All user reviews for the Mackie Big Knob

Purchased ocaz 'there are 4 or 5 years, I always use and it works perfectly.

Prior to, I bought a m'tais navement Samson C-control DLIR has started after 1 month (pots that rpondent more random image, grsillements). This product started dating, we go back to the coup era or Mackie had not yet begun its consumer products of poor quality!

and +:

- A true pro audio logic in the design, the appointments I / O to their impdances. While symtrique.
- 2 pramps headphone and not one with two outputs (important especially if you plug headphones impdance high).
- The large volume knob
- Between phono

the -:

- Basic, no button to send a talkback continuous (but possibility of adding an external switch
- A race Diode much too small (but you get done with a measuring device internal or external sound card)
- The large volume knob ^ ^ (everyone understands that it is up to the sound thus sional times Gave ca)
- Of course, always turn the speakers on APRS Controller, if your speakers are calibrated in four can slam ca, adpend part of the electrical installation.

To conclude the report qualitprix: I think it's the best prodruit (at least for the use I have). For use in the studio, it is in gnral (because three possible costs).
Otherwise the presonus is very well but also more expensive
And for a short botanical 5.1, I recommend the SPL (more expensive forcment)

Good shopping

Message initially posted on 22/02/2005.
<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- How long have you use it?</span> Now, just over two weeks.
<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- What is so special that you like most and least?</span> Plus: The transparency of the signal, ease of use (manual almost useless), the Talk-Back (great when, like me, you put the singer in the lounge or the toilets with the microphone and headset, op), two headphone preamp (I already have one on my audio card, then, three now). The less I see no real ... If, perhaps the absence of S / P-Dif (either optical or coaxial) but hey, it will happily pass ... Otherwise, the fact that it forced me to rethink the ergonomics of my workspace, depriving me for the moment one of my master keyboard for lack of space, but is it really a bad thing? ?
<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- Have you tried many other models before buying it?</span> No, but I was so think about the possibility of the existence of such a product, that when I saw it on the net I looked everywhere for information on its competitors. Concur that all seem definitely far behind, if only by the quality / price / performance of the Big Knob.
<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- How would you rate the quality / price?</span> Excellent, especially considering the build quality of Mackie reassuring.
[edit of 06/04/2005] I noticed a small technical problem not a big deal, but when m ^ m: The various switches (those notte Source Select and Mute) seem to have a small malfunction is not much . Sometimes, after manipulation, sometimes the signal is altered in one way or the other as if the contact had not been reactivated. It happens indiféremnt one side or the other, but simply a new manipulation is enough to make everything fit in order. Enough of all m ^ m I change my score of 10 to 9. . . [/ Edit]

<p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>- With experience, you do again this choice? ...</span> Without the slightest hesitation.

- How long have you use it?

Just over six months.

- What is the particular feature you like best and least?

+ =>

The sound is ultra neutral .... no coloration induced by the Big Knob!
The talk back ..
The two headphone jacks ..
etc. .....
I love everything! Designed is great!

- =>

For now I have not found!
May be the price for it ..... just a little CHRE to redirect signals ...
But Mackie is the least onreux ... so it's going I will not be choosy either!

- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?

No, I m'tais information ... and we will say that the only one who holds up against the Big Knob is PRESONUS TRIO 700 euros ..... but ....
So there's no picture for me ...

- How do you report qualitprix?

I find it good!

- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...

A little my nephew!
It's the bomb that thing!!

I used it for two years with a lot of satisfaction (at the time with krk v8)

I have been offered Adam S3A (wow. ..)

and since I bought music on the advice of West, a presonus central station.

The Big Knob is a very good camera (considering its price), but contrary to other opinions expressed, I think (like most products mackie) sound a little warm, which is nice, but monitoring, is not the goal ... and there the presonus made me rediscover my adam a dramatic level of transparency notament.

Today I will not repeat that choice for the reasons mentioned above, but the presonus is not entirely done at the same price ... So the big knob is a wise purchase (despite the absece of XLR, but this problem is general ...

