I have not given up on this schematic.
I enjoyed building the small preamp, I'd enjoy building this mixer.
However I am afraid that my mics don't make for mixing:
I have 2 stereo mics, an AT822 which is an X/Y stereo mic in a single housing, and a pair of CMC4s, two speparate mics but joined by one wire.
I ask myself: Does panning of any of these four channels make any sense at all? Would I not better leave clean left and right channels? The mixer also would not have level pots as I'd adjust their levels at their respective preamps.
If there are no pan pots and no level pots all that's left is simply an 'adder', but I was told that 'adding' 2 stereo mics is not done.
My question:
Do you think that 'adding' my two stereo mics, their left and right channels respectively, makes any sense?
Or could even panning indiividual channels of my mics make sense?
As I see it now the only possible config. to actually 'mix' would be if I had a mono mic, a lav on a person ( I have two Giant Squid omni lavs ) and mix it with ambient sound of a stereo mic.
For this again all I'd need is an 'adder' as I'd better make an adapter to feed the mono signal fully to left and right channles instead of panning it.
So instead of the mixer all I may be able to use is an 'adder', adding the left and right channels of two stereo mics, which also can be used to add a mono signal to a stereo mic fully to both channels.
well, I hope my questions are not too stupid.
I enjoy this hobby, finding out, solering asf., my experience recording equals zero though. I wanted to make better audio for my videos, found this site and see how a vast and fascinating field this is. I will never be at a paar with you guys, and I am very grateful that you kind folks bear with me, even teach me.
In case I learn that as adder can be useful for me I'll have to enquire further.
thanks,
a.