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Rane MP & XP 2016 vs Xone 92
I'm about to buy a new mixer but i don't know which one to get. I mix all kinds of music disco house, prog, tribal, hip hop funk, and breaks. i'm getting really into house and breaks again. so i'm not sure which mixer to get. i can always cut it up with the cross fader on the rane mp 2016 instead of the rotary faders. the linear faders may come in handy when i mix funky breaks like krafty kuts. so can someone help me i need someone who has tried out both mixers.
If I was spending that amount of money on a mixer, I'd want to try it first. Pointless going on other people's opinions if it doesn't do what YOU want it to do.
The Rane is a beautifully sounding mixer with some of the smoothest EQs I have laid my hands on. If you do go with it, make sure to get the updated version which is the 2016a instead of the 2016. It has the ability to blend two channels in the headphones when cuing.
Personally, I would spend the money on the Xone:92. The features on it are outstanding, as are the build and sound qualities. Rotary faders are nice and smooth but I prefer sliders. I also don't need the Rane's 6 channels, and would prefer the famous 4 band EQs and filters on the Xone.
Being an owner of a Xone:32 I have fallen in love with Allen & Heath. I also really enjoy mixing on the Rane 2016 at the club I play at, but if I had the money, I would go for the 92.
honestly, I'm not really one to post something liek this, but this shit is getting annoying. If you searched the words "Rane + Xone" you would have pulled up about 20 useful threads, some with the same exact thread title as yours.
There is a new analog filter attachment coming out for the xone series.
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| Originally posted by Psiweaver There is a new analog filter attachment coming out for the xone series. |
allen and heath used to makeamazing stuff..but the company was recently bought by profit driven bastards...so garbage is starting to be put into the products...be careful
Can you hook that fliter unit up the same way you do with an efx-500 through the send returns or through the master out beteween the mixer and the amp?
Definately be able to hook it up to an effects unit.
Ecler Nuo 5!
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| Originally posted by muli Ecler Nuo 5! |
Keep in mind that the Rane is a rack mount mixer. You can't lay it on its back like most mixers. So on top of the cost of the mixer you need to shell out some cash to mount it in some way.
Other than that the mixer is great. I'm assuming the A&H is too but I have never used it. If you want to download an example of how nice the Rane 2016 can sound, check out this WAV:
21MBs
http://www.nitroevents.com/mp3/dido.wav
I copied this last night. The signal path is Clearaudio Emotion Turntable > Shure V15VxMR > 1 foot Mogami RCA > Rane 2016 MP > 3 foot Mogami XLR > M-Audio Firewire 410 > Bias Peak 4. The final audio I recorded was not retouched in any way.
Thanks,
Keith
see my thing with the rane, is that ne one who has used a different rotary mixer has said the rane is a complete piece of garbage.... especially if they gave they're old urei to rane for research when rane was researching ureis for making their rotary mixer... rane would then send them their 2016 if u gave them a urei and had nothing but complaints... i dunno, me personally i wouldnt waste my time, and i know people will have different opinions on this, but i know in this industry u get wat u pay for, and we all know theres slide mixers the same price range as their rotary, which makes me question their rotary as well. id probably get the new urei over that
That sample sounds EXACTLY the same as my friggin djx700 
FM compression makes it sound HOT though
Xone V6 
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| Originally posted by A83 That sample sounds EXACTLY the same as my friggin djx700 |
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| Originally posted by DannyO Yea it probably will to most people, if that is an amazing sample of the Rane, then your gonna need top notch speakers with top notch cable and top notch amp to hear it, you can have the worlds best sounding mixer with worlds best Audiophile turntable and needle, but if your running your "Best Buy" mini system stereo to listen to it, its only gonna be as good as those speakers can do, so really for you to hear that sample for what it is, you need to spend about 2 grand on speakers and about 200 on cables. I ain't gonna download this sample as it will only sound as good as my weakest link, which is my speakers. |
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| Originally posted by A83 Yeah...waste of money to buy a big bulky pricey mixer like that for a home system. The EQ's may be nice and such...but there are other mixers out there that are just as good. |
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| Originally posted by DannyO Well no, there are many DJs on here that want good sound, so when they buy a mixer of this quality, they will buy or already own a set of top quality speakers, I don't have the best speakers, they mainly just make alot of loud noise, but my mixer can churn out a good quality signal, and for this the next set of speakers I get will be able to make use of that extra quality, believe me after you have heard a good sounding setup, you won't want to go back, when I started upgrading my whole setup, I did the whole lot except the speakers, and it sounded great, then I upgraded the speaker wire to so nice high end cable and it made a huge difference, and now I want to upgrade the speakers to get the true sound that I should be hearing, trust me once you start going higher in the sound quality department, you won't ever go back down. |
This is what I have a home. Great trance and EDM mixer. This best part is that if you want rotary knobs you can buy the rotary kit. I have yet to see any other mixer to offer that option. Its great for bedroom djs.
Vestax Rotary Kit
Ive had this mixer for three years. Ive put this mixer through hell and I havent had not one problems. My only concern is that it doesnt have curve control but thats because I like to scratch.
Oh not to mention its very inexpensive for this quality mixer. $250.00 at the most if you look rite.
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| Originally posted by DJ STEEVROCK This is what I have a home. Great trance and EDM mixer. This best part is that if you want rotary knobs you can buy the rotary kit. I have yet to see any other mixer to offer that option. Its great for bedroom djs. Vestax Rotary Kit Ive had this mixer for three years. Ive put this mixer through hell and I havent had not one problems. My only concern is that it doesnt have curve control but thats because I like to scratch. Oh not to mention its very inexpensive for this quality mixer. $250.00 at the most if you look rite. |
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| Originally posted by A83 That owns ur pvc 275 |
The 707 doesn't own the Vestax so stop being ignornt. They're both great mixers for the price. I feel they should be used for different applications.
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| Originally posted by Zild The 707 doesn't own the Vestax so stop being ignornt. They're both great mixers for the price. I feel they should be used for different applications. |
I just bought a xone:92 for my home setup. So if anybody actually wants it I can probably do a couple tests with vinyl recording to see which one sounds better.
If nobody wants to hear 2016 vs 92 then I won't waste my time. I'm sure they both sound nice. :-)
I'm sure they both sound very nice.
I'm more interested in a head to head comparison of features, ease of use, etc. Which one you think you'd prefer if you could only have one. 
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