dmp-3 vs. yamaha mg 12/4

[travelin travis]

Does anyone have experience with or own both the dmp-3 and yamaha mg mixer? I was set on the dmp-3 but started thinking about future needs and the possibility of not being able to afford an additional preamp for awhile. I own an audiobuddy. Would the yamaha pre's be better than the audiobuddy or maybe some where in between the audiobuddy and dmp-3?

For now I will be tracking myself on guitar/vocals/bass but would like to have 4 pre's for doing live recordings with a friend (2 acoustic guitars, 2 vocals), using a couple of low budget condensors into a 1010LT card. Basically, I can keep the audiobuddy and get a dmp-3 or send the audiobuddy back and get the yamaha mg 12/4. So, if anyone has experience with both of those units, please let me know how you compare them, sound quality wise.

 

[travelin travis]

so....no one here has used or owned both? ok, if not, what are your opinions of the yamaha mg mixers? specifically the 12/4 and 16/4.

 

[drpfeffer]

well, i own and use a mg 12/4 on a daily basis in my little homestudio, actually i'm rather satisfied with it, i know that it is not high-end in any way, but i think the sound is decent. I chose it because of the pricetag, and the routing possibilities.. However the pre's in the dmp is probably better than in the mg..