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I am the associate pastor of a church. Someone is offering to donate a 32 channel DDA mixer to us. It was reportedly bought new for $16K. I must admit that I am not familiar with the brand. Can someone enlighten me? Although our equipment desperately needs upgrading I don't want saddled with someone's old gear if it isn't worth having. Thanks for your help.

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anonymous Fri, 01/14/2005 - 13:57

Yes, the DDA consoles are great consoles(IMHO). I used to work with a sound company some years past, that used the DDA consoles. I can't remember the model though. The same people that owned DDA ,has now built and started another company, "Audient". If you want some backgound on the designers, etc. go to http://www.Audient.com What model DDA is it? IS it the CSC series? (I think) Hope this help! :D

AudioGaff Sat, 01/15/2005 - 00:43

DDA consoles are real good sounding, as well as professinal units with true channel strips and were usually found in mid level studios back when there used to be a market for mid level studios. Not to be confused with lower end stuff like the Ghost, Mackie or anything like that. But keep in mind that once you get a console at this level, there are going to be maintenance issues and being able to get parts and qualified servcie is something to consider.

LittleDogAudio Sat, 01/15/2005 - 08:56

Yep, the DDA stuff is quite nice for the $$$.
The one thing I would be aware of is the power supply. It will be the one thing that, when it breaks, will stop everything.

Having a bad channel here and there is par for the course with older consoles, but they usually won't stop you dead in your tracks like a bad power supply.

Just keep the phone # of a good tech handy, just in case.

Hope this helps,

Chris

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