HELLO TB'ERS, I AM USUALLY OVER AT THE BASS THREADS BUT HAVE A DIFFERENT QUESTION TODAY. I HAVE PLAYED BASS FOREVER BUT AM JUST NOW SETTING UP A SMALL RECORDING STUDIO AND REHEARSAL STUDIO. I HAVE A FOSTEX 280 THAT A FRIEND IS LETTING ME USE UNTIL IAM GOOD ENOUGH TO BUY THE RECORDER THAT I WANT. PROBLEM IS THAT THE MIC'S THAT I HAVE NEED PHANTOM POWER AND THE FOSTEX 280 DOESN'T OFFER IT. I WAS GOING TO GET A PHANTOM POWER SUPPLY BUT MY OLD DRUMMER TOLD ME JUST TO GET A GOOD BUT INEXPENSIVE 8 -12 CHANNEL MIXER WITH PHANTOM POWER SO THAT I WILL HAVE USE OF A MIXER RATHER THAN JUST THE POWER SUPPLY. WHAT IS A GOOD MIXER TO START WITH THAT HAS PHANTOM POWER I WAS THINKING OF A USED ONE FOR UNDER $100.00. WHICH MAKE AND MOSELS DO YOU SUGGEST? THANKS
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DECENT MIXER
- Thread starter THE BASSMONGER
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the cheapest id get an inexpensive mixer with 8-12 channels with phantom power is gonna run you at least $500. Nothing usable with that many channels is gonna be cheaper than that really. Youll need something with deceant pres and eqs. I find when u spend much less than that your just coloring your sound in an unpleasing way. Id just go with a phantom power supply.
A used Mackie VLZ will set you back ~ $300-320 on evilBay, but hyperlitem's larger point is right on.
If you spend $100 on a mixer, you will have just paid $100 to introduce a trashy sound into your mix that no amount of time and money will fully remove. Bargain pre-amps are no bargain, in other words.
agreed, a vlz is gonna be your best bet. If you really wanted to use it for recording though ive heard those pres are extremly modable. Once you did that itd put you way over but youd have an amazing recording mixer.
That Yamaha is a good deal. Or the next model up.
IMHO there's plenty of low cost mixers that sound great. Clean, uncolored, great headroom. You can always start off with a cheap mixer, and move onto a more expensive one after you know how far you want to go with it. You can always use a small mixer for a submix. Check that mixer you buy has the appropriate phantom voltage for you mics. Some don't do 48v. The Yamaha does.
IMHO there's plenty of low cost mixers that sound great. Clean, uncolored, great headroom. You can always start off with a cheap mixer, and move onto a more expensive one after you know how far you want to go with it. You can always use a small mixer for a submix. Check that mixer you buy has the appropriate phantom voltage for you mics. Some don't do 48v. The Yamaha does.
