Yamaha AW16G vs. AW2816

  • Thread starter Thread starter medaccra
  • Start date Start date
Jeffree:
I heard from Sweetwater Sound that they start shipping this month. So hopefully this is true.
Paul
 
You two sit in the corner. Sheesh. :D :D :D (Just kidding...)

Cratinus & co., thanks for the detailed info!

I'm looking closely at the AW16G and I'm running these same questions through my owm mind. The big stumbling block for me is 16 bit recording and 44.1K sampling limitations. A thousand bucks is about the maximum I can spend, and I have n-track set up on the computer anyway. It seems that the closest competitor pricewise is a Fostex, and I suspect the Yamaha will be quieter with better preamps, and certainly better EQ.

So - My Question One:

Is it safe for me to assume that I can lay down tracks on the AW16G, archive them to the CD, pop them into the computer and fetch them with n-track? That gives me all kinds of tweaking options and still gives me a remote unit I can take into the field (last weekend it was 8 channels on a stage with 5 different acts doing a live show - might have come in handy if I knew how to use it).

Question Two:

Using this box in the field, is there any way I can move signal to the AW16G first, before it hits the mixing board? My mixer is a Mackie CFX - great in the field, a little noisy to use for recording. Can I run signal through the AW16G and then into the board, or will I need to build a patch bay to do it?

Thanks, y'all...


-------------

P.S. The mixer has four sub outs and an insert on each channel. I'd like to avoid any of it to get signal directly to the recorder first, but an option might be for me to use the send of each insert as an unbalanced input on the recorder. I have phantom power on the board, and can use at least one or two external preamps to get a better sound, but I'm left with the Mackie preamps for the rest. They're pretty good, but probably not as good as the Yamaha's.
 
Last edited:
Thank God those two finally stopped. Never have so many words been exchanged with such a dearth of content or interest to the general public.

:rolleyes:
 
Well!

I see that quite a few people have viewed this thread, and it's either for the ongoing drama or the fact that the title is so provocative; so, if you find yourself reading this particular post as someone who was sincerely looking for information relevant to the "Yamaha AW16G vs. AW2816" title, I've posted a couple of bits of info that might actually help shed some light on the subject. this can be found in the "3 Des--your review of the Yama aw16g?" thread.

To quote [from the Oct. Sound On Sound article I reference], they start out by posing an interesting question that might sound familiar:

"...So just what compromises in terms of the balance of features have Yamaha struck in order to bring the AW16G in under the critical £1000 mark in the UK?"

Happy trails... to you, da-dah... da-dah... da-dah...

~3des ;-)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top