which mixer and how to generate two mixes?

pirco · 4th September 2010

a friend and I are jamming but want to listen to different mixes.
as a drummer, I'd like to hear a click track in my headphones while my friend won't need that over his speakers.
right now, we're using separate audio interfaces that feed a mackie "big Knob".

I'm thinking a mixer would allow us to do the trick but somehow I can't wrap my head around how to enable myself only to listen to the click track – while both of us also get to hear both of us.

can anyone enlighten me?

thanks.

Thomas Johansen · 4th September 2010

I use the Furman 16s (FurmanSound.com - Pro A/V Product - HDS-16). The artist can adjust their own mixes with them, they have bass and treble controls and pans.

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Thomas Johansen Record Producer

Jonathan_H · 4th September 2010

Just get a cheap little mixing desk. Put all your inputs into that, then hook up your headphones to the aux sends and then by changing the amount of send on each channel you can have your own custom mixes.

pirco · 4th September 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan_H

Just get a cheap little mixing desk. Put all your inputs into that, then hook up your headphones to the aux sends and then by changing the amount of send on each channel you can have your own custom mixes.

Thanks. I guess I have to figure out how to send the click track from ableton live on a separate channel...

anyway, what's a good "cheap little mixing desk"? I'm looking behringer – never used their stuff cause ... well... it's CHEAP. but a mixer doesn't do much harm, does it?

Jonathan_H · 5th September 2010

If your literally just using it for generating headphone mixes I don't see a Behringer desk being a bad choice as they are cheap and will do the job fine.

What audio interface do you have for Ableton, if it has more than one output just send the click to an alternate output and send it into one of the input channels of the desk. Then if you set the desk up so that aux 1 is your headphones and aux 2 is your friends headphone mix you can just send as much click as you need by turning up aux 1 and then just leave aux 2 at 0 so your friend doesn't get any.

pirco · 6th September 2010

i'm using apogee's duet.
but my friend's audio interface should do the trick (motu 8-channel) so I think we can do that.
thanks everyone.

4th September 2010	#1
pirco Gear interested Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 13 Thread Starter	which mixer and how to generate two mixes? a friend and I are jamming but want to listen to different mixes. as a drummer, I'd like to hear a click track in my headphones while my friend won't need that over his speakers. right now, we're using separate audio interfaces that feed a mackie "big Knob". I'm thinking a mixer would allow us to do the trick but somehow I can't wrap my head around how to enable myself only to listen to the click track – while both of us also get to hear both of us. can anyone enlighten me? thanks.

4th September 2010	#3
Jonathan_H Gear Head Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Liverpool Posts: 54	Just get a cheap little mixing desk. Put all your inputs into that, then hook up your headphones to the aux sends and then by changing the amount of send on each channel you can have your own custom mixes. __________________ Jonathan Hucks

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Thomas Johansen Gear nut Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 141	I use the Furman 16s (FurmanSound.com - Pro A/V Product - HDS-16). The artist can adjust their own mixes with them, they have bass and treble controls and pans. --- Thomas Johansen Record Producer

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Jonathan_H Gear Head Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Liverpool Posts: 54	If your literally just using it for generating headphone mixes I don't see a Behringer desk being a bad choice as they are cheap and will do the job fine. What audio interface do you have for Ableton, if it has more than one output just send the click to an alternate output and send it into one of the input channels of the desk. Then if you set the desk up so that aux 1 is your headphones and aux 2 is your friends headphone mix you can just send as much click as you need by turning up aux 1 and then just leave aux 2 at 0 so your friend doesn't get any.

6th September 2010	#6
pirco Gear interested Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 13 Thread Starter	i'm using apogee's duet. but my friend's audio interface should do the trick (motu 8-channel) so I think we can do that. thanks everyone.