I dont get it ... REALLY!
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Jan 11, 2003 07:56 am If you look at the pictures they are pretty self-explanitory. The 602 (which many people here have) has 2 mic ins (as the page you linked to clearly states) the other four are grouped in stereo pairs of typical line ins.
As far the bigger console, the page you linked to also clearly states that it has 8 mono mic ins, 4 sub groups and 6 sends.
fredzsMember
Since: Jan 07, 2003
Jan 11, 2003 08:13 am so, i can only put mics inside the XLR inputs?? my teacher has an old mixer in his house, prior to his digital yamaha, its a saki, something, it has 12 XLR inputs, do u know where i can get around at least 10 XLR inputs??
fredzsMember
Since: Jan 07, 2003
Jan 11, 2003 09:36 am i diddnt imagine mixers were expensive! i really dont need much of the effects, is there a mixer that is just a simple 10 input 3 band EQ ? ?
WaltChief Cook and Bottle WasherMember
Since: May 10, 2002
Jan 11, 2003 09:48 am Keep shoping! That's part of the fun! Go to the manufacturer's sites and look at pictures, download pdf specs and manuals etc. Find a few web sales sites and watch the sales. Hang out here from time to time and find sales other folks have found. Sketch out different studio topographys as you learn more about the available gear. Punch in studio, project studio, studio recording etc. in your favorite search engine and look at the different studios out there. Most of the highlight their gear. Go to small venue concerts and say hi to the engineer! Stop by local shops and brouse around. All part of the fun!
Jan 11, 2003 12:37 pm Well Fredzs, in all honesty, you are asking for a lot in a mixer. I paid $179 for my mixer and it is many of the same components and such as the Behringer I recommended to you. The only difference is that I only need (as most home studio do) a couple of microphone ins at any one time. You are requiring 10 Mic ins at once, you broke the line of "project studio" and entered the need for higher-end gear of pro studios and semi-pro studio.
That line is right around 8 mic ins. For 8 mic ins there are mixers available for significantly less money.
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Jan 11, 2003 12:43 pm Hey, dude, I was looking for a good mixer for ya, and here we go:
service.bfast.com/bfast/c...mp;bfmtype=gear
It's a Behringer (might I add "WooHoo!") it has 10 mic ins with great mic preamps (the same pre's as my mixer has, they are very nice!) Plus some of the channels are also usable as stereo ins at line level (for keyboards and things like that). 8 of the channels have direct outs so with a sound card with 8 ins you could keep them seperated...2 of the channels are stereo line ins OR preamped mic ins...very cool unit, plus onboard effects whether you need 'em or not, this is a great price for a great mixer. Right now they are $350 plus free shipping if you are in the US where Musician's Friend can ship to...great deal from my vantage point.
Dude, I really think this mixer is the perfect blend of features, economy and your requirements...take a serious look at it. I have a UB Series mixer from Behringer and I will be the first to tell you they are first rate stuff, I am very, very happy with mine.
fredzsMember
Since: Jan 07, 2003
Jan 11, 2003 06:14 pm Perfect!!! just perfect!! i think this is the one im gonna get, very nice, and very cheap! thanks master db :D
Jan 11, 2003 08:56 pm No problemo, that is what HRC is all about. Now just buy it thru Musician's Friend from the link above and help support HRC :-)
juesContributor
Since: Dec 30, 2002
Jan 11, 2003 08:58 pm No way :D
That's the mixer that they have at a the Jagz (a Jazz club in Ascot (UK) where I do the engineering every other week) and I'd just like to add that it is indeed a brilliant desk, lots of headroom on it too (which is good for pesky Jazz muscians)
fredzsMember
Since: Jan 07, 2003
Jan 11, 2003 09:28 pm wait.. its only for jazz? i cant use it for progressive rock stuff? ala dream theater?
LokiCone PokerMember
Since: Apr 07, 2002
Jan 11, 2003 10:42 pm You can use the mixer for whatever audio you want. I use my boards to run country, Rock, Industrial, and just me talking to myself being bored.
Jan 12, 2003 06:15 am Loki is right, there is no such thing as a "jazz mixer" and a "rock mixer" all mixers mix instruments...one is used for everything.
Jan 12, 2003 01:18 pm Whoa! That IS a sweet mixer! I can't believe I haven't noticed it before in the product line. I wish I had the drive to sell my little MX and buy that thing... 4 subgroups too! Do each of those sub groups have separate outputs? That would be sweet with my Delta 44. Maybe I'll wait a few years, or ten, and buy that $875 huge MX one with 8 subgroups. Then I'll buy an eight input card too... Okay, maybe I'm just dreaming, but that is a wicked good deal. Behringer rocks!
juesContributor
Since: Dec 30, 2002
Jan 12, 2003 06:29 pm I have to agree that Behringer do indeed "rock" - I used to think they're products were a "compromise on price" - but having got an MX3282a, I'm begining to wonder just how they DO make it that cheap :)
fredzsMember
Since: Jan 07, 2003
Jan 13, 2003 08:41 am i have another prob, for example i bought a 8 XLR input mixer, how can i record 1-5 Input in one track and the 6-8 in another track of a MRS-8.. the mrs-8 has 2 XLR Input, i want inputs 1-5 of the mixer in track 1 and the 6-8 in track two, can that work??
and is there any other way to increase the simultaenous inputs of a Multitrack??
Jan 13, 2003 09:08 am have you happened to read our article "Anatomy of a Mixer", if not, do so.
www.dbmasters.net/hrc/new...story&id=18
what you are in need of is subgroup out busses on your mixer, or you can pan mic one through 5 left, mics 6-8 right and record them in mono to two different tracks.
Jan 13, 2003 02:08 pm To add to what dB said, if you by chance have something like an "alt 3-4" switch on each channel(It might be the same thing as your mute button) Then you can have two more mono outputs to work with that you can also pick from using your channel pan. This way, along with the mains, you effectively have 4 subgroups!
