Mixers??

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I'm in the process of putting together a small PA system for my home studio. After reading the posts here, I more or less have decided to go with powered speakers. My question is how much does the mixer affetct the overall tone quality? If you had to choose, would get great speakes and a so-so mixer, or somewhere in between?

As for the mixer, I only need 6 or 8 channels (famous last word) but I do want some effects reverb. Want model would you guys reccomend?

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If you want effects and you are on a budget the two best candidates that I can think of are the Mackie DFX series, (thats what I have) and the yamaha MG FX series. (My dad has one of those). The Yamaha seems to have better preamps then the Mackie does, but the mackie has better effects and more bells and whistles if I remember right. The DFX12 has 6 XLR inputs and 6 preamps and it has a small main mix eq, but has only high and low channel eq's. The MG 12fx has I think only 4xlr inputs but 6 preamps and it has better channel eqs because they include a high, mid, and low. They both have digital effects. They are also similar in price.
 
First, you're not looking for a PA system. You're looking for a monitoring system. A PA is for live performances and will not offer the fidelity you want for recording purposes. I'm not picking nits here. These are two distinctly different things and if you go out and buy a PA system, you're going to be very unhappy with the results (unless you want to perform live, of course).

That said, ideally, a mixer should not color the sound other than if you decide to add eq or effects to a particular channel or bus. On the lower end, the Yamaha MG series is very popular. I haven't used them, but everyone seems pleased with their sound and quality.

Speakers are very subjective and the only way to choose is to try to listen to as many of them as possible. You should get the best speakers that your budget will allow. They are a critical piece of your monitoring chain.

Ted
 
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