$200 mixer for small live shows?
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Posted on Aug 22, 2008 09:32 pm
Westy551
Member Since: Aug 22, 2008
Hello everyone,
I'm a rather new musician, I've been playing guitar for a year or so now, and I'm looking to expand by getting a whole PA system. At the moment I'm looking to buy just a mixer and some mics. I like the idea of having a separate mixer and PA but if there's any advantage to a power mixer then i'm all ears.
I have a few requirements I'm looking in for a mixer. It will primarily be used for live sound, but I might dabble into recording as well. I noticed some of the beringer mixers say they have USB interfaces, but as far as I can tell they only record one channel, I would like to be able to record a few channels at a time. Another requirement is to have decent effects. I'm not great at singing but I've found a little bit of reverb can do wonders to smooth out a voice.
So that's pretty much all I've got. I want to spend between $200 and $300 for a portable, durable, maybe USB mixer for small live events, like family functions and college parties. I know absolutely nothing about mixers or what's out on the market so any suggestions about brands or what kind would be good for me would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
-Greg
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Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Aug 22, 2008 10:39 pm Welcome to HRC fisrt off.
While I use and do endorse some Behringer products, the USB interface they have is not something I would recommend at all. In fact I have stated simply to toss it in the rubbish or sell it to a music store for $5.00. That is about what it is worth.
The thing is a headache to try and get running properly at all.
You would be money ahead to invest in a small PCI type 2 channel interface or something along the lines of the M-Audio Delta 44 if you need 4 ins and outs.
ON the mixer, have you got any in mind you have looked at yet?
Aug 23, 2008 12:19 pm That PCI interface looks awesome, I'd never heard of that before. Ok, so that makes things much easier. So far, I had been looking at the Behringer XENYX 1222FX and the Tapco Mix.220FX. My cousin has a small Behringer mixer that he uses and I do like the effects that it can do. However, I've never heard anything else to compare it to. From the looks of things I like the features the Behringer offers but I've heard some poor reviews about Behringer products that makes me little worried.
Aug 24, 2008 06:31 am I use a Behringer UB2222FX-PRO, its very good. An advantage of using separate power amps is that you can upgrade your pa.
