Re: 16 Channel Rackmount Mixer (MixWiz vs Soundcraft GB2R), Cheap DSP
If I may add my perspective on this, don't design your system around the lowest common denominator. Get what you need to do the job right, and then train people to use it correctly. Perhaps all your volunteer needs is the proper equipment and quality training and you will be set.
Yes it is important to be "volunteer friendly", but not at the sake of compromising what you need and within reason. Obviously the budget determines a lot of what we choose to use, but we are also to be good stewards of the money spent. Get the best that you can within your budget.
As a volunteer, having the church tell me that "they didn't get what they needed because they didn't feel I was able to operate it" versus "the equipment we got is more complex than previous, therefore training will be required in order to use it properly" have two different connotations.
Just my 2cents
