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Active PA speakers with built in mixer?


DF Shortscale
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I’m 100% ignorant about PA’s so I apologise if this is a naive question. Is there an active PA speaker that has multiple inputs and a rudimentary mixer on the back? I’m sure a Yamaha PA at a venue I played at recently had keys, vocals and bass DI all going in directly to the PA without a mixer but I could be wrong. 

 

Ultimately I’d like to find a suitable solution just for keyboard and vocals, but if guitar and bass could also plug into the same PA without the need for an additional mixer it would be quite a big problem solver. Does something like this exist?

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The Yamaha Stagepas series are worth a look. Several of the stick systems have a mixer built in too, the RCF Jmix8 for example. If you are looking to do this on the cheap a few of the lower cost speakers offer a couple of mixable inputs. Usually mic and instrument plus Bluetooth for your between sets playlist

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Many of the acts I see (Saturdays that we are not gigging) use a separate mixer as they can position it within easy reach. 
 

For that, Yamaha make a version of the Stagepass without a mixer. It’s the DXL1K. However the RCF systems do sound very nice if a little more expensive. 

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https://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/proaudio/pa_systems/stagepas_400i_600i/index.html

 

These are tjhe Yamaha Stagepas systems. The mixer is also a power amp and sits in the back of one of the speakers for transport. There's a box in the back of the second speaker for your leads so ist all ver neat and simple. I have one of the older 300i systems with a slightly less powerful amp but the 400i is an improvement on an already good system. They are ideal for your proposed usage and also work well as stage monitors. Your whole PA is then a single trip carry. They pop up used fairly often. The 400' will probably be big enough for what you are proposing . The 600i will go to full band volumes

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Thank you all for the advice, very helpful. I think we'll end up going with the Stagepas 400, seems reasonably priced and it will do what we need. Going to keep an eye out for second hand / used, if you happen to know anyone selling in the London / SE area, pls point them in my direction. 

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