At 2:53 PM +0000 9/8/10, davimon100 wrote:
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>This is going to appear an ignorant question to anyone for whom this
>is obvious, but if you already have a multi-channel recorder, with
>quiet mic-pres, gain and sensitivity controls, under which
>circumstances would one need a mixer as well? In the main we try to
>keep the recording bags as light as possible, but there must be some
>advantage to lugging around a mixer, or people wouldn't do it (and I
>know some people do).
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>I imagine there has to be some benefit to letting a mixer mix and a
>recorder record but if a recorder already carries some of the
>features of a mixer ... then why? I see a lot of used mixers for
>sale; do people grow out of them or do their recorders do enough of
>the mixing not to justify owning a separate?
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>Thanks.
>
Hi--
There's a brief statement about this in the Community FAQ:
http://tinyurl.com/35r9onj If there's any question about whether your
pre is quiet enough for the mics you are using for demanding,
high-gain applications, this section might be of interest too:
http://tinyurl.com/34ojchb
Rob D.
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