M-308...

[LewisWu]

I have been given an M-308, however it is not yet in my possession.

I am interested in the experiences that other M-308 users have had.

do you like the eq's?
how are the pre's?
how would you describe its sound?
what would you compare it to?

I have read many good things about the 300 series mixers, and am excited about adding this piece of gear to my chain.

Any information, stories (glory or horror ), tips/tricks, and advice would be greatly appreciated.


thanks in advance.

LewisWu

 

[A Reel Person]

Although I don't have extensive experience with this type of mixer,...

I do have the M312, which I've spent the minimum amount of time with to kinda figure out.

The preamps and EQs are fine, in my book. You'll have great flexibility shaping your sound, with no serious sonic anomalies, as far as I know.

The quirkiest & most "stealthy" thing, is that the "TAPE RTNs" are routed first through the "Tape/Mon" section, then "normalled" through the "LINE" inputs,... which probably means nothing to you at first glance,... but in practice what it means is:

To route your "Tape Return" signals through the monitor for normal overdubbing tasks, you'd use the "Tape Rtn/Monitor" section by itself. Then, to route your "Tape-Return" signal through the "Main" part of the board, for "Final Mixdown", you'd depress the "Line/Tape" select button at the top of the channel, and since this signal is routed through the "normalled" LINE IN jack, you must NOT have anything plugged into the 1/4" Line In jack, for this operation, otherwise it interrupts the "Tape-Rtn" signal on it's way to the Main Mix section.

As described, this probably doesn't mean anything to you, either, but as you start to use this board, and are searching for how the Tape Return signal gets routed through the Main Mix section for Final Mixdown, it'll hopefully all start to make sense.

It's a quirky little "hidden" feature that took me at least an extra 15 minutes of scratching my head to figure out. I thought I'd cut you to the chase on that.

The M308 board itself is a fine sounding mixer that should serve you well. There are plenty of features for the novice to experienced user.

Thanx.

Free? I hate you.

Haha, just kidding.

Cheers.

 

[LewisWu]

awesome... thanks for the heads up A Reel Person.

I am intending to use this mixer for summing, but you never know, I may use it as intended...

if anyone has something to add, I would appreciate it if you would share your experiences...


Thanks in advance

LewisWu

 

[Herm]

I have the m312 also and I think its a great board. I just did a 12 song album with it and it sounds great.

 

[The Ghost of FM]

I have two M312B mixers cascaded together to form what I like to call an M324B mixer!

I love the sound and build quality of these boards. Very extensive routing and monitoring facilities, professional level specs too...very clean, very quiet, musical eq which is by-passable too.

Mine have phantom power as well for the microphone inputs which your mixer will not have because it is the older, original series. The newer ones ending in "B, in the model number have the phantom power.

The 300 series boards are a bit complex at first glance and trying to operate one for the first few times will be a bit confusing without the manual so considering what you paid for yours, invest a few bucks and buy the manual.

Cheers!

 

[LewisWu]

I believe that there is a manual acompanying the mixer...

Thanks for the reply. Everything I have read about the 300 series mixers has been good. I am excited about the routing posibilities, and what I have read about the eq's... Honestly I can't wait.

I have done everything itb as of late, I have a behringer mixer, but I don't use it in my main rig.

hopefully the mixer will arrive in as good a condition as when it left its previous home.

and hopefully, my next post will involve a specific question about some quirk, as opposed to a general question about functionality.

thanks

LewisWu