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i am going to buy my first mixer to work with my pc as a home studio.
can anyone give me suggestion for which mixer should i buy ?
basically, i can only spend 200 us dollars for it..........
i am thinking about behringer eurorack MXB1002............but ppl here seems don't like behringer.......how about Mackie ?
please help

and.........which soundcard should i buy ? ........and software for pc as well.......i only know protool
 
look for mackies 1202, 1402, berighers and soudcrafts M series also.
 
Get Digi 001 (Pro Tools LE) $799...

Scrap the mixer.. you don't need one..... Well, unless your recording live drums or more than 2 mic'ed instruments at once...


I don't use a mixer anymore.... All my new songs are mixed onscreen with the mouse...
 
Vox- I really like the idea of an entire 'virtual' studio but I just dont think home computers are up to the task. I've found that projects mixed entirely in a home PC have a generally thin sound vs mixes done in conjunction with outboard gear.

This isn't a digital vs. analog debate. I think even using an outboard digital mixer that can help share the DSP duties is a plus. I havent done any extensive scientific testing so this is based entirely on my subjective opinion.

Just my 2 cents.

I would say save up for a Mackie or Soundcraft. The mixer will be the heart of your system and the more channels you need to use the better quality they should be. A lot of cheap channels adds up to a lot of noise.

M-audio sound cards are a safe recomendation
 
Tex...

I see where your coming from, but It's all relative to knowing how your equipment will react, to your human input.... I love mixing onscreen without a board, and I have learned how it will react for me... It just a different interface, but the wanted result should be the same..

All my stuff is done like this... I don't think my stuff sounds thin... Well, at least no one has told me, or pointed it out if it does...

http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/rockpop/voxvendor/singles

I've been through the wringer and done the board and adats thing etc, so I am trying to be fair with my opinion since I've been on both sides of the fench..

It's definately a personal preference thing...


But, keep in mind that my stuff isn't really a fair comparison to other onscreen mixing....

Im using Pro tools with the $1000 Waves gold package, with rennaisance eq and rennaisance compressors, L1 and all that, which is pretty heavy sounding shit...

Maybe that has something to do with my sound, cause most home wreckers are just using freeware for plug-ins... and N track... In that case a little mackie board would sound better.....

But, for my application, I love the onscreen thing..
 
Plus, my Pro Tools has a fully automated mixer.....

There ain't know way im going back to a Mackie..:D
 
VOXVENDOR said:
Plus, my Pro Tools has a fully automated mixer.....

There ain't know way im going back to a Mackie..:D
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Oh stop braggin' will you??:p
 
Who me?????


N e v e r!!!!!!;)




Gotta run... I wanna sit and watch my faders and panning knobs move around on there own for a bit.... :D:D:D
 
VOXVENDOR said:
Who me?????


N e v e r!!!!!!;)




Gotta run... I wanna sit and watch my faders and panning knobs move around on there own for a bit.... :D:D:D
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LOL!!!:D
 
Hey k4444k, allow me to steer you away from the MXB1002. I bought one about a year ago for the exact same purpose you are describing.

What I didn't notice was that the phantom power that it puts out is less than 48v. 28v to be exact. This is not good for condensor mics. Even if you don't have any condensors now, you will probably want at least one eventually.

Also, it only has inserts off two of the channels. This means you will be limited to recording two simultaneous tracks.

The pres are noisy, and the eq, despite the advertising, is not very useful.

I think this would probably make an excellent mixer for a small band in a club setting, where there are only dynamic mics in use, and a little hiss is not noticable, but for recording, it blows.

I'm planning on replacing it with a used Soundcraft. My advice to you would be to start there.

As far as soundcards and software, I use a Delta 1010 ($530), and n-Track ($40? It's cheap, anyway) and have had good luck with each. The Delta series cards are pretty well regarded, and n-Track does almost everything the big boys do for a lot less.

Happy hunting!
 
i recently got a soundcraft spirit folio f1 16/2 off of ebay for $280 shipped, and it has 8 xlr pres, inserts on each channel, two stereo channels and parametric eq. i haven't got it in yet, but i would think that you could do a lot worse for the same amount of cash (i.e. mackie 1202).
 
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