I am thinking of adding a Mixpad 4 to my rig to tinker with. Currently, I am running MC012 > UA-5 > JB3
The mixpad has phantom capability. If I purchase a Mixpad, would the new path be
MC012 via xlr's > Mixpad 4 (phantom on) via 1/4" > UA-5 (phantom off) > JB3 ???
I want to be able to tinker with my mix sometimes and maybe run a matrix easier. Last night, I taped a local singer-songerwriter plugged in acoustic. His guitar was at a decent level and his vocals are strong and powerful. With a mixpad, I think I would be able to trim the gain between songs easier. That was the only time I had trouble with clipping.
Besides, new toys are fun to play with. Espically, inexpensive ones ;)
keep in mind the mixpad only gives out 18v phantom I believe, so if your mics wont run on that your out of luck. I would stick with matrixing on the UA-5
kev..
mark and I played with one a bit a couple years ago.. unless it was "just" the one we were using, I dont know, but we found it to be noisy.. ymmv.
Good points. I'll research the Oktava's requirements. And, Craig T. mentioned that the Mixpad was noisey and couldn't be used to trim the gain. So, I am re-thinking my plan. thanks for the input! +T's
fwiw...
i've run: mc012 > mixpad4 > d7 (so the oktava's will run on the mixpad's phantom)
running a matrix from the board on a few occasions. i wish i had some samples i could send but i don't.
imho it's not a bad way to go for a cheap option. i haven't noticed it being "noisy" but i'm not sure what they meant by that. however i will say that the tricky part is getting the levels just right, but that's the hard part about running a matrix on the fly any way you go. :P
after a second of thought...
i say go for it. why not? like you said, it's fun to play and you still are utilizing the ua5's a/d, so.... why not?
the mixpad is handy w/ bass rolloff too.