I am planning on buying a M-Audio Delta 44 interface. (I want something quick and dirty that plays nice with Linux) but as it doesn't have pre-amps so I also need something that does to go along with it.
My preference is for a small format mixer so that I can keep a number of sources patched in without having to constantly swap cables. I've mostly looking at the Tapco Blend6 and there is also a Soundcraft in the same price range with fewer features. So my question is are the small format mixers in my price range ($100-200US) worth anything, particularly pre-amp wise or is there a stand alone pre-amp also in that range that is significantly better? I'm not looking for audiophile clarity here, just something that sounds good.
Small format mixers (hopefully cheap)
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- KVRian
- 1193 posts since 23 Jan, 2006 from wrapped up in the fuzz - Boston, MA!
"Music is a hidden arithmetic exercise of the soul, which doesn't know that it is counting." - Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz
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- KVRAF
- 12235 posts since 18 Aug, 2003
The Studio Projects VTB-1 is only around $200 and isn't all that bad as a pre-amp.
I have the Tapco Blend6 for live work. I've only had it a short time, so haven't actually done much with the pre-amps. I looked at similar Soundcraft mixers, the Tapco build quality seemed much better to me, which was one of the main reasons I got it over other choices.
I have the Tapco Blend6 for live work. I've only had it a short time, so haven't actually done much with the pre-amps. I looked at similar Soundcraft mixers, the Tapco build quality seemed much better to me, which was one of the main reasons I got it over other choices.
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- KVRian
- 1002 posts since 20 Mar, 2005 from Newcastle, UK
I run a Behringer Eurorack UB1002 and I find it to be a great piece of kit....and extremely cheap. That's why I have it 