Looking for a nice line mixer

[oli]

Can anyone suggest an at least 8 channel line mixer that is of high
quality. XLR format please,

Thanks, Oli

[oli]

analogue and under 2 grand?


oli wrote:
> Can anyone suggest an at least 8 channel line mixer that is of high
> quality. XLR format please,
>
> Thanks, Oli

[hank alrich]

oli wrote:

> analogue and under 2 grand?
>
>
> oli wrote:
> > Can anyone suggest an at least 8 channel line mixer that is of high
> > quality. XLR format please,
> >
> > Thanks, Oli

What do you want to do with the mixer?

--
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"Iraq" is Arabic for "Vietnam"

[Scott Dorsey]

oli > wrote:
>Can anyone suggest an at least 8 channel line mixer that is of high
>quality. XLR format please,

You want to spend $50, or do you want to spend $20K?

For around $10K you can get a LiLo from Speck, which is one of the nicest
consoles I have ever had the pleasure of using.

In the $5k range you can get anything from a used Cadac Type S shortloaded,
which has really nice EQ and nice routing, to a Millennia Media Mix Suite,
again shortloaded, with no EQ but a very clean and direct signal path.

For $500 you can get the ARX. No EQ and knobs instead of faders, no
routing, but it sounds surprisingly clean.

In general you'll pay more for a straight line mixer than for a comparable
general purpose mixer.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[oli]

Thanks for that. It's starting to point me in the right direction.
On Jan 23, 4:40 pm, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
> oli > wrote:
> >Can anyone suggest an at least 8 channel line mixer that is of high
> >quality. XLR format please,You want to spend $50, or do you want to spend $20K?
>
> For around $10K you can get a LiLo from Speck, which is one of the nicest
> consoles I have ever had the pleasure of using.
>
> In the $5k range you can get anything from a used Cadac Type S shortloaded,
> which has really nice EQ and nice routing, to a Millennia Media Mix Suite,
> again shortloaded, with no EQ but a very clean and direct signal path.
>
> For $500 you can get the ARX. No EQ and knobs instead of faders, no
> routing, but it sounds surprisingly clean.
>
> In general you'll pay more for a straight line mixer than for a comparable
> general purpose mixer.
> --scott
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Abemeister]

Mackie or Yamaha will cure all ills and will not break the bank.

On Jan 23, 6:21 pm, "oli" > wrote:
> Thanks for that. It's starting to point me in the right direction.
> On Jan 23, 4:40 pm, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
>
> > oli > wrote:
> > >Can anyone suggest an at least 8 channel line mixer that is of high
> > >quality. XLR format please,You want to spend $50, or do you want to spend $20K?
>
> > For around $10K you can get a LiLo from Speck, which is one of the nicest
> > consoles I have ever had the pleasure of using.
>
> > In the $5k range you can get anything from a used Cadac Type S shortloaded,
> > which has really nice EQ and nice routing, to a Millennia Media Mix Suite,
> > again shortloaded, with no EQ but a very clean and direct signal path.
>
> > For $500 you can get the ARX. No EQ and knobs instead of faders, no
> > routing, but it sounds surprisingly clean.
>
> > In general you'll pay more for a straight line mixer than for a comparable
> > general purpose mixer.
> > --scott
> > --
> > "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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If you don't mind your signal being padded down and reamplified
unnecessarily, that is. That's exactly what those low-cost consoles do
with the line inputs.

The original poster has not been specific enough about his
requirements. Does he need EQ? Panning? Aux sends? Routing? If he only
needs to mix 8 lines down to two with no bells 'n whistles, he (or a
hobbyist friend) could build a damn fine little mixer out of a metal
box, a few pots and resistors and a couple of ICs and caps.

On Jan 24, 8:02 am, "Abemeister" > wrote:
> Mackie or Yamaha will cure all ills and will not break the bank.
>

[Scott Dorsey]

> wrote:
>If you don't mind your signal being padded down and reamplified
>unnecessarily, that is. That's exactly what those low-cost consoles do
>with the line inputs.

So, run the signal into the inserts. Of course, you have no trims,
unbalanced inputs and you STILL can't disable the goddam equalization,
but it's good enough for a lot of things.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[[email protected]]

Don't laugh, but... you know those old cheap Ross 8x2 mixers? If you
plug your lines into the inserts, your whole shebang only goes through
ONE chip, the mix amp (a 5534). The EQ is actually pre-insert, and
there's no post-fader buffer. Of course, using the mixer this way, the
input is unbalanced and the input impedance varies, depending on
control settings--but it's worth a try if you want minimalist mixing on
the cheap.

The Ross is essentially a copy of this Studiomaster circuit:
http://www.studiomasterarchive.com/6-2-1sc.pdf

On Jan 24, 4:14 pm, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
> > wrote:
> >If you don't mind your signal being padded down and reamplified
> >unnecessarily, that is. That's exactly what those low-cost consoles do
> >with the line inputs.So, run the signal into the inserts. Of course, you have no trims,
> unbalanced inputs and you STILL can't disable the goddam equalization,
> but it's good enough for a lot of things.
> --scott
>
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[darrelldklein]

I have a 24 channel Roland line mixer I am not using. However, it has
1/4 inch inputs.
Let me know if you are interested

On Jan 23, 3:50 pm, "oli" > wrote:
> Can anyone suggest an at least 8 channel line mixer that is of high
> quality. XLR format please,
>
> Thanks, Oli