Rackable 8 ch mixer

In article <[email protected]>,
"Neil Rutman" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I'm looking for suggestions for a rackable 8ch mixer to use for a synth
> rack - stereo out from this mixer to go to the main board. Ideally this
> would be 3 rack spaces or less, transparent and under $500. I know about the
> Ashly MX508 which seems like a good choice but was wondering what else might
> work better. I don't need alot of bells and whistles.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Neil R

We use a bunch of these at my college:
http://www.activemusician.com/item--EM.BHR-RX1202FX?ref=fg&ovchn=SCU&ovta
c=CMP&ovcpn=&ovcrn=Behringer+RX1202FX+Eurorack+Pro+Rackmount+12-Input+Mix
er

On Jul 10, 11:13 pm, "Neil Rutman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm looking for suggestions for a rackable 8ch mixer to use for a synth
> rack - stereo out from this mixer to go to the main board. Ideally this
> would be 3 rack spaces or less, transparent and under $500. I know about the
> Ashly MX508 which seems like a good choice but was wondering what else might
> work better. I don't need alot of bells and whistles.

The Ashly's not a bad piece at all ...

I use a Soundcraft Delta rack but it's way more than 3 spaces.
I also have a nice little Rane single space 8x2 ch, an SM82.
No EQs. It's clean though.

rd

Neil Rutman wrote:
> I'm looking for suggestions for a rackable 8ch mixer to use for a synth
> rack - stereo out from this mixer to go to the main board.

It depends on how much of a mixer you want. If you just need level and
pan controls to a single stereo output, Alesis has a new 1 rack space
model, the Multimix 8, that has 8 stereo line level inputs (16 inputs
total) with a mic input on one channel. It has level and pan, plus a
single auxiliary send (which can be used as either an effect send or a
monitor feed) and stereo auxiliary return (could also be used for
intermission music playback). Don't know the price but all their stuff
is pretty cheap and it's reasonably well built. It's brand new and
probably won't be available for a couple more months.
http://www.alesis.com/multimix8line

If you need something similar right now, the Alesis Multimix 12R has
been around for several years and costs $300. It's a bit bigger, 3 rack
spaces, but offers 8 mic/line inputs plus 2 stereo line inputs, two band
EQ, and two aux sends, plus slide faders rather than rotary knobs for
level controls.


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Neil Rutman <[email protected]> wrote:
>I'm looking for suggestions for a rackable 8ch mixer to use for a synth
>rack - stereo out from this mixer to go to the main board. Ideally this
>would be 3 rack spaces or less, transparent and under $500. I know about the
>Ashly MX508 which seems like a good choice but was wondering what else might
>work better. I don't need alot of bells and whistles.

Do you need eight stereo inputs or eight mono? Do they need to be pannable?
Do you need EQ?

I can say very good things about the little 1U high ARX mixer, which has
eight mono inputs. The old Rane Swiss Army Mixer has six mono and one stereo
input and might make you happy too; it shows up cheaply on the used market
all the time.
--scott


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Thanks everyone. Very helpful info!

Neil R



"Scott Dorsey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Neil Rutman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>I'm looking for suggestions for a rackable 8ch mixer to use for a synth
>>rack - stereo out from this mixer to go to the main board. Ideally this
>>would be 3 rack spaces or less, transparent and under $500. I know about
>>the
>>Ashly MX508 which seems like a good choice but was wondering what else
>>might
>>work better. I don't need alot of bells and whistles.
>
> Do you need eight stereo inputs or eight mono? Do they need to be
> pannable?
> Do you need EQ?
>
> I can say very good things about the little 1U high ARX mixer, which has
> eight mono inputs. The old Rane Swiss Army Mixer has six mono and one
> stereo
> input and might make you happy too; it shows up cheaply on the used market
> all the time.
> --scott
>
>
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Ended up getting the Rane sm 82 on ebay. 8 st or 16 mono ins with panning,
fx loop and stereo out. Perfect for my needs.

Neil R

"Neil Rutman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm looking for suggestions for a rackable 8ch mixer to use for a synth
> rack - stereo out from this mixer to go to the main board. Ideally this
> would be 3 rack spaces or less, transparent and under $500. I know about
> the Ashly MX508 which seems like a good choice but was wondering what else
> might work better. I don't need alot of bells and whistles.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Neil R
>
>

On Jul 12, 5:29 pm, "Neil Rutman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ended up getting the Rane sm 82 on ebay. 8 st or 16 mono ins with panning,
> fx loop and stereo out. Perfect for my needs.

I originally got mine as a cue mixer.
The expand out jack (unfortunately on the back) will drive
a pair of 'phones directly, although not to a very high level.

rd

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