The big six is totally fine for anything you are wanting to do. Really anything better is just picking nits or a matter of taste/opinion. The big six converters are the same as used on their live sound consoles, and a lot of people like the sound of them. I was actually at a big studio and for some reason they had a tascam model 24 they were messing around with. The producer there said that in truth the preamps and converters on it would be fine for professional use, and the big six is definitely a step above the tascam lol.
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Does the power supply clicking sound get into the actual audio recording? I thought I had avoided this issue but leaning into one of my speakers today I realized it was happening. Iām not in a huge rush to replace it (especially if SSL is coming up with a solution) since I donāt really notice it when Iām actually working on music, but obviously any weird power supply noises in my tracks.
Funnily enough, despite the power supply problems everyone is having, this mixer fixed all of my ground issues. The electricity in my rental house is super shoddy and my BlueBox into SiX setup I previously had was always causing me problems (with my Moog Matriarch specifically).
True. The B6 is more than sufficient for every audio production. Personally Iām very picky concerning the converter quality and the audio chain - thatās why i am apogee user. To my hearing experience the difference is to have goosebumps when hearing music (apogee) or not (other converters). But thatās my personal fate. 
It arrived today. It was very easy to set up and get the routing ready for my lessons. Super happy to have everything working again. Going to reconnect the patch bay tomorrow.
This thing sounds ridiculously good. Coming from db4 as an audio interface, which wasnāt that bad, the difference is quite bizarre. Didnāt think it would make such a difference, but it really does. The depth and separation of sound is beautiful. Going to explore the summing part in the next few weeks but I can already hear it will be great to glue elements together.
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My music partner Mike has had one for a month and reports the same thing. Heās hearing a major improvement in his recordings, which were already super dynamic and high fidelity. Canāt wait to run some stems through itā¦
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I think the answer is ānoā, but is there a way to route from the DAW to a cue send (without using up one of the 8 channels)? Like, is there a big āUSB 9/10 to Cue 1ā Iām missing somewhere?
You can use the external ins for this. You can use USB 13/14 and 15/16 to the external ins and route them both to cue one and/or two.
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Ah yessss thatās incredible. What a workflow powerhouse this thing is. Thanks!
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Haha yeah the flexibility really is quite something, isnāt it?
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Did you end up doing this? Iām looking at buying an ERM but similarly do not want to waste a channel. I do have an Apollo Solo but I havenāt tried setting it up as an aggregate device. Iām out of town but can test it when Iām back.
Sadly not as Iām in the middle of studying for exams so havenāt the time for music. I intend to try soon though, however I donāt have a spare interface atm. would be very interested to hear your thoughts once you try this idea. Iām concerned about the possibility of increased latency when creating aggregate devices.
Forgot to mention you may want to check out the Midronome, looks very similar to Multiclock but a simplified version. Iām curious about it considering the price
Iāll test the aggregate device setup and run some LFOs / clocks out of the Apollo to my modular setup to see if thereās any perceptible impact on the B6 before picking up the Multiclock (responding to your other reply - Iām kind of an all or nothing kind of fear purchaser so Iāll likely go for the Multiclock 
). Iām not gonna do any serious testing because I find that anytime I read / gather serious measurements I start thinking about things other than just making music BUT Iāll report back to see if it works as intended!
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Cheers, that would be ace. The Multiclock is a real life saver; once you have the settings in place it remains consistent. I just save a template and everything is ready to be tracked. Iām hoping an aggregate device wonāt lead to random inconsistencies making it impossible to figure out a set and forget template.
got a Big SiX and have encountered the PSU noise in monitors issue.
in the spirit of optimism iāll share here what the decent chap from SSL told me on the phone just now, sorry if itās repeating stuff but thought only right to update with latest.
Itās a known issue with the power supply on some models in varying degrees of severity. SSLs engineers are working hard to solve this and are expecting a recall to fix affected units.
There is also a firmware update in the works to address some USB issues.
Not ideal but seems they are on it and want to resolve ASAP.
Aside from that and one of my CUE send ON buttons not latching (which will also be resolved) this unit is pretty special and sounds bloody amazing.
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Thanks for the update! Iām not looking forward to having to send my unit back again but it is good to hear that they are working on a fix.
Thatās very unfortunate.
Guess Iām one of the lucky ones as my unit is perfectā¦no noise issues.
And the sound. Itās weird. I didnāt really think about the upgrade in sound quality when buying this. I bought it mainly for its routing flexibility. But manā¦ Every time I listen to music I know well, I scratch my head thinking I thought it couldnāt sound better with the setup I had before (xone db4), but the difference is huge ! It really amazes me.
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Iād love to hear more about the sound improvements youāre hearing ābetter bass clarity? Non-muddy mids? Just everything?
I think we all end up taking our sound/monitoring systems for granted since we hear them every day. Iām not in the market for a new mixer any time soon but Iām very curious about what else is out there, seems like a massive way to upgrade your whole music operation.
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yes the headroom is quite something and possibly the main thing i hadnāt considered with my crappy yamaha thing before.
coupled with quality amps, eq and compressors it just sprinkles magic on the signal.
really exposed a few old crappy mixes too, now iām getting used to mixing into the bus compressor and iām not sure thatās healthy, but it just sounds so good
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Itās multiple things. More clarity and depth are the most obvious. It really feels like my monitors are now being utilized to their fullest. Before the sound was already projected in front of you so that the speakers almost disappear and the sound appears in front of you. But nowā¦ It seems like thereās an even greater level of that depth that I never would have realized had i not upgraded. Iām not a big fan of describing sound because it is very hard to do. Certainly because in this case it is compared to another mixer.
The thing is that first I thought that it might be a psychological thing. I didnāt do an AB test or anything so Iām always very sceptical when it comes to this stuff if itās not a direct comparison. But the sound really surprises me everytime I listen to music I know well. Itās weird. Iām certain that itās not a bias thing because i didnāt really think there would be a difference so I didnāt actively listened for it. and neither was it the reason for upgrading.
Big six really surprised me. The thought of using this thing live one day even crossed my mind 
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