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Gear / Technical Help => Battery Boxes, Preamps, Mixers, ADCs, and Processors => Topic started by: Chuck on April 22, 2006, 09:41:46 PM
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What mixers are you guys using for matrixes and on the fly SBD/ audience mic mixing and recording?
I spent the whole day looking for a small (minimum 4 channel) mixer today. There must be ten mixers in the $100 range that I looked at. Which ones are best? I saw the Peavey, Yamaha, Wharfedale, Tascam, Tapco, Behringer and on and on... Are they all basically the same? Are they all crap? I have listened to most of them, in the stores, but it is difficult at best to make a decision based on what you hear in a music store with some kid playing the bass right next to you while you are auditioning a mixer :-[
I need two channels (with phantom power) for microphones and two for line/sbd feed. AC power is not a problem. Clean sound and ease of use are key.
If you have a mixer you really like, or one you really don't like, I'd like to hear your opinion and the reason you feel that way. I'll be making a purchase ASAP for a project later in the week.
Chuck
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What mixers are you guys using for matrixes and on the fly SBD/ audience mic mixing and recording?
I spent the whole day looking for a small (minimum 4 channel) mixer today. There must be ten mixers in the $100 range that I looked at. Which ones are best? I saw the Peavey, Yamaha, Wharfedale, Tascam, Tapco, Behringer and on and on... Are they all basically the same? Are they all crap? I have listened to most of them, in the stores, but it is difficult at best to make a decision based on what you hear in a music store with some kid playing the bass right next to you while you are auditioning a mixer :-[
I need two channels (with phantom power) for microphones and two for line/sbd feed. AC power is not a problem. Clean sound and ease of use are key.
If you have a mixer you really like, or one you really don't like, I'd like to hear your opinion and the reason you feel that way. I'll be making a purchase ASAP for a project later in the week.
Chuck
I don't think it matters much in that price range. It comes down to features: ac/dc power (ext. power brick needed), phantom power needed (can it do this from DC power), (apparent) build quality, connectors, metering, etc.
Richard
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Mackie 1202 VLZ ;D
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I use the Yamaha MG10/2...love it!
It had the best metering...peak lights on all 4 mic ins...thats a key feature.
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I use the Yamaha MG10/2...love it!
It had the best metering...peak lights on all 4 mic ins...thats a key feature.
I actually looked at this mixer yesterday and liked it. It seems to have decent meters.
Are the mic pre-amps OK? Basically what I'm going to do is take a SBD feed and mix in enough audience (from mics on stage pointed at the audience) to make it sound good on the fly. It's been a while since I've bought a mixer or any otboard gear like that other than my two track taping stuff. The Yamaha dealer in town was actually pushing the Peavey equivilent over the Yamaha.
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IMO whatever mixer you choose make sure it has solo's on it. Key feature for matrix.
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IMO whatever mixer you choose make sure it has solo's on it. Key feature for matrix.
Yes, I agree, that is the feature this is really missing in the mixers I have been looking at.
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Great deal. This is what I have....
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mackie-1202-VLZ-Mixer-MINT-Condition_W0QQitemZ7405652146QQcategoryZ41473QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
There's actually a ton of em on ebay. I'd go that route if I were you. Just make sure it's a vlz. They have solos.
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I just found this:
http://www.zzounds.com/item--SPIRW5650
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Even though it has 2 more pres I'd still go for the Mackie above. The mackie pres are nice although I still run external pre's before it anyways. Just my opinion and it ain't worth much. Good luck Chuck.