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Originally Posted by Chipotle
I'm contemplating a small PA, and have settled on a pair of 8" or 10" powered cabinets (QSC or the like). I thought that choice was hard, but now I'm looking at mixers... the choices are mind-boggling!
Requirements: mostly for solo gigs (mic, 2 guitars) so smaller/lighter is better, but sometimes I'll have a guest or two sitting in (1-2 more mics, 1-2 more instruments), and the possibility of running a small open mic/jam session occasionally. So probably 8 channel minimum.
Another "high want" but maybe not absolute requirement is the ability to record multi-track off the board (or even on-board). Those special nights with guests tend to be the shows you want to capture, and often the stereo master mix just isn't that great.
Models I've considered:
Soundcraft Notepad-12FX
A&H ZEDi-10fx
Soundcraft Signature 12MTK
QSC Touchmix 8 or 16
Zoom L12 or L20 Rack
Behringer XR18 or X32 Rack
Soundcraft Ui24R
A&H Qu-SB
I keep going round and round--all have advantages and disadvantages. By the time you add in any controller tablets, add-ons or a recording laptop if necessary, the price is kind of a wash. So...
It'll be horses for courses, but anyone want to chime in with your experience (good or bad) with any of these, or other options I haven't considered? Thanks.
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If it were me I would seriously consider the Soundcraft Signature 12 MTK.
Great pres, great EQ, and limiter, and multi track to USB connection for direct record to DAW .
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