Mono. Since most effects are mono that seems fine, but that means that if you want an effect in stereo, you need to manually volume match the 2 sends.
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Oh for sure. If it would be made for modular then it for sure would use mini jacks and have a different layout.
I do wish that they somehow would have managed to get it down to aira compact size (for space management on the table with multiple devices… And for stacking) but I’m overall fine. This picture just reminds me again how small the tx-6 is. My want to have it is purely form over function, it is damn sexy, but in no way could you do any performance mixing on those tiny encoders.
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Yeah I think TX-6 is just a very annoying mixer in actual use.
My guess is Roland will also do a mixer at some point but given the size of these compact Aira series I expect the Zoom L6 to be far more user friendly.
I do hope 1010 is listening to all the feedback they’re getting and up their game. If they created a Bluebox but twice the size it would still be very portable but most of all would fit all the controls and I/O without the hassle for being too small and cramped. Although given how high priced their gear already is I’m not sure if people would pay the price for it.
1010music are a niche manufacturer. I don’t expect them to fight on the price front. That’s zooms strength. But if they expand it, I’m not sure if it’s not just… An octatrack at some point. 
And yeah, I expect an aira Mixer… But I also expect it to not incorporate non aira stuff to well. I still am curious about their take. Maybe it will be more a performance mixer and sequencer then just a mixer.
All is better then the joke the volca mix was. So damn limited if you had more then 3 volcas at max.
I’m extremely satisfied with the L-8. I wonder if this records the single tracks to the SD card as well, or only the sum.
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“By inserting a microSD card into the L6, you can record audio from each channel or mix all channels together to create a stereo sound. You can also play back the most recently recorded file.”
This seems to be the mixer I have been waiting for. The TX-6 seemed too small and fiddly to bring to a venue but this one should be perfect for live use and has similar features.
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All Tracks. Some as stereo, some as mono.
10 line ins pre mix, and 2 master out after
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How would you describe the audio quality of the L-8 (noise, freq. response, general A/D D/A conversion) as we might expect a same performance regarding audio quality for the L-6?
Reason I ask: The Zoom AMS-22 and AMS-24 audio interfaces seem to dissapoint a bit according to Julian Krausse.
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Do you think you’ll miss anything about the TX-6? I just got one a week ago, but I’m probably going to return it and get the L6, as it seems far more usable. However, I’m curious if there’s anything the TX-6 can do that the new Zoom can’t—besides those quirky features like the internal synth or looping.
I never got the TX-6 because of the reason I mentioned. Also with the many jack adapters hanging from it I think the sound guy at a venue would look oddly at me if I showed up with it.
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dear me they’ve missed a trick here. if you could, via setup, turn those 2 auxes into 1 stereo aux, i’d be pre-ordering this now.
we’ve got all these wonderful effects units now that take stereo in and bugger all small mixers with stereo aux out
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Looks great.
My only miss is a AUX Return (yes, you could give up 1 Audio In for that).
Would be nice if you could use 1 Aux as Send and 1 as Aux Return 
Nevertheles, this is what I’ve been looking for. Must have.
The MIDI seems almost unreal (I do wonder how it will be implemented, how the product will function IRL).
Grt,
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I do hope that they add a feature in the firmware where it you press a button combo it latches aus1 and 2 making if effectively a stereo send.
For mow you can do a workaround. I don’t see it as impossible to level match the 2 pots 🤷
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but they will be summed mono out, so you won’t get stereo. needs a firmware change but my criminy they are soooo close.
It does, but it’s all pre-fader, which is a bit disappointing.
Considering that it’s 32-bit float, I’d have thought it would be post-fader, since you could bring up the levels later without any quality loss using that.
It’s one of the few mixers out there that offers post-fader recording.
It does support balanced audio inputs and has a ground lift option, despite the tiny size - though I suppose the Zoom L6 does have two of those.
I think there’s a handful of other options that most people probably don’t need, but any time I see how people are using the TX-6 or look something up, I’m surprised to find oh it actually does X, Y, Z.
All the Elektron and Arturia synths I’ve used have balanced connections.
I figured it was a common thing among higher-end devices.
Any time I bring an unbalanced device into the mix, or use a mixer without balanced inputs, it’s always a headache trying to figure out what combination of connecting things up eliminates or at least minimizes any 50/60Hz hum or high-frequency ‘digital’ noise.
- Run the mixer on mains power/battery.
- Run the synth on mains/usb/battery power.
- Try using an isolator.
- Try using the headphone out rather than the line out.
- Curse whoever tried to save some money by not making balanced audio standard.
And the more devices you add, the worse it gets.
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if it’s connected to 1/2 or 3/4 you can send 1 to aus1 and the other to aus2. With 1/2 you muse up your bal/mic ins, and have to keep the changes in sync. With 2 you loose 2 channels and have to keep them in sync. But both are options for a stereo send if truly needed.
But I’m 100% with you. A firmware update is needed, this can’t be a big change (I hope)
At least the microbrute has no balanced out.
Then again, probably noisy enough that nobody cares.
The tx-6 IS a great tool. It can do a ton.
It’s just too tiny of a package (and the price).
But there for sure will be applications and users that will prefere it because it does that one specific thing.
Needs a DI box for the guitar though. And man I wish it just had one more stereo input for a poly synth or something. 
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Just so that you know, if you use 3 and 4 in mono mode, all the config (send, EQ, pan) count for both.
So your mono synths 1/2 cand be panned to different sides if it’s as mono. And if it’s as stereo, they will be panned 100% to the sides. If one is bass and the other lead, then you can’t cut the kids for the bass and so forth. So…take that into account 
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Please don’t cut the kids.
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