<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Just to chime-in on fun audio discussions...<div><br></div><div>Have you looked at the zed series A&H mixing boards w/ built-in USB audio interfaces?</div><div><a href="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">https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ZED24--allen-and-heath-zed-24-mixer-with-usb</a></div><div><br></div><div>I’ve been considering selling my Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 to replace it with that one (above). <a href="https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Scarlet18i20G2--focusrite-scarlett-18i20-usb-audio-interface">https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Scarlet18i20G2--focusrite-scarlett-18i20-usb-audio-interface</a></div><div><br></div><div>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<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Jul 8, 2019, at 11:41 PM, Matthew Campbell via SGVLUG <<a href="mailto:sgvlug@sgvlug.net">sgvlug@sgvlug.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>I currently am driving a carver amp from an old cell phone running Android through a small 4-channel mixer:</div><div><a href="https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ProFX4v2--mackie-profx4v2-4-channel-mixer-with-effects">https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ProFX4v2--mackie-profx4v2-4-channel-mixer-with-effects</a></div><div><br></div><div>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?</div><div><a href="https://dk1xgl0d43mu1.cloudfront.net/user_files/nht/downloads/000/003/172/X2_Manual.pdf">https://dk1xgl0d43mu1.cloudfront.net/user_files/nht/downloads/000/003/172/X2_Manual.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>I also think there must be a way to do this with a larger mixing board. What other approaches are worth inspecting?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div>
<div><a href="https://www.elprocus.com/visualized-audio-level-display-using-lm3915/">https://www.elprocus.com/visualized-audio-level-display-using-lm3915/</a> </div><br></div><div>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?<br></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/PAjNA0UocOs">https://youtu.be/PAjNA0UocOs</a></div><br><div>Matt</div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">---------<br>Matthew Campbell<br>Architect Lead, Office of the CTO<br><br>Kaiser Permanente<br>Green Center 041R08<br>99 S. Oakland<br>Pasadena, CA 91101<br><br>626-564-7228 (office)<br>8-338-7228 (tie-line)<br>626-460-9781 (mobile)<br>---------<br><a href="http://kp.org/thrive" target="_blank">kp.org/thrive</a></div></div></div></div>
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