Monitor mix question
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Posted on Jan 03, 2005 01:51 am
philthyone
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Member Since: Jul 25, 2004
I have been using a Behringer Eurorack UB1002 Mixer, with my M-Audio Delta 44, for awhile now. I have been using the control room/headphones section to for a headphones mix by routing a headphones bus to channels 3 & 4. This has been working great, but I just bought a set of the Behinger B2031A Truth Active Monitors, and thy do not have a volume control. They are plugged into the delta 1 & 2 outs. I must use the soundcard output faders via Sonar to adjust volume levels so it is not deafening. The logical thing is to use my controlroom/headphones section on my mixer to control volume, but then I lose my ability to get a headphone mix.
My question is this, is there a different mixer in a realativly affordable price range that will allow me to use a seperat controlroom mix and a seperate headphones mix? Or would I be better off investing in a headphones mixer?
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RobertJExcuse Me, I Like 2 Ask QuestionMember
Since: Dec 05, 2004
Jan 03, 2005 03:30 am there should be a headphone 1/4 jack as well as the control room left and right jack..
at least on my mixer there is..
but i think u might be better off connecting the monitors to ur delta, since you probably use that as play back as well...
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jan 03, 2005 10:49 pm Yep, the UB1002 has a control room outputs that share the same control as the headphone output. If the mixer is doing a good job for you and you just need more control over headphones there are several low priced headphone amps out there that will work great for you. Most of the larger format Behringers have seperate out put sections for control room and headphones, so you might look into it for the future.
Jan 03, 2005 10:50 pm Sadly, this is the reason I'm having the issue. The monitors are directly attached to my Delta. The lack of volume control outside of Sonar is a bit annoying. Have to remember to change the projects volume in order not to get my ears blasted.
Jan 04, 2005 01:21 am Thanks Noize. I will check out the headphone amps. Any recommendations?
EdvoMember
Since: Feb 18, 2004
Jan 04, 2005 05:24 am Behringer powerplay
Jan 04, 2005 01:18 pm After doing some research I have decided to purchase a PreSonus HP4 Discrete 4-Channel Headphone Amp. It will also allow me to control my monitors volume at the same time.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jan 04, 2005 03:33 pm pilthyone, that is the one I was gonna send ya to. It seems to be reasonably priced and had as you said control for both HP and moniter sectioin.
Otherwise ProCo has a really cheap one as well.
