Nov 29, 2004 01:12 pm just one with a few aux sends...and enough mic inputs to cover your number of mics.
What should I be looking for in a small mixer?
Posted on Nov 29, 2004 01:08 pm
Albertv05
Dub head
Member Since: May 03, 2004
Here is my situation...
I'll be soon wanting to mix effects on the fly live during gigs. I'll be adding reverb, delay, & phaser during live songs as I choose (I'll be playing live DUB music). I need to run the guitar mic, keyboard mic, snare drum mic, and vocals into a mixer on seperate tracks and be able to add effects in any combonation that I choose during a set. Each track would be fed back into the house main or mixer they have. I'd simply like to add my mixer/effects in the middle of the chain of sound equipment. I've seen it done before live but wasn't sure what kind of mixer it was. Any suggestions? I'm looking into a Behringer or similar, but I wasn't sure what to really look for. I'm confused on how the signal gets routed back to the main mixer. Thanks a ton!
Cheers!
-Al
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Nov 29, 2004 01:12 pm just one with a few aux sends...and enough mic inputs to cover your number of mics.
Nov 30, 2004 12:20 pm Makes sense. I'm a little frusterated that only larger mixers have more aux sends. Why don't they make like 8 channels in, 8 out? Or something similar? Maybe there is something like that and I just don't know about it yet. Oh well... thanks for your help dB! Cheers!
-Al
Nov 30, 2004 12:21 pm Well, then what you would want to look for is a small mixer that has an insert or direct out on each channel, you can prolly find one of those...
Nov 30, 2004 01:19 pm *Insert vdale's constant rave on Soundcraft and not making a dime by doing it :(*
Soundcraft makes boards with direct outs and inserts on every channel. I know that probably other companies make them with direct outs but I love Soundcraft's M Series because it comes with everything you need that you might encounter which recording OR live sound.
www.soundcraft.com/product_sheet.asp?product_id=24
It's pricey. I paid around $700 US for the M12 with 12 mic and 4 stereo inputs. But they do make a 4 and 8 channel one also.
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