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<blockquote data-quote="Tim Weaver" data-source="post: 55836" data-attributes="member: 317">Re: Add a digital mixer to a analog mixerThe Cybermix unit looks cool and is similar to what I wanted, but it seems that control might be problematic. It&#039;s and old piece of gear that is no longer supported. It&#039;s software is not available through official channels anymore, and the computer required to run it would be a dinosaur.My original thought was to have a 16 channel rack unit that inserts into an analog console and uses VCA&#039;s to attenuate, gate, and compress. You would then control this wirelessly with an ipad or similar. I get a lot of calls to mix for party bands that have a mixwizard or other 16 channel console. The demands of a private party means that the FOH location is rarely someplace useful, and most likely side-of-stage. While doing one of these gigs one night I dreamed up this unit in my head that was insertable and let me mix wirelessly. A bonus is that if it uses VCA&#039;s it would also be able to gate and compress with a little software tweaking.While this doesn&#039;t completely free you from the console, it would make life much easier and shouldn&#039;t be hard to produce.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tim Weaver, post: 55836, member: 317"] Re: Add a digital mixer to a analog mixer The Cybermix unit looks cool and is similar to what I wanted, but it seems that control might be problematic. It's and old piece of gear that is no longer supported. It's software is not available through official channels anymore, and the computer required to run it would be a dinosaur. My original thought was to have a 16 channel rack unit that inserts into an analog console and uses VCA's to attenuate, gate, and compress. You would then control this wirelessly with an ipad or similar. I get a lot of calls to mix for party bands that have a mixwizard or other 16 channel console. The demands of a private party means that the FOH location is rarely someplace useful, and most likely side-of-stage. While doing one of these gigs one night I dreamed up this unit in my head that was insertable and let me mix wirelessly. A bonus is that if it uses VCA's it would also be able to gate and compress with a little software tweaking. While this doesn't completely free you from the console, it would make life much easier and shouldn't be hard to produce. [/QUOTE]

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