Re: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer forOnlineBroadcasting

2011-09-05 Thread tim cumings
You could do either. On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 08:21:01 +0100, G. McFarlane wrote:


>Hi
>Can  I ask if the compressor mentioned here would be best employed as an 
>input for 2 mikes to avoid clipping before going into a mixer, or to 
>compress/balance the signal coming out of the mixer before it goes into the 
>line in of the soundcard which will then be streamed. Perhaps both?
>Thanks.
>Gordon McFarlane
>
>-Original Message- 
>From: Paul (Pawel) Loba
>Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 10:36 PM
>To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
>Subject: RE: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer 
>forOnlineBroadcasting
>
>Okay Danny,
>I am not sure what "affordable" means to you and how serious you are about
>your broadcasting but here comes a couple of  devices you might like to read
>about:
>Allen & Heath XB14 broadcast mixer
>dbx 166xs Dual Compressor / Limiter / Gate
>
>Hth,
>Pawel.
>-Original Message-
>From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
>On Behalf Of Danny Miles
>Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 5:14 PM
>To: PC Audio Discussion List
>Subject: Re: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer for
>OnlineBroadcasting
>
>Hi.  Am based in the UK and found lots on Amazon, but many of them were very
>cheap (15-ish) and seemed to be called microphone mixers.
>I presume that they're not powerful enough to channel something as powerful
>as a laptop or USB soundcard (hence the low price), so am trying to make
>sure what the differences are and to ensure that I get an affordable product
>which won't go to waste.  I presumed there might be some people on here who
>already use appropriate gear for broadcasting or DJ-ing and might therefore
>be able to advise from first-hand experience or knowledge of how these
>things work.
>
>Cheers, Danny
>
>On 9/2/11, Paul (Pawel) Loba  wrote:
>>Hi,
>>Have you tried google for "compact 4-channel mixer"?
>>You need to avoid a digital one since it can be hard to go around blindly.
>>Hth,
>>Pawel.
>>
>>
>>-Original Message-
>>From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org
>>[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
>>On Behalf Of Danny Miles
>>Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 3:38 PM
>>To: PC Audio Discussion List
>>Subject: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer for Online
>>Broadcasting
>>
>>Hi all.  I'm looking to do some internet radio broadcasting and,
>>having found that broadcasting directly through my computer or
>>soundcard makes my microphone sound horrible (muffled, buzzing noise
>>behind vocals, popping when turned on/off, etc), I'm looking for a
>>suitable and accessible 4-channel mixer which I can use to channel my
>>soundcard and microphone.  I'd also like to have the option of
>>plugging headphones into it so that I can hear the results of my work
>>as it happens, and features such as being able to use more than one
>>channel at once (such as talking over the start/end of a track) are
>>also very important.  Unfortunately I'm very short of space, so I need
>>something which has good quality output but which is as compact as
>>possible.  I know this is quite a specific set of requirements, but if
>>anyone knows of such a model which is accessible for use by someone
>>with total sight loss (no issues with seeing lights showing feedback
>>etc), I'd be grateful to hear details.  I'd also appreciate advice on
>>any adaptors which I might need to help me plug 3.5 mm jacks and an XLR
>microphone into such a machine, as this is my first time of exploring this
>area of production.
>>
>>Many thanks in advance for any help and advice, Danny
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Re: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer forOnlineBroadcasting

2011-09-05 Thread G. McFarlane

Hi
Can  I ask if the compressor mentioned here would be best employed as an 
input for 2 mikes to avoid clipping before going into a mixer, or to 
compress/balance the signal coming out of the mixer before it goes into the 
line in of the soundcard which will then be streamed. Perhaps both?

Thanks.
Gordon McFarlane

-Original Message- 
From: Paul (Pawel) Loba

Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 10:36 PM
To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer 
forOnlineBroadcasting


Okay Danny,
I am not sure what "affordable" means to you and how serious you are about
your broadcasting but here comes a couple of  devices you might like to read
about:
Allen & Heath XB14 broadcast mixer
dbx 166xs Dual Compressor / Limiter / Gate

Hth,
Pawel.
-Original Message-
From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
On Behalf Of Danny Miles
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 5:14 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer for
OnlineBroadcasting

Hi.  Am based in the UK and found lots on Amazon, but many of them were very
cheap (£15-ish) and seemed to be called microphone mixers.
I presume that they're not powerful enough to channel something as powerful
as a laptop or USB soundcard (hence the low price), so am trying to make
sure what the differences are and to ensure that I get an affordable product
which won't go to waste.  I presumed there might be some people on here who
already use appropriate gear for broadcasting or DJ-ing and might therefore
be able to advise from first-hand experience or knowledge of how these
things work.

Cheers, Danny

On 9/2/11, Paul (Pawel) Loba  wrote:

Hi,
Have you tried google for "compact 4-channel mixer"?
You need to avoid a digital one since it can be hard to go around blindly.
Hth,
Pawel.


-Original Message-
From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org
[mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org]
On Behalf Of Danny Miles
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 3:38 PM
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Searching for Recommendations: 4-Channel Mixer for Online
Broadcasting

Hi all.  I'm looking to do some internet radio broadcasting and,
having found that broadcasting directly through my computer or
soundcard makes my microphone sound horrible (muffled, buzzing noise
behind vocals, popping when turned on/off, etc), I'm looking for a
suitable and accessible 4-channel mixer which I can use to channel my
soundcard and microphone.  I'd also like to have the option of
plugging headphones into it so that I can hear the results of my work
as it happens, and features such as being able to use more than one
channel at once (such as talking over the start/end of a track) are
also very important.  Unfortunately I'm very short of space, so I need
something which has good quality output but which is as compact as
possible.  I know this is quite a specific set of requirements, but if
anyone knows of such a model which is accessible for use by someone
with total sight loss (no issues with seeing lights showing feedback
etc), I'd be grateful to hear details.  I'd also appreciate advice on
any adaptors which I might need to help me plug 3.5 mm jacks and an XLR

microphone into such a machine, as this is my first time of exploring this
area of production.


Many thanks in advance for any help and advice, Danny

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