Topic: Anyone know anything about rack mounted mixers?

[ethan]

Seems like there are a lot of 8 channel plus cheap rack mountable mixers. Anyone have any experience with any of them? Looking to replace my Soundcraft/Folio Spirit mixer with something I can put in a rack.

Any with direct outs?

[ScoobieKW]

The allen and heath MixWiz is a nice rackmount option.

[ethan]

The allen and heath MixWiz is a nice rackmount option.

I'm talking 1U/2U/4U type rack mounting.

Can't find any allen heath options like that. link?

[ScoobieKW]

sorry, no I was thinking 10RU or so. (our company uses 42 space ATA racks primarily)

[ethan]

Looking at Carvin and Rolls now.

I really like the Carvin RX1200R: http://www.carvinguitars.com/products/RX1200R

Rolls RM65b is only 1U and would sufficiently replace the SoundCraft Spriit: http://www.rolls.com/product.php?pid=RM65b

Beringer makes a few but I think they are my last resort. Going to look at Alesis.

Allen & Heath looks like they may have made one at some point.

[ethan]

Any opinions on Alesis?

Tons of these on ebay:

http://www.alesis.com/multimix12r

[ethan]

I pulled the trigger on the 12 channel Alesis. $180 seemed like a good deal.

[crossthreaded]

havent heard too many complaints about alesis gear but have no personal experience.  what are you using it for?

I use the mix wiz in the top of a rolling rack with outboard gear below, but that is being replaced by a new console shortly.  can't wait to stop lugging that box around.

[ethan]

havent heard too many complaints about alesis gear but have no personal experience.  what are you using it for?

I use the mix wiz in the top of a rolling rack with outboard gear below, but that is being replaced by a new console shortly.  can't wait to stop lugging that box around.

Dual use really. Live 2 track matrix mixes. 2 or more inputs from SBD + stage mics. I'll be using it this way when recording one of the venues on JamCruise for the CruiseTunes downloads.

I'm also doing live sound now. I've been working with a friend who has a production company. I work for him on gigs and I can book his gear for gigs I line up. Over many years he's determined it costs him $250 every time he sets up/tears down his gear. I seem to be able to find gigs that pay $100-200 (I bring PA) but not larger gigs.

Long story short I'm putting together a small portable live sound rack where all I need to use are his passive monitor speakers and 15" speakers/stands to run a gig. Reducing his exposure and allowing us to book more gigs. I'm still shopping for a 4 channel power amp. But that's another story.

[ethan]

Well the Alesis multimx 12 I bought didn't work out. Came DOA. But I'm glad it did. Since my original post I discovered the Ashly MX 508. Got one on ebay for $345. 3U 8 channels. There a few things I found cool about this mixer. First, it uses separate send/return TRS connections for each channel so the send can actually be used as a direct out, which means I can mix *AND* send to 8 track recorder. It also has sub's in so I could use a second mixer if I need more channels. It also has a midrange sweep and you can configure the aux sends to be either pre or post fader. The headphones can toggle between the master mix and the aux sends affectively giving you prefader listen ability.

http://www.ashly.com/manuals/mx508-manual-n.pdf

[George2]

You did good.
I have the Ashley LX-308B
Works and sounds great.

[ethan]

Just got the mixer today just ran a channel check....VERY stoked!

[George2]

Note the Five Year warranty.

[cybergaloot]

I just picked up a used Alesis Multimix 8 line rackmount mixer at Guitar Center to $29. I've read that some of them have a hum but this one seems quiet. It does have the tip of a trs connector broken off in the right channel of one of the channels but since I intend to use it for mostly mono inputs to extend my console at times, that's not a big problem.

As far as Ashly gear, I've heard nothing but good things about them. I have an old Ashly compressor that is my favorite.

[ethan]

Note the Five Year warranty.

huh?

[George2]

Page 10 in your PDF manual.

ASHLY AUDIO, INC . warrants to the owner of this product that it will be free from defects in workmanship and materials
for a period of FIVE years from the original-date-of-purchase . ASHLY AUDIO INC . will without charge, repair or replace at its
discretion, any defective product or component parts upon prepaid delivery of the product to the ASHLY AUDIO, INC . factory
service department, accompanied with a proof of original-date-of-purchase in the form of a valid sales receipt . This warranty
gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights, which vary from state to state .

[Marshall7]

Great price, Ethan, considering what they are sellin for new on ebay