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Originally posted by stevebutabi speaking of send/return and the pcv275... much due to your rec's i just ordered the 275...

congrats good choice!

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Originally posted by stevebutabi right now i'm just used to using my efx500 in between my mixer and my speakers... how does send/return change the effects game? do you get more control/can you do cooler stuff?

what it changes is that you can now effect only one channel and leave the other alone if you want. you can also do it post EQ and pre EQ if you like. You can also cue what the effect is going to sound like before throwing it in live, which is essential.

I have a PCV275 as well, although i have never used the send return on it, what's wrong with it? does the sound quality suffer?

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The exf-1000 is a hot looking peice... I do beleve ill be awaiting its arrival dick in hand.
Anyway that rane empath is not a bad looking mixer... But by the looks of what you kids are telling me the 275 looks like its not a bad purchace... anyone here whos got one had any problems with it or can name me any faults? or is anyone currently using one with an effects unit that can tell me if its not good?

i would more prefer to have a nice mixer and run effects outboard with it

The only faults I've found, which may just be personal preference, are the kill switches are a little tought to manipulate, and the EQsdon't cut out completely. Other than that it seems like a great deal for the money.

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Originally posted by cheesy The only faults I've found, which may just be personal preference, are the kill switches are a little tought to manipulate, and the EQsdon't cut out completely. Other than that it seems like a great deal for the money.

Personally, I really like the feel of the kill switches. But he is right about the EQs, but of course, if you want to cut a band, that's what the kill switches are for.

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i find both the eq's and the kill switches great on the 275, but i guess with the eq thing its personal preference.

wit regards to the send/return, i find it doesn't give such crisp sounds and its very eay to get a feedback type sound all over the wet signal. maybe i am doing something wrong but i have tried pretty much everything. i just have the efx500 on the master output of the mixer, it sounds great but i can't effect one channel at a time. i guess it means you have to give it a bit more variation otherwise it can get tiresome.

other than the send/return issues, i think the pcv275 is probably the best mixer you can get for the money. the faders are great, the x-fader is superb and lasts a long time. its very solidly built and its nice to have little features lik 2 headphone jacks, the line-in on the face of the mixer for easy hotswapping of kit, 2 grounding points as oposed to the normal 1 etc etc..

get both an effect mixer and an effects unit if you can afford it, its great fun

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Originally posted by tu_face i just have the efx500 on the master output of the mixer, it sounds great but i can't effect one channel at a time.

why? why not plug it in the send/returns like it's meant to go? then you can effect any channel you want, cue channels etc.

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