Thread: need suggestion about some mixer, compress, limiter

What is your budget?

Deusx:
What part of the world are you in? This makes a BIG difference as to what you have access to and your budget. Example: a dbx 286a mic processor (which is a good low-priced channel strip for voiceovers) is a mere $200 in the States. In other parts of the world, it can cost almost $500 !!
Why do you want a mixer? I use Sonar 6.0 with a composer/partner. Our 2 Tascam DM24s sit idle. So do my analog boards...In any case, you might look at a Yamaha DM1000 or 01v96. With the Yamahas, their onboard DSP dynamics/EQ are good enough to not need outboard processing. And the moving faders really impress the clients!

iam in Pakistan and my budget is around 12000 us $.
i thought of the mixer because i found it convinient using basic eq on it rather than uploading from vst's, however even if i get a mixer i don't want want to go for something that might take me long to understand how it works because of my very little experience with mixers. work on vst's most of the time. i am a musician but right now working aaaand learning about sound engineering.

Deusx!! A sound engineer not knowing how to get around on a mixer is like a race car driver saying,"I need an automatic transmission because I can't shift gears"!!!
Well, if you want to learn to be a sound engineer, you need to learn about mixers! Even these days, where so much can be done right at a computer, you need to know what to do behind a mixing desk. Let's say that you have a talented client who gets a "record deal" after you cut some demoes for him. He says that he has a budget to hire you to go to some big fancy recording studio in, say, London, to do the tracking, all expenses paid, and will not take "no" for an answer. But you say, "I'm sorry, and I realize that I am a sound engineer, but I really don't know how to operate a mixing board, so please don't take me to London." :lol:
Of course you need to get around a board, and you'll wonder why you didn't learn how sooner!
In any case, with the budget you have, you should be looking at a Yamaha DM1000, or at the very least an 01v96. These aren't rocket science, they are very intuitive to operate, and they are very powerful tools to have at your disposal. Just don't make the mistake I made and buy a Tascam digital board!
There are plenty of books out there that will help you learn about mixers.
And I even read somewhere that there are actually websites to help those that ask pertinent questions about them We're here to help you, man.
Just don't ask,"What's a mixer for?".... 8-)

You mean like this post?

http://www.recording.org/ftopict-44775-whats.html+mixer

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Originally Posted by bent

You mean like this post?

http://www.recording.org/ftopict-44775-whats.html+mixer

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YEAH!!! Just look at that guys avatar pic....it says it all !
Deusx, you're not in that camp and you don't EVER want to be, OK?
Learn about mixers...they are our friend!

Deusx, you have already been working with some quality microphones. Your software and plug-ins are rather sophisticated. So, I have to assume that you are already reasonably proficient with what you have described.For your situation, I wouldn't necessarily change the way you work and what you work with.

What I would suggest that would differ from your existing system that you have used would be a DAW/software control surface. Just like the Yamaha suggestion, which is a fully integrated digital mixer and DAW like device and controller. Digidesign also makes these types of devices with numerous different models and corresponding prices. Throw Mackie, Allen & Heath and others into the mix and you will probably take to it like a duck takes to water? Are there ducks in Pakistan?

To the issue of hardware-based compressors and limiters and other stuff like that, yes, many of those above mentioned digital mixers can accommodate some external analog processing. It largely depends upon the unit you choose. And just like Moonbaby indicated, if you don't know your way around an audio console, you won't know how to make any kind of choice. Our suggestions won't help you in that respect. Needless to say, those devices pretty much all do the same things. It's only the manner in which you do them that differs. Only you know what makes you comfortable, confident, professional. We can't give you that experience as much as some of us might like to. It's like life. You know it's time to die when you know it's your time and not before then, hopefully. None of us can answer that question. There are however many well produced training/educational DVDs/courses for specific pieces of equipment available. Such as many of the Digidesign devices/control surfaces/digital mixers, etc.. These may not give you the answers you seek but may give you a better overview as to what you might want to recommend for purchase, if your level of understanding is there?

I've heard Pakistani rock-and-roll when I worked for VOA. Wasn't bad.
Ms. Remy Ann David

Awright, here he is again. Wasn't here for quite a long time.

You should listen to what Remy says. All of her posts are "pro". Period.

You should get a decent preamp. You have good mics that need something like a Neve or Focusrite (I mean their Pro-stuff) or you name it. 2nd a decent ADC/DAC.

You don't need a mixer. Forget about people saying that digital sounds worse than analog. They don't know how to mix.

You have Waves Plugins and Sonar. That's basically all you need.

Regards.

Bill