Has anyone used this mixer for pod cast or voice over recording? If so, can you give some feedback? Thanks
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I'm guessing you want to hook up a microphone and another audio source like a CD player or iPod at the same time and be able to mix background music in realtime, rather than having to edit a multitrack recording after the fact in GarageBand or similar software? This little mixer will work fine for that purpose. If you are thinking of mixing multiple microphone inputs simultaneously on one recording (several people talking at once), it won't work for that: you'd need a bigger mixer with more than one XLR input jack (as many as you plan to have mikes going at once).
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We Use them for meetings with audio technica flat mics to ipod, they work well
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Also, if what you want to do is hook up a studio-quality microphone to your computer (rather than mix several audio inputs in realtime) you're better off with a dedicated mike preamp like the Art Tube Studio and a USB sound card (cheap ones are fine).
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I have not done podcasting but I use it extensively for video capture and voice - works great for this and I would think it would work well for podcasting as well
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Boy, I don't know. I've only used it for voice over. I would say a capsule mic would probably suite you better, the GXL2200 picks up everything and with a drum mic you don't necessarily want that.
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I use this set up on a daily basis with a "Zalman" mic. The set-up works great, my only gripe would be both cables are verrryy long so it can be an annoyance. I currently do not use a amp or dac but I heard from a close friend using this with a Astro Mix-amp works very well. If I had to do it again, I would go with a MOD MIC 4.0 instead of the Zalman for the fact that you can clip it on the ear cup and flip it up when your done. Hope this helps.
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I've been using it for a few months now. It's MUCH better suited to instruments than voice. I bought it to record my radio show and podcast, but it picks up so much ambient noise, it's just not meant for it. But it's good quality for music.
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I just used it to record vocals and group scenes for a musical it did great. I have the iPad 3 it works fine with it. It plugs in just like ear buds with a mic.
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I use Senn PC360 and have noticed a difference when gaming and recording with Audacity, escpecially in the analog mic input. Using lossless audio is where this card will really shine, so make sure your music library is encoded with ALAC or FLAC, and maybe try HD Tracks for some higher-than-CD quality music!
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It's a very good vocal recording device. I use it for weekly podcasting. I've never recorded with a snowball device
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None whatsoever. Plug it in. Use your mixer of choice to enable recording on it. Configure your audio recording program (Audacity etc.) to use it. I hooked it right up to Debian Squeeze when I got it.
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It has some nice features for small situations like you're describing. Also does nicely as a mixer for a starter studio. This model may fit your budget, but I'd also look at the 14ZED60FX. 4 XLR inputs may seem like a lot. On my first outing with this I used every XLR, and I was sure 4 was *more* than I needed. This is a terrific mixer - lots of features and intentional quality.
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Works fine for me, I use no sound card. Let me say this though: I use FL Studio, which uses that special audio driver, and it doesn't seem to like it when I do live recording via the FL sound driver. I have to go into my Audio options, disable my audio, and then it will function for recording live sounds (just a pain really, but still works). Other than that, I have no complaints running it through my 20$ logictech speakers.
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I use a a Koss single ring mic and it is excellent. I have never tried a double ring one. The mixer is really cool and I know you'll like it. The reverb is fantastic.
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That I could not even begin to explain, you would be connecting a mixer to another mixer, though I will say this much as to the Mix800, don't count on the voice canceler working, I have tried to use it a number of times to no avail, as to the Mix800 itself, not satisfied with it at all, right now I am looking to replace it, might cost little more, but it will be worth it to me.
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I actually picked it up for just this purpose but I can't get it to work with my MacBook Pro. Its strange though, as it sees the microphone, but I cant record any audio with it. It could be that I've just got a setting wrong somewhere. Anyone have any suggestions?
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Honestly the suck. I hooked it up to my sound system it lasted about a month before my records didnt sound right. Your better off getting a older used one. If you wanna record on your computer get audacity or soundwave and a rca to 3.5mm cord and plug in the the mic port.
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I brought it for my grandsons with an Behringer 302USB Premium 5-Input Mixer with XENYX Mic Preamp and USB/Audio Interface for $49 they say it works but they can't download the software to do the mixing personally I read an answer to this question that makes more sense --return it and buy a snowball usb mike. I goggled it and it is cheaper and seems less complicated to use and set up-- http://bluemic.com/snowball/
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I have been able to monitor that way, but usually get a recording of the first track (at a lower level) bleeding into the second track when I monitor. I am going to try a "work around" with my mixing board first in line (after the mics) into the Tascam, then into the iPad.I got it working well by patching the headphone out into a small stereo to boost the levels for monitoring, and then using headphones plugged into the stereo.