Re: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer for Online Broadcasting, and an eq

2011-09-20 Thread Steve Matzura
I love the hell outa the Mackie, but I'll tell you, you use up eight
channels in a quickquick hurry! Two for a stereo mic, four for two
synths, two for an external audio feed through the Firewire interface,
and you're done. If I could afford it, I'd've gotten the 1640, but
it's thrice the price. For now, I'm full up, but as long as I don't
need everything at once, I can unplug or patch out some things and
bring in others. It sounds great, does what I want, and I'd recommend
it to anyone looking for a high-quality lasts-forever entry-level
eight-channel board that's portable and lightweight, easy to use, and
flexible within reason.

Regarding your equalizer, well, more bands is always better, but with
my messed-up ears, I've found anything more than five bands is
overkill unless you're in a recording studio with lots of requirements
for frequency-band suppression or amplification for certain instrument
and microphone combinations. Then you can fine-tune almost anything to
resemble almost anything you want, regardless of the mic or instrument
or acoustics or anything.

On Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:11:30 -0600, you wrote:

How is that macky? I almost bought one, I'm also looking for an eq and 
saw a dbx 15 band for about 160 bucks, not bad I thought. I don't know 
enough about 31 band eq to justify the money on it


Dave C. Bahr

On 9/19/2011 5:10 PM, Steve Matzura wrote:
 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) Lobapa...@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.


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 [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

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Re: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer for Online Broadcasting

2011-09-19 Thread Steve Matzura
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) Lobapa...@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

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Re: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer for Online Broadcasting, and an eq

2011-09-19 Thread Dave bahr
How is that macky? I almost bought one, I'm also looking for an eq and 
saw a dbx 15 band for about 160 bucks, not bad I thought. I don't know 
enough about 31 band eq to justify the money on it



Dave C. Bahr

On 9/19/2011 5:10 PM, Steve Matzura wrote:

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) Lobapa...@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

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Re: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer for Online Broadcasting, and an eq

2011-09-19 Thread Johnny Angel

Hi guys,

has anyone ever heard of theTascam FW1884daw?  I know of one available 
for around $800 new.  But I don't know much about it and if I would be 
able to use it with my Kurzweil K2600 keyboard and my MacBook pro.  Any 
thoughts on this unit?


Thanks,

Johnny Chilelli

On 9/19/2011 9:11 PM, Dave bahr wrote:

How is that macky? I almost bought one, I'm also looking for an eq and
saw a dbx 15 band for about 160 bucks, not bad I thought. I don't know
enough about 31 band eq to justify the money on it


Dave C. Bahr

On 9/19/2011 5:10 PM, Steve Matzura wrote:

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) Lobapa...@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

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Re: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer for Online Broadcasting

2011-09-08 Thread Steve Matzura
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

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Re: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer for Online Broadcasting

2011-09-08 Thread Dave bahr
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) Lobapa...@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

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RE: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer for Online Broadcasting

2011-09-02 Thread Paul (Pawel) Loba
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

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Re: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer for Online Broadcasting

2011-09-02 Thread Danny Miles
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

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