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Update I’ve just be offered a Midas F32 for £1100 too
Ive just been offerd a Midas 320 for £250 it looks in good condition from the pics
The buyer has said it’s been used about 12 months ago and been kept in storage since looks like a garage in a flight case
Is there any know issues with a 320 I should be aware of
Do u think at £250 it’s a good deal considering it might need work on it or shall I pass?
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Seems like a really good deal,.I think I’ve heard that they can end up with dead channels and that they’re very difficult to repair but even if it was a little faulty, it seems a no brainer at that price… though it also seems almost too good to be true so I’d wonder if the seller knows something’s up with it.
Thanks for the reply
Hes also said he doesn’t know the history of it apart from it was used in a music school and he also has a Yamaha RM800 for sale also
Maybe I should risk it and if it’s bad I could sell it on for parts etc
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Now add to this I’ve just offered a Midas F32 for £1100
Now what to do decisions decisions
I liked the original Venice a lot; the one before they added Firewire. I have no experience with the FW ones, but they’re probably still great. although much larger.
my main concern would be that FW is obsolete these days for Macs. it’s difficult/expensive to get the proper means to hook a FW interface up to any Mac produced in the last five or so years. for a PC… you’ll have to use a desktop machine, but you can get a card easily.
Maybe given the price point and the firewire issues u mentioned the 320 might be the better option
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electronics do get weird when they’re left to sit for long periods of time. so I’d try every channel at the very least (and ideally, all the send/returns/etc as well) before purchase. or factor in that it may have issues you may have to work around or repair.
the 320’s and 240’s do appear more regularly for reasonable prices. they seemed to be purchased mostly by pro audio rental companies, so some have seen heavy live use (many big name electronic artists still ask for them on their show riders). the 160 was the sweet spot for home musicians, and those actually go for more $ than their larger siblings, oddly.
anyway… check it over well before purchase. or ask for a video of each channel working.
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…any option to give it a try first…?
the venice is a descrete truu analog mixing desk, famous for it’s creamy and warm rounded up sound…it’s eq’s are precise and gentle…a very musical device…
but also a pretty heavy beast that u don’t wanna move around a lot…
if u have a dedicated studio room, it would make a timeless piece for serious sonic work…
all that is valid also for the firewire interface version, just with the obvious advantages…here, even the a/d converters are pretty top notch…
too many good reason why behringer bought all their know how short after they released this as their final beast…
behringers latest digital mixing consoles like wing would not fly an inch without midas tech inside…
just a little more than 1000 pounds sounds almost a little too good to be truu…
on the other hand, it’s really as outdated as it is timeless…
it was truu pro gear in many serious pro but not too big studios, before renting out such “little” pro studios turned out to be finally no real business model anymore…
so, could be a real no brainer if it checks all the boxes for u, i mentioned…
end of all days, it’s really a heavy piece of furniture…
no matter how much it was intented to work as a live recording/foh desk in first place…if u got no crew to carry it around, ur doomed…
if u have a place where it just sits, have a computer setup that’s all cool with fw, it makes a great final solution for recording and mixing…
onc thing’s for sure…f32 and 320 are two totally different things…
The RM800 is a fantastic mixer - if it’s the one I think it is it’s a no-brainer at that price.
Thanks for the reply what one do u recommend?
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Would u recommend it over the other 2?
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I love my Venice 320! It’s been the heart of the studio for 10 years now, without any hiccups whatsoever.
I’ll most probably will never sell mine and absolutely not for that money - that’s not more than 1/3 of what I would estimate the market value in Sweden.
Using mine to hook up everything - 32 in and 30 analog outs. Massive value! 
Looks good how is wired up to your daw synths etc
Also do u run it from the separate power supply or by its internal power supply?
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…depends on how ur settled with ur recording intferace situation…
having a midas venice in use that’s also THE interface is kinda priceless…
at least aslong ur fine dealing with a more than 30 kilos heavy piece of gear…
I’m using a patchbay to switch between all synths and 24 outs from the DAW and then there are separate outs from the console for channels 1-16, 24-32, buses 1-4 and master. I’m running a Presonus Quantum 4848 with 32 analog in/out.
I really enjoy being able to sculpt the sound while jamming and then record it in various ways (individual tracks or buses/master). I’ve got a few hardware units helping with that as well.
I can absolutely recommend this console! 
Ive no experience on the other two but I guess what I can say about the RM is that I stopped looking for other mixers since I had it; it’s not perfect but it’s a really solid board.
Sorry, missed this one. I’m only using the internal power supply .
