Good Audio Mixer - recommendations??

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itisgregory

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I am just starting out with purchasing equipment and want a recommendation on what type of audio mixer I should consider.

Gregory
 
A search for 'mixer' should give you a couple hundred threads on just this subject. If you have a specific budget in mind, and can tell us what sort of shoots you're doing, we can help you narrow it down a little better.
 
Hey not to hijack the thread, but I'm also looking for like a reliable beginners mixer, something under 200 dollars if possible, thanks.
 
Sorry to be blunt, but $200 won't even get you a decent preamp.

For a reliable, half-way decent quality mixer, you're going to have to spend $500 for a DV Promix 3 from PSC or an ENG-44 from Sign Video. Both of those are more on the pro-sumer end of things.

The cheapest professional-level mixer you're going to find is the Sound Devices MixPre for around $650, and thats just barely a mixer, you're better off with a 302 or a Wendt x3 at around $1200 for an entry-level device.
 
Blade Borge said:
Hey not to hijack the thread, but I'm also looking for like a reliable beginners mixer, something under 200 dollars if possible, thanks.
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I'll second Jordan's comments. People on tight budgets can't afford bargains and buying cheap is going to be the most expensive route to go in the long run. On the upside, audio gear like mics and mixers is a far better investment than video gear and a $1500 mixer is going to still be worth over a kilobuck years after your $3000 camera is nothing but landfill.
 
JordanBlock said:
A search for 'mixer' should give you a couple hundred threads on just this subject. If you have a specific budget in mind, and can tell us what sort of shoots you're doing, we can help you narrow it down a little better.
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I will start out shooting documentaries; then eventually film shorts. I suppose no more than $1500 is realistic.
 
itisgregory said:
My budget for a mixer is no more than $1500. I quote this price because of my limited research. Sound Devices products are recommended on many different sites including some responses to this thread. What are your thoughts?
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That'll get you a Sound Devices 302 and a breakaway mixer-to-camera snake. SD mixers hold up well and sound great.
 
It's a cable that allows you to connect your mixer to the camera and monitor the sound that the camera is recording. For single-system sound (sound only recorded to the camera) it is the standard way to wire them up. There is a single "break-away" connection so that you disconnect without breaking the six connections going into the camera and mixer. Everyone is free to move around between set-ups without being tethered.

One connection and you're back up and running again. There are standard 15' and 25' versions of these cables.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=cart&A=details&Q=&sku=258103&is=REG
 
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C2V said:
That'll get you a Sound Devices 302 and a breakaway mixer-to-camera snake. SD mixers hold up well and sound great.
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+1!!!:thumbup:

Sound Devices are a "standard"; they sound great, are built very well, have solid support and hold their value.
 
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