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bruce

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I’m looking for a mixer that I can take to some very small events. it’ll be driving a pair of powered speakers, and I want something a bit more lightweight and portable than my current flightcased mixer.

 

Requirements:

  • at least 3 mic inputs with phantom
  • 2x stereo line inputs, ideally on jacks
  • faders rather than knobs for level
  • FX would be nice, but not essential.
  • 1 monitor send

 

It’d be nice if it was compact enough to fit into a laptop bag or similar, and I’d really like the outputs to be on XLR rather than jack. I know that that’s a trivial point, but I’d like to minimise the number of “special” cables that I need.

 

The RCF L-Pad is quite close, but has jack outputs.

 

Any ideas?

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Don't know if they're still current, or if anyone might still stock them if not, but the Mackie DFX6 was a cracking little mixer for this kind of job

 

*EDIT* looks like they are toast, the nearest replacement is the ProFX8v2. Also has built-in power supply, and seems to have considerably more features than the Soundcraft for roughly the same price (albeit two fewer mic channels)

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Also an EPM fan, you'll just need a converter for the mon out.

 

I also have a small Alto which is OK for the money - again, built in mains and XLR on main outs, and I literally keep that one in a small laptop bag. The TRS -XLR for Mons is cabled tied to the bag!

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We have the EPM, there's things you wouldn't expect on a desk of the size- sweepable mid EQ, two switchable pre/post EQ and the PFL function is useful for auditioning playback

There's an EFX series similar which has build-in FX but the smallest is the EFX8, no 6ch version.

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Curveball idea - Behringer Xenyx 1204USB. Not a bad setup, very small and everything you're asking for, includes swept mid, XLR out and FX section.

 

I've got the slightly bigger version of this and it's a good little mixer. FX has a few usable reverbs. However according to the photos the 1204 version does not have swept mid on the eq (the bigger ones do have)

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