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Title: New Sound Devices 302
Post by: BCostigan on April 02, 2003, 10:13:32 PM
I just saw that this is coming out.  Sound devices is making a 3 channel mixer/preamp.  Looks like a nice unit for those doing 3 mic mixes. Here's a link where I saw it:
 
http://www.micsupply.com/302.htm (http://www.micsupply.com/302.htm)
Title: Re:New Sound Devices 302
Post by: jpschust on April 03, 2003, 02:29:42 AM
thats really expensive for the quality of the sd equipment....
Title: Re:New Sound Devices 302
Post by: hippies on April 03, 2003, 03:15:24 AM
what's wrong with the quality of SD equipment?
Title: Re:New Sound Devices 302
Post by: BCostigan on April 03, 2003, 10:07:45 AM
Concidering the mp2 is about $625 new I didn't think it was that bad.  I had an mp2 and thought the thing sounded pretty good......hopefully not as good as my new ad1k but I don't know yet.   ;) :'(
Title: Re:New Sound Devices 302
Post by: creekfreak on April 03, 2003, 10:20:46 AM
I thought the quality of the MP-2 was great, built like a tank
Title: Re:New Sound Devices 302
Post by: hippies on April 03, 2003, 10:42:01 AM
i agree.   ;)
Title: Re:New Sound Devices 302
Post by: Stumptown Matt on April 03, 2003, 11:49:58 AM
Actually the price seems right on.  If you figure the MP-2 is $625 and is two channel, then it's about $313 per channel so $939 for the three channels plus a little extra for the cool new level meters ;).  I think micsupply is taking pre orders and their price is just over a grand. :o
Title: Re:New Sound Devices 302
Post by: jpschust on April 03, 2003, 12:25:04 PM
I'm not a huge fan of the mp-2 myself, i guess it seems difficult for me to justify a 1000+ expendeture just to get that extra channel.... i mean if i was gonna spend that much to get three channels (mind you running 3 channels makes it somewhat hard to stealth) i'd just get two v2s.  Built as well with IMHO better sound than the MP-2.

Jonny
Title: Re:New Sound Devices 302
Post by: BCostigan on April 03, 2003, 12:33:26 PM
OK....I could be retarded but how would you get a good 3 mic mix with 2 V2s???   The only thing I can come up with is that the third mic would only be on the left or right channel and not mixed to both....what am I missing? ???
Title: Re:New Sound Devices 302
Post by: plucks on April 03, 2003, 12:46:28 PM
SD products are great for the $$.  I havent heard anything bad from a SD tape.  You can take the MP-2 apart and put it in an Altoid container...talk about stealth!!  
Phil
Title: Re:New Sound Devices 302
Post by: jpschust on April 03, 2003, 01:39:50 PM
for the third mic you would just run one channel in the 2nd v2.  think of it this way, grace makes 3 main models for studio pre's.  the 101 (1 channel) the 201 (2 channels) and the 801 (8 channels)  you can run the 801 with 5 mics in it and still get the same effect.  the v2 doesnt mix down to a stereo mix, it just preamps each channel individually.
Title: Re:New Sound Devices 302
Post by: dmonterisi on April 03, 2003, 01:51:20 PM
i'm a bit confused.  i thought the point of the SD product was to create a 2 channel stereo mix from 3 inputs.  how can you do this with 2 v2's unless you are doing some post mixing?

-damon
Title: Re:New Sound Devices 302
Post by: jpschust on April 03, 2003, 04:02:03 PM
good point, i hadnt noticed this was doing 3>2 mixdown.  I thought it was just a 3 channel preamp.  i stand corrected!
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