M312B? Keep it, strip it, sell it?

[pgreer]

Hey all -

I have an M312B that's taking up space in my tiny spare bedroom studio. I'm not getting much use out of it - I bought it thinking I'd need that many channels someday. Anyways, I'm looking for some advice. Should I:

a) Make room for it and grow in to it (is it a better mixer an inexpensive new model?)

b) Strip it for parts (I'm getting into DIY, and I bet it's full of useful bits)

c) Sell it outright and buy something I can use right now.

Thanks for any advice y'all can offer,
PG

 

[RRuskin]

Hey all -

I have an M312B that's taking up space in my tiny spare bedroom studio. I'm not getting much use out of it - I bought it thinking I'd need that many channels someday. Anyways, I'm looking for some advice. Should I:

a) Make room for it and grow in to it (is it a better mixer an inexpensive new model?)

b) Strip it for parts (I'm getting into DIY, and I bet it's full of useful bits)

c) Sell it outright and buy something I can use right now.

Thanks for any advice y'all can offer,
PG

If you aren't going to use it, sell it. Odds are if you strip it, you'll end up with a bunch of parts that might hang around forever. If someone buys it for parts, let them do the salvaging.

 

[Talldog]

Post this on the analog forum. They love the m series over there. Someone will take it off your hands.

 

[A Reel Person]

c) Sell it outright and buy something I can use right now.

That's the question I don't understand. What mixer could you "use right now" that your M312B couldn't be used for? Is it that it's just too big, (understandable), or have you really even learned all the ins and outs of what the M312B can do "right now"? What mixer could you replace for immediate gratification that the M312B can't do already, as is? That's what I don't understand.

I'd just say keep it and use it. Make the space for it. It's an excellent mixer that IMO you'd be throwing money out the window to scrap it and seek something else out. It blows away a lot of the run of the mill mixers of today. I'd keep it. YMMV.

 

[pgreer]

That's the question I don't understand. What mixer could you "use right now" that your M312B couldn't be used for? Is it that it's just too big, (understandable), or have you really even learned all the ins and outs of what the M312B can do "right now"? What mixer could you replace for immediate gratification that the M312B can't do already, as is? That's what I don't understand.

I'd just say keep it and use it. Make the space for it. It's an excellent mixer that IMO you'd be throwing money out the window to scrap it and seek something else out. It blows away a lot of the run of the mill mixers of today. I'd keep it. YMMV.

My main problem is the amount of room this board takes up - I've by no means mastered all its functions. I could've been clearer in my original post, 'cuz what I'm really wondering is if a smaller, less complex board would suffice since nearly all my recordings are solo. One of the factors influencing my decision is how this mixer compares in quality to a new little Yamaha/Mackie/Allen-Heath, etc.

Thanks!
PG

 

[guido #2]

I own all three in the 300 series; the 308B, 312B and 320B They are excellent sounding and versatile.
As far as the 300 series vs Mackie, there is (IMO), no comparison. The TASCAM spanks the Mackie in sound quality. I have used both a Mackie (1604) and a 300 series TASCAM on a nearly daily basis for the past 7 years.
Can't speak to the A&H or the Yammie.

 

[pgreer]

I own all three in the 300 series; the 308B, 312B and 320B They are excellent sounding and versatile.
As far as the 300 series vs Mackie, there is (IMO), no comparison. The TASCAM spanks the Mackie in sound quality. I have used both a Mackie (1604) and a 300 series TASCAM on a nearly daily basis for the past 7 years.
Can't speak to the A&H or the Yammie.

Thanks for the advice, everyone - I'll make some space, play with it a bit more and see if I can learn to take advantage of its features.

P