KVR Audio

evileye · Post by **evileye** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:07 pm

im looking to buy a small mixer to plug in my korg ms2000 and my mic and guitar. I had a spirt folio notepad by soundcraft so i would like something similar to this
can anyone recommend any?
thanks much appricated

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:14 pm

The Soundcraft compact 4?

evileye · Post by **evileye** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:16 pm

i wasnt looking to spend much. i was thinking of the tapco blend 6

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:20 pm

Well, I'm using a Behringer UB1002 right now, and I love it. I know many hate Behringer, but I'd recommend it anytime. I use it for mic, guitar and monitors.

evileye · Post by **evileye** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:22 pm

do you have passive monitors? if so how do you cooncet these up so the mixer controls the volume?

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:31 pm

evileye wrote:do you have passive monitors? if so how do you cooncet these up so the mixer controls the volume?

No, I use active monitors (ESI Near05). And correction: Sorry, I have the UB1202, not the UB1002. Same thing, just a little bigger.

There's a monitor out section right up at the top, and the slider controls the volume, couldn't be easier. I should've gone up one more model, so I could kill the monitors and still have headphones; presently, I have to turn off my speakers to get just headphones. If you're using passive monitors, then it's up to your preamp to control gain. EDIT: or, more accurately, you could do as he suggests below!

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:33 pm

evileye wrote:do you have passive monitors? if so how do you cooncet these up so the mixer controls the volume?

Connect the control room output on the mixer to the amp , and your soundcard to the 2 track in/out on the mixer. Then when you press the 2 track to control room button, the signal from your PC goes to your amp. You control the volume with the ctrl room/headphone knob. The main fader on the mixer controls what gets sent to your soundcard input.

evileye · Post by **evileye** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:47 pm

thanks for the info. mate
im using one of these
http://www.toptech-tls.co.uk/spirit_notepad_lowres.jpg
when you say control monitor out

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:59 pm

Are there any small (circa 4 stereo line channels) and reasonably priced mixer options that aren't either Mackey/Tapco, Behringer, Samson or Soundcraft?

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:02 pm

shamann wrote:Are there any small (circa 4 stereo line channels) and reasonably priced mixer options that aren't either Mackey/Tapco, Behringer or Soundcraft?

I think you listed all the affordable choices right there!

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:06 pm

bduffy wrote:I think you listed all the affordable choices right there!

I even just added Samson to the list! I'm not ruling them out, but they are the ones I already know about. I've always wondered if there were any cool little boutique mixers aimed at home users/budget studios/musicians that I'd never heard of.

[edit] Google just pointed me to Phonic, anyone ever try one?

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:10 pm

Ah! Cool, I thought you'd tried and disliked them all.

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:20 pm

You know, shamann, those Phonic ones look so much like the Behringers that I'm wondering if they share some plumbing!

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:26 pm

I wouldn't be surprised.

LUBI · Post by **LUBI** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:50 pm

there's a few here

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