Re: Debate
Layers are common to consoles reaching 100,000's of dollars. Motorised faders are used to support the layers - without them, you'd have a hard time figuring out where the level is set for each channel once you change layers. Kinda like the presonus studio live when you use the ipad to remote control it.
Gain staging between each module ? Not a factor here I don't think. Does your friend object to using drive rack PA's or other such system processors or does it have to be completely analogue ? Even the KV2 guys who looooooove analogue have digital processing.
AS for 320 x 240 screen - I use FX devices which i'm sure have a smaller screen than that. And those have digital inputs too.
Yep - overloading digital is bad. So uuhhh... are you a competant sound guy who can avoid overloading it or not ?
I would say the major difference between digital and analogue is the competance of the person running it. If you're in-experienced analogue is definately easier if there is a problem. You can inspect each knob, fader, button and follow the signal across the console to where it's going and figure out why it's not getting there.
Digital troubleshooting is harder. However if you're competant behind the console, then all is good.
andrew