I kept BogKnob between my monitors and my RME Fireface KVK V4 for 2 years, peripherals made me proud record of service. It allowed me to have a vritable CONTRL on my speakers and plug in my headphones. It is really Designed and trs strong. I think that it is difficult to design dpenser much money for so little functionality and yet is really missing the product in any home studio. Aside from the price that I be a bit excessive ... it's a great buy Too bad the circuit is not completely passive, it does not of numrique. It is these gaps that made me sell it to move to the PreSonus Central Station.

- For how long have you been using it?

+ One year
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- Did you try many other models before getting this one?

Yes in the studio, but brands that no longer exist (but the stuff still works quif)
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- What thing do you like most/least about it?

Cruuusssshhhhhhh
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- What is your opinion about the value for the price? Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...

Shameful. Almost flying!
Instead Beringher buy 10 to 60 €

(Little green but it's called planned obsolescence which we are unfortunately all victims)
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Once again, we Mackie proves beyond doubt that its products come from the same Chinese factories that produced Beringher. With the same components (+ cheap market I guess ...) So I thought there was still a slight difference between the two components used brands ...

And it's really unfortunate because at this price, for a simple switch is expected to listen to something decent.

A priori selection buttons are made to be used about 500 times I would say. What makes some users who have the big knob, without using the regular selection buttons may not notice the problem because only the big volume knob (the big knob) it seems to take better .... But I 've been a little over a year, it is possible that the problems start in a few months ... I would not hesitate to keep you informed if it happens (unless that is blocked ... my message board requires pub ...)

In short, it crachouille to death! I have to keep pressing the button to no longer having fake contacts ... So I let them all active, and I make my selections via my computer as before the switch (which I bought to avoid passing by the computer correctly) It only remains for me the volume knob ... . If I had bought the product at 60 € Beringher I understood ... but I just put the price for not having any problems, I thought naively.

In fact, if we want today's robust (real studio stuff) you have to pay much more ....

In the end I would say that with a budget of 600 € is better to buy 10 Beringher and replace as and a measure of buying the same components with a nicer case for the same price ...
Anyway, the money will go into the same pockets

So you need to know is that it is rather the same kind of switch you have on your hi-fi studio rather than a tool .... DAMAGE!

When you think that the mark was the official sponsor of the CAS (or at the time I was there) Just like the quality of training received there ??....

PS to the moderator:

You can remove the last sentence, if it bothers you ... The goal is not to put you back to your advertisers ... I love your site .... I can participate but I wanted to inform
your readers about this product, because at the time I enjoyed reading this kind of message ...

Thanking you!

The Mackie Big Knob is a routing system and controller for your digital audio workspace.  It is designed for home studio owners to have total control over their inputs and outputs in terms of monitoring.  It allows you to have a few sets of monitors going at one time and switching between them with the push of a button.  It also has two headphones jacks and three separate monitoring sections.  In addition, it has a talk back microphone built into it so you can use it for that as well.  There are tons and tons of connections in the back for all sorts of monitoring, most of which are 1/4 inch connections.  On the front of the unit there is a meter that monitors your overall output and will show if your signal is overloading.  You can select the input source on the front if you choose to, but I don't really use this feature of the Mackie Big Knob as I have other means of routing my inputs.  The 'big knob' itself controls the master volume output and there are buttons for mono, dim, and mute that concern the overall master output.  The unit is powered by a standard power adapter that comes with it and it is nice that the unit is small enough to carry around so you can bring it anywhere if you choose to.  While most of the features are pretty useful on the Mackie Big Knob, this isn't a necessary piece to your digital audio workstation as Mackie would like you to believe.  While it can be helpful, it is by no means needed to run your studio and for this reason I probably wouldn't recommend it to home studio owners unless you have a bunch of different monitors that you would want to easily switch back and forth between.  The price is too much for this to be used otherwise, so I recommend to keep this in mind when considering buying the Mackie Big Knob.