Great Live Sound Effects 
by Jon Roberts from RI, USA, April 2008
Music Background:  Live Sound Hobbyist

I ordered this on a bit of a leap of faith knowing that I would have a chance to compare it to a Lexicon MX400. At first right out of the box I liked the reverb quality on the Lexicon better, but after playing with them and a little tweaking the sound of the M-One XL was miles ahead of the MX400. Not only did the M-One XL sound great it's interface is extremely intuitive and allows for some great modifications and user customization. I couldn't be happier with this unit. Awesome Interface, Awesome Sound, Awesome Build Quality. Nothing not to like.

  Hmmm.... 
by Joe from NJ, October 2006
Music Background:  home recordist

I owned an M-One XL for a couple of years. For live sound, it's decent enough...but for some reason we were never satisfied with the results. I don't think the algorithms are really that great. I have heard the very high end TC Electronic pieces and they are very strong, but this piece just doesn't have the magic in my opinion. I actually prefer the built in reverb on my Allen & Heath mixwiz to this. For recording, I wouldn't even waste your time trying to use this piece. The reverbs in my UAD-1 are way beyond the M-One, and considering you can get a UAD-1 for $400 and build your plug in library later, I would reccommend going that route. For live use, you might get by using this...but I would strongly reccommend that you explore other options.

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