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RE: New Mixer for a Young Band

Posted by Skye (A) on August 25, 2008 at 22:14:12

In Reply to: RE: New Mixer for a Young Band posted by harecording on August 21, 2008 at 18:39:11:

I'm sorry, I can't bring myself to buy a used board under these conditions. There's no way I can return anything if it goes bad a week or a month later, and finding somebody for repairs isn't easy like it is for cars. Please forgive me for passing up the Delta?


I narrowed it down to two options:

1) Expensive: Mackie Onyx 1640 or Mackie Onyx 24-4

2) Cheap: Soundcraft MPM 20/2


I really don't need multi-track recording. The Mackies have wonderful features, and I can probably get them new for $900 and $1100 respectively. The Soundcraft is cutting it close on auxiliaries, it only has a 3-band EQ, and it is generally tight on features. But I read somewhere that when Soundcraft makes cheap boards, they cut out features instead of quality, which is how I would like it. I can pick up the MPM 20/2 for $500. I won't love it, but it will get the job done.

We have ~$1000 in a band fund for a mixer, flexible in either direction. But I'm thinking of offering the other members half out of my pocket under the condition that "if" (i.e. when) the band splits, I will get to keep the mixer. Does this sound like a good idea to you? How would you handle it?

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