > >Subject: Re: (313) richie hawtin in wired magazine > > > > > > > > > > > >> Why are the gains on the back tho" > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> 20/11/03 10:29 AM Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> > > > >> > I'll back that one up- the A+H mixers are the only DJ mixers I've > > ever > > > >> > used where you can actually BOOST frequencies with the EQ and it > > > >> > doesn't sound harsh- they have anew mixer out new month with a big > > > >> > launch party at Cargo in London- I'll let you all know what its > like > > > >> > once I've seen it. > > > >> > > > > >> > cheers > > > >> > > > > >> > Jason Brunton > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > On Thursday, November 20, 2003, at 10:05 AM, Blackman, Ryan (UKEKT) > > > >> > wrote: > > > >> > > > > >> >> The A&H mixer has awesome sound quality, and comprises of top end > > > >> >> compenents > > > >> >> throughout. > > > >> >> The EQ is 4 way too, and from my own experience, allows much > > > >> >> creativity in > > > >> >> the mix, not to mention tighter control of the sound. > > > >> >> The facilities (ranging from Aux Send/Return, Filters etc) > > > >are also top > > > >> >> notch. > > > >> >> In short- I have never used anything better. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> -----Original Message----- > > > >> >> From: Lester Kenyatta Spence [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> >> Sent: 19 November 2003 9:49 > > > >> >> To: m a t t [d] > > > >> >> Cc: 313@hyperreal.org > > > >> >> Subject: Re: (313) richie hawtin in wired magazine > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, m a t t [d] wrote: > > > >> >> > > > >> >>> http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/ > > > >> >>> 0,1412,61273,00.html?tw=wn_story_top5 > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> interesting about his modified allen and heath mixer > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> sorry if this has been posted before... > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> matt :) > > > >> >> > > > >> >> a couple of comments: > > > >> >> > > > >> >> 1. i didn't think itunes had dance music from independent > > labels.... > > > >> >> > > > >> >> 2. people talk about how hawtin (and others) simply play the same > > set > > > >> >> over and over again, or at least variations of that set. it isn't > > > >> >> hard to > > > >> >> understand why this dynamic occurs given his travel > > > >itinerary. doesn't > > > >> >> mean it is RIGHT...but it IS understandable. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> 3. i'm not familiar with the allen and heath mixer. what > > > >does he gain > > > >> >> from modifying IT as opposed to a standard say, GEMINI? 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