what mixer do you have?

[halfguard]

im just curious what mixer everyone use with their pt set up. im looking to buy one soon and need some opinions. i have a 002r.

[werds mekani]

digi 002r, mackie 1604 vlz. i likey, i likey lots.

[storm-01]

digi 002r, mackie 1604 vlz. i likey, i likey lots.

I would agree. Mackie makes a great mixer for the price. Low self noise, and good mic pres. I use a 1402 vlz because it suits my needs better. Whatever you do, stay away from Behringer!

Stormy

[PRS4LIFE]

How do you have it hooked up? just the direct outs hooked into the line in's on the back of the 002r? And if so, what do you do with the other mic pre's on the mackie?

[Bastiaan]

Soundcraft Spirit Folio SX. Sweet little mixer with nice British EQ. I also use the same mixer for live-stuff.

I can feed the mic-pre's to ptle using the direct outputs. That also gives dedicated gain and EQ per channel.

[lochgarman1798]

Soundtracs Project 8 Topaz 24/8/2, a dual inline desk 48 channels + FX on mixdown. I bought it new to use with my Fostex old E16 ,about 5 years ago.

I still can't get used to mixing with a mouse without a mixer although I don't use the Digi001 outputs for any critical tracks/channels anyway!

So when it's time for mixdown I send the PTLE tracks in stereo pairs via a Lexicon MPX1 FX Reverb used as a A/D converter! Until I get hold of decent quality ADAT converter that is? Everything is recorded through a Mindprint AN/DI Pro Pre Amp A/D converter.

Looks like my Digi001 is being used as large dongle for PTLE

Cheers JK

[where02190]

Soundtracs SoloLogic 24x8x24 with VCA and mute automation. we mostly mix secondary tracks in PT "in the box", with a Mackie HDR 24/96 as our main machine.

[recordingguy]

I use A&H GS3000...
Stay away from Mackie, they are just as bad as Behringer, Mackie moved production to China...
Stick with Spirit by Soundcraft, They have great EQ and Pre's for little money, anything in the Folio line would be great.

[Phil O'Keefe]

Yamaha digitals for me.

[Calvin]

You really need to take a look at what you plan on using this mixer for before you ask brands.

1. Are you going to be using it in "live" situations?

If you are going to be moving your board around alot (live shows, recording live ect...) you might want to look into brands like mackie. They aren't the best sounding, but they were built to stand up to the punishment.

2. Are you just going to use it for the mic pre's?

If all you want a mixing board for is to use the pre's on it, do you really need a board at all? I once had an alesis mixer that I had sitting around my studio. I never used it. I found that rackmount pre's usually have better quality and are much easier to transport. Why pay all that money for a mixer I wasn't going to use except for the pre's. Get a digimax or a octopre and you will have a much better result.

3. Do you want the mixer to have a digital out to go straight into pro-tools?

If so a digital mixer might be good, but this can also be acomplished with a unit like a digimax or octopre.

4. Do you want the mixer to also act as a controller for pro-tools?

If so I believe the yamaha digital mixers can do it. If you only want a controller, then you could get a mackie control or the cmlabs 8 fader pack.

It really depends on what you see yourself using it for.