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The Helix Board 18 Universal is part of the new generation of USB / FireWire mixers from Phonic. The Universal mixer features a FireWire and USB interface that can individually stream up to 16 independent channels of audio to the computer and return two tracks for monitoring, all at screaming fast transfer rates of up to 24-bit/96 kHz with a zero latency. Pre/post switches on each input channel ensure users can adjust the outgoing USB/FireWire signal between a pre fader and post fader signal with the utmost of ease. Learn More...
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10 People rated this product : 7 out of 10
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Feature:
does everything i need it to, easy to use. dont like cubse, mainly cause i dont know how to use it, i use magic studio 7
Quality:
shell is metal, great feeling of the faders and knobs. super quality!!!
Value:
similar systems were $200+ above this one cant beat it
Desirability:
its a mixer... sorry but i will say its lived up to my expectations and then some!
Sound:
i used to run sound for a small club and i used my mackie cfx20, we got this for the band to record demos and practice. great sound quality i can say i dont hear a difference bewteen the boards and mind you i paid over $1000 for the mackie when i got it new 10 years ago.
Ease of Use:
super simple! installed drivers and we were recording within 30mins!
Support:
havent used it, but im giving it a nine because the instruction manuel was very easy to read and figure out
Overall:
super great starter into both live sound and recording. ive used much more "sophisticated" equiptment for both and im loveing this machine. but this now!!!
Submitted: 3/20/2008
Style of Music: Metal, Hardcore, Punk Rock
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Feature:
OK, so it doesn't light up like a Christmas Tree...what are you, five? This mixer gets the job done and there's plenty of channels for multi-tracking, and the firewire I/O is amazing. As for the included Steinberg Cubase, I personally tossed that aside and used Sonar 4.
Quality:
I've heard people cry and complain that the "Sliders" (they're called FADERS, folks) have a little side to side give. Stop your crying and realize that this is not a DigiDesign board with automated faders. The faders are meant to go up and down, a little side to side give means you're not going to snap the faders off with your clumsy sausage fingers, and the up and down motion is snug.
Value:
You can not beat this mixer for the price. As I said, if you don't want to toast your wallet, get this mixer. It's great for recording and for live sound.
Desirability:
I give it a ten because when I look at it, I don't see a bunch of crap that's going to take me hours of reading the manual and months of practical use to get the hang of. This is a workhorse, plain and simple.
Sound:
For a beginning studio without alot of cash to spend, this mixer sounds great! Of course more expensive boards are going to sound better, bhut this is beyond what I expected for the price.
Ease of Use:
Plug and play all the way! One snag that I had was not a problem with the board or the drivers, but a problem with either Vista, my PCMCIa card, or my Dell laptop's PCMCIA "special" slot. If you're trying to use this mixer with a laptop PC, you will probably have some issues unless it has a firewire port built in.
Support:
Haven't had to call them. Their website gets a bit wonky from time to time though.
Overall:
I'm extremely pleased with this mixer! If I had a time machine and could travel back in time to the moment I bought this, I would tell myself to definitely buy this mixer...and to stop slouching.
Submitted: 2/9/2008
Style of Music: Rock, acoustic, metal
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