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tomeford · 24th October 2008

I have it installed on a core 2 duo 2gb ram XP x32 machine. (onboard firewire)

I did have issues with drivers stopping.. but due to my lack of familiarality in sonar I didn't realise I had drivers set to WDM.. once changed to ASIO I have not had a single drop out or crash.
Bundled software (sonar le 6) only supports 8 audio streams so you need to upgrade to 7. So remember that added expense.

Round trip latency is at 23ms. very stable. Latency is a non issue for me with this desk because you can monitor off mic line so easily. and change back to dig return with one button.

Pres I am very pleased with. Nice depth and clarity.
vastly better than the Ramsa DA7 I am using at the moment.
I believe they are pretty much top of the line A&H pres.
They definately sound like they could be.

Midi faders are nice and responsive... seems instant.
They are however very small and dont feel very nice.
transport control works fine. simple set up and does what i want.

monitoring is very very cool.
2 "studio monitor feed" which can be fed via aux sends or master L/R are making life very easy with this desk.
especially having all digital returns coming up on the desk as individual channels. mixing monitors on the pots of the console is just so much easier to keep track of than mixing ITB. absolutely love it!!
There is 2 CRM outs which can easily be switched which I am not using but is a cool feature if you have 2 sets of speaker in your control room.
Talk back is also working well.

MIDI section can all be configured exactly how you want it to be
Takes a bit to figure out the set up but it is very stable once going.
I haven't found a template as of yet which could help get the most out of it, but i've been able to set it up pretty much how i want it to be. faders controlling track and bus volume.. rotaries controlling pans and send levels, buttons solo and change banks.

All dig ins and outs have been stable for me. I have had 14 outs and 2 ins going at the same time with no glitching.

I'm thinking it is well worth the money. But as i've said before its not quite an all in one console with the fairly laim unmotorized faders and lack of metering.

I might wait a while to see what allen and heath come up with next or to see what competition this console brings out of other brands.

Buying this console would be sort of like buying the first Iphone...
Its really cool but you know there will be something better soon wether from the same brand or not.

only got 3 hours left with the desk so any more questions better come in soon.

24th October 2008	#134
tomeford Gear addict Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Sydney Posts: 333	I have it installed on a core 2 duo 2gb ram XP x32 machine. (onboard firewire) I did have issues with drivers stopping.. but due to my lack of familiarality in sonar I didn't realise I had drivers set to WDM.. once changed to ASIO I have not had a single drop out or crash. Bundled software (sonar le 6) only supports 8 audio streams so you need to upgrade to 7. So remember that added expense. Round trip latency is at 23ms. very stable. Latency is a non issue for me with this desk because you can monitor off mic line so easily. and change back to dig return with one button. Pres I am very pleased with. Nice depth and clarity. vastly better than the Ramsa DA7 I am using at the moment. I believe they are pretty much top of the line A&H pres. They definately sound like they could be. Midi faders are nice and responsive... seems instant. They are however very small and dont feel very nice. transport control works fine. simple set up and does what i want. monitoring is very very cool. 2 "studio monitor feed" which can be fed via aux sends or master L/R are making life very easy with this desk. especially having all digital returns coming up on the desk as individual channels. mixing monitors on the pots of the console is just so much easier to keep track of than mixing ITB. absolutely love it!! There is 2 CRM outs which can easily be switched which I am not using but is a cool feature if you have 2 sets of speaker in your control room. Talk back is also working well. MIDI section can all be configured exactly how you want it to be Takes a bit to figure out the set up but it is very stable once going. I haven't found a template as of yet which could help get the most out of it, but i've been able to set it up pretty much how i want it to be. faders controlling track and bus volume.. rotaries controlling pans and send levels, buttons solo and change banks. All dig ins and outs have been stable for me. I have had 14 outs and 2 ins going at the same time with no glitching. I'm thinking it is well worth the money. But as i've said before its not quite an all in one console with the fairly laim unmotorized faders and lack of metering. I might wait a while to see what allen and heath come up with next or to see what competition this console brings out of other brands. Buying this console would be sort of like buying the first Iphone... Its really cool but you know there will be something better soon wether from the same brand or not. only got 3 hours left with the desk so any more questions better come in soon.