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   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017112814065212703-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > Mostly.   
      
   > As some know, one of my brothers died unexpectedly last week.  Better and   
   > smarter than me, I'll miss him and his advice ..... a lot.   
      
   Sorry to hear that. I didn't know.   
      
   > Still, life goes on for us still here.  I do have one last chance to take   
   > some advice he gave me a few weeks back when I was belly aching about our   
   > complex band setup. He said buy a digital mixer, one of the Behringers.   
   > So that's the plan.  Expecially after last weekends gig.   
      
   Behringer makes some amazing gear.   
      
   > Yep, I played a band job the day my brother died.  He was musician, he'd   
   > have understood. Or if he wouldn't, hahahhhhaaa, whatever. We didn't agree   
   > on absolutely everything :-)   
      
   What instrument(s) did he play and what kind(s) of Music?   
      
   > So we're looking at a Behringer XR18.  Some might think overkill for a duo   
   > / trio, but not really.  As I think about it, this thing is just a bigger   
   > version of my Focusrite 6i6. It plugs into a computer ( or uses an iPad as   
   > a controller ), has lots of inputs and outputs, and that's it.  If the 6i6   
   > had more plugs and elaborate built in software, it'd be the same thing.   
      
   I saw the  video on that - quite a mixer and I'm sure priced nowhere near   
   so-called 'competition', but it's still 600 bucks.   
      
   > What we need are far better monitor capabilities.   
      
   And that XR18 sure has that...amazing!   
      
   > If we're EVER gonna get the in ear thing going for the band ( trio at this   
   > point ) we need to be able to give each of us an individual monitor mix.   
   > The reason is simple, we all have " more me ".  Everyone does. I want to   
   > hear my guitar a little louder in the mix, and band girl wants to hear the   
   > tracks louder, and the drummer .... well, who knows what drummers listen   
   > to.   
      
   That's probably its most Awesome feature.   
      
   > Called Sweetwater, left a message. My sales guy will call back. I have a   
   > few questions. Like, is there something else I should buy instead ? And   
   > how long is the return period if we totally can't make the switch to   
   > digital ?   
      
   I seriously doubt anyone else will have the kind of value that Behringer   
   does.   
   But what's about making the switch to digital? It's only one special unit.   
      
   > Sorting thru old pics to display at brothers calling hours.  Lots of   
   > memories.  Lots of good times.  Bro lived a full life.  He'll be missed.   
      
   > Bye John.   
      
      
   Jim   
      
   Too much death, too depressing.   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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