Good mixer? and should i buy 1 or 2 monitors?

[rickydlp]

Im thinking about buying a mixer, but dont really know what it does exactly, or how it could help, or what i could do, any help on it? and if so, know any good brands, got a budget of around 300

im thinking about buying some yamaha monitors, or some krk, depends on the ones they have in teh store, would it be better to buy a pair or just one? wat would be the difference?

 

[ndycus1]

Whether or not you buy a mixer completely depends on your needs. If I were you, I would not buy it for the mere fact that I would never spend that much money on something if I didn't know what it does. As far as monitors go, if you don't know what the difference between buying one and two would be, I suggest you not buy an at all. But, if you decide to buy some anyway, DEFINITELY get a pair.

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

Why would you buy anything that you didn't even know what it does (excluding as a present for someone else)?

Unless you're mixing only mono (e.g. books to tape) you need two monitors.

You need to do a lot of homework befor you spend a dime, otherwise you and your wallent are going to be taken for a ride by a hungry sales rep. Spend under $20 and get yourself a copy of one of these; they'll explain all the basics for you.

G.

 

[bigj]

I would also recommend this lil read online for basics in this...just remember this is the basics as seen by 1 persons point of view! nothing in this is straight black and white...there are many grey areas...

have fun and lots of time to go over all the categories that interest you.

http://tweakheadz.com/guide.htm

 

[sixways]

I'd probably go ahead and get one of these:

Mackie X.200 Music Production Console

and I'd pair that up with a Protools HD3 Acell card.

I've got an 300MHZ Cyrix II computer with a 4 gig hard drive and 32 MB of RAM (8mb shared with Video) that I'll sell you for $1500.

You may want to go ahead and pick up a couple of MOTU 896HD's and Digital Performer for your MIDI stuff.

And I just saw a great 80 watt Octimus monitor at Radio Shack this weekend. They only had one because the other one was sold to Bob Rock for his new studio.


All that to say, the first thing you need to buy is a book. Spend some time researching. Google? Musicians Friend? Look around. Maybe you should look into getting an all in one deal like the Tascam DP01. I don't know anything about it, buts its in your price range and will give you a starting place.

Peace, and welcome to the board.
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[SouthSIDE Glen]

I've got an 300MHZ Cyrix II computer with a 4 gig hard drive and 32 MB of RAM (8mb shared with Video) that I'll sell you for $1500.

Whoah, yikes! I want a piece of that action!

G.

 

[sixways]

Whoah, yikes! I want a piece of that action!

G.

You know what's terrible, I actually paid $1300 for that in 1997!

Boy how the times have changed.

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[Nalef]

Mixer??

Im thinking about buying a mixer, but dont really know what it does exactly, or how it could help, or what i could do, any help on it? and if so, know any good brands, got a budget of around 300

im thinking about buying some yamaha monitors, or some krk, depends on the ones they have in teh store, would it be better to buy a pair or just one? wat would be the difference?

A mixer helps conrol levels of mic inputs/instrument inputs. Also you can pan (shift the sound from side to side), EQ, and, depending on what you buy, effects and other cool options.

If you are doing extensive home recording, I can't imagine what you would need the monitors for, but for a live application, i suggest using some used peavey monitors. If you can get away with using used equipment, then definitely do that. But things like microphones, headphones, etc. should not be bought used online. If you can buy things like that locally, by all means do it.

Anyway, back to the mixer. You should look for a mixer based on some very key aspects. How many mics do you have? How many mics do you want/need? What specifically do you want to accomplish when using this equipment? Budget (which you already have)? And, very importantly, how will you connect it to your computer? (there are several ways, and some are better than others depending on your situation. I still don't know if this is for recording or live, but if its live, you obviously don't need a computer.

I STRONGLY suggest visiting http://www.musiciansfriend.com and looking around there. They have a HUGE selection on this kind of thing, and if you are still lost they have AMAZING Tech Support. I have bought many a product through them and never had any problem. Before you buy anything I suggest you call tech support (1-800-391-8762 · OPEN 24/7) and they will help you find EXACTLY what you need. And no, I am not a salesman for them. Just a very happy customer. HAVE FUN and take time making your decision.

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

You know what's terrible, I actually paid $1300 for that in 1997!

Boy how the times have changed.

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That's OK, I still have a 4MHz Z80 in the basement that (with accessories) cost me two grand and a 12 MHz 286 in the basement that cost me two grand. They're sitting next to my 60MHz Pentium that also cost two grand, my 200Mhz PPro that cost two grand and my 350MHz PIII that cost two grand. Add the thousand or so that I spent on my first computer (the Altair 8800b), and that's $11,000 of obsolete hardware I'd much rather have in my matress. Soon my $800 laptop will join that heap...etc. etc.

I think I'm going back to analog. My 30-yr-old TEAC tape deck still works fine...

G.

 

[gordone]

Yep, better toss out my Tannoy Reveals, I mean I don't need to hear what I'm mixing, I just push the faders up until my wave is a big rectangle

If you are doing extensive home recording, I can't imagine what you would need the monitors for

 

[sixways]

Yep, better toss out my Tannoy Reveals, I mean I don't need to hear what I'm mixing, I just push the faders up until my wave is a big rectangle

ROTFL

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