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<blockquote data-quote="John Roberts" data-source="post: 100070" data-attributes="member: 126">Re: Thought Problem: micing and mixing a panel discussion for recordingAnd I still think the correct price for a basic (Dugan) automixer inside a digital console should be free***...&nbsp; Sorry i don&#039;t mean for this to be an anti-sales post. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :-)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":-)" />Amusing (perhaps) story.... After I designed that first Peavey AM with DBX VCAs, input transformers, several feedback notch filters built in, variable channel priority, and more, I asked the then AA product manager how he would feel about a more basic automatic mixer, perhaps built into a mixer/amp for a fraction of the cost...?&nbsp; He chased me out of his cubicle and complained that he was already having trouble getting consultants to to take my design seriously because it was priced lower than they expected for that feature set.&nbsp; (The Peavey name on it may have had something to do with that too). :-(&nbsp; A little odd to hear that &quot;not expensive enough&quot; complaint in the fixed instal market which were in my experience pretty tight with their money. They eventually got over the price, at least the ones brave enough to check it out. Keep in mind this was some time ago, so the AM market has matured a lot since then, with more players. JR*** maybe send $1 each to Dan as an honorarium, while it is public domain so free to use.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="John Roberts, post: 100070, member: 126"] Re: Thought Problem: micing and mixing a panel discussion for recording And I still think the correct price for a basic (Dugan) automixer inside a digital console should be free***... Sorry i don't mean for this to be an anti-sales post. :-) Amusing (perhaps) story.... After I designed that first Peavey AM with DBX VCAs, input transformers, several feedback notch filters built in, variable channel priority, and more, I asked the then AA product manager how he would feel about a more basic automatic mixer, perhaps built into a mixer/amp for a fraction of the cost...? He chased me out of his cubicle and complained that he was already having trouble getting consultants to to take my design seriously because it was priced lower than they expected for that feature set. (The Peavey name on it may have had something to do with that too). :-( A little odd to hear that "not expensive enough" complaint in the fixed instal market which were in my experience pretty tight with their money. They eventually got over the price, at least the ones brave enough to check it out. Keep in mind this was some time ago, so the AM market has matured a lot since then, with more players. JR *** maybe send $1 each to Dan as an honorarium, while it is public domain so free to use. [/QUOTE]

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