first7letters
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Hello,
I am in need of a new mixer for my analog home studio setup, my old Mackie cr-1604 has too many issues. I have a couple of projects tracked to my Tascam tsr-8 and 424 that will be getting mixed down soon.
I am actually looking at the Soundcraft Signature 22mtk right now: there are a lot of them out there that are not too old and they are in my price range. But the feature I am looking for most in mixer is the 4 band eq with two sweepable mids.
I like the 22mtk over the signature 16 because it has the option to use as a multitrack audio interface. Although I am not doing digital tracking now, it would be nice to have that option.
I know a limiting thing about these signature series is no channel inserts, but I have all my gear hooked up to a patchbay where I can insert there. Or am I missing something?
I do not have a tape deck to mix down to at this time aside from my Tascam 424mkii, and honestly have not gotten to do any serious mixdowns yet with my projects. I may mix down to vhs, or maybe just to the DAW. I like to record and mix analog because I like the work flow and I am a bit of a Luddite. And even if I use the DAW for this, I would mix OTB and treat the computer like a 2 track. Eventually it will get digitized to share with others, and maybe a limited cassette release.
The Soundcraft gb series and Allen and Heaths fits the bill with 4 band eq, but are more expensive. Will the Signature series' limited patching options be a problem, even though I have a patchbay?
I usually only record solo or with one other person and I don't see myself really getting a band together at this stage in my life.
Here is the rest of my setup:
Neutrik 24 channel patchbay
Art Pro Channel i channel strip
Art Pro VLA ii compressor
DBX 160A compressor
Klark Teknik DN 410 EQ
Alesis Midiverb iii fx
Lexicon MPX 500 fx
and I use a Mackie 1202 vlz pro for a control room mixer.
Thanks in advance for your input!
I am in need of a new mixer for my analog home studio setup, my old Mackie cr-1604 has too many issues. I have a couple of projects tracked to my Tascam tsr-8 and 424 that will be getting mixed down soon.
I am actually looking at the Soundcraft Signature 22mtk right now: there are a lot of them out there that are not too old and they are in my price range. But the feature I am looking for most in mixer is the 4 band eq with two sweepable mids.
I like the 22mtk over the signature 16 because it has the option to use as a multitrack audio interface. Although I am not doing digital tracking now, it would be nice to have that option.
I know a limiting thing about these signature series is no channel inserts, but I have all my gear hooked up to a patchbay where I can insert there. Or am I missing something?
I do not have a tape deck to mix down to at this time aside from my Tascam 424mkii, and honestly have not gotten to do any serious mixdowns yet with my projects. I may mix down to vhs, or maybe just to the DAW. I like to record and mix analog because I like the work flow and I am a bit of a Luddite. And even if I use the DAW for this, I would mix OTB and treat the computer like a 2 track. Eventually it will get digitized to share with others, and maybe a limited cassette release.
The Soundcraft gb series and Allen and Heaths fits the bill with 4 band eq, but are more expensive. Will the Signature series' limited patching options be a problem, even though I have a patchbay?
I usually only record solo or with one other person and I don't see myself really getting a band together at this stage in my life.
Here is the rest of my setup:
Neutrik 24 channel patchbay
Art Pro Channel i channel strip
Art Pro VLA ii compressor
DBX 160A compressor
Klark Teknik DN 410 EQ
Alesis Midiverb iii fx
Lexicon MPX 500 fx
and I use a Mackie 1202 vlz pro for a control room mixer.
Thanks in advance for your input!