Soundcraft Compact 4

[bluelonestar]

Does anyone have any links to reviews or any knowledge about this little mixer? It's starting to interest me for my DAW needs...I know it's new, but I can't seem to find any info on it besides what's on their site...Harmony central doesn't really even have anything. But I know Soundcraft preamps are supposedly great in their larger mixers like Ghost so I would like to assume these are good too, but who knows.

 

[deepwater]

The current June issue of Recording Magazine just did a review on it. The June edition is not on their website yet, but should be soon or you could pick up a copy.


http://www.recordingmag.com/home.html

 

[bluelonestar]

thank you, it's probably the only review that exists!

 

[James Hart]

I'm thinking of grabbing one of these.... anyone else have any info?

 

[kjm]

really nice review here: http://wachmed.webpark.pl/compact4eng.htm

 

[James Hart]

nice! thanks for the link.

can anyone tell me a reason not to buy one? I'm thinking E-MU 0404 and the Compact 4 for my system for rough tracking / writing.

currently I'm just going direct to my soundblaster (track I did with my singer last month)

 

[kjm]

I just got Terratec DMX 6FIRE 24/96 (http://www.netzmarkt.de/thomann/thoiw3_terratec_dmx_6fire_2496_prodinfo.html) and now im going to buy Soundcraft Compact 4.

 

[kjm]

btw, do you guys have a link for the Recording Magazine review on Compact 4?

 

[Leeking]

if I don't already have a mixer... I would definately get the Compact4.

 

[Autist]

I bought and tried the Compact 4 and compared it to my Yamaha MG 10/2. The Yamaha is nicer. The sound from the Yamaha is what I get when I connect my sound card (AP 2496) directly to my monitors. The Yamaha has a cleaner, crisper, louder signal (several dB louder). The Compact 4 added some color to the tones and made my mixes less appealing (more nasally sounding) than when I mixed the same songs with the Yamaha. The sound coming from the Compact 4 was also not as pristine as the Yamaha. The Compact 4 was returned.