Compact Digital Mixers - Presonus 16.0.2 / etc

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I was looking for a compact mixer (below 16x16 inches) and someone pointed me to try looking into Digital mixers specifically the Presonus 16.0.2. That thing looks amazing on paper! It has almost everything that I want (EQ/compressor/Effects/Gate/Limiter/etc).

I only wish it had a)inserts b)subgroups c)USB d) SD Card to record songs and e)Feedback eliminator (for a last resort thing).


Anyway, my questions are:
1) How would you rank Presonus as a mixer? Is it within the same league as Allen& Heath? Soundcraft? or with Behringer, Mackie, etc? If possible can you rank them for me from 1 as being the best.

2) Has anyone here used the Presonus 16.0.2? Can you comment on the quality of its pre-amp and effects? Is it better than the Zed-10fx (currently using this)?

3) What other digital mixers are out there that are within 16x16 inches that can compete with the Presonus 16.0.2?



Thanks
 
Re: Compact Digital Mixers - Presonus 16.0.2 / etc

I am guessing that if your 16x16 inch dimension requirements are set in stone you are going to eliminate a lot (most?) of your options. I think that a lot of people are quite happily using the Presonus digital mixers, but I would suggest that it is the most limited of all (except maybe Mackie?) the brands that you list.
 
Re: Compact Digital Mixers - Presonus 16.0.2 / etc

Steve, I got the impression Joms is doing Karaoke on a small scale. He has posts up about feedback eliminators and EQ, too.
 
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Tim McCulloch said:
Steve, I got the impression Joms is doing Karaoke on a small scale. He has posts up about feedback eliminators and EQ, too.
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On at least three different Forums. He's bound to get his questions answered. He is one enthusiastic individual.
 
Re: Compact Digital Mixers - Presonus 16.0.2 / etc

The PreSonus SL series is the only one of the lower end digital consoles that I'll readily mix on, if you're concerned with that. It's sound quality is just a bit below the A&H boards I use, but it's definitely above Mackie or Behringer. I think you'll find the effects more or less the same in terms of satisfaction, but the PreSonus might sound a wee bit better to your ears. As for the size... ehh. That's a strange question to me because the SL series is more of an analog set-up created using a DSP. So, even though I don't think that's a fair question to ask, no. I most likelwouldn't use any of the other similar products competing at the cost and size.
 
Re: Compact Digital Mixers - Presonus 16.0.2 / etc

I recall... Central Park in Fall, How you tore your dress, what a mess, I confess, that's not all.

Bitte schoen...
 
Re: Compact Digital Mixers - Presonus 16.0.2 / etc

Dick Rees said:
I recall... Central Park in Fall, How you tore your dress, what a mess, I confess, that's not all.

Bitte schoen...
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That one made me feel too young... I had to actually research to get the joke well enough. I'll have to pull out my Ferris Bueller's Day Off tape...
 
Re: Compact Digital Mixers - Presonus 16.0.2 / etc

@Dick Rees - haha, yeah ive been posting a lot on different forums. I'm actually on a time pressure since I need to get this shipped to my friend in CA so he can ship it to me to the Philippines. There's a date that he needs to get all my items to be able to reach the shipping out date =)

Anyway, thanks for all the replies again but I'm now trying to figure out something.

I've tried reading the manual but i got overwhelmed with all the data. I know that what I need is somehow possible but can you double check for me if it really is before I bite the bullet and purchase this thing (if ever).

What I want to happen is this:

Karaoke player to input of mixer (RCA via stereo channels 13/14 of 16.0.2)

Mic 1 to input channel 1 of mixer (XLR)
Mic 2 to input channel 2 of mixer (XLR)

Mixer ---> sends all music only (no vocals) to my home theater system via my home theater amp RCA input
Mixer ----> sends vocals only to my QSC K10 powered speakers (however, I want it to have the option to include the music with the vocals with a push of a button)
Mixer ---> send a master mix signal to my Tascam DR100MKII recorder to record our session (is this a good way to record or is it better to record via firewire to a laptop?)

Is this possible? If so, how do i set it up?
 
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