Log in
Log in

or
Create an account

or
< All Rane Empath reviews
Add this product to
  • My former gear
  • My current gear
  • My wishlist
Rane Empath
Images
1/176
Rane Empath

3-Channel Mixer from Rane

Price engine
Classified Ads
Forums
FP User FP User
Published on 10/31/08 at 16:00
I'm very impressed. this is the most flexable mixer i've ever used. i love the &quot;flash cue&quot; feature, makes cueing easy as pie. The wet-dry controls for the efx is solid and it can allow the effects to be 100% enabled w/ only the processed signal. P&G faders, switching Power supply, XLR, TRS, and RCA outs, God they thought of everything!

$750

UTILIZATION

After 30 min of playing with it i quickly got the hang of it and became proficient w/ curve controls, gains, etc. The instruction manual is well written and includes a great guide to pro audio system setup.

The first thing ive noticed was how heavy this thing was. at 10 lbs it's not too heavy but it doesn't feel cheap either. The steel chassis seems thick enougth to survive a fall and the lexan toped face plate seems scratch resistant while retaining good looks. All of the 4 penny & giles faders feels sexy smooth while the knobs have a nice rubber feel suggest this mixer will never die.

SOUNDS

Very crisp and clear. This mixer made a huge improvement in my home studio. I spin progressive, house, and downtempo, and i cannot believe how clean and clear w/ very little noise my recorded sets sound. The only improvement they should make is add a couple more line inputs for cd players, groove boxes, final scratch, etc.

OVERALL OPINION

For the past 5 days i've owned it, i cannot stand to be away from it for more than a few hours at a time. Simply the best 3channel mixer i have ever used. and at the same time im curious why i don't see many of these mixers at clubs? God i love this mixer!

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com
Posted by: Unknown (January 2-, 2003)