Members Bobby1Note Posted October 11, 2009 Members Share Posted October 11, 2009 Just bought a neat little 4-channel mixer from Soundcraft, the Compact 4. Should be fun to use when travelling light, acoustic solo/duo stuff. Has built-in D.I., 48v phantom power, 3-band EQ's, and Class A mic pre's, dual headphone outs(artist/engineer). Zero-latency monitoring, when recording to computer. Balanced and unbalanced record/playback connections. Images;http://www.sweetwater.com/store/closeup/Compact4--Main Soundceaft product info;http://www.soundcraft.com/products/product.aspx?pid=121 This product is now discontinued, but still available if you shop around. I paid $99. U.S./free shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby1Note Posted October 14, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 14, 2009 Well, my mixer just arrived. I can't believe how quick the vendor was at shipping it out, and getting it here. Site said the vendor has 5 days to ship item out, and I received it 1 business day after the order gets processed. I took "standard shipping", which I expected would be thru Canada Post, but they sent it Purolator. This Ebay.ca vendor will get top marks from me. http://shop.ebay.ca/escretail/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340 I don't have time available today to check it out, so I'll get back to that, perhaps tomorrow. Initial impression,,,, looks like it's built like a tank. It's a little larger than what I'd like, but apparently this unit has pretty good pre's and overall sound quality, according to the reviews I've read. I was looking for something "compact", but with the emphasis on good sound-quality, that I could throw into a pocket of my acoustic amplifiers' gig-bag (AER Compact 60/2). It looks a little too big for that, so I'll probably buy a small Gator mixer bag for it. There are smaller mixers out there, with more bells and whistles, but I was not impressed by what I was reading in the reviews. (noisy pots, etc). Hopefully, this little Soundcraft board will live up to the reviews. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boomerweps Posted October 15, 2009 Members Share Posted October 15, 2009 I fail to understand the "built-in DI" statement. A mixer IS a DI when you plug into it. Boomerweps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby1Note Posted October 15, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 15, 2009 I was just going by what I read in one of the reviews. Actually, I believe they were referring to the switch on the channel 2 , which changes the input to a Hi-Z input. The jacks are combo XLR/1/4" on channels 1&2. Channel 1 also has a Hi-Pass filter, and phantom power is available on channels 1&2. I really haven't had time to try the unit yet, and today is impossible as well, but hopefully by Saturday I'll have a chance to do so. I got home late last night, but had a chance to look at the manual. Beautiful manual, 48 pages, and all on glossy paper, with all the info found on Soundcrafts' website. I managed to pick-up a Gator G-Mix 12x12 bag for it yesterday. The mixer apparently has removable side-panels. I'll measure it with the side-panels removed, to see if it'll fit into a pocket of my AER amp's gig-bag. There are no built-in FX, but I have an older Microverb II, and my AER combo also has FX. I'm hoping I can find a way of using this little mixer, along with my acoustic amp as a personal monitor, and one NX55p for FOH, and have it all running off a deep-cycle battery with an inverter. 2 vox, 1 acoustoc guitar. When I need more inputs, I have a Soundcraft EFX8, which is also a fairly compact unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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