jkowtko
Well-Known Member
Sigh ... okay ... I can (personally) afford to put up the money for the 01v, and yes I would prefer to buy something better and not be kicking myself about it for the next two years.
The one 'pro' about the Behringer board is that I can probably pick up the display unit from the local shop new for about $500, which means if I use that for a few shows and sell it later on for $300 or so, I haven't really lost that much money on the board. At least not compared to a $2-3k board. In fact, I would probably keep it as a backup board.
However, now I'm looking at dealing with 12 wireless mikes for another musical coming up, and wanting scene snapshoting and motorized faders more and more ... And, in order to minimize the number of switchoffs I may increase the number of wireless to 18, which means scene snapshots will be more important than ever.
So for the 01v:
* Let's say I end up with 18 wireless, a random assortment of extra mikes, and 8 inputs from the Sound Cue PC. I would potentially want 24 faders at my fingertips (23 mikes, one VCA for the Sound Cue channels). The 01v has 16 faders. Do I change the grouping of input channels from scene to scene to fit within a 16 fader arrangement? In this case (as an example), I would assume I give the six main lead actors dedicated faders 1-6 throughout the show, and rotate the other wireless through faders 7-12, and keep 13-16 for area/pit mikes and Sound Cue. Is this how it's done, and how do you keep track of who's on 7-12 for each scene? Will the PC display tell you the scene-by-scene assignments for easy reference, or do I have to keep a chart nearby?
* where do you suggest I find an 01v to buy? They have been few and far between on eBay, and for new purchase should I do mail order or is it safer to find a local shop that can order it for me? At $100 bucks a round trip on shipping, I'm thinking it's safer to find a dealer within driving distance ...
Thanks. John
The one 'pro' about the Behringer board is that I can probably pick up the display unit from the local shop new for about $500, which means if I use that for a few shows and sell it later on for $300 or so, I haven't really lost that much money on the board. At least not compared to a $2-3k board. In fact, I would probably keep it as a backup board.
However, now I'm looking at dealing with 12 wireless mikes for another musical coming up, and wanting scene snapshoting and motorized faders more and more ... And, in order to minimize the number of switchoffs I may increase the number of wireless to 18, which means scene snapshots will be more important than ever.
So for the 01v:
* Let's say I end up with 18 wireless, a random assortment of extra mikes, and 8 inputs from the Sound Cue PC. I would potentially want 24 faders at my fingertips (23 mikes, one VCA for the Sound Cue channels). The 01v has 16 faders. Do I change the grouping of input channels from scene to scene to fit within a 16 fader arrangement? In this case (as an example), I would assume I give the six main lead actors dedicated faders 1-6 throughout the show, and rotate the other wireless through faders 7-12, and keep 13-16 for area/pit mikes and Sound Cue. Is this how it's done, and how do you keep track of who's on 7-12 for each scene? Will the PC display tell you the scene-by-scene assignments for easy reference, or do I have to keep a chart nearby?
* where do you suggest I find an 01v to buy? They have been few and far between on eBay, and for new purchase should I do mail order or is it safer to find a local shop that can order it for me? At $100 bucks a round trip on shipping, I'm thinking it's safer to find a dealer within driving distance ...
Thanks. John