I just ordered a Allen and Heath 10 fx to connect my synths if i play out.
I recon it has two stereo in. How would you set it up with
1 octatrack
1 a4
1 rytm
1 moog sub 37
Also when at home i have a audio interface Focusrite scarlett 18i20. Is there a good way to connect the synths there?
What i want to achieve at home is to free up a port in the octa to be able to quickly connect smaller synths or vinylplayers for sampling.
I went with the allen and heath 10fx since my budget and deskspace allowed just that and i read that it had good sounding fx. I avoided mackie since many here wrote they werent too good quality wise.
Sadly i cannot try them out before buy since no shop near me carry them.
You think the A&H was a good choice?
These might be nooby questions but i really dont have any expirience with mixers and i need tips on how to best set it up both at home and away.
A&H is a good quality brand and the ZED-10FX is flexible and has some nice features. Your Elektron and Moog gear is also very flexible, so there are many possibilities.
You will need to experiment with it in order to find out the best way to configure it for you. As with all new things, take it one step at a time and you’ll be OK.
For live work, why not start as simply as possible:
Analog Rytm main outputs to mixer mono line inputs 1 & 2;
Sub 37 audio out to mixer mono line input 3;
Analog Four main outputs to mixer ST-1a inputs;
Octatrack main outputs to mixer ST-2 inputs;
Mixer main mix output to the venue’s sound reproduction system.
When you are ready you can also connect:
An individual out from the AR to mixer mono line input 4;
Mixer USB to a computer to record your live gig;
Mixer Record Bus outputs to the OT inputs to sample your whole set-up together;
Mixer FX out and Aux out to other devices for additional effects;
Mixer Main Mix Inserts for an external compressor;
an additional sound source connected to the mixer Playback input.
I’ve been looking into mixers myself. For ocatrack and various synths. I am a total newbie. By just looking at mixers It seems they are lacking stereo inputs? Usually there is like 4 mono and maybe two stereo inputs. Is it the case that what I precieve as mono inputs are actually single coil stereo or is that just because most mixers are designed for guitars and vocals? Perhaps I should be looking for something else when just connecting synths? Read something about patch… bays? Almost all synths I have encountered have stereo output.
bough the AH zed 10 without fx, was told a mackie would have better routing options, I think this is true! … one word on the side, the USB (on the AH zed10) connection is for me unusable, it is only a stereo bus, and has too much noise for my taste, …
I don’t understand why mackie has this bad reputation online. I have never had bad experience with them. And they are build like a tank, no plastic toy mixer, good sound & flexibel routing options!
I currently have my 802vlz4 set up like this:
Octatrack on the 7-8 stereo
Analog four on the 5-6 stereo
Monomachine a/b on the 3-4 stereo
Monomachine c on the 1 mono
Monomachine d on the 2 mono
The alt out on the mackie goes to the octatrack a/b input
The cr out on the mackie goes to the octatrack c/d input
The aux send on the mackie to the eventide space
And then the eventide space to the send return
Mixers are made for many purposes, often including the connection of mono instruments. You can connect two sides of a stereo synth output to two mono channels on a mixer and pan one channel to the left and one channel to the right.
Patch bays are very useful when the number of outputs on your instruments exceeds the number of inputs on your mixer and help you to make reconnections to your mixer quickly and easily.