500 Series Mini Mixer

[@russtheguitarist]

Man, I remember the Mana. I was real sad to see that fizzle out. As soon as I saw the Rodec, I had the same thought.

[@fantastictalesofproaudio2391]

I thought it was the same company ;-)

[@RealHomeRecording]

It's so cute!

[@fantastictalesofproaudio2391]

Yes it is

[@ZackYouTube]

The Mana concept is beautiful but their Kickstarter made no sense if you look at it. Their goal was £5000 & 5k was all they needed to launch the production? seems like they took £5000 & vanished

[@fantastictalesofproaudio2391]

Yep

[@beatsbymomow]

How do you feel about the 500 series? Have you ever had the chance to A/B some units with their respective full size models? And finally, is it worth the investment to you? Thx

[@fantastictalesofproaudio2391]

The power supply is the key issue - if you get a good rack with a great power supply you are in great shape. I think the 500 series modules are a good investment but keep in mind there are different levels of quality in the product.

[@beatsbymomow]

@@fantastictalesofproaudio2391 thank you sir!

[@thesearethesuns]

Who’s going to pick up and dust off this idea and put it back into production?

[@fantastictalesofproaudio2391]

Who knows...

[@kuglepen64]

Rodec is for DJing.

[@fantastictalesofproaudio2391]

Yep

[@CT-ho6si]

@@fantastictalesofproaudio2391 Rodec built this one to be modular for different needs... Pretty interesting idea! When I saw the thumbnail of this video I thought "hey that looks like the new Rodec." From Rodec's website: "Need a great small-footprint tracking / summing console in the studio? You're a small electronic band armed with synths, sequencers, and a bass guitar, or a DJ/producer equipped with a computer, a sampler, and a collection of cherished vinyl records, rest assured, we've got you covered."

[@fantastictalesofproaudio2391]

Interesting concept

[@kuglepen64]

@@fantastictalesofproaudio2391 The problem is that no one has made a good modular design - this one included - for DJing. A DJ mixer is a performance tool and it needs the ergonomics to operate it without looking at the thing, and without using more than one finger, and everything needs to happen instantly, meaning when I need to kill the bass on channel 1, then I need to be able to find the bass knob for ch 1 without looking, and turn it down to zero using just one finger, and that in a split second. Now look at what is presented here in this new Rodec: Wasted space everywhere, and tiny fiddly knobs that are impossible to operate as I explained. The original Rodec went bankrupt many years ago, and this is just some guy who bought the name and is trying his luck. He seems fairly clueless.

[@fantastictalesofproaudio2391]

www.treeaudio.com/500-series

[@CT-ho6si]

Neat!