Any reason not to passive mix?

[apa]

I have a mic submix feeding a compressor and another single mic
feeding a another compressor. I need to mix the outputs of those 2
compressors the 10K input of a distribution amp. I have enough places
to adjust the gains relative to each other, so all I really need is
summing. I know I'll lose 6 dB if I sum them with 10K resistors. Is
there any reason not to compensate for the loss using the compressor
output level controls and save myself the cost of an active mixer?
Thanks, Andy

[Scott Dorsey]

apa > wrote:
>I have a mic submix feeding a compressor and another single mic
>feeding a another compressor. I need to mix the outputs of those 2
>compressors the 10K input of a distribution amp. I have enough places
>to adjust the gains relative to each other, so all I really need is
>summing. I know I'll lose 6 dB if I sum them with 10K resistors. Is
>there any reason not to compensate for the loss using the compressor
>output level controls and save myself the cost of an active mixer?

No, that's a perfectly reasonable approach. People need to do more of
that kind of thing, I think.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[David Gravereaux]

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Ditto on what Scott said.

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[Ian Bell[_2_]]

David Gravereaux wrote:
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Yup, thirded.

Cheers

Ian

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Great. Thanks everyone.

-Andy


On Jul 17, 6:18*pm, Ian Bell > wrote:
> David Gravereaux wrote:
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> Yup, thirded.
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> Cheers
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> Ian