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Originally Posted by stripey  Why are two of the auxes pre fader? Is there any sensible way to use these during mixdown or are the majority of people wishing they were all post fader, like me? This mixer would be all about recording if I bought one, no live gig use whatsoever. |
All it needs is a switch to allow such dual functionality - I would hope to see such things covered in a "Mark II" - and if the design takes onboard even half the constructive feedback from this thread then it should be well worth waiting for IMO.
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I wonder how close we are to an R16 MkII. Most of the wish list doesn't _seriously_ concern me, especially as I imagine it would push the price up by a couple of hundred quid, getting close to £2K - which is Toft ATB territory. Same goes for an R24 - that would surely have to be around £2K on account of the extra channels and new functionality people are calling for.
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It might not push the price up too much given that there are other areas where savings could be made - fewer pre-amps for eg. Unlike some of the other guys who asked for a version with fewer mic pre's I do mostly acoustic recording, but I already have (and intend to get more) outboard mic pre's in various flavours and I don't really need 16 let alone 24 identical ones - not like I need to be able to record
every channel on the desk to a separate track in my DAW.
Mike has already mentioned, and seems interested in, the possibility of making some features optional - and this could also keep the price down in the sense that people only buy what they need - and make their choices depending on budget and whether they'll be 100% in the studio or will be also using it live.
While I agree with LK that the R 16 MkII is merely speculation, it might not be too far behind the R24 given that in many ways it will hopefully just be an R24 with 8 fewer channels . . . the R&D already having been largely done on developing the R24.
Ever the optimist!!!
