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My mates got an X-desk and it’s beautiful, but you’ll be spending much more ££ if you want EQ. All the connections are on d-sub too so that’s some more ££ on cables also.
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Total overkill on channel quality but massively under what you can easily end up needing in channel count. Are you absolutely against digital because there are a few digital options that would fit your needs and future needs. Are you planning on recording to tape?
I've got a few simple analog mixers that have some good sonics if you just want one to get started on and see where it takes you. Drum machines can quickly use up channel counts so 16 channels seems like a bare minimum to me.
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I'm looking for a bit of advice about which mixer to buy. Current setup is simple, DAW-less and semi-modular: Moog M32, DFAM and Subharmonicon, I'm looking to add a drum machine later. Outboard FX, capturing down to a Zoom H6. I have 60hp free in a modular case if I choose to use it. I'm not recording anything I'm likely to publish, this is more weekend theraputic knob-twiddling.
I've narrowed my mixer choices down to either an SSL SiX, SSL X-Desk, or Frap tools QSC with a Master controller. All are about the same price, give or take, though the x desk is the biggest outlay.
The SSL SiX is attractive mainly for the onboard channel and bus compression. I'd struggle to invest in such a decent compressor otherwise. It can take up to 10 channels + FX when summing or six channels in mixdown which might be limiting.
The X Desk is an 8 channel desk which will sum up to 16, but no onboard compression or EQ. Also it has no pre-amps but that's not an issue for me.
The Frap tools QSC is 4 stereo pairs, stackable so I would likely buy another later. It's modular so I would physically play it alongside the Moog gear, which is something I really enjoyed with my last mixer (Roland MX-1). But again, no compression or EQ.
My head says the QSC as I won't miss the benefits of a big-boy desk unless I'm actually recording multi-channel and then using the mixer in post. But the SSL compression seems worthy of attention.
Anyone got any advice for me?