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Published on 05/08/12 at 05:58
See previous reviews, but I note it anyway:
- The 10-band equalizer that helps out live
- The parametric mid essential for every
- Two FireWire ports
- An effects processor that also helps out
- 14 + channels in simultaneous hand, although the répets to work.
The whole is relatively robust; metal knobs with plastic rather solid, only the faders have a little lateral play, but still enjoyable.
UTILIZATION
To use it is pretty simple; you can easily find its bearings, except maybe the routing of the room rtn ctrl and firewire which is not very clear at the beginning.
Another point: the switches have a white part that can quickly view their position, but as the table is light gray is not always that simple, and sometimes you have to look twice. Another color would be more readable.
I use it in win7 64bit. Well it works but it's not that simple. You must install the drivers from another helix board, because it seems to me that not mkII version is no longer supported. Once the drivers installed (Phonic_HB_FF_1394, it seems), the only persistent problem is that the table is not detected if the computer was turned off with it. We must then leave the phonic control panel and restart.
In the softs no problems. 6ms latency (4ms min) but with an exemplary stability, I never had any plays or other in my memory.
SOUNDS
Nothing special in sound, at this price it fulfilled its function completely in a home studio or répets / concerts.
It should be noted that against the ventilation is audible. The headphone that does not interfere, nor live. But for shooting sounds "def" near the console is dead. You need at least one panel. I make models with 50cm table, in the mix means nothing, so that nuisance will depend on use.
OVERALL OPINION
I've had about 4/5ans and, well, well it filled its purpose. I rather regret, in retrospect, not having bought the universal version (more expensive) with usb and more, because there is more instability problems there were at that time . So I need a pc with firewire, which is scarce (not counting on the arrival of usb3).
- The 10-band equalizer that helps out live
- The parametric mid essential for every
- Two FireWire ports
- An effects processor that also helps out
- 14 + channels in simultaneous hand, although the répets to work.
The whole is relatively robust; metal knobs with plastic rather solid, only the faders have a little lateral play, but still enjoyable.
UTILIZATION
To use it is pretty simple; you can easily find its bearings, except maybe the routing of the room rtn ctrl and firewire which is not very clear at the beginning.
Another point: the switches have a white part that can quickly view their position, but as the table is light gray is not always that simple, and sometimes you have to look twice. Another color would be more readable.
I use it in win7 64bit. Well it works but it's not that simple. You must install the drivers from another helix board, because it seems to me that not mkII version is no longer supported. Once the drivers installed (Phonic_HB_FF_1394, it seems), the only persistent problem is that the table is not detected if the computer was turned off with it. We must then leave the phonic control panel and restart.
In the softs no problems. 6ms latency (4ms min) but with an exemplary stability, I never had any plays or other in my memory.
SOUNDS
Nothing special in sound, at this price it fulfilled its function completely in a home studio or répets / concerts.
It should be noted that against the ventilation is audible. The headphone that does not interfere, nor live. But for shooting sounds "def" near the console is dead. You need at least one panel. I make models with 50cm table, in the mix means nothing, so that nuisance will depend on use.
OVERALL OPINION
I've had about 4/5ans and, well, well it filled its purpose. I rather regret, in retrospect, not having bought the universal version (more expensive) with usb and more, because there is more instability problems there were at that time . So I need a pc with firewire, which is scarce (not counting on the arrival of usb3).