AW: Alesis Multimix 8 Line. 1u mixer for looping.

["L.Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>]

hey Andy,
Still investigating this.
Which one do you think is better in terms of sound quality between this 
and the Rolls RM 65B?

specs here for both

http://www.rolls.com/pdf/DS_RM65.pdf

http://www.alesis.com/multimix8line

anyone?








> Is this the ideal small mixer we've
> all been looking for?
> 
> Alesis Multimix 8 Line. 1u mixer for looping.
> http://www.alesis.com/multimix8line.
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> Feature list and mini review.
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> features
> 
> All connections on 1/4 unbalanced jacks unless otherwise
> noted.
> 8 stereo/mono input channels,  vol, balance, fx send
> *Stereo* FX send ( works with channel pan/balance, for each
> channel)
> stereo FX return (with vol control)
> Channel 1 switches to a mono microphone input, XLR, no
> phantom.
> Main outs on balanced jacks with master vol.
> 
> ..and some additional connections on *stereo* 1/4 in jacks
> Monitor out...after master vol
> Mix out ...before master vol
> Input to main bus.
> Input to fx bus.
> (those last 3 are officially for daisy chaining 2 or more
> units).
> 
> Comments
> 1) stereo fx bus....that's very useful
> 2) seems well built, and sounds ok. Not noisy.
> 3) none of the controls has a 0dB calibration, which makes
> set up that much harder. ( the cheap Behringer
>  stuff often has this). Not really a problem.
> 4) the mic input sounds good enough for live work with good
> full range response. Not for studio though, there's
>  a distinctive quality/color to the transient response, and
> no 48V.
> 5) Mic pre-amp doesn't have an insert, and there's no way
> to make fx send pre fade. In simple terms
>   this means you can't EQ the mic, or compress it.
> (and can't use my Vortex patches!)
> 6) the additional connectors  available give some
> scope for  extra routing, as long as you
>    don't mind using Y-cables.
> 7) neither of the 2 additional outputs has an independent
> vol control, (such as would be useful for
>   sending to Zoom H2 for recording)
> 8) there's no mixer schematic in the manual, it's printed
> on the top of the unit. Obviously
>   when you rack the unit you no longer have the
> schematic which is the only way to see
>   the mixer features at a glance.
> 9) Balanced outs means that you only need a couple of jack
> to XLR converters and
>   you're able to say " I have my own DI box" to any
> sound engineer you encounter when playing live.
>   This reduces their anxiety about how to deal with
> your complex setup to zero.
> 10) no official way to make sends pre-fade, which would
> make the unit much more usable.
> 
> Conclusion
> Very nearly a neat way to route your looping gear, and add
> a microphone
> with just a 1u unit.
> 
> If you don't need to use the mic-pre there's no real minus
> points to the mixer,
> apart from lack of pre-fade sends.
> Sound quality is easily good enough for live work.
> 
> Big disappointment is the implementation of the mic input.
> There's no way to
> eq the mic, so unless you want a flat response, and have a
> dynamic mic that
> will give that you can't really this mixer. Using with an
> SM58, for instance, will
> just give you that unclear boxy sound which is normally
> filtered out at the desk.
> So, probably ok for announcements that no-one understands.
> I'm ok, I have a Sennheiser 421 which works very well for
> feeding assorted
> acoustic sounds into the loops (on the fx send), but those
> aren't exactly
> cheap.
> Generally, anyone looking to add a mic to their setup ( or
> to remove a mic-pre
> to save weight/space) is going to be frustrated.
> 
> Further investigation.
> It must be possible to mod this unit so that there's a way
> to eq( or Vortex)  the mic.
> but no service sheet available.
> 
> I emailed Alesis tech support, US *and* UK and was sent a
> pair of automated responses
> promising a reply within 2 days....about a week ago.
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> andy butler
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