Re: New line of StudioLive AI mixers announced.
The real question is when the SL boards would be a better choice than one of the other low cost digital offerings now on the market. Quality is pretty similar across the major players, so now it comes down to which is a better solution. I can't think of any features that the SL has that the others don't, and the pricing doesn't reflect that the board has less to offer.
The only time I could see the SL as a good choice is for a user that gets easily confused by more features in a board. It's harder to totally muck up the SL with incorrect routing, etc., but other than that, where's the advantage? The 'fat channel' is actually less intuitive than on the other boards, since the functions of the channel change depending on the mode you're in, and the labeling can be quite confusing.
If the price of the SL came in below the other offerings, then it would have a place in the market, but since the price is as high or higher, I can't see where I'd recommend it.
