Hi. I'm looking for a smaller mixer than my Soundcraft M8 becuase I'm moving into a smaller room. I use the mixer as a master controller for my monitors, setting up headphone mixes for realtime zero latency monitoring and occassionally use the micpres for recording.
I will only need around 4 channels. I have shortlisted the Soundcraft EPM6 and Mackie 1202 VLZ3 mixers but don't know how they would compare to the M8? I would like the mixer to have as little hiss as possible and offer the best audio quality for monitoring without downgrading the sound from my Soundcraft M8. I would also like to keep the budget to £250 if possible.
Smaller mixer than Soundcraft M8 without downgrading quality
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- KVRAF
- 2824 posts since 22 Mar, 2006 from cornwall
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- Banned
- 487 posts since 14 Nov, 2006
the noise floor of both mixers is extremely low, yhou will be fine with either.
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- KVRAF
- 5629 posts since 22 Sep, 2005
1st off I'd probably go with the Mackie 1202 VLZ3 just cause I've found thier boards to sound better than Soundcrafts in general (Had a 1608 and Folio). There are other super small solutions from Beringer like the 802 or MX602A.. If you want to go really tiny you could go for the cute XENYX 502 but keep in mind it only has 5 inputs and 2 Buses..
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IMO the only downside with these compacts is NO FADERS.. can't live without my faders..
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AWWWW!!
IMO the only downside with these compacts is NO FADERS.. can't live without my faders..
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 2824 posts since 22 Mar, 2006 from cornwall
Thanks for the replies. I do like the look of the Mackie VLZ3 1202 and Soundcraft EPM6. I've also seen mixers by Tapco and Yamaha but am guessing that they wouldn't be quite in the same league as Mackie and Soundcraft?
I would like the mixer to be as uncoloured as possible because I'm using it to control my monitors.
P.s. I'm not sure if the Spirit Folio vs Mackie 1608 (1604?) is a fair comparison? I would of thought that the Mackie 1608 vs Soundcraft M8 would be more realistic? The general opinion is that the Soundcraft M series are more favourable compared to the Mackie VLZ Pro.
I would like the mixer to be as uncoloured as possible because I'm using it to control my monitors.
P.s. I'm not sure if the Spirit Folio vs Mackie 1608 (1604?) is a fair comparison? I would of thought that the Mackie 1608 vs Soundcraft M8 would be more realistic? The general opinion is that the Soundcraft M series are more favourable compared to the Mackie VLZ Pro.