Alesis studio 24 vs...

[Elco]

Was wondering if the Alesis studio 24 or some other mixer would be a good match for my setup. I have an Omni/Delta 66 preamp soundcard and the Omni itself is a mixer of sorts. I run the L and R outputs of the Pod into inputs 1 and 2 of the Omni. Then there is the sblive's stereo output which I run into one of the Omni's 4 aux inputs. (Only two of which are assignable to the record path, the othe two are just for monitoring.) That leaves inputs 3 and 4 on the Omni , which I run the L and R outputs of a Roland gr-33 guitar synth. There isn't really enough gain from the guitar synth for getting a hot enough signal however, even with the output
maxed on the gr-33 and gk-2a pickup. I'm also planning on getting a multi-timbral sound module, so there are two more inputs I will need. For these reasons, and the fact that I'd like to have everything in one location (the Omni is racked, making it hard to reach the switch on the back to set aux's 1 and 2 into the recording path) I've been considering a flexible mixer. Also, I want the option of sending the track ouputs (4 from the Omni delta and 2 from the sblive, via cakewalk) into the mixer for external processing. (I'm still not convinced that software fx are as good as hardware fx for some things, the exception being Waves maybe) The Alesis
studio 24 looks to have alot of routing flexibility , and
looks like it would cover everything and still have a little room for an extra 'guest' mic or two. Any thoughts on these mixers? They are a bit higher than comparable brands. Thanks for reading this novel hehe.

 

[MISTERQCUE]

I own both the S24 and S32 mixers along with a Mackie 1202vlz I use to record to pc using Cakewalk sftwr.
Alesis mixers are decent! average EQ with sweepable mids on
channels 9-10 thru 15-16,slightly above-average pres ans extremely low s/n ratio. Signal routing on the 24 is flexible to either Grp1 or 2 and L/R. RCA direct out's (which I use to ADAT's) comes in handy which eliminates the
need to re-patch.Multi-outs,such as Group,Main and 2-track
also provides flexibilty when the need arises to send signals to a sampler,cassette/reel-reel or C/D burner.Monitor/Control Room section provides plenty of head-room when monitoring via headphones and extremely durable.
1 of the complaints I do have is function buttons so small
it's hard to determine whether ther are depressed or not yet
Mute and PF SOLO lights indicate when in use,but GRP and L/R
doesn't.
Overall,for the money its a workman's mixer. Not great,but not a piece of garbage like a BEHRINGER! If you could spring
a few more dollars,I would suggest looking into a Mackie as
their pre's are most excellent(VLZ series only),but I truly
enjoy working with my Alesis's.Good,Basic and not fancy mixers.
Peace
Mr.Q