"This looks like a mine field.I didn't realise there were so many things and products to think about, when purchasing a mixer." Drop me a note off list my address is below. It is mainly a question of what you need it to do. Regards. Tristram Llewellyn Sight and Sound Technology Technical Support www.sightandsound.co.uk Mail: Tristram: tristram.llewellyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Technical: Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx General - info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Phone: Support line: 0845 634 7979 Sight and Sound Technology Limited is a company registered in England and Wales, with company number 1408275. Sight and Sound Technology Welton House North Wing Summerhouse Road Moulton Park Northampton NN3 6WD VAT Number - GB 860 2121 66. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of trueblue & proud Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:03 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: keyboard mixer? Tristram, thanks for the helpful reply. This looks like a mine field. I didn't realise there were so many things and products to think about, when purchasing a mixer. I'm wondering if you would be kind enough to give me some further advice off list. I don't want to clutter up the list, Billy ----- Original Message ---- From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tristram.llewellyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 1:36 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: keyboard mixer? > There are a large variety of small format mixers available today and a > flourishing and competitive market. You could try makes such as Mackie > www.mackie.com who started it all in the early 90s, or choose their > lower cost sub make Tapco. Alesis also still do a couple of consoles > like this. More british orientated offerings may include the likes of > Soundcraft www.soundcraft.co.uk or Allen & Heath www.Allen-heath.co.uk > both of whom do small format multi-purpose mixers for not that much > money. You may want to have a look at the Soundcraft Mixpad range some > of which have built in USB audio interface. > > Whichever you go for in the list above you will get a good deal. You > may want to consider what you need besides number of inputs like do you > need to plug in a record deck or do you need effects or for it to act as > a USB audio device on your computer. There are models from all the > above that do either or all of these as well as standard EQ etc. > > Further down the market you could like at units made by Phonic or > Behringer and any number of other makes I have never heard of. > > If you are willing to buy new online try www.dv247.com. > > I personally still have and use a 14 year old Mackie 1202 which has > never let me down and is flexible enough to push to 16 inputs due to its > enherent flexibility. > > > Regards. > > Tristram Llewellyn > Sight and Sound Technology > Technical Support > www.sightandsound.co.uk > > Mail: > Tristram: tristram.llewellyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Technical: Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > General - info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Phone: > Support line: 0845 634 7979 > > Sight and Sound Technology Limited is a company registered in England > and Wales, with company number 1408275. > > Sight and Sound Technology > Welton House North Wing > Summerhouse Road > Moulton Park > Northampton > NN3 6WD > > VAT Number - GB 860 2121 66. > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. 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