good mixers for under 200$

dmbDMBdmb · Post by **dmbDMBdmb** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 11:07 am

Im trying to setup a little come recording studio where i can eventually make some demo cds. Everyones talkign about mixers and i geuss its better to have one then jsut hook your mics straigt into the computer.

ANYWAY

do any of you have (or know of) good mixers in the 150$ ranger (200$ TOPS!!

)

dmb

....1 last side question. I have an elctric/acoustic. Should is till mic it or plug it directly into a mixer?

Buck23 · Post by **Buck23** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 1:19 pm

is it bad that I read the title of this thread and thought "sure man, just go get some sour mix, or maybe some coke, it goes with everything and should run you about 5 bux?"

everydayDMBfan_18 · Post by **everydayDMBfan_18** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 1:22 pm

I'm going to push for mackie because I love their preamps

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid ... _id/59448/

MWR · Post by **MWR** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 4:50 pm

dmbDMBdmb wrote:Im trying to setup a little come recording studio where i can eventually make some demo cds. Everyones talkign about mixers and i geuss its better to have one then jsut hook your mics straigt into the computer.

ANYWAY

do any of you have (or know of) good mixers in the 150$ ranger (200$ TOPS!! )

dmb

....1 last side question. I have an elctric/acoustic. Should is till mic it or plug it directly into a mixer?

If your only using a couple of inputs than I'd go with a nice pre-amp. Keep in mind that if your mics are low quality than buying other expensive stuff to put in the signal chain won't do jack. Start with a nice mic (I've heard great things about this one) Then I would get a presonus pre-amp or something comparable. Those Bheringer mixer/preamps suck so stay away. Then if you really want to have pro quality get a compressor (RNC is by far the best you can get for the money.
Thats what I'm hoping to get for myself anyway.

Mjazk26 · Post by **Mjazk26** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 6:10 pm

Those Bheringer mixer/preamps suck so stay away. Then if you really want to have pro quality get a compressor .

MWR why do you say that? I was just curious because I have one and it works great for me but I really don't have much knowledge in recording so I probably wouldn't know the difference.

dmbDMBdmb · Post by **dmbDMBdmb** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 11:44 am

Mackie DFX6 6x2 Mixer with EFX

on musicians friend it says its for live sound, but can i still use it to recod and hook it up straight to my computer (like does its have the connection things to do that)

fatjack · Post by **fatjack** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 12:23 pm

i have a peavey RQ200 and its quite nice, i got it for about $200

i can give you one other suggestion too, stay away from behringer

thejoe · Post by **thejoe** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 6:31 pm

why is behringer bad?

i know theyre cheap and there must be somthing
but they seem to be not bad for the price

charliemike · Post by **charliemike** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 6:47 pm

I don't think Behringers are bad at all.

I have one and a friend who plays in a band (not a bunch of doofuses but a real band) uses one at home.

It's a good mixer for the $$

Mogan · Post by **Mogan** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 8:32 pm

Behringers are good for the money, or Yamaha

thejoe · Post by **thejoe** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 8:35 pm

fatjack... O_o

dmbDMBdmb · Post by **dmbDMBdmb** » Sun Jul 11, 2004 11:36 pm

i can give you one other suggestion too, stay away from behringer

yea sure....can i get some more ideas jstu for opitions

thanks man

MWR · Post by **MWR** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 3:39 pm

Sure Behringer is good for the price but the guys talking about making a demo. If he said that he just wanted to post and get feedback my advice would have been different. I have a Behringer mixer myself and it works well enough but it's also noisy as fuck. You get what you pay for.
I always advise people to spend more money right off the bat because 9/10 times they are going to get more serious about it. That way you avoid spending money on crap that you'll grow out of in a few months. It takes a while to save up for a good git just as it does for recording gear.

Xoosh · Post by **Xoosh** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 7:11 pm

hey i bought a behringer, 6 input for $79.99 and it's been wonderful. no problems, great sound. And really the biggest issues is how you go from the mixer to the digital (or analog) The higher the pre-amp quality, or the higher the connection quality, the better it'll sound and be.

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everydayDMBfan_18 · Post by **everydayDMBfan_18** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 7:18 pm

Xoosh wrote:hey i bought a behringer, 6 input for $79.99 and it's been wonderful. no problems, great sound. And really the biggest issues is how you go from the mixer to the digital (or analog) The higher the pre-amp quality, or the higher the connection quality, the better it'll sound and be.

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