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<blockquote data-quote="Caleb Dueck" data-source="post: 23857" data-attributes="member: 60">Re: Any Soundcraft SI Compact Users?I haven&#039;t used it live, but did spend a few minutes with the 24ch version last week.&nbsp; Any specific questions?&nbsp; Overall, I like the interface better than the LS9.&nbsp; There are real knobs for most functions (EQ, comp, gate, pre).&nbsp; I didn&#039;t like how it has sends on faders only, not sends on rotaries.&nbsp; The sends on faders is a bit better than the LS9, as the aux and matrix buttons aren&#039;t shared.&nbsp; The fader glow feature may be simple, but I like it - if a fader isn&#039;t an input, it glows to tell you what it is. The weaknesses - the EQ is not fully parametric, doesn&#039;t have sends on rotaries, no de-esser, and the 24ch is only 24, no expansion.&nbsp; The optional IO slot is 64x64, which is much better than the little 16x16 Yamaha slots.&nbsp; Overall - if only semi-PEQ for highs and lows is OK, if lack of de-esser is OK, then I would strongly look at it instead of the LS9.&nbsp; It&#039;s not a &#039;real&#039; mixer to compete with iLive (T), Avid, anything over the M7CL, etc.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Caleb Dueck, post: 23857, member: 60"] Re: Any Soundcraft SI Compact Users? I haven't used it live, but did spend a few minutes with the 24ch version last week. Any specific questions? Overall, I like the interface better than the LS9. There are real knobs for most functions (EQ, comp, gate, pre). I didn't like how it has sends on faders only, not sends on rotaries. The sends on faders is a bit better than the LS9, as the aux and matrix buttons aren't shared. The fader glow feature may be simple, but I like it - if a fader isn't an input, it glows to tell you what it is. The weaknesses - the EQ is not fully parametric, doesn't have sends on rotaries, no de-esser, and the 24ch is only 24, no expansion. The optional IO slot is 64x64, which is much better than the little 16x16 Yamaha slots. Overall - if only semi-PEQ for highs and lows is OK, if lack of de-esser is OK, then I would strongly look at it instead of the LS9. It's not a 'real' mixer to compete with iLive (T), Avid, anything over the M7CL, etc. [/QUOTE]

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