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oland systems i m480
> by a slight processing delay to the in
ear mix). Each M-48 personal mixer
includes ambient inputs as well as
a reverb effect and a processed
headphone output. The line
output even has a low pass
filter for using kickers or
subs in addition to in ears.
The R-1000 48-track
recorder is available to
use with any REAC system.
It can connect to any MADIequipped
system via the use
of the optional REAC-MADI bridge,
although it would still have only 48 inputs.
As part of the V-mixing system, the recorder can
respond to commands from the V-mixer range
and professionally facilitates video sync and
timecode sync. The video capability will group
this desk into a small number of products at this
price that, by default, can handle professional
video sync. There are even some GPI ports if you
want to do some funky triggering by remote
switches, RS232c and USB ports for computer
file transfers.
By linking up two M-480 consoles, it is possible
to have a 96 mixing channel system, the output
busses are shared so output busses would remain
the same. Again, there is a latency issue where the
buss outputs from one console will be slightly
delayed to the other. This would need to be
measured just once, and the ‘earlier’ console’s
outputs delayed to fully phase align the two sets
of signals.
Conclusion
For the price point, this is a seriously useful
piece of kit, although building a large REAC
setup would cost a fair amount. If it proved to be
reliable it could be a cost effective way of building
an integrated mixing, recording, and audio
distribution system. If you need to work with
video then there are many boxes being ticked
by this console, even more so if you use Roland’s
V-link enabled vision mixers. Audio quality wise,
there are things to be aware of, like the latency of
various signal paths.
Critical listening tests are not the whole story
when choosing a console in this range, which
I think plays to the strengths of the M-480.
Taking into account the capability, footprint, ease
of use, apparent stability, and price point, this
desk is probably quite hard to beat. ∫
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