Behringer is the king of the USB's, but their interfaces, both hardware and software, are quirky at best. The software interface does the strangest thing I've ever seen--it locks itself to the USB port on your computer to which you attach the hardware interface. The hardsware interface is supposed to hook up to the tape in/outs on the Behringer, which typically are noisier than the standard ins and outs on the main board. If you could adapt XLR to RCA plugs, you could get a better quality audio signal into or out of the USB interface, but that port-tethering thing, ... that's why I ditched the Behringer I had and went with the Mackie 820I.
On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:33:24 -0600, you wrote: >do you know if they have something similar that has a usb interface? I >almost bought a maki, but it was a regular mixer. but not enough money. > > >Dave C. Bahr > >On 9/8/2011 8:04 AM, Steve Matzura wrote: >> Highly recommend the Mackie 820I which requires a Firewire interface. >> >> On Fri, 2 Sep 2011 22:13:50 +0100, you wrote: >> >>> Hi. Am based in the UK and found lots on Amazon, but many of them >>> were very cheap (£15-ish) and seemed to be called microphone mixers. >>> I presume that they're not powerful enough to channel something as >>> powerful as a laptop or USB soundcard (hence the low price), so am >>> trying to make sure what the differences are and to ensure that I get >>> an affordable product which won't go to waste. I presumed there might >>> be some people on here who already use appropriate gear for >>> broadcasting or DJ-ing and might therefore be able to advise from >>> first-hand experience or knowledge of how these things work. >>> >>> Cheers, Danny >>> >>> On 9/2/11, Paul (Pawel) Loba<pa...@velcom.ca> wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> Have you tried google for "compact 4-channel mixer"? >>>> You need to avoid a digital one since it can be hard to go around blindly. >>>> Hth, >>>> Pawel. >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] >>>> On Behalf Of Danny Miles >>>> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 3:38 PM >>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List >>>> Subject: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer for Online >>>> Broadcasting >>>> >>>> Hi all. I'm looking to do some internet radio broadcasting and, having >>>> found that broadcasting directly through my computer or soundcard makes my >>>> microphone sound horrible (muffled, buzzing noise behind vocals, popping >>>> when turned on/off, etc), I'm looking for a suitable and accessible >>>> 4-channel mixer which I can use to channel my soundcard and microphone. >>>> I'd >>>> also like to have the option of plugging headphones into it so that I can >>>> hear the results of my work as it happens, and features such as being able >>>> to use more than one channel at once (such as talking over the start/end of >>>> a track) are also very important. Unfortunately I'm very short of space, >>>> so >>>> I need something which has good quality output but which is as compact as >>>> possible. I know this is quite a specific set of requirements, but if >>>> anyone knows of such a model which is accessible for use by someone with >>>> total sight loss (no issues with seeing lights showing feedback etc), I'd >>>> be >>>> grateful to hear details. I'd also appreciate advice on any adaptors which >>>> I might need to help me plug 3.5 mm jacks and an XLR microphone into such a >>>> machine, as this is my first time of exploring this area of production. >>>> >>>> Many thanks in advance for any help and advice, Danny >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
