And I was pleased to note that there were no space invaders or devil voices, just really useful reverbs. What really excited me is that there is an adjustment knob to tailor the sound of the reverb. No, it is not a SPX990, but it is more than adequate for the intended application of the console. In fact, this is the first one I have ever liked. My experience over the years has been that reverb built into a console is usually quite cheesy.
The reverb has its own knob, so it did not take up valuable aux space.
It has only three auxes, number two being switchable, with number three routed to the built in reverb. Speaking of reverb, the console I got to play with was the MG166cx-USB. Monitors are almost always prefade while reverb is always post fader. If you are not that familiar with the terms, pre fade auxes are independent of the fader while post fade auxes work in conjunction with the fader. One is always prefade, two and three are switchable, while aux four is always post fade. Let’s look at some of the other features on these consoles. Note: that was an example only-anyone caught actually boosting 1kHz by 15dB shall be hunted down and severely beaten. For example, if one boosted the mid all the way, 15dB, and turned the frequency knob to 1kHz then every frequency one octave below 1kHz (which is 500Hz) to one octave above 1kHz (which is 2kHz) will be three times louder than the rest of the audio spectrum. A second knob is needed to determine what frequency will be the center of the boost or cut. Instead, the user gets to choose which two octaves to boost or cut. The “mid” EQ does not adjust all frequencies from 100Hz to 10kHz at the same time. My opinion is that Yamaha chose the better points by using 100Hz and 10kHz. Common industry practice is to set the EQ points at 80Hz or 100Hz and 10Khz or 12kHz. Turning up the highs will boost all frequencies from 10kHz to 20kHz. On the top end, the “high” EQ knob is also a shelving type EQ, set by Yamaha at 10kHz. The user can boost or cut all frequencies in that range. For those who may be a bit foggy on channel EQ: The manufacturer, here Yamaha, decided that the “low” EQ knob would adjust all frequencies from 20Hz to 100Hz. Both the MG206 and MG166 have one semi-parametric EQ, commonly called a mid sweep. I have found on some consoles that the low cut will affect the tone on the input, but not on this mixer. I always use the low cut on any channel that is not a kick, bass, key or track.
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Yamaha’s MG series does have a high pass filter (a low cut switch) set at 80Hz. I have used Yamaha mixers for years, and just sort of expected that the mic preamps would sound good, but I was a little surprised, and quite pleased, at just how clean these turned out to be.Īs I said, my second requirement is a good EQ. While on the subject of microphone preamps, let me say, these sound good.
The MG family of consoles have global phantom power. The MG206c-USB has sixteen mic inputs and the MG166cx-USB has ten. Many manufacturers leave that off, which, just my opinion, is stupid. A two track input is also provided, a useful feature, and it has its own volume knob. We will look at the mic inputs soon, but I wanted to point out that the stereo channels have both 1/4” and RCA inputs. Even the stereo channels also have a microphone input for those of us who always need one more input. My priorities are having enough mic preamps to accommodate my band, vocalists, dramatists and pastors, and after that, I want a great sounding EQ. When I start to pick out a mixing console, my first consideration involves how many microphone inputs it has. These lightweight, rack mount mixers are the right size for many applications and packed with extra features that are sure to bring a smile to the face of many a worship tech.
Four mic preamps will not accommodate a church of any size. On the other end of the scale are the micro mixers. I know I do not want to unload a PM5D from the back of a van every Sunday morning.
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But I serve a small portable church, and I do not think the pastor wants to carry a PM5D in the back of his van. Sure, Yamaha makes some of the largest, best known digital boards in the audio industry.
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