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Vestax PMC-280

4+ Channel Mixer from Vestax belonging to the PMC series

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Published on 09/21/10 at 04:40
it is rack?
yes it is
STARTERS:
- Phono x 2 (RIAA-46dBv) RCA
- Line 6 x (-10dBV) RCA
- Microphone x 2 (-50dBV) Neutrik Combo
- USB x1 (optional Vestax TUB-1)

OUTPUT:
- Master 1 (+4 dBu), XLR
- Master 1 (0dBv) RCA
- Master 2 (0dBv) RCA
- Check headphone (130mV) Jack x 2 ¼ "

EQUALIZATION:
- Channels 1 +2 +3 +4 3-band isolator
- Serious (80Hz +6 dB /-infinity)
- Medium (1 kHz +6 dB /-infinity)
- Treble (10KHz +6 dB /-infinity)

level effect ...
16 effects with 8 to manual scan and 8 Tempo-sync, assignable crossfader
- Bills manual scan: Reverb, Ring Modulator, Pitch Shifter, Vocal Canceller Vocoder, Low Pass Filters resonant, Highpass and Bandpass.
- Synchronized Effects: Echo, Delay, Phaser, Flanger, Auto Pan, LFO High Pass Filter, Low Pass and Bandpass.

we can see the effect of quality such as filters etc..
the echoes are to my taste too random in tempo
small downside to the tempo does that by being adjustable tap ...

no MIDI

UTILIZATION

General configuration is childish, no need here to manual unless you have played so far on the Smoby

the functionality is fully accessible one LED illuminates the effect sweating a table used, however I find that the simple release button effect is weak I opt for a different system, then it can still be used though not very professional

a damper on the cross fader to cut even in a position to direct is not doing his job so difficult to make the figure as crab or just chirp well cut ... So to see the scratch other models


SOUNDS

no, it was not a total transparency, but the sound remains fairly faithful for 450 euros which console is completely transparent?

I really like the equalizer is a strong point of the console, cut efficiently and remains quite pleasant to the touch.

not blowing my speakers (BX8a deluxe)

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 5 months

I have owned shesley Beringher the vestax vmc 004 FXU, smac ecler PRO3, nuo 5, stanton ..
and tried to model more "professional" Rane, Allen and Heath, UREI (super console really) ...

what I like most: equalize the length of the faders, the filters, the table is stylish, rack,

I like the least: no MIDI, not top quality of the crossfader, the effect on the tempo pretty average

value for money seems to be correct although the price is increased (the fall of the euro ..) from 50 euros in six months in its class and 4-way I think it is well placed, when was my choice, I'll add a few hundred pesos for the rane or rodec or series ecler upscale

here is hoping that this review informs the choice of hesitant
thomas more