Questions about Yamaha 01V96

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I have done some research online and reading past Google articles but some
questions remain, if anyone can help out...

1.) Mic pre quality? Assume a baseline of the XDR pre's in a Mackie board.

2.) Aux Send routing. The unit has 8 Aux Sends but only 4 analog output
jacks, other than the Mains and Control Room outputs. How would you get 8
discrete Aux Send signals out 4 jacks to something that has 8 inputs such as
an 8 input headphone distribution amp (say you were using the 8 Aux Sends
for the onstage in-ear monitor mixes of the 8 musicians)? I am guessing
left/right Aux Send panning in the mixer and then a L/R splitter plugged
into each of the 4 Omni outputs, but not sure.

3.) Onboard effects quality? Assume a baseline of the built-in effects of a
Tascam DM24.

4.) Are the channel Insert jacks pre- or post-A/D conversion? I am assuming
pre but I wanted to verify. We use the Insert jacks as direct outs to feed
the inputs of a series of Delta 1010's and I don't want to add another A/D
conversion to the signal chain if it can be helped.

5.) Why would I spend $800 more for this unit than I would for a DM24? One
answer for me is that the 01V96 has 8 Aux Sends vs. the Tascam's 6. Outside
of that, they seem very similar feature-wise. Am I just paying markup for
the Yamaha name here?

TIA,

-Ben

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Ben Hanson wrote:
> I have done some research online and reading past Google articles but
some
> questions remain, if anyone can help out...
>
> 1.) Mic pre quality? Assume a baseline of the XDR pre's in a Mackie
board.
>
> 2.) Aux Send routing. The unit has 8 Aux Sends but only 4 analog
output
> jacks, other than the Mains and Control Room outputs. How would you
get 8
> discrete Aux Send signals out 4 jacks to something that has 8 inputs
such as
> an 8 input headphone distribution amp (say you were using the 8 Aux
Sends
> for the onstage in-ear monitor mixes of the 8 musicians)? I am
guessing
> left/right Aux Send panning in the mixer and then a L/R splitter
plugged
> into each of the 4 Omni outputs, but not sure.
>
> 3.) Onboard effects quality? Assume a baseline of the built-in
effects of a
> Tascam DM24.
>
> 4.) Are the channel Insert jacks pre- or post-A/D conversion? I am
assuming
> pre but I wanted to verify. We use the Insert jacks as direct outs to
feed
> the inputs of a series of Delta 1010's and I don't want to add
another A/D
> conversion to the signal chain if it can be helped.
>
> 5.) Why would I spend $800 more for this unit than I would for a
DM24? One
> answer for me is that the 01V96 has 8 Aux Sends vs. the Tascam's 6.
Outside
> of that, they seem very similar feature-wise. Am I just paying markup
for
> the Yamaha name here?
>
> TIA,
>
> -Ben