Looking for compact live mixer - max budget £300

[pk]

Found a load of good microphones too - check pms...

 

[audiotech]

What's wrong with Soundcraft?

They have a good reputation according to everyone I've asked.

I wasn't too sure about Soundcraft after hearing a guy in a second hand music shop making disparaging remarks about their mixers.

May have been a one off?

 

[audiotech]

Nowt wrong with them (far from it in fact), they are one of the only two analogue mixer companies I ever spec on riders.

I got the spec bit, but what's 'riders'?

 

[pk]

Minimum requirements for turning up.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I got the spec bit, but what's 'riders'?

From my POV is the technical spec for a show. (from a bands POV it's how many cans of beer and naked lovlies they'll be supplied with in their dressing room and so on)

Beforehand I'll work with a production company/promoter and work out what it is they want to do, and from that I'll draw up a list of kit required to do it, from desk to amps, speakers, backline etc

That kit will then be supplied by a hire company and I'll turn up and plug it all in

 

[sherriff rosco]

I got the spec bit, but what's 'riders'?

What I have to deal with every day....

Usaully some head in the clouds wish-list that I then proceed to chop back to down-to-earth normality!

But some are v.funny...Google Iggy Pop`s rider if you want a laugh.

.p.

 

[editor]

Just a quick update to say I'm getting on a treat with the Soundcraft MPM 12/2 mixer with Alwsis midiverb combo. It sounds terrific!

Thanks again to all for their help and advice.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Just a quick update to say I'm getting on a treat with the Soundcraft MPM 12/2 mixer with Alwsis midiverb combo. It sounds terrific!

Marvelous

So, what's next on the list?

 

[El Jefe]

 

[editor]

I'm digging the lasers. I'll have to see if the Albert don't mind me removing their roof.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I'm digging the lasers. I'll have to see if the Albert don't mind me removing their roof.

I've got a small laser, I'll bring it next time I come down

 

[editor]

Yes please! And we can frazzle any punter who dares to get in the way of the light show.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Yes please! And we can frazzle any punter who dares to get in the way of the light show.

TBH it'd struggle to frazzle a small mouse, but it does look pretty and makes lots of fancy shapes in time to the music

 

[editor]

Anything's got to be better than the current £15 Maplin cheesy bedroom disco set up!

 

[editor]

Have to say that the PA sounded fucking awesome on Friday night at the Albert - and it was as loud as fuck.

I'm now running two monitor mixes and have got my head around adding basic reverb/echo through the Alesis and hopefully are done spending for a while.

I guess the next expenditure will be another mic (I'll post on the other thread about that) and a couple of tough mic stands and some lights.

I could have maybe used a compressor/gate to control the BD a bit but it wasn't that bad.

If by chance £100 was to fall into my pocket, would would you guys suggest as the next investment?

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

An SM58 (or maybe a 57) and a decent stand for it. You can never have enough.


Or if you want a compressor/gate a DBX 266XL would do the job - they're cheap but do a pretty decent job for the money.