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<blockquote data-quote="Karl Barnes" data-source="post: 115574" data-attributes="member: 2121">Re: New Midas M32 ConsoleJR,I&#039;m going to play Devil&#039;s Advocate here, but whilst I can see similarities with the overall footprint of the two mixers, there are plenty of differences.Location of connectors (Peavey = rear Behringer = top)EQ (Pevey = 2 band Behringer = 3 band)Channel clip LEDs not present on PeaveyPower LED not present on BehringerMaster LEDs and Phantom button are not in the same locationThere is a bigger wrist rest area on the PeaveyThere are no orange pots on the PeaveyThe overall color scheme is different on both devicesThe channel labeling on the Peavey is 1-6 whilst the Behringer has channels labeled up to 10.The Peavey has 6 XLR mic inputs whilst the Behringer only has 5.From what I can see from those two pictures, the two devices are very different.If I had 6 mics that needed mixing, only one of these could do the job.Whilst I don&#039;t doubt that there has been cause for some people to cry &#039;copy&#039; with some devices (the MX8000 shouted Mackie 8 bus at you but was still not a carbon copy), I can&#039;t see how that can be justified with these two devices.After all, how different can you make two small format mixers?Would you be claiming &#039;copy&#039; if the faders and pots for a channel had been swapped?General workflow for a mixer is to have the master section to the right of the inputs, which both devices do.Both conform to what would be regarded as standard mixer design, albeit with some variations.Both devices have 7 faders and EQ, but that&#039;s hardly copying.After all if that was allowed to stand we&#039;d have every car manufacturer taking their competition to court for having and engine and four wheels on their cars as well.Looked at that way, those two particular devices are probably not the best examples to be using...Karl.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Karl Barnes, post: 115574, member: 2121"] Re: New Midas M32 Console JR, I'm going to play Devil's Advocate here, but whilst I can see similarities with the overall footprint of the two mixers, there are plenty of differences. Location of connectors (Peavey = rear Behringer = top) EQ (Pevey = 2 band Behringer = 3 band) Channel clip LEDs not present on Peavey Power LED not present on Behringer Master LEDs and Phantom button are not in the same location There is a bigger wrist rest area on the Peavey There are no orange pots on the Peavey The overall color scheme is different on both devices The channel labeling on the Peavey is 1-6 whilst the Behringer has channels labeled up to 10. The Peavey has 6 XLR mic inputs whilst the Behringer only has 5. From what I can see from those two pictures, the two devices are very different. If I had 6 mics that needed mixing, only one of these could do the job. Whilst I don't doubt that there has been cause for some people to cry 'copy' with some devices (the MX8000 shouted Mackie 8 bus at you but was still not a carbon copy), I can't see how that can be justified with these two devices. After all, how different can you make two small format mixers? Would you be claiming 'copy' if the faders and pots for a channel had been swapped? General workflow for a mixer is to have the master section to the right of the inputs, which both devices do. Both conform to what would be regarded as standard mixer design, albeit with some variations. Both devices have 7 faders and EQ, but that's hardly copying. After all if that was allowed to stand we'd have every car manufacturer taking their competition to court for having and engine and four wheels on their cars as well. Looked at that way, those two particular devices are probably not the best examples to be using... Karl. [/QUOTE]

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