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<blockquote data-quote="Evan F. Hunter" data-source="post: 90527" data-attributes="member: 73">Re: Analog FOH, Outboard opinions/preferencesMaybe. I think they do sound better, but I think the biggest thing digital has going for it is 1. Convenience, I cant tell you how many bands setup on stage, Patch their digital board into my system and say well we will be back at XX:XX time and we dont need a sound check, its all saved in the board. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f635.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt="O.o" title="Er... what?&nbsp; &nbsp; O.o"&nbsp; data-smilie="12"data-shortname="O.o" /> those shows nearly always sounded like ass. They also have the convenience of knowing its going to work, How many venues have a setup where you walk it and its a nice rig, but oh this and his doesn&#039;t work or it just plain and simple hasnt been maintained. The number 2. thing digital has its its size and weight. Its a powerful tool and a quality digital can probably sound better just as good for 1/4 or less of the weight of an analog FOH. I actually really enjoy mixing on Digital but not as much as a proper analog setup, which is why I am building this. All that being said my mixing style is a tad different then most, physically I guess. On an Analog board I can feel my way around quickly without looking, I like to watch the band and the crowd not menus. Once soundcheck is over the little lites get turned off and I can usually adjust very quickly and very effeciently while also just blending right into the environment. Maybe I am crazy but it works well for me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Evan F. Hunter, post: 90527, member: 73"] Re: Analog FOH, Outboard opinions/preferences Maybe. I think they do sound better, but I think the biggest thing digital has going for it is 1. Convenience, I cant tell you how many bands setup on stage, Patch their digital board into my system and say well we will be back at XX:XX time and we dont need a sound check, its all saved in the board. O.o those shows nearly always sounded like ass. They also have the convenience of knowing its going to work, How many venues have a setup where you walk it and its a nice rig, but oh this and his doesn't work or it just plain and simple hasnt been maintained. The number 2. thing digital has its its size and weight. Its a powerful tool and a quality digital can probably sound better just as good for 1/4 or less of the weight of an analog FOH. I actually really enjoy mixing on Digital but not as much as a proper analog setup, which is why I am building this. All that being said my mixing style is a tad different then most, physically I guess. On an Analog board I can feel my way around quickly without looking, I like to watch the band and the crowd not menus. Once soundcheck is over the little lites get turned off and I can usually adjust very quickly and very effeciently while also just blending right into the environment. Maybe I am crazy but it works well for me. [/QUOTE]

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