Roland S-1608 User's Manual
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1. The M 380 V Mixer Mixes Records at Birdland NYC sweaters in front of their faces Sometimes the 2nd set would be lighter and I d mix at the same volume but it seemed twice as loud The M 380 V Mixer Mixes Records New York Voices at Birdlan d NYC Farina attests though that with the RSS M 380 in use it was easy could just set my EQ up on some hot keys and then be able to get to it quickly and make adjustments on the fly as the show started and moved along fl Installed Products 1 M 380 V Mixer 2 S 1608 Stage Units 1 SONAR REAC Recording System The System Introduction Along with the RSS M 380 console Farina used two RSS S 1608 Digital Snakes as well as the Cakewalk by Roland SONAR REAC recording system which allowed me to record 40 channels of audio Those were basically just direct outs of all the sound sources was mixing through the P A he adds To capture audio files to his computer Farina enlisted Cakewalk by Roland SONAR 8 5 Producer software which he found to be really straightforward and simple to use He simply connected a cat5e from the split port on the M 380 directly to a Giga bit Ethernet port on a PC using SONAR REAC Recording When Manhattan s legendary Birdland jazz club hosted Grammy winning New York Voices during Thanksgiving week 09 freelance road manager sound mixer Bryan Farina relied upon the RSS M 380 V Mixer 48 channel digital mixing c2. ased with about the M 380 is that since I d had a relatively low channel count could split them a variety of different ways Thus the unit allowed me to separately EQ all my inputs on the channel independently of the house Farina had wanted New York Voices vocals to be out front but had to be careful that wasn t mixing it too out front because the band still drives the song I d wanted it 60 40 vocals to band vocals then piano bass under that and then drums He reports that since the performances had entailed vocalese whereby new words are sung often quickly to instrumental improvisations and the crowd really wants to understand the words he just had to put the vocals out there In terms of digital vs analog what Farina liked most about the system was that in using the RSS 1608 digital snake he was able to get the preamp on the stage close to the mic to eliminate the chance of noise in the line He s perfectly happy with everything the board had done at those shows For the live recording of them for New York Voices and self promotion and possibly a CD cleanliness had been the top priority and the RSS M 380 digital console sounded really clean Setup was a snap and it was nice to mix on it as welll olal Yo 425 Sequoia Drive Suite 114 Systems Group Bellingham WA 98226 WWW ROLANDSYTEMSGROUP COM TOLL FREE 800 380 2580 FAX 800 634 8202
3. onsole to mix and record According to veteran Farina the 1 off 5 night gig of 2 sets per night had posed its challenges The room was really dead sounding he says so especially when it was full it was like they were singing with System Integration PC With SONAR Producer au a bie i n Se a ma Pr fo i T el E pe The RSS M 380 V Mixer mixes live sound and provides audio for recording split New York Voices Perform at the famous Birdland Jazz Club in NY City Application Farina finds that space can be a real problem in small clubs such as Birdland The club s sound booth which had already housed an Allen amp Heath analog console plus a lighting board was well able to accommodate the RSS M 380 digital console which he claims is a breeze to travel with In the jazz world people don t pay as much for things So if we can get inexpensive equipment in a small package that sounds good then that makes my life easier He goes on to say that the M 380 digital unit takes up half the space but does every single thing the RSS M 400 V Mixer does Farina points out that often when manufacturers jump into the small console arena they either chintz out or skimp in terms of sound or preamp quality But the M 380 provides the same exact audio quality as the big version M 400 does What he s also ple
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