Minimal mixers

[s_hamann]

I like the idea of CV control on sends, but I too could mostly live without the CV-ins for bigger knobs. I think I’d be more excited about this system if it wasn’t eurorack. They’re interesting modules, but there are a lot of interesting mixers for euro already. If they were the height of 5U modules with 1/4" jacks, then I’d be excited, nothing similar to that that I can think of.

[laborcamp]

These look pretty interesting.

But,

honestly, I hate this marketing “model” of publicising a product with no price.
And months before it is actually made/available.
It turns me off instantly.

[Cropsie]

XY Pads instead of knobs or faders! Ahh

I immediately thought of Lee Perry and this guy called Allan Shacklock. Allan worked at Abbey Road in the 60s and when he listens to Beatles or Pink Floyd, he “air faders” instead of “air guitars”.

The only feature I would want on a mixer, besides run of the mill stuff, would be maybe built in controllable bit reduction across a bus, perhaps an xypad like a Moog Voyager, and nice sounding analog preamps that you can overload the fk out of for some “Savvoy Truffle” type sounds. Like this guy

[murray]

Not my cup of functionality tea, but those are some damn attractive modules.

[madeofoak]

also: “functionality tea”

[jasonw22]

It has a kind of metallic flavor, but I get a real productivity boost from it.

[murray]

There I go again, blurting out potential music tool names mid-sentence…

[laborcamp]

I think that would be:

Functionalitea

right?

[jasonw22]

[jondashkyle]

[glia]

hey thanks for this

glad to have you back on here (maybe you been lurking)

[cyocir]

great thread.

I’ve been using a Rane SM82S line mixer a bit lately.

8 stereo channels with level, pan, a stereo send and dedicated return channel.

pretty minimal but does the trick.

I also have an A&H MixWizard 14:4:2 but I really regret not getting something bigger for that kind of desk mixing. I never have enough channels to bring all my effects returns back into it.

[randy]

This Taula 4 looks pretty great.

[shellfritsch]

wow lovely! would fit right in next to the RE-201

[Simeon]

Wow, that looks beautiful… bloody pricey, but lovely

[zzsnzmn]

[shellfritsch]

this isn’t minimal in the least:

This is the new DJ mixer from Xone creator and Richie Hawtin - CDM Create...

but what stands out to me is the concept of per-channel “sculpting”

very nice. i would love to see this idea translated to something much simpler.

[m_k]

do you use max for this? would love to see the patch if so

[glia]

i’m glad you posted this

it caught my eye but i couldnt decide whether anybody here would care

[kisielk]

A friend of mine recently used one of these at a gig (photo from http://www.matrixsynth.com/2011/07/midiman-synthesizer-keboard-mixer-micro.html):

I thought it was pretty cool. Two stereo aux sends and returns, very small footprint. Would be great for feedback patching and effects too.