Is a $300 dollar mixer worth it?

[guitarguy101]

I was looking at a Behringer X1832 mixer, and I was wondering if a $300 mixer would really do much for my sound. If you guys think it would be a good buy, then how would I hook it up to my Tascam US 600 interface?

 

[bouldersoundguy]

What exactly are you trying to accomplish? Mixers are for mixing several signals together. They aren't some kind of miracle signal processors that make things sound better.

 

[Armistice]

Unless you're recording more signals at a time than your interface can handle, then what do you need a mixer for?

And if you are recording more signals at a time, then I'd be going for a new interface, unless you have other uses for a mixer. A $300 mixer probably ain't gonna deliver split tracks, just, as boulder said, mix them together.

And what's wrong with your "sound" that you want to fix?

 

[guitarguy101]

There's nothing wrong with it, I just thought that a mixer with a compressor and an eq could sweeten the sound before it hits my DAW...I also could use a few more inputs for drum miking (like putting both overheads on one track.)

 

[Capt Hair]

I wouldn't worry about EQ'ing or compressing in the tracking stage. If your anything like me, I change my mind so sporadically that if I did do something to the original signal, I couldn't get the dry track back, and would have to rerecord.

Like armistice said, if you want more signals, get a interface with more signals.

 

[JimmyS1969]

In my opinion, you would have to spend well over $1000 to even get close to a benefit from an external compressor/preamp. This does not even take in to consideration, knowing how, or why you are using it. I suggest recording direct to DAW from your interface, and use VST effects until you know what you really need. Of course, I could be an idiot....