----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Phonopsia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 8:41 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. I hear ya. It can be really confounding. Like when I played on Guy's mixer @ Bootytronics and the crossfader was so loose it would slide all the way across the mixer if you breathed too heavy (literally) - and we couldn't figure out how to turn it off. ;) > like how the curves are set, how the eq's cut (A&H has > great eq's), how much the trim boosts, etc. Gotcha. The A&H 32 actually has a crossfader curve knob on the front panel, along with an on/off button and a reverse button. Very adjustable to your preference - just takes some getting used to - as you say. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas D. Cox, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > i havent played on one of these mixers to the best of my > knowledge, but i did play on one of the allen and heaths at this > one spot in baltimore, and i found something about to be > counterintuitive. I think it is at first - because it *is* designed differently. > and for gains, you should try playing more old > records from back in the day. the difference in pressing levels is > huge, i tweak gains almost every mix. Yeah. I know whatcha mean. I do play at least a few quieter pressings in every set, and tweak the gains on pretty much every mix even if it's all new stuff - just not usually while I'm in the mix, and when I do it isn't a problem. But I still maintain that after a few tries, this is just as easy to use, if not preferable. I think the fact that not a single A&H owner has had a bad thing to say about one (except maybe the gains) speaks volumes [ooh - sorry about that. Couldn't resist]. I can't think of another brand that is true of. It's an odd adjustment at first. I must confess I didn't *really* start to love them until I owned one, despite using them about 20 times before buying one. I got a good deal on mine, and the reliability/sound quality was the decisive factor for me at the time - but within a week or two of owning it I really got attached to its functionality. They also have 1st rate service from what I hear. Tristan ======= http://www.phonopsia.co.uk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
