Members 55fmj Posted February 24, 2014 Members Share Posted February 24, 2014 I am looking for a good rack mountable mixer that has at least 14 XLR inputs and 4 aux sends. I have been looking at the Allen & Heath WZ3 and WZ4 series. I am currently using a soundcraft EFX12. I have been happy with it, but it only has 2 aux sends for monitors. I don't see anything else in the soundcraft line that has 4 aux sends for monitors and is rack mountable. Does anyone have any other suggestions ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twostone Posted February 24, 2014 Members Share Posted February 24, 2014 Well the digital Soundcraft Si mixer offer more auxes but for analog I'd just stick with the Mixwiz choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dedmeet Posted February 24, 2014 Members Share Posted February 24, 2014 My suggestion would be to look at the current crop of small form factor digital boards. Presonus Studio Live 16.4.2, Mackie DL1608, and the upcoming QSC Touch Mix and B**riner iX18 are worth a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members monthlymixcd Posted February 24, 2014 Members Share Posted February 24, 2014 If you have enough for a MixWiz, but can't afford digital... go MixWiz rather than something less reputable. I used a Phonic Helix Board Firewire 24 MkII for awhile and it was definitely lacking in build quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby1Note Posted February 24, 2014 Members Share Posted February 24, 2014 55fmj wrote: I am looking for a good rack mountable mixer that has at least 14 XLR inputs and 4 aux sends. I have been looking at the Allen & Heath WZ3 and WZ4 series. I am currently using a soundcraft EFX12. I have been happy with it, but it only has 2 aux sends for monitors. I don't see anything else in the soundcraft line that has 4 aux sends for monitors and is rack mountable. Does anyone have any other suggestions ? Thanks I've got a bunch of small format Soundcrafts (Notepad 124-FX,,,EFX-8,,,MFXi-8) and I've recently started using my MixWiz3 16;2 for band practices,,, and find it a noticeable step-up. Just a pleasure to work with.If the budget allows (look into the future), you may seriously want to consider the new A&H Qu16 digital console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members djiceman1575 Posted February 24, 2014 Members Share Posted February 24, 2014 Have you thought about c onsidering the Qu series from A&H? Similar to the Soundcraft Expression, and the 16 channel is rackmount, with 10 mix outputs so you have expandability if you need more aux sends or ever want to do stereo IEM or the like. I've looked at getting one myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unalaska Posted February 24, 2014 Members Share Posted February 24, 2014 Sound craft gb2-16r, same layout as the mix wiz, same price. Why? It's a proven frame size and feature set. I own the mix wiz 16:2dx but would prefer the gb2-16r. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shaster Posted February 24, 2014 Members Share Posted February 24, 2014 I've just started a (hopefully) regular Saturday afternoon gig, using my MixWiz. I'm running a stage FOH, sending a separate mix to the house system (vocals and horns only), using a simple FX combo (tweaked via midi) on aux #5 and aux feeding an LS800P. The next time in, I might even send the keyboard player his vocal, back to the mini PA he carries... The MW3 has allowed me to do this easily, even without subgroups. And I sure like the aux #6 to mono master feature.I had considered using a smaller/lighter mixer but the flexibility trumps portability. So, a vote for the MixWiz if you're not going digital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Koopdaddy Posted February 24, 2014 Members Share Posted February 24, 2014 Mixwiz or APB would be my analog rack mount choices depending on budget. A&H Qu16 or Soundcraft EX1 for digital option. The X32 Rack + X-Touch would be an option when the Xtouch is released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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