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I need a small mixer for running my son's e-kit, a few mics, and my laptop to my studio monitors. When I was into recording years ago, the small Mackie 1202 or 1402 were "the bomb" and everyone used them. Things seem to have changed.
Behringer and Yamaha have a bunch of small offerings but I remember Behringer gear as cheap and always prone to breaking (read similar stories about the newer Mackie stuff). There are other offerings from companies I have never heard of (Alto for example)
I am am looking for the following:
At least two mic inputs.
At least four line inputs with some being stereo
Inserts would be a big bones but not a "must have"
Digital effects are not necessary (but ok)
USB is a bonus but not a "must have"
With that in mind, do you have any recommendations? Less expensive is better than more expensive, but I have some wiggle room.
The Behringer stuff looks hard to beat for price/features, but if it breaks easily and sounds like crap no thanks. I have had the following mixer in my cart several times, but cannot find a ton of info on it:
Cerwin Vega - 10 Channel Live Sound Mixer
TG
Behringer and Yamaha have a bunch of small offerings but I remember Behringer gear as cheap and always prone to breaking (read similar stories about the newer Mackie stuff). There are other offerings from companies I have never heard of (Alto for example)
I am am looking for the following:
At least two mic inputs.
At least four line inputs with some being stereo
Inserts would be a big bones but not a "must have"
Digital effects are not necessary (but ok)
USB is a bonus but not a "must have"
With that in mind, do you have any recommendations? Less expensive is better than more expensive, but I have some wiggle room.
The Behringer stuff looks hard to beat for price/features, but if it breaks easily and sounds like crap no thanks. I have had the following mixer in my cart several times, but cannot find a ton of info on it:
Cerwin Vega - 10 Channel Live Sound Mixer
TG