Rehearsal Headphone Mixers?

Doublehelix · 24th November 2006

My son's band practices at the studio between sessions, and I want to get them a separate headphone mixing system so they stop using the studio setup.

In the studio, I use the Hearback system (marvelous btw!!!), which means that these young whipper-snappers are used to having custom headphone mixes with as many "more me" channels as they want.

I bugs me though since it disturbs things at the studio as they move stuff around, and obviously change the settings. Plus, they have to fire up my big console, and plug-in and unplug mics, etc.

OK, enough background... On to the question!!!

I am thinking about getting them a small mixer (it is only a 3-piece band: 3 vox, guitar and bass... the drums are loud enough that they don't run them through the headphones), and then something like the Mackie HMX56 (it used to be the Oz Audio 6 channel thingie...).

Mackie HMX-56

It seems cheap enough, and although they won't have the convenience of individual mixers, at least they can create their own "more me" mixes. They will need headphone extension cables, etc., but that is just details.

Any comments on this guy? At US$239, it is a steal. I could combine it with pretty much any small mixer (except Behringer!!!) that has inserts or direct outs, and hopefully get the whole setup for less than US$500, and can keep them from messing with the studio monitoring system

So what do you all think??? Any better solutions??? (and before anyone asks, "adoption" is not an option!!!)

Thanks!

Doublehelix · 25th November 2006

Nobody's used one of these things? Ouch! Maybe that's why Oz Audio went out of business, eh? Shame really, it looks like a really economical solution.

UnDeFiNeD · 25th November 2006

looks kewl!

But U'll still need to get all their instruments at line level in order to send them trough the mackie...and that may still involve going trough the console if they are using mics and DI's
Otherwise, nice to know this thing exists!

Pzz

DeepSpace · 25th November 2006

Some sons have all the luck!

24th November 2006	#1
Doublehelix Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,016 Thread Starter	Rehearsal Headphone Mixers? My son's band practices at the studio between sessions, and I want to get them a separate headphone mixing system so they stop using the studio setup. In the studio, I use the Hearback system (marvelous btw!!!), which means that these young whipper-snappers are used to having custom headphone mixes with as many "more me" channels as they want. I bugs me though since it disturbs things at the studio as they move stuff around, and obviously change the settings. Plus, they have to fire up my big console, and plug-in and unplug mics, etc. OK, enough background... On to the question!!! I am thinking about getting them a small mixer (it is only a 3-piece band: 3 vox, guitar and bass... the drums are loud enough that they don't run them through the headphones), and then something like the Mackie HMX56 (it used to be the Oz Audio 6 channel thingie...). Mackie HMX-56 It seems cheap enough, and although they won't have the convenience of individual mixers, at least they can create their own "more me" mixes. They will need headphone extension cables, etc., but that is just details. Any comments on this guy? At US$239, it is a steal. I could combine it with pretty much any small mixer (except Behringer!!!) that has inserts or direct outs, and hopefully get the whole setup for less than US$500, and can keep them from messing with the studio monitoring system So what do you all think??? Any better solutions??? (and before anyone asks, "adoption" is not an option!!!) Thanks! __________________ DH "Nobody goes there anymore; it's too crowded." -Yogi Berra

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25th November 2006	#2
Doublehelix Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,016 Thread Starter	Nobody's used one of these things? Ouch! Maybe that's why Oz Audio went out of business, eh? Shame really, it looks like a really economical solution.

25th November 2006	#3
UnDeFiNeD Gear addict Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Leuven, Belgium Posts: 393	looks kewl! But U'll still need to get all their instruments at line level in order to send them trough the mackie...and that may still involve going trough the console if they are using mics and DI's Otherwise, nice to know this thing exists! Pzz

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DeepSpace Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Inside the Outside Posts: 1,193	Some sons have all the luck!