Description
Featuring the GB30 Mic preamps and EQ, the GB4 is designed by Graham Blyth for the company’s 30th anniversary. The desks carry the high quality hallmark with which Sound craft is synonymous, with engineering and design as you’d expect from this high-end manufacturer. Careful attention has been given to the mechanical construction, to ensure reliability under strenuous conditions, with all input modules being constructed with individual vertically-mounted pcb’s, fitted to the steel chassis front panel with individually-nutted potentiometers.
From the manufacturer
Soundcraft GB4 24-channel
GB30 Mic preamps and EQ
Featuring the GB30 Mic preamps and EQ, the GB4 is designed by Graham Blyth for the company’s 30th anniversary. The desks carry the high quality hallmark with which Soundcraft is synonymous, with engineering and design as you’d expect from this high-end manufacturer. Careful attention has been given to the mechanical construction, to ensure reliability under strenuous conditions, with all input modules being constructed with individual vertically-mounted pcb’s, fitted to the steel chassis front panel with individually-nutted potentiometers.
- Rugged steel chassis
- Four mute groups allow several channels to be muted simultaneously
- Output matrix with seven feeds to four outputs
- Individually switched 48V phantom power on every input module
Lorenzo Fabiano –
The best 16 channels budget mixer on the market. Good sounding and well builtThe mixer is very versatile and feels really professional, sliders and pots feels solid, the direct outs are super handy! it has only balanced inputs to connect keyboards and electronic unbalanced instruments you’ ll need a DI box or something to balance the line. Mic preamps are very nice even when pushed to maximum overdrive are somewhat interesting, equalizer is really useful and musical, not like other brands where equalizer is nearly useless. In operation the layout is a breeze, zero crosstalk and plenty of headroom, all you would expect from a good old Soundcraft manufacture, Probably this is the best 16 channels budget mixer on the market. I don’ t recommend the 12.2 version the stereo channels and group are a waste in that size for me but someone may find it usefull.
Ian Shaw –
Works well. Sounds great. Well builtJust about all you could hope for in a small, clean, well built old school mixing desk. My usage has mostly been mixing small groups live [Ian McFeron shown above at Lone Cedar’s stage]. While it only claims 14 channels this is rather vastly understating its input capabilities. 2 of those fourteen are actually stereo channels plus there is also a separate 2 track input! Lots of other board makers would be crowing about having 18 inputs with this setup. The noise floor is very low despite the old school all-analog design. No mystery in how it works and not a lick of software to grok or code to break. Perfect for project studios and smaller venues. I’ve been using this board for about 3 years now with zero problems.
John H. –
… the right equipment when listeners comment on how much better things soundYou know you’ve purchased the right equipment when listeners comment on how much better things sound. We replaced another manufacturer’s board with this one in our church. The old one was giving problems and was going to cost half the price of a new one to fix. I convinced the leadership to let me purchase the GB4 and everyone is pretty amazed at the difference. The people who asked me why we had to spend $2300 on a board now understand and agree. I love the sound quality, ease of use, and full feature set. We’ll be using this board for a long time.
Jem –
This is a great 16-Input (12 Mono, 2 Stereo), Dual Stereo Bus MixerThis is a great 16-Input (12 Mono, 2 Stereo), Dual Stereo Bus Mixer. The faders are much higher quality than Mackie 1640, and it has direct out’s separate from the inserts, all outputs are +4dBu not a mix of +4/-6/etc… like mackies. EQ is good, preamps are great, I have owned this for several years and it does a fantastic job. I don’t think there’s anything in the price range which competes in terms of quality/features.
TEBmusic –
I used the GB8 48 ch. console on National acts from 2006 -2010I engineered shows for clients such as Billy Bob Thorton, Blue Oyster Cult, Papa Roach, Buck Cherry, Vanilla Ice, just to name a few and they and their production crew were pleased and satisfied with the end results. From 2006-2010That mixer was the star of my production gear and FOH I loved that mixer and truly the BEST… I’ve used Midas, Yamaha 3K, Mackie 32, Allen Heath 64. etc. and the Soundcraft GB8 48 was and still is the Best analog mixing console on the market.Sincerely,Billy Lovelace Jr
Tina Farris –
Awesome!!One word…… Awesome !!!
Ven D. –
Five Starsclean