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From: jkg@prism.gatech.EDU (Jim Greenlee)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,comp.music
Subject: Re: MIDI-controlled mixers
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Date: 5 Jun 91 23:18:34 GMT
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In article <1986@bbxsda.UUCP> scott@bbxsda.UUCP (Scott Amspoker) writes:
>The MOTU 7s got me excited until I read a review on it.  This mixer is
>completly midi controlled with very few manual controls on the front panel.

At least it *has* controls on the front - the only other MIDI-controlled
mixer I've found in that price range (the Niche ACM, which lists for $479)
has *no* controls on the front. If you want to add manual control, then you
need a Fadermaster to go with it (or the equivalent).

I was looking for something that I could put in a rack that would give me
some local control over the mix before it went to the sound board (either by
using the sliders on my MIDI controller, or by dumping stuff to it from a
sequencer). I'm looking at controlling voices in a purely "relative" way.
I don't want to have to fiddle with knobs during a gig - I'd rather "set it
and forget it" to the extent that I can.

>It is obviously intended to be used in conjunction with special software
>from MOTU.  This might be useful in a studio situation but it seems
>rather limited for live or spontaneous work.

There is software for the Mac (and probably for the Atari and PC by now)
that allows you to control things in real-time, but that's not what I'm
interested in doing. To me, "live" and "spontaneous" are very distinct.
While I'm not much of a proponent of sequencing *everything* (I still like
to do *some* things myself :-), it is handy to be able to step through a set
of pre-configured setups for specific songs. I figure that the fewer things
I have to worry about, the better off I'll be.

BTW, I don't own a 7s, so I'm not trying to defend it. I'm just trying to
decide if it will meet my requirements for a specific, well-defined (I
hope :-) task.

						Jim Greenlee
-- 
Jim Greenlee (jkg@cc.gatech.edu)	Just who is this "Buster Move" 
Instructor, College of Computing	fellow, anyway, and why are all
Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA 30332		these people singing about him?