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Actually, we first tried recording the room and mixing it with the PA output (which is what I did when playing without the drums) but the room mic we were using couldn't handle the volume of the drums. (Aston Spirit condenser mic), it was absolute carnage! To be fair there is a -20db setting on...

It looks like I’ve been talking non-stop rubbish on this thread! :-( We did our first practice last Wednesday and realised we will need to send the drums mixer output straight to the recoding device (actually a little mixer that mixes the PA output with it anyway) because … to play the guitar...

Actually no. The drums mixer will go straight to the PA, the guitar, vocals and bass goes straight to the PA also. So this is the only mixer in our set up.

Sounds like a good move. Actually I bought a laptop bag, (from Curry's/PC World) to carry and transport my four-track and some related other bits. However, it wasn't cheap! It was £56 which was more than the four-track which I got second hand on e-bay! It seems a bit illogical to have a bag...

Thanks Dave, actually I found the mixer dimensions and weight specs. Like you said, the Behringer is lighter but the Soundcraft is smaller so it's swings and roundabouts really. The Soundcraft seems like better quality to me too, but the Behringer would still do the job at the end of the day...

What Mackie? They are Soundcraft and Behringer, the ones I'm looking at. Or is Mackie and Soundcraft the same brand? Anyway, another factor is size and weight. I have to carry this about! I don't think either give you their dimensions or weight in the spec. :-(

Thanks. That's cleared that up. I won't be using the USB facility. It will be going from the mixer to the PA via the main XRL outs, an there is no computer in the equation. I think I am leaning towards the Behringer as it's £100 cheaper! Thanks guys.

Well, I assumed because he said don't get a USB one if you don't need a USB mixer. But to be fair I don't know. He might have meant it makes a funny noise however you use it.

I didn't notice it was USB too! Anyway, he means when you use it as an analogue mixer you get some funny noise. i.e. sending from the main outputs (XLR) to a PA or recording device.

Does anybody think this will do the job any better? i.e have enough “headroom” it’s also got 8 XLR ins but it’s more expensive and is not USB so no weird noises! Hopefully! - Soundcraft Signature 12 Analogue Mixer

Yeah, thanks Rob. I thought there had to be a catch with that! I think I'd better get one with 8 XLR channels! They are not that much more expensive but as they're a lot bigger they'll be a bastard to carry about!

Thanks for the replies before guys. I am starting to think about getting the mixer now and wanted to get some advice on a few things before buying if possible. Could this so called “headroom issue” be solved by turning down the gain on the bass drum channel on the mixer? Also, another question...

Thanks for the advice abut the XLR-XLR mic attenuators Dave. I’ll keep that in mind. With regards to the panning, I don’t think I would bother with that for a live gig, but in the practice room I record the practice (I do a 50/50 mix in terms of levels of the PA output and a room mic) and it’s...

Yeah! Now we're talking! That back panel looks awesome! The Xenyx X2222USB has a pair of XLR main outputs. Just the job. Thanks again.

Thanks for that. Those pictures aren't very useful in that case but hopefully when I goggle the mixer I'll find some alternative views! :-) Thanks again.

Hi everybody, this might not be a question about drums, it might technically be about mixers, but I want to use a mixer with at least 8 XLR inputs to mic a drum kit and send the whole kit to a PA in stereo so the panning is retained. I looked at the Behringer mixers with that many XLR inputs...