good choice 
by Mark from ca, September 2008
Music Background:  recording engineer, composer, producer, sound engineer

i work with international music projects(produce, mix...) and in one of our studios we have a 01v mixer. we only use the adat input(summing) and i love it. its fast. fx and eq are ok. the compender work well. but forget the analog side(thin and cold). for sure i prefer my ssl matrix a lot more but for the price the o1v is amazing.

  Excelent digital mixer! 
by Scott from Pittsburgh, PA, March 2007
Music Background:  Recording Engineer

I have been using an HD24 ADAT based recording system for several years now with high-end analog recording console. I recently switched over to the O1V96v2 with the ADAT expansion card so that I could connect the HD24 direct digital. The pre's on this mixer are great! The FX are nice and there are 4 independant processors. Routing capability is amazing, and the computer software that lets you see and change things in real-time is a true time saver! If you are thinking about this mixer, go for it! You won't be disapointed. It seriously lightened my load for mobile recording jobs and is one powerful production tool.

Awesome! 
by Eric from Orlando, April 2006

I am very very happy with my new mixer! I used to work on the older O1V, and the 96 version is no comparison, much better sound, look and feel for that matter! matched with my Big Ben, the sound is excellent!

01V96 Shines in All Ways 
by Anonymous , January 2005

I got the 01V96 some time ago, and it has been an amazing board. Great mic pres, great software (Studio Manager) and an easy to use interface make it an amazing buy.

I switched to this from the Tascam DM-24, and found the learning curve on the 01V96 to be much faster. The screens and controls make sense, and it's easier to scroll through what you need. Very clean, very user friendly, and the option cards work like a charm, and even without that, there are more i/o ports than a small studio needs to make it work for you. With two built in effect sends and returns featuring great effects from the Yamaha stable, and great EQ and dynamics, this is more like an 02R without the size, for real. Plus, you can cascade two with just a cord... it's built in.

The only things I miss in this board is on-board automation and a meter bridge - you have to use a MIDI sequencer to record automation, and it needs to be event-editable software if you want to edit your automations. However, I use Samplitude for recording, run MIDI out to a Mac running Performer 6, and can edit there. It sounds complex, but it works really well. There are mounting holes on the sides as if they might plan to have a meter bridge in the future, but so far, no option for that.

Overall, I can't say enough good things about this rack-mountable, easy-to-use (comparatively), reasonably priced unit. Kudos to Yamaha!

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