#742

Really like this one. Way beyond my budget and would rather spend the cash on other gear, but definitely deserves an applause.

#743

Whatā€™s up with the SCSI box? Does he have a mic on it?

#744

EDIT: Found this interview http://sonicacts.com/portal/combining-compositional-precision-and-uncontrolled-processes, describing what it is (vaguely):

TA: The audience sees my movements as gestures, but all Iā€™m doing is playing the instrument. Nonetheless, the haptic and the tactile are certainly important; just as important as knowing which knobs on the Serge crackle ā€“ so that it can be used as a crackle generator. This is why I move bits of metal back and forth in a little short-circuiting interface I built. I also often have a contact microphone around my neck with paper clips or something like that attached to it. I have several simple hardware boxes and techniques to make the electronic music somewhat more tactile. Sometimes I hit or scrape things. That sound can then be run through ten different synth modules that make it sound completely different, but Iā€™m still introducing a measure of tactility to the music, and thatā€™s very valuable for a musician.

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#745

Yeah, looks like the short-circuiting interface mentioned. There are labeled leads going from the box to the serger, and the slot at the top is labeled. Interesting!

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#746

:heart_eyes:

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#747

I love those sliders. Not sure Iā€™ve ever seen them in that style before, but it makes perfect sense for ergonomics.

#748

I got this thing today :slight_smile:

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#749

looks great! would love to hear some impressions when youā€™ve tried it out :slight_smile:
seems like something that could work in my portable setupā€¦

#750

Reminds me of this mixer i had as a kid:

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I am sure yours is nicer because this thing was garbage imo.

#751

Those mixers look way too similar for it to be a coincidence! Iā€™d wager theyā€™re made by the same companyā€¦

#752

Haha. Hopefully mine was bad for external reasons such as living near the sea. The whole thing rusted

#753

Cool, and itā€™s only ā‚¬40! What do you use it with?

#754

I just saw the same mixer in a shop with a different brand on it, seems to be a common designā€¦

#755

I got one of these incomingā€¦ same design, different brand.

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#756

I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a small analog mixer for Ā±4 stereo inputs, ideally with 1 or 2 aux sends and USB connectivity so it can also function as a soundcard (2in/2out is fine for now).

It seems like all analog mixers are mono, only DJ mixers seem to do stereo, but they are usually quiet big. Iā€™d like to be able to just plug in some hardware stereo synths and mono synths with stereo effects to a box thatā€™s as small as possible.
Or am I doing something ā€œwrongā€ and is there a better/simpler way to solve this problem?

#757

if youā€™re looking for analog, why have it also be your soundcard? If you drop that requirement, there are plenty of Yamahas and Mackies out there.

Unlessā€”oh I see, the number of stereo inputs is higher than Iā€™ve seen on a lot of mixers. Most mixers do have stereo output, so one option is to get a bunch of TRS to dual TS 1/4" ā€œinsertā€ type cables, and then just pan the tip channel hard left and the ring channel hard right. Kind of a pain, though, I guess.

#758

Mainly because Iā€™d like to have as small a setup as possible. I need a mixer, would be nice if it could replace my soundcard, then I donā€™t en up with n+1 devices :wink:
If itā€™s not possible no problem of course :slight_smile:

My main issue with using the ā€œmono-focusedā€ mixers for this is that they take up a lot more space because when treating a stereo signal as two separate channels you get almost 100% redundant controls that take up space.
To be honest I was quiet surprised to see many mixers have support for 1 or 2 stereo channels next to the mono channels but not one mixer supporting only stereo channels.

#759

There are quite a few mixers that feature mostly stereo channels, but theyā€™re mostly rackmount. In a portable form factor all I can think of is the Radial Key Largo, but thatā€™s 3 channels and only 1 AUX. Iā€™ve been looking for something similar and will probably end up with a mackie 1202, as itā€™s the smallest mixer Iā€™ve found with 2 sends and dedicated return inputsā€¦

#760

it is kind of interesting, right? I will say though, that for example my bandā€™s setup really only has two truly stereo sourcesā€”Clouds, and a laptop, and Iā€™d guess thatā€™s not uncommon, hence your predicament.

If youā€™re looking to save space, maybe it would make sense to looking into audio interfaces with a number of ins that have a monitor out? Or a K-mix? Have only seen one, not tried it, but it seems crazy useful.

#761

The Key Largo looks rather nice, it is quiet expensive though. Iā€™ll have a look at rackmount options, I have a half-rack planned, so maybe I can find something that fits in that format.
The Mackie 1202 without the 4 mono channels would be perfect, and so much smaller than it is now. Maybe one can mod it? :roll_eyes:
Regarding rackmount, this looks quiet OK, just 1 FX send though, but still rather nice. Might be a good option since it can sit in a rack and not be on my desk. Does mean slightly less quick/easy access to volume control of course http://www.alesis.com/products/view/multimix-8-line

Yeah, itā€™s totally understandable from a market perspective :slight_smile:

Audio interfaces with live monitoring could also be an option, though FX sends (and pan) will probably be missing. I was unpleasantly surprised by my NI Komplete 6, which has 4 input channels with ā€œlive monitoringā€ but that actually only works for the first two channels :expressionless:

K-Mix seems to be the best option thus far, but Iā€™m not sure if Iā€™ll like it, since I switched to hardware for more hands-on/tactile control and Iā€™m not sure if the K-Mix will work well for that.

I did find this one, itā€™s digital though and relatively old (Ā±10 years), so not sure how easy itā€™ll be to find one and how well it works https://www.roland.com/us/products/m-16dx/