Members BeeTL Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 Would a Multimix 16 2.0 USB be a good hybrid for both home recording AND live sound for an acoustic duo with pre-recorded backing tracks? http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/01/25/alesis-unveils-multimix-usb-20-series-mixers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members abzurd Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 As long as it has all the "live" features you need, then I don't see why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members heatheroo Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 FYI..........I had reliabilty problems with a Multimix 12FX. Back for repair 3 times in under 2 years. (Alesis fixed it under warranty all 3 times) Finally dumped it for a Mackie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeeTL Posted December 20, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 20, 2007 FYI..........I had reliabilty problems with a Multimix 12FX. Back for repair 3 times in under 2 years. (Alesis fixed it under warranty all 3 times) Finally dumped it for a Mackie. It seems like I might have read that about the MultiMix boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WynnD Posted December 20, 2007 Members Share Posted December 20, 2007 I haven't had any problems. I've only used my Multimix16 firewire as a live mixing board on rare occasions. (Had it mounted in a case with a power head suitable for running my small public address system.) Normally don't use it for anything besides recording. I don't like it's lack of a graphic EQ. (My other two mixers both have that built in.) Don't think it would be happy in marginal feedback situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stunningbabe Posted November 19, 2011 Members Share Posted November 19, 2011 I use it all the time since 2005. No prob whatsoever.I like that the built in effects sound a bit like their Nanoverb effects unit...though the Nanoverb produced higher quality reverbs. Contrary to what most people think....the Multimix's built in effects are NOT 'Nanoverb built into the Mixer'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dookietwo Posted November 19, 2011 Members Share Posted November 19, 2011 I haven't had any problems. I've only used my Multimix16 firewire as a live mixing board on rare occasions. (Had it mounted in a case with a power head suitable for running my small public address system.) Normally don't use it for anything besides recording. I don't like it's lack of a graphic EQ. (My other two mixers both have that built in.) Don't think it would be happy in marginal feedback situations. Does this board give you 8-16 tracks to a DAW or is it just a stereo pair out? Thanks;Dookietwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ProToneThinline Posted November 19, 2011 Members Share Posted November 19, 2011 It seems like I might have read that about the MultiMix boards. I remember seeing that, too. IIRC, most of the issues were concerning the effects section. I was shopping for a small board last year, and decided to go with a Yamaha instead of the Alesis, mainly because of the issues I"d read about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WynnD Posted November 21, 2011 Members Share Posted November 21, 2011 I haven't had any problems. I've only used my Multimix16 firewire as a live mixing board on rare occasions. (Had it mounted in a case with a power head suitable for running my small public address system.) Normally don't use it for anything besides recording. I don't like it's lack of a graphic EQ. (My other two mixers both have that built in.) Don't think it would be happy in marginal feedback situations. Got an update to that. I do use it on occasion. I have since bought a MixWiz 16:2 and am very happy with it. I use the Alesis as a recording device attached to the MixWiz. The Alesis Multi-mix 16 isn't a very flat responding mixer. Tends to be fat in the mid-range. It is fine for situations that have a separate EQ to flatten the frequency response. I've provided sound for a semi-annual conference. Basically setting up three complete PA systems. I use the Alesis there because I don't have extra mixers. It's been stable and solid and very suitable for speech reproduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WynnD Posted November 21, 2011 Members Share Posted November 21, 2011 Does this board give you 8-16 tracks to a DAW or is it just a stereo pair out?Thanks;Dookietwo 8 full mic channels and 4 stereo channels that Cubase can assign to up to 18 separate channels. (With two of them being the left and right main outs.) There are only two returns to the board. I've used the returns for monitoring the end mixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stunningbabe Posted November 21, 2011 Members Share Posted November 21, 2011 Got an update to that. I do use it on occasion. I have since bought a MixWiz 16:2 and am very happy with it. I use the Alesis as a recording device attached to the MixWiz. The Alesis Multi-mix 16 isn't a very flat responding mixer. Tends to be fat in the mid-range. It is fine for situations that have a separate EQ to flatten the frequency response. I've provided sound for a semi-annual conference. Basically setting up three complete PA systems. I use the Alesis there because I don't have extra mixers. It's been stable and solid and very suitable for speech reproduction. Which other Mixer did you compare with to reach that conclusion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stunningbabe Posted November 21, 2011 Members Share Posted November 21, 2011 Which Mixer is more 'flat' sounding then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dookietwo Posted November 21, 2011 Members Share Posted November 21, 2011 8 full mic channels and 4 stereo channels that Cubase can assign to up to 18 separate channels. (With two of them being the left and right main outs.) There are only two returns to the board. I've used the returns for monitoring the end mixes. Thank you.Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adslalex Posted November 21, 2011 Members Share Posted November 21, 2011 Nice necropost I use my multimix 8 usb2 in all occasions and am very pleased ! I don't use any of the effects, I don't want them on instruments and my voice is already sent through the boss ve-20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted November 21, 2011 Members Share Posted November 21, 2011 The Alesis Multi-mix 16 isn't a very flat responding mixer. Tends to be fat in the mid-range. It is fine for situations that have a separate EQ to flatten the frequency response. I suspect that you are hearing something elsewhere other than the frequency response of the mixer. I just measured a customer unit that's in here for service and it's flat +/- 1dB across the audio band. Maybe yours is broken? Maybe you are hearing something that's not there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stunningbabe Posted November 22, 2011 Members Share Posted November 22, 2011 I suspect that you are hearing something elsewhere other than the frequency response of the mixer. I just measured a customer unit that's in here for service and it's flat +/- 1dB across the audio band. Maybe yours is broken? Maybe you are hearing something that's not there? Thta's why I asked how WnyyD got to that conclusion. Mine sounded fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WynnD Posted November 23, 2011 Members Share Posted November 23, 2011 I suspect that you are hearing something elsewhere other than the frequency response of the mixer. I just measured a customer unit that's in here for service and it's flat +/- 1dB across the audio band. Maybe yours is broken? Maybe you are hearing something that's not there? I hadn't run it through my RTA, but I could do that. (You've got my curiosity going now.) I doubt that I would bring it instead of the MixWiz. In smaller clubs we only use 7 channels. But my MixWiz rack also has the monitor amp, DRPX, Compressor, and three wireless receivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted November 23, 2011 Members Share Posted November 23, 2011 I used a scope and my HP-339 and swept from ~25-20kHz and it was essentially flat. RTA's have a very wide "flat" aperature that can appear to be anything but flat. That's fine with speaker analysis but for electronic analysis we use real analyzers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stunningbabe Posted November 23, 2011 Members Share Posted November 23, 2011 I used a scope and my HP-339 and swept from ~25-20kHz and it was essentially flat. RTA's have a very wide "flat" aperature that can appear to be anything but flat. That's fine with speaker analysis but for electronic analysis we use real analyzers. That's good to know about this wonderful Mixer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WynnD Posted November 23, 2011 Members Share Posted November 23, 2011 I've got a scope, but no frequency generator. Really don't use it enough to justify having it. (Three times in the last 15 years.) Probably should sell it. (Or donate it to a high school.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted November 23, 2011 Members Share Posted November 23, 2011 Scope is an essential tool when you ned it. If you don't have a need for it, it's useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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