aonindy Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 (edited) Hi all, I am looking for a small mixing desk (I think!) for my home office so hoping someone has done similar and can give the words of wisdom ... Requirements: I want to be able to hook up some PC playback software (no idea what!), and hook my bass into the PC (via the DI on amp, or direct to a desk?) ... the objective is to be able to play along to tracks on my PC, and have them all mixed in. I am aware there is software some of you use to speed up/slow down / change key of music etc? So - I am thinking I need perhaps to get a small mixing desk that I have the following inputs: - 1 for my mike - 1 for bass/instrument - 1 for laptop in - spare or two? - output to headphones - line-out to monitors Any advice most welcome! cheers. Edited December 28, 2016 by aonindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) I've a wee Behringer Xenyx Q502USB. Channel 1 has XLR and 1/4" input Channels 2 -5 are all 1/4" input CD/Tape - stereo in/out RCA Headphone out Main mix goes to monitors USB goes to PC Thing's a doddle to use and was £30 2nd hand. £50 new but there's an 8 channel one goes for £65. [url="http://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/Behringer-XENYX-Q802USB-USB-Mixer/IPH"]http://www.gear4musi...B-USB-Mixer/IPH[/url] Edited December 29, 2016 by kodiakblair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aonindy Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 great, many thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Also check out the Tapco range, e.g. http://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/DISC-Tapco-Blend-6-6-Channel-Mixer/3G9 The point is that they're the Squier to Mackie's Fender, so the quality level is higher than you might expect. I picked one up pre-owned for £30 and I've used it for dozens of small and semi-acoustic gigs since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubsonicSimpleton Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) The tapco blend 6 that Jack linked is a really nice little mixer, one of the best things about it is it has separate volume controls for the headphone send and main outs, which means you can use it to connect your speakers and headphones simultaneously and mute/adjust either as you feel. The signal routing options are better than any of the other similarly priced/sized options, and self noise is very low compared to the behringer and yamaha offerings. I've been using mine for about ten years without issue, so would recommend. Edited December 29, 2016 by SubsonicSimpleton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aonindy Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jensenmann Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Have a look at the Yamaha MG12xu desk. It has easy to use compressors on board, a Multi-effect and two group outs which is great for recording. Besides that it´s got all the features you mentioned. Soundquality is much better than Behringer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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