Can You Recommend A Good Field Mixer...

junior · 30th December 2009

Can anyone recommend a good 3-4 channel field mixer that can do double-duty as a sub-mixer in a music recording situation... without breaking the bank? Any things I should stay away from?

Thanks in advance for any help!

John Willett · 30th December 2009

It depends what you mean by "breaking the bank".

The Sound Devices seem to be the ones most recommended at the moment and is probably the one I would go for, as the Sonosax maybe pushing the "break the bank" button.

junior · 30th December 2009

Thanks, John.

I've been looking at the Sound Devices mixers - they look pretty deluxe. How would you characterize their preamps? Have you ever used them for recording instruments like drums or guitar cabs? The reason I ask is because I was going to buy a small sub-mixer anyway and thought I could kill two birds by just picking up a field mixer with at least 3 channels...

Just looking for something that'd sound equally good for music and location recording. Thanks in advance...

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junior Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,078 Thread Starter	Can You Recommend A Good Field Mixer... Can anyone recommend a good 3-4 channel field mixer that can do double-duty as a sub-mixer in a music recording situation... without breaking the bank? Any things I should stay away from? Thanks in advance for any help! __________________ "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep"... --Scott Adams

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John Willett Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Posts: 5,291	It depends what you mean by "breaking the bank". The Sound Devices seem to be the ones most recommended at the moment and is probably the one I would go for, as the Sonosax maybe pushing the "break the bank" button. __________________ John Willett Sound-Link ProAudio Ltd. Circle Sound Services President - Fédération Internationale des Chasseurs de Sons (and lots more - please look at my Profile)

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junior Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,078 Thread Starter	Thanks, John. I've been looking at the Sound Devices mixers - they look pretty deluxe. How would you characterize their preamps? Have you ever used them for recording instruments like drums or guitar cabs? The reason I ask is because I was going to buy a small sub-mixer anyway and thought I could kill two birds by just picking up a field mixer with at least 3 channels... Just looking for something that'd sound equally good for music and location recording. Thanks in advance...