jeudi 29 janvier 2015

Personal Mixer setup with no direct outs

Hello everyone. This is my first post so please bear with me.



I'm considering purchasing the Behringer Powerplay Personal Monitor system, but I need to make sure it'll work for my setup. I have an Allen & Heath ZED 22fx mixer. Unfortunately, it doesn't have direct outs so I'm trying to find the best solution to connect the Behringer P-16i Input Module. I've read about using the Inserts on the ZED 22 as direct outs by modifying TRS/TS cables, but it seems like this isn't an ideal solution because of unbalanced connections. I'm not even sure if that's true. So the solution I thought of would be to set up the P-16i Input Module at the FOH and run all the instruments/mics into it. I have a few instruments that each have Direct Boxes which have a Thru port so they can easily plug into the P-16i, but I'm trying to figure out what to do for the microphones.



Currently, I have 8 mics at the FOH that are running into an analog snake that plugs into the mixer in the back. My idea was to run the 8 mics into a Preamp before running them into the snake. The various Preamps I'm looking at all have simultaneous analog/digital outputs. The plan is to use the analog outputs on the preamp to go into the snake and use the ADAT output to go into the P-16i unit. Will this solution actually work or am I missing something? I also saw mic/xlr splitters but would a preamp provide a better solution?



If this actually does work, which preamp would you suggest I purchase? Currently this entire setup is in a small venue so I'm not too sure if there will be major gains in buying a more expensive preamp. This is an additional purchase I wasn't anticipating so I'm trying to keep the cost under $500.

$199 - Behringer Ada8200

$399 - PreSonus DigiMAX D8

$499 - Focusrite OctoPre Mk II



Thank you in advance for your help. It's much appreciated.





Personal Mixer setup with no direct outs

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