DQ>Hello Dave!
Hi Donald!
DQ>DH> Ahhh...  OK - although does this band play such gigs
  >DH> frequently?  They might be well off getting a small Makie,
  >DH> about 100 watts of clean power and some small PA cabs...
  >DH> The Makie is an incredible value for the $$$ and I have
  >DH> found that the quality of most small powered mixers is not
  >DH> enough for recording ( noise is the main thing )
DQ>I also find that makie loses some of the high end no matter what
  >you do I have tried just about every enhancer there is and i
  >still lose the top end I even try putting tweeters in line.
Hmmm...  In comparison with other boards?  I have not used the small PA
version but I recently got the 24*8 for my home studio and have found
the high-end to be delightful.  Smooth...
Maybe there is a subjective "grit" that you have become accustomed to
and when it is not present, you feel that it is a lack...
Anyway,  TTYL - Dave
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 * QMPro 1.53 * He's dead Jim...    I've got dibbs on the white meat...
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