It seems that Allen & Heath could completely redeem the XOne:32 with one simple move: switch the position of the gain controls with the aux send knobs at the top of the front panel. How often does one need to adjust the level of the send anyway? Once per set, at most, and that's only if you're using external effects.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Phonopsia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 2:41 PM Subject: Re: Re: (313) richie hawtin in wired magazine > > On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 20:02:00 -0000, "Phonopsia" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > > > Scotto - I dunno why you had so much trouble jackin' about with it. > I think > > it works great, and you should see Ryan Blackman give that muv a > workout! > > Certainly doesn't inhibit him any. > > > > well i'm used to a very simple mixer, i own a stanton sk-2f. > 2 channel, 3 band 3 eq, adjustable volume curve, adjustable cross > fader curve, kill switches. a scratch mixer, even though i dont scratch. > so when i jump on the beast and have no monitors, playing in a > concrete box and have never used the mixer before. yea it was hell. > > it is the only time i have used said mixer. > maybe if i was able to use it before hand a couple of times, because > it is hard to use a new mixer the first time you really dont know what > to expect, like how the curves are set, how the eq's cut (A&H has > great eq's), how much the trim boosts, etc. > > but this went beyond that to where i felt like a total doofus. it > distracted me so much it made it had to concentrate, plus the no monitor. > > > Didn't we just have this debate last month? Ultimately, you aren't gonna > > convince anyone. Everyone has their preference. But us A&H users > know we're > > right and the rest of you are missing out. ;) For the record, I've > used the > > Pioneers almost as much as the A&H, and I do like them both - but > the A&H is > > a much better sounding and feeling beast IMO. Plus it's built like a > f*cking > > tank. > > > not a big fan of pioneer mixers, the sound, sounds like it is > struggling to get out of the mixer. I swear my stanton has a better > sound quality and is a quarter of the price. > > but i can see where you are comig from with the A&H. i just would not > buy the 32 i can not forgive the desinger, what the hell was that > person thinking? we will make the only mixer where its a pain in the > ass to get at the trim knobs and if it is mounted and the back is > closed off you can not even get at them. > >
