For discussion about setting up your studio and advice on the gear and equipment within it.
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By thematterlp Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:40 am
Whats a good mixer to have in the set up? I might have this in thewrong spot, but I have a DJ mixer but looking for something that I can connect everything too..I have an MPC 2000xl and Ensoniq 16 Plus on the way

By debar Sun Sep 19, 2004 12:49 pm
give us more info as to what you need to use it for. do you just need to monitor all of your gear or do you need it for tracking or mixdown or all of the above. do the 2000xl and ensoniq have the multiple outs options and what other gear do you need to connect to the mixer? are you going to take it out for gigging or just in the home studio? what's your budget?

in general though, you have 2 popular choices:

a Behringer ---> these are very cheap and a good first mixer.

or a Mackie ---> these are a little more expensive than a Behringer, but they seem to be built a little more rugged. a lot of people say that they sound better but as semi-pro models, there's really not much difference. Mackie's do have better mic preamps though, but with the gear you've got, you're not going to need them.

also there is the analog vs. digital thing, but with your gear, analog is probably the best way to go.

anyways, you're not going to get audiophile-sound quality without going to a pro studio or dropping thousands of dollars, but for a home studio or for gigging there's plenty of options out there.

if you need more info on types of mixers this dude has a pretty good guide (it's three pages long): http://www.tweakheadz.com/choosing_a_mi ... tudio.html
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By thematterlp Sun Sep 19, 2004 3:16 pm
I need it for all of the above and it's strickly for my home to make beats and I wanna hook it up to my laptop to mixdown and lovey dovey the beats
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By thematterlp Sun Sep 19, 2004 3:17 pm
Whats a good decent, cheap model to get for both?

By JStruMENTAL Sun Sep 19, 2004 3:22 pm
http://www.zzounds.com/item--BEHUB1002

^^ there u go im gettin that to
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By thematterlp Sun Sep 19, 2004 11:33 pm
whats your set up like son?
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By binger0 Sun Sep 19, 2004 11:34 pm
i would get more channels then that. get the ub2442fx if u got like $279 layin around. u gotta remeber that stereo tracks take up 2 channels. So if u got a turn, keys, computer, mpc thats allready 8 tracks. So get more so u dont have to update later. i would at least go with 16 to begin with. the berhingers are too cheap not too.

By StevenMek Mon Sep 20, 2004 8:40 am
Before answering that, how much can u afford? and how many inputs do u want/need etc....
By martyfulu Tue Sep 21, 2004 3:12 pm
what about yamaha mg series. Im thinking of gettin one of these. No one seems to talk about them .Are they bad?
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By stryke Tue Sep 21, 2004 4:12 pm
Roland vs series are nice and compact.
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By thematterlp Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:20 pm
I want something practicle with as many outs as I can get from 400 or less.....prefer less....one kid on here has one for sale and I contacted him, just waiting for a e-mail back
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By thematterlp Wed Sep 22, 2004 2:46 am
Just realized thats what binger told me to cop, and well I did

By cashstill Wed Sep 22, 2004 4:55 am
behringer crap, Mackie the way to go more reliable & cleaner sound

i have seen behringers that start to produce audio noises in your tracks

that's just from my experience, to each its own woadie (New Orleans talk)