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Looking at the little mixer, I note that the second mic input only has a switched high/low gain control. If you're happy to mix in software, there are various cheap mics available with USB output such as:- https://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_mb_88u_dual_bundle.htm https://www.thomann.de/gb/the_tbone_sc440_usb.htm The second comes with a software bundle including Cubase LE

There's some relevant info from the HSE here

The send to the FX is usually Post Fader. You could change it to Pre Fader but this may open up a whole world of headache as the FX level will not track changes in the channel fader. If you're mixing for monitor wedges it's best to have a dedicated FX for the monitor mix.

Have you considered simply using an angled cab stand ?

If you already trust Microsoft with your privates,perhaps the simplest solution would be to use the Outlook app for Android:- Outlook for Android 🙂

A bit of google - fu threw up this python project on github. https://github.com/scheb/sound-to-light-osc

There's a collection of multitracks available from https://www.cambridge-mt.com/ms/mtk/ It includes some stuff from the Telefunken library.

No need to overthink it. Source straight into your branded commodity priced powered speakers of your choice. MI gear is designed for "muppets" I have a client who dry hires DJ Gear. They've only ever blown a powered speaker when the warehouse manager lent one to a mate who connected the output of an amplifier to the input. I used to get paid to babysit those muppets. I advised that replacement drivers are cheaper than my day rate in most cases.

[ Unreal is an engine, so yes it would be possible to roll your own assets. There's an Unreal Marketplace for "game" assets, and given they are heavily selling Live Events as a use case, I'd imagine that marketplace will contain pre rolled production assets. .

It's a tech demo. There's now a DMX API built into Unreal Engine. Lots of info on the site about it's use in TV and Film production.Apologies the link doesn't work, the site does seem to have disabled hotlinking.. I'll attempt to correct the original post.

Came across this today while idly surfing. Unreal Engine now has support for DMX and there's a sample project available to download. Unreal Engine DMX Previz

Have you cleaned the insert points ? Dirt can get trapped in the normalling contacts, sometimes repeatedly re - inserting a jack will shift it, but better to use IPA based cleaner. , Note that switch cleaner will leave a load of oily residue inside your mixer. Canford used to sell a tool for the job, known as a Patchbay Burnisher.

I'm not one for god bothering personally, but a bit of searching revealed this open source project which uses VLC for output and looks like it would suit a lot of the use cases for screen monkey without the security headaches. It also looks to be really well documented... Open LP

I'm not surprised. Windows Update absolutely does do codecs;- Microsoft's Codecs F.A.Q. VLC plays just about everything you throw at it. VLC If it won't play, convert it to a known working format. Handbrake.

"When installing, select advanced setup on the first screen, and make sure "ffdshow" is selected for both dropdowns below named "Preferred Video Decoder" and "Preferred Audio Decoder"" The linked post points out that ffdshow is an open source project and is available as a standalone download from sourceforge. This is still completely true, with the caveat that ffdshow is currently unmaintained, and hasn't been updated since 0ct 2019. "And it is not true that an up to date version of Windows will have all the media codecs you'd ever need" True, but that's a Straw Man argument. It does not follow that you should use K-Lite. When windows encounters a media format it doesn't have a codec installed for, it will search for one on windows update. A codec installed via windows update will get security patches. It's safer that way, but do feel free to choose convenience over security .