xstatic said:The older Allen Heath system 8 consoles really actually had a decent sound. Much better than their current preamps, which aren't even all that bad. Just make sure it's in good condition cause they are pretty old.
bleu bear said:Get at least one high-end 2-ch mic pre
RD423 said:Oh and also never use the pre amp that comes with the board always get an external preamp/compressor etc....
Cloneboy Studio said:My current mixer is a A&H System 8 24 channel 8 buss. I got it for just under 1000 bucks. GREAT mixer for the price!
EQ is really sweet, and the preamps are definately above average. They sound better than a Focusrite Platinum series (but not ISA). It needs a bit of a cleaning, but other than that it is a solid performer.
I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a mixer under 4k. I can't think of too much better in that price range.
NL5 said:How does your A&H compare with the Ghost pre's?
xstatic said:RD423
I really hope you aren't serious about never using the onboard preamps that come on a console. I just bought a console specifically to use the preamps and EQ's on it. My console preamps hold their own right next to my Chandler, next to Great rivers, Universal audio's, Avalon's etc.... They might be different (thank god), but thats a good thing. It would be a waste of my money to buy an external preamp that sounded just like my console. Console preamps and EQ's can be a wonderful thing. Luckily I believe that since my new desk has 44 preamps, 44 channels of 4 band sweep, and 44 channels of 4 band mid parametric's, and 8 channels of 4 band fixed.
remco said:Hey clone,
Do you got some tracks done on the ahb 2416, you wan´t to share with us.
just curious how the board sounds.
Cloneboy Studio said:Much less if you have something extremely high end like a Neve or SSL console--it would be retarded to use a lot of external preamps in that case.