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Amduskias
Published on 05/19/09 at 08:19
Features:
16 track mixing desk with eight XLR. Only lanes 1 to 8 have a gain trim setting ...
The 16 tracks are not really 16 because it has a stereo track for two. That said, all manufacturers in this range do this for marketing.
XLR connectors but not everywhere
48V phantom power (usually a switch)
Parametric EQ (sweep frequency mid)
Integrated effects of very average bill
24-bit/96kHz sampling
Not automated
And the (only) strength: FireWire allows 16 tracks to rock to the computer.
I put an 8 / 10 for Characteristics as they are attractive on paper.
UTILIZATION
The drivers are stable, the installation is done quickly.
I use it for two or three years on Nuendo in a "home studio", and directly on the sound system for live and rehearsals.
Manual: not really need. Some subtleties are taken into account with the buttons to assign firewire hand / to the. You just have to be careful that we pressed the right button when there was no sound rather than reviewing all the connections (I smell a story)
The exit to the Phones are not clearly written on the table, again, a bad point.
I put a 6 / 10 due to the use of returns headphones, trim gains as missing, and two to three buttons that we forget too easily.
SOUNDS
And that's where the bottom lies.
The preamps are absolutely horrible to be polite! The sound is flat, ugly, no life. We do not even understand what the singer tells! It does almost nothing is to buy a SM58 is too upscale for this console. (And say that my singer uses a Sennheiser 865S)
The effects are also to be avoided, they do not look like much.
The équalos, which is either -12 or +12, you do not feel the difference easily enough.
The rest of my gear is not to question: I had the opportunity to replace a Mackie Phonic by the rest of my stuff in Live, and there was a real sound.
I put 2 / 10 ... because I'm nice.
OVERALL OPINION
I bought this table because it was the cheapest of FireWire with many tracks (need 8 XLR phantom power for the drum recordings) by reading the features but without the try / listen. I made a big mistake that I regret bitterly.
At the same time at this price, you can not have a good ADC preamp + good + good + good equalos effects. Here we are served, there was none of the four.
So for value for money, it loses as there is no quality: money thrown out the window.
If I had to buy it? Definitely not. I turned instead on a Mackie Onyx 1640 or even better (but more expensive) an Allen & Heath ZED R-16.
That said, Allen did not exist when I purchased the Phonic. And even though I would have the money for Allen, I think I would add a preamp TL Audio 5050 for vocals and acoustic instruments ... (Why settle for good when you can strive for excellence)
I put 2 / 10 because the sound quality ruins everything on this table that presents yet, on paper, features quite honorable.
16 track mixing desk with eight XLR. Only lanes 1 to 8 have a gain trim setting ...
The 16 tracks are not really 16 because it has a stereo track for two. That said, all manufacturers in this range do this for marketing.
XLR connectors but not everywhere
48V phantom power (usually a switch)
Parametric EQ (sweep frequency mid)
Integrated effects of very average bill
24-bit/96kHz sampling
Not automated
And the (only) strength: FireWire allows 16 tracks to rock to the computer.
I put an 8 / 10 for Characteristics as they are attractive on paper.
UTILIZATION
The drivers are stable, the installation is done quickly.
I use it for two or three years on Nuendo in a "home studio", and directly on the sound system for live and rehearsals.
Manual: not really need. Some subtleties are taken into account with the buttons to assign firewire hand / to the. You just have to be careful that we pressed the right button when there was no sound rather than reviewing all the connections (I smell a story)
The exit to the Phones are not clearly written on the table, again, a bad point.
I put a 6 / 10 due to the use of returns headphones, trim gains as missing, and two to three buttons that we forget too easily.
SOUNDS
And that's where the bottom lies.
The preamps are absolutely horrible to be polite! The sound is flat, ugly, no life. We do not even understand what the singer tells! It does almost nothing is to buy a SM58 is too upscale for this console. (And say that my singer uses a Sennheiser 865S)
The effects are also to be avoided, they do not look like much.
The équalos, which is either -12 or +12, you do not feel the difference easily enough.
The rest of my gear is not to question: I had the opportunity to replace a Mackie Phonic by the rest of my stuff in Live, and there was a real sound.
I put 2 / 10 ... because I'm nice.
OVERALL OPINION
I bought this table because it was the cheapest of FireWire with many tracks (need 8 XLR phantom power for the drum recordings) by reading the features but without the try / listen. I made a big mistake that I regret bitterly.
At the same time at this price, you can not have a good ADC preamp + good + good + good equalos effects. Here we are served, there was none of the four.
So for value for money, it loses as there is no quality: money thrown out the window.
If I had to buy it? Definitely not. I turned instead on a Mackie Onyx 1640 or even better (but more expensive) an Allen & Heath ZED R-16.
That said, Allen did not exist when I purchased the Phonic. And even though I would have the money for Allen, I think I would add a preamp TL Audio 5050 for vocals and acoustic instruments ... (Why settle for good when you can strive for excellence)
I put 2 / 10 because the sound quality ruins everything on this table that presents yet, on paper, features quite honorable.