Soundcraft M12

gowans · Post by **gowans** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 10:36 pm

i'm thinking of grabbing a 8/12 channel mixing desk and the soundcraft M12's look half decent, however i've noticed quite a few popping up on ebay as broken which has led me to think they maybe unreliable or a bad batch released?

they seem to be power supply problems or the direct outs failing from a few google searches, has anyone got experience with these desks? i wont be buying new but im thinking of grabbing a secondhand one soon but its got me thinking twice after seeing so many broke ones appearing on ebay now, any input or suggestions for different desks would be ideal cheers.

MarcAshken · Post by **MarcAshken** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:45 pm

i have an m12 i picked up on ebay, and its the balls, well happy with it
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hydrogen · Post by **hydrogen** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 12:40 am

what do you like about it MarcAshken?

MarcAshken · Post by **MarcAshken** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 2:15 pm

its shiny
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fragment · Post by **fragment** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:36 pm

The soundcrafts are ok´ish but i prefer Mackie when it comes to quality and feel... i would try to get a used one over Ebay, something like a 1402 maybe... the Soundcraft pots feel pretty sh!t imho, faders are ok though

MarcAshken · Post by **MarcAshken** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:49 pm

i have a 1402vlz for my drum machines too, its alright but compared to the soundcraft doesnt feel as solid or as serious to me, maybe u should go demo them both, see which u prefer
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gowans · Post by **gowans** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:58 am

ive went ahead and got a soundcraft series 200, that way i can upgrade it as its modular. now if only paypal would stop been a c*nt, thanks for the replies tho folks, the M12's do look nice but i ended up missing out.

gowans · Post by **gowans** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:54 am

ive just got myself a soundcraft series 200, however ive been scratching my head over it. i didnt think a mixing desk would be baffle me so much.

for some reason my individual pans on my channel strips dont do anything, however on my aux's the panning seems to work no problem provided the pfl switch aint pushed in? but on the individual channels i cant seem to get it working at all.

when i have afl pressed in one of the aux dials, my pan control on my individual channel when turned left decreases the volume and acts like a volume control, it doesnt pan does anyone know what im doing wrong? the desk is in absolutely mint condition so im pretty convinced its me being a complete tool, if someone could give me some advice would be greatly appreciated!