[SGVLUG] Audio mixing suggestions

[Sean O'Donnell via SGVLUG]

Thanks, Michael.

Good to know. That would definitely defeat the purpose for my needs.

Something like this presonus board might be a better option, in that case...
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SL1602USB--presonus-studiolive-16.02-usb-digital-mixer
<https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SL1602USB--presonus-studiolive-16.02-usb-digital-mixer?mrkgcl=28&mrkgadid=3301332529&rkg_id=0&product_id=SL1602USB&campaigntype=shopping&campaign=aaShopping%20-%20SKU%20-%20Live%20Sound%20%26%20Lighting&adgroup=Live%20Sound%20Mixers%20-%20PreSonus%20-%20sl1602usb&placement=google&adpos=1o2&creative=280136034445&device=c&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=CjwKCAjwmZbpBRAGEiwADrmVXr3UHzLamLU6M8FRP1_ep1ClbOHU5wracohWwkz4tuzXD5We24KWABoCQ5IQAvD_BwE>

...although I'm sure there are many (more appealing) alternatives.

I'm not on the market to buy just yet, and def want to do more homework,
but am considering 'upgrading' soon enough.

-Sean


On 7/9/19 1:17 PM, Michael Proctor-Smith via SGVLUG wrote:
> Sean, 
> Be very careful most of the Mixing boards with usb are only two
> channels of input/output to/from the computer. So not really the same
> as DAW stuff where you can capture many channels and mix it in the
> computer vs analog mixing in real time and capturing the down mixed
> output. 
>
> On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 1:04 PM Sean O’Donnell via SGVLUG
> <sgvlug at sgvlug.net <mailto:sgvlug at sgvlug.net>> wrote:
>
>     Just to chime-in on fun audio discussions...
>
>     Have you looked at the zed series A&H mixing boards w/ built-in
>     USB audio interfaces?
>     https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ZED24--allen-and-heath-zed-24-mixer-with-usb
>     <https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ZED24--allen-and-heath-zed-24-mixer-with-usb?mrkgcl=28&mrkgadid=3308753499&rkg_id=0&product_id=ZED24&campaigntype=shopping&campaign=aaShopping%20-%20SKU%20-%20Live%20Sound%20%26%20Lighting&adgroup=Live%20Sound%20Mixers%20-%20Allen%20%26%20Heath%20-%20zed24&placement=google&adpos=1o17&creative=290335234259&device=t&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9pDpBRCkARIsAOzRzitde1f0oWkLs0Kj6xKulxn5kAd6Kl-clXwIe2MkHVil1YXN01n4DIEaArcNEALw_wcB>
>
>     I’ve been considering selling my Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 to
>     replace it with that one
>     (above). https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Scarlet18i20G2--focusrite-scarlett-18i20-usb-audio-interface
>
>     The scarlett 18i20 is really nice, and I have got it working with
>     Linux, although my main DAW stuff is done on Windows/MacOS. My
>     main issue now is not enough external input channels, as I’ve
>     acquired a few new synths and drum machines, so that A&H board is
>     looking much sexier. =P
>
>     Sent from my iPad
>
>     On Jul 8, 2019, at 11:41 PM, Matthew Campbell via SGVLUG
>     <sgvlug at sgvlug.net <mailto:sgvlug at sgvlug.net>> wrote:
>
>>     I just finished building a couple of new speakers and am now
>>     considering their feeding.  Any suggestions from the audiophiles
>>     in the SCALE/AV group or aficionados of any stripe are appreciated.
>>
>>     I currently am driving a carver amp from an old cell phone
>>     running Android through a small 4-channel mixer:
>>     https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ProFX4v2--mackie-profx4v2-4-channel-mixer-with-effects
>>
>>     Adding the 2 new subs requires a bi-amp setup.  I was running the
>>     sub out of the headphone jack through a low-pass filter for
>>     testing, but am looking for a better solution for production.
>>     Something like the NHT X2 sounds interesting, do any of you have
>>     experience with this?
>>     https://dk1xgl0d43mu1.cloudfront.net/user_files/nht/downloads/000/003/172/X2_Manual.pdf
>>
>>     I also think there must be a way to do this with a larger mixing 
>>     board.  What other approaches are worth inspecting?
>>
>>
>>
>>     On a separate project I am thinking of running a video display
>>     off the board through a custom Pi input.  I played with a LM3915
>>     equivalent back in high school to good effect.
>>     https://www.elprocus.com/visualized-audio-level-display-using-lm3915/
>>
>>
>>     Here's the kind of project I had in mind.  This is a video of a
>>     commercial product, anyone build something along these lines
>>     recently?
>>     https://youtu.be/PAjNA0UocOs
>>
>>     Matt
>>
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