![]() ![]() I still wouldn't get a Mackie over the Topaz though. Some at studios where I used to work and a lot on my own. The Soundtracs will stomp the Mackie as far as sound, EQ and features go. I don't know firsthand, but I've heard the Topaz to be quite serviceable, anf a similarly sized one for a similar price would be worth looking into, IMO. Like any tool, I suppose, it's the user that really defines it, but for $700 if you need a 24 channel in-line desk, that's a good deal. (XM radio lately seems to really agree, too. I have friends who use one in their home studio (and I mix their records for them there, too) and the recordings aren't just passable - they rock - if I do say so myself. It's otherwise a pretty clean mixer that, while not imparting much 'character' of its own, can get the job done well while kepping out of the way, for the most part. I've found that it's when the board is pushed to extremes is when aspects of it really fall apart - cranking the EQ too hard (boosting, not cutting), running the busses or pres at the top of their range, and so on - it's a headroom issue, really, and if one observes good gain-staging practices it's not too tough to not run into. ![]() No, it's not the best EQ around, but if you don't try anything too severe with it, it's quite useable. For 700 bucks, if it's in good working order, you should be able to make very good recordings with it.
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