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HI to everyone!
what do you prefer between a tac scorpion II 30 channel,an electrovoice interface 32 channel and a mackie 32 /8 ??
thankyou!
S.

I can say from experience that the Mackie 32/8 sucks.

The pre amps and eq sound harsh and un musical. It's an annoying desk.

Are these the only choices? I know the answer is never Mackie.

Can I cheat, and say THIS?

scott wrote:Are these the only choices? I know the answer is never Mackie.

Can I cheat, and say THIS?

i'll second the Soundcraft. i've recorded in a studio a few times that uses one of these, and i've never had any complaints. Mackies i think are sort of the SM57s of the mixer world: they're not terrible, but you could always do (a lot) better.

no chance...
Nobody had an experience with AMEK TAC SCORPION II??
I Can get one of these for my finances:
AMEK TAC SCORPION II 30 CHANNEL
ELECTRO-VOICE INTERFACE 32 CHANNEL
MACKIE 32 CHANNEL
i have good mics( senn 421, beyer m 500 ,re 20,senn 441,ecc)
i have a tascam msr 16 1/2 inch.
So what is better between the above consoles?
thankyou!!!!
S.

i used a tac scorpian at college about 6 years ago. it wasn't bad, but it certainly wasn't particularly good either.

the pre's were a little rubbish, but i thought the eq was ok.

i don't know the electrovoice console so if i had to choose then i would go with which ever of the mackie or the tac were in better shape. which ever one you get you could do a whole lot better for the same money.

i would look at soundcraft or soundtracs. i own a soundtracs midi pc24 which has really nice pres and a nice eq, and best of all cost me £300. i used a soundcraft spirit studio desk at another college about 4 years ago and that was ok (definately better than a mackie if you ask me) and that was an ok desk - really crunchy pres.

basically i wouldn't touch anything on your list with a ten foot poll because you can get way better stuff in the same price range.

[quote="c.gymer"]i used a tac scorpian at college about 6 years ago. it wasn't bad, but it certainly wasn't particularly good either.

the pre's were a little rubbish, but i thought the eq was ok.

i don't know the electrovoice console


I just decovered that the electrovoice interface model it's maded by DDA!

now,what do you think????
S.

well if your refering to a dda interface then thats a whole different kettle of fish.

dda made some pretty nice consoles in their day, and the two main chaps from dda went on to found audient, whose consoles are excellent.

i don't have any hands on experience with a dda interface so i could't give a personal recomendation, but i do like dda boards.

http://www.recordingconsoles.net/consoles/consoles.htm have a look here and check out the dda interface. is this the console you mean?

c.gymer wrote:well if your refering to a dda interface then thats a whole different kettle of fish.

http://www.recordingconsoles.net/consoles/consoles.htm have a look here and check out the dda interface. is this the console you mean?

Yes!it is! But this is 16 channels...the one i'm talking is 32 channels...
What do you think?
S.

from what i know of them, go for it! provided it is in good condition then it should make a fine board.