Quick question

[djwoo]

Anyone have experience with this:
http://www.rolandus.com/products/produc ... ductId=343
It only have modules for 24 channels, but support till 96, the owner ask US $ 2,000.00
Is this a good price?
Is a good gear?
Can't find prices on the web. thanks.

[BrentEvans]

That appears to be a studio mixer, and would not be good for live usage (not enough outputs).

For $2000, you could easily have SAC, or a Presonus Studiolive 16.4.2, if you're not a computer person. SAC has more capability and expandability (and a bit less cost), Studiolive would be less work to implement, but less capable.

[djwoo]

Thanks, maybe I am looking for tits on a bull, I will go for a Yamaha or Peavy one.

[BrentEvans]

Thanks, maybe I am looking for tits on a bull, I will go for a Yamaha or Peavy one.

What exactly are your needs? Yamaha makes good mixers, both analog and digital, but if you have a $2000 budget, you can do a lot better than either of those.

[djwoo]

A good quality 24 channel mixer for live aplications, this roland I use one time (rented) for a simphonic Bob Marley concert and it was very simple to use, but it's old and pricey.
Oh, and I don't have $ 2,000.00 to expend on a mixer, the actual owner accepts used cars, bikes, goaths or chickens for trade.

[BrentEvans]

A good quality 24 channel mixer for live aplications, this roland I use one time (rented) for a simphonic Bob Marley concert and it was very simple to use, but it's old and pricey.
Oh, and I don't have $ 2,000.00 to expend on a mixer, the actual owner accepts used cars, bikes, goaths or chickens for trade.

Heh... that's kinda funny.

Anyway, there are gobs of 24 channel mixers out there, from cheap-o crap-o to very nice digital stuff. A good analog option would be the Yamaha MG2414FX at about $1100 street. Very nice sounding analog console, but standard features. Take into consideration that you're going to need a couple of EQs, maybe a few compressors and so forth to really do it right. If you don't already have them, these are going to cost a few bucks as well.

If you're computer literate and want to go digital (and save yourself a lot of gear hauling), then you can do SAC for around $1500-$2000 if you find the right hardware deals. You'll get much more configuration, and far better sound, in addition to not having to lug around a whole rack of processing to do it. A 24 channel SAC rig can fit in a 6-8U rack case easily, and gives you all the benefits SAC offers, including the ability to expand later. It's worth considering if you have reasonable computer literacy.

[djwoo]

Thanks for the directions.

[Ron K]

The Roland V series were designed as Live or Recording interfaces. I've never used one but on PSW there are plenty who own and use them for live work.From what I gather its a two part system with the processor living on stage and the desk digitally connected to the processor up to 200ft away via 2 AES/EBU cables.

Sonically they have gotten pretty good reviews and support the ability to adjust the preamps inputs from the FOH position. Effects and all processing are in the processor unit when used with the digital desk and thus full adjustable from FOH.

Make sure your purchase includes the VM7100 or 7200 or otherwise your getting simply a digital controller that would be useless without the processor.

[djwoo]

Yes it's a two part equipment, the console per se and the modules, this one only have one 24 ch. module, also I have to search for other modules and the price for each module.

[Ron K]

1 old Fiat, 2 Girls Bikes, 7 Goats and 13 Chickens should do it wouldn't ya think??

[djwoo]

And one poster from Farrah Fawcet, the one on the bike