Does such a thing exist?
I often find myself in the position of needing a very small number of mixer channels (2-4), but simultaneously desiring that they be fully featured, at least as far as EQ is concerned ie; dual full parametric mids, HPF, perhaps even built in de-essing.
The applications are typically set & forget / client operated scenarios, more often than not with poor acoustics and/or less than ideal speaker placement options. Sources typically range from a lectern mic or wireless handheld +aux line (BG music etc) to acoustic solo and duo musicians. Client operation is usually limited to muting & basic volume adjustments
I can achieve the desired results with a rack top mounted mixer & outboard graphic or parametric EQ's, but this large, cumbersome, and most importantly - unsightly (bearing in mind that client operation requires the unit to be nearby for easy reach).
A compact mixer with typical 2-3 band fixed EQ simply does not cut it (literally - they cannot cut problem freqs without decimating the source material). A swept mid won't quite do it either. Dual swept mids 'might' just get there.
I mostly find myself using rack EQ's as channel inserts to avoid unnecessarily notching recorded music etc An EQ inserted on an assignable bus would be ideal, as usually the same EQ is required across the mic channels, but good luck finding that on a compact desk - it's hard enough to find one with channel inserts!
I have a preference for analog (mostly due to the simplicity of a "one knob per function" interface, and the immediacy of response) although I'm open to other options (so long as they do not require an Ipad etc to work).
Ideas? Your thoughts & suggestions would be much appreciated.
I often find myself in the position of needing a very small number of mixer channels (2-4), but simultaneously desiring that they be fully featured, at least as far as EQ is concerned ie; dual full parametric mids, HPF, perhaps even built in de-essing.
The applications are typically set & forget / client operated scenarios, more often than not with poor acoustics and/or less than ideal speaker placement options. Sources typically range from a lectern mic or wireless handheld +aux line (BG music etc) to acoustic solo and duo musicians. Client operation is usually limited to muting & basic volume adjustments
I can achieve the desired results with a rack top mounted mixer & outboard graphic or parametric EQ's, but this large, cumbersome, and most importantly - unsightly (bearing in mind that client operation requires the unit to be nearby for easy reach).
A compact mixer with typical 2-3 band fixed EQ simply does not cut it (literally - they cannot cut problem freqs without decimating the source material). A swept mid won't quite do it either. Dual swept mids 'might' just get there.
I mostly find myself using rack EQ's as channel inserts to avoid unnecessarily notching recorded music etc An EQ inserted on an assignable bus would be ideal, as usually the same EQ is required across the mic channels, but good luck finding that on a compact desk - it's hard enough to find one with channel inserts!
I have a preference for analog (mostly due to the simplicity of a "one knob per function" interface, and the immediacy of response) although I'm open to other options (so long as they do not require an Ipad etc to work).
Ideas? Your thoughts & suggestions would be much appreciated.
