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<blockquote data-quote="Jack Arnott" data-source="post: 100800" data-attributes="member: 304">Re: Sign of the times. I just bought this for $1,300.Generally speaking, the differences in sound of boards is most apparent to me when I am the one at the board. I don&#039;t hear a concert and go, &quot;oh, I wish he were using a board other than brand x&quot;. But I do remember being at a board and going, &quot;I wish I had something better than a BM word&quot;. Or, &quot;I sure do like this better than the....&quot;, or experiencing the minor differences between Soundcraft boards. I don&#039;t fill many riders any more, but it seemed to me that in my world, (Read: not Rolling Stones), the people who refused a digital board were the dinosaurs, not the analog boards. They were either to inflexible, or more likely, too stupid/lazy to adjust to the new technology. I feel lucky to have sold my Midas 200XL this summer for $5K (minus the power supplies), and it seems to have gone to an appreciative home. I will miss it, but it was no longer practical, and hadn&#039;t come out of hibernation for maybe a year and a half. Max, I am not sure what to think of your comment about learning on analog boards. I used to think that everyone using a digital camera should have to use a Pentax K-1000 for x number of rolls of film to learn or at least be familiar with the triangle of exposure. But after seeing how people with no experience capture images of excellent quality, by using the camera to do what they want to do, I am not so sure of my premise. On the other hand, I don&#039;t think that being at the board is so much of an artistic experience, as it is trying to pass on what the artist intends. So as to &quot;analog tricks&quot;, I have had it up to here with someone at the board who is in love with their FX racks. (For over the top hand wringing and teeth gnashing one should peruse the threads on photography forums or blogs about how digital is ruining the business aspect of photography.)I do remember providing sound for acapella groups about 10 years ago at BYU. Their board ops were all used to using small digital boards, and were overwhelmed by having everything available to them at one glance on a digital board. Too true. Just the savings in transportation costs of copper and rubber is huge.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jack Arnott, post: 100800, member: 304"] Re: Sign of the times. I just bought this for $1,300. Generally speaking, the differences in sound of boards is most apparent to me when I am the one at the board. I don't hear a concert and go, "oh, I wish he were using a board other than brand x". But I do remember being at a board and going, "I wish I had something better than a BM word". Or, "I sure do like this better than the....", or experiencing the minor differences between Soundcraft boards. I don't fill many riders any more, but it seemed to me that in my world, (Read: not Rolling Stones), the people who refused a digital board were the dinosaurs, not the analog boards. They were either to inflexible, or more likely, too stupid/lazy to adjust to the new technology. I feel lucky to have sold my Midas 200XL this summer for $5K (minus the power supplies), and it seems to have gone to an appreciative home. I will miss it, but it was no longer practical, and hadn't come out of hibernation for maybe a year and a half. Max, I am not sure what to think of your comment about learning on analog boards. I used to think that everyone using a digital camera should have to use a Pentax K-1000 for x number of rolls of film to learn or at least be familiar with the triangle of exposure. But after seeing how people with no experience capture images of excellent quality, by using the camera to do what they want to do, I am not so sure of my premise. On the other hand, I don't think that being at the board is so much of an artistic experience, as it is trying to pass on what the artist intends. So as to "analog tricks", I have had it up to here with someone at the board who is in love with their FX racks. (For over the top hand wringing and teeth gnashing one should peruse the threads on photography forums or blogs about how digital is ruining the business aspect of photography.) I do remember providing sound for acapella groups about 10 years ago at BYU. Their board ops were all used to using small digital boards, and were overwhelmed by having everything available to them at one glance on a digital board. Too true. Just the savings in transportation costs of copper and rubber is huge. [/QUOTE]

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