[cma-l] Mixers

[Two Lochs Radio]

Do you mean £5k-6k per mixer or for the matched pair. If each, then I would 
strongly recommend looking at the Axia Audio system - fully digital, with 
just ethernet cables to link between units and superbly engineered. They 
have some expensive modular systems, but they also have some very good value 
self-contained ones Axia Radius for example is a very tidy unit, but easily 
linkable between studios, and as expandable as you want. Axia uses ethernet 
rather thna USB, so you can have, for example, 8-channel audio i/o from a PC 
with so much as a sound card in sight, and just one network cable between 
them.

Otherwise I'd look at the D&L Airmate if you need two for £5k, or the Airlab 
for around £6k each. The Airlab is primarily analogue, but incredibly 
flexible for a conventional mixer. We've had the previous generation Airlab 
powered up 24/7 for 11 years now, and in that time it's only needed very 
minor maintenance. It still meets our routine needs, but of course the Axia 
units are way way more flexible and adaptable.

D&R have an AES module available, however, if digital connection to 
computers is important to you for the future, but your choice of mixer 
doesn't have it, also bear in mind that you can get very cheap USB 
interfaces to give you broadcast quality audio in and out from any analogue 
mixer port. Again we've have a few hanging off PCs used for things like 
off-air logging and streaming for years with no bother.

There are many other fine mixers out there, but these woudl be top of my 
shortlist in that budget bracket.

Alex

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clive Glover" <clivegloveruk at gmail.com>
To: <cma-l at commedia.org.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 2:49 PM
Subject: [cma-l] Mixers


I would be interested in views on current studio mixers please.