Not sure if we are talking mixers here, but I'll give it a go:
I'm looking for a mixer for my analog synth setup and wonder if anyone could share their experiences?
The idea is to use it for "performance" (in the studio), live twiddling sends, mutes, perhaps EQ and such.
I have experience with this in the past using a Behringer MX8000. Featurewise that was complete gold, but it was noisy and had crosstalk issues. It was also very large.
What I have is a bunch of mono synths, a few polys, an RD-8 and RD-9 which I suppose I would want to have 4-5 channels separate from when I use them. I also want effect returns on channel strips to be able to feed that back into auxes.
Patching up the mixer via a patch bay for the current project is acceptable.
I tried to condense what I am looking for:
The ProFX I don't know much about, is that on par with the 1642/1604 sound quality-wise, noise?
The MixWizard seems to be an almost perfect fit, except the price tag is high. I would still need to add a multi channel audio interface to the setup.
The Tascam Model 2400 looks good too, but the audio interface only does 48k. I've also read that some people had quality issues with the tascams. I don't know if that is true or not.
Any recommendations?
I'm looking for a mixer for my analog synth setup and wonder if anyone could share their experiences?
The idea is to use it for "performance" (in the studio), live twiddling sends, mutes, perhaps EQ and such.
I have experience with this in the past using a Behringer MX8000. Featurewise that was complete gold, but it was noisy and had crosstalk issues. It was also very large.
What I have is a bunch of mono synths, a few polys, an RD-8 and RD-9 which I suppose I would want to have 4-5 channels separate from when I use them. I also want effect returns on channel strips to be able to feed that back into auxes.
Patching up the mixer via a patch bay for the current project is acceptable.
I tried to condense what I am looking for:
- 12-16 channels
- 1-2 mic pre's / instrument inputs would be good
- minimum 4 aux sends
- main + 1-2 stereo groups
- channel inserts, at least on some channels
- direct outs, at least on some channels (or alternatively USB record/playback at preferably up to 96k)
- direct access to a large chunk of the channel strips at once (some digital mixers make this tricky)
- Mackie 1642VLZ4
- Mackie 1604VLZ4
- Mackie ProFX16v3
- Allen&Heath MixWizard WZ 14:4:2 <- expensive!
- Tascam Model 2400 <- also expensive, but has built in audio interface.
The ProFX I don't know much about, is that on par with the 1642/1604 sound quality-wise, noise?
The MixWizard seems to be an almost perfect fit, except the price tag is high. I would still need to add a multi channel audio interface to the setup.
The Tascam Model 2400 looks good too, but the audio interface only does 48k. I've also read that some people had quality issues with the tascams. I don't know if that is true or not.
Any recommendations?
Statistics: Posted by tlr — Sun Dec 22, 2024 8:41 pm — Replies 0 — Views 3