Hey do you guys have any recommendations or tips for picking a mixer for live use with a small PA for bars and small rooms - currently have a pair of JBL MR822 1x12 + horn pole mounted speakers and am about to complement them with a power amp and mixer. Another related question would be are the JBLs enough or do I really need 1x15 cabs at a minimum or even bass bins + 1x15 cabs for mids and hi end?
Have already decided against a powered head style mixer as I want the flexibility of a mixer and power amp set up. Seems like the mic pre amps are the most important part and that is what I have been focusing on. Looking at the Allen and Heath ZED 12-fx or maybe 16 fx. Does anyone mic just the bass drum and snare and run through the PA to get some extra thump from the drums across? I don't think I would need to mic the drums in small rooms, but wonder if this is common at all?
I also want the 12 channels so I can mic the drums and guitars to get a good clean 2 channel stereo mix from rehersals and stuff. The Presonus 16 channel set up into a computer would be ideal to get 16 independent tracks for mixdown later, but I don't have that kind of cash. Any suggestions or recommendations would be welcome -
Have already decided against a powered head style mixer as I want the flexibility of a mixer and power amp set up. Seems like the mic pre amps are the most important part and that is what I have been focusing on. Looking at the Allen and Heath ZED 12-fx or maybe 16 fx. Does anyone mic just the bass drum and snare and run through the PA to get some extra thump from the drums across? I don't think I would need to mic the drums in small rooms, but wonder if this is common at all?
I also want the 12 channels so I can mic the drums and guitars to get a good clean 2 channel stereo mix from rehersals and stuff. The Presonus 16 channel set up into a computer would be ideal to get 16 independent tracks for mixdown later, but I don't have that kind of cash. Any suggestions or recommendations would be welcome -