Folks thoughts on the Command 8?
 

Hey all, i'm considering the purchase of a command 8, as i have around 30 fairly complex songs to mix for an album, & feel it should speed up the automation work-flow a bit...what have others experiences been with them?

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Re: Folks thoughts on the Command 8?
 

love it. it's inexpensive, fast and supported. (i used to have the motor mixers)

Re: Folks thoughts on the Command 8?
 

Love it.
S

Re: Folks thoughts on the Command 8?
 

It is worthy.

Re: Folks thoughts on the Command 8?
 

great

Re: Folks thoughts on the Command 8?
 

Absolutely.

I actually owned a Control 24 and didn't use half of it's features. The C8 absolutely feels just as responsive. Great product.

TH

Re: Folks thoughts on the Command 8?
 

It's a solid, reliable performer. Notice that the stock fader caps are unusual if you're accusomed to working on large format desks, so I replaced them with Mackie HUI fader caps. Big improvement for me.

Re: Folks thoughts on the Command 8?
 

Everything about it is cool except the monitoring section. Note that there are serious quality control issues here. Maybe I am just having bad luck but I am on my 4th unit in 2 years. Every six months I start to have problems and every time the units have been replaced by Digidesign at their cost as they should have been. 2 of the 4 had mismatched gain for the left and right channels -- left side was up 5dB's. The other two had crackly pots after six months. The rest of the unit is tight however. I would suggest perhaps using a seperate stand-alone monitoring section like a Mackie Big Knob.



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Re: Folks thoughts on the Command 8?
 

So no one seems to think that the Command 8's use of USB as a connection is a problem at all? It looks like it doesn't even use USB 2, although the only downloadable user guide available is in Japanese, so it might.

Any comments on that aspect?

Re: Folks thoughts on the Command 8?
 

I believe it is USB2. Great little unit, I just wish I had 16 faders rather than 8...

Andy Snavley