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<blockquote data-quote="Jason Raboin" data-source="post: 41012" data-attributes="member: 524">Re: Poll: Which analog console would you like to see at FOH?I honestly can&#039;t believe I&#039;m saying this, but I would prefer any of the above consoles over any digital desk if I weren&#039;t carrying.&nbsp; That is, of course, if I haven&#039;t been with the band very long and don&#039;t have presets for a bunch of digital consoles stored on a drive.&nbsp; Even then, I would prefer any of the above analog offerings over any Yamaha digital console.&nbsp; Hell, after some recent one offs, I would prefer a Midas Venice, a TC M1, and 8 channels of decent compression over most digital desks.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because in installs, zeroed out never really means zeroed out, and I&#039;m just old enough to have mixed more shows on analog consoles than digital ones.&nbsp; Oh, and there&#039;s that whole sound quality thing, which seems to be lost on many engineers.&nbsp; Just because a digital console has a 4 band fully parametric eq, a compressor, and a gate on each channel doesn&#039;t mean you need to use it.&nbsp; Especially for a one off.If I were buying for a venue now, and FOH footprint wasn&#039;t an issue, I would look at used Yamaha PM5000 or Soundcraft Series 5.&nbsp; Both are fantastic consoles that never gained market share or rider acceptability in the US, and are therefore underpriced in the used market.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jason Raboin, post: 41012, member: 524"] Re: Poll: Which analog console would you like to see at FOH? I honestly can't believe I'm saying this, but I would prefer any of the above consoles over any digital desk if I weren't carrying. That is, of course, if I haven't been with the band very long and don't have presets for a bunch of digital consoles stored on a drive. Even then, I would prefer any of the above analog offerings over any Yamaha digital console. Hell, after some recent one offs, I would prefer a Midas Venice, a TC M1, and 8 channels of decent compression over most digital desks. Why? Because in installs, zeroed out never really means zeroed out, and I'm just old enough to have mixed more shows on analog consoles than digital ones. Oh, and there's that whole sound quality thing, which seems to be lost on many engineers. Just because a digital console has a 4 band fully parametric eq, a compressor, and a gate on each channel doesn't mean you need to use it. Especially for a one off. If I were buying for a venue now, and FOH footprint wasn't an issue, I would look at used Yamaha PM5000 or Soundcraft Series 5. Both are fantastic consoles that never gained market share or rider acceptability in the US, and are therefore underpriced in the used market. [/QUOTE]

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