[TenTec] Need help with corsair ii

[Jerry Haigwood]

Richard,
    I record through mine all the time.  I also play back through it.  My
low cost "old" recorder does not have recording controls.  Sorry you can't
see the benefit of one.  Maybe your wife is correct.
Jerry W5JH
"building something without experimenting is just solder practice"




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From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Richards
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 11:37 PM
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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Need help with corsair ii



On 3/25/2013 10:21 PM, Jerry Haigwood wrote:
> Richard,
>      One of the things you can do is to mix more than one input to a 
> single output.

	

	Right - that is what mixers do.  OK...  What two inputs
	do I want to mix?  Why mix any of them?

	As said before,	I am not just picking nits... I really want
	one ... especially one that has USB recording capability
	(Peavey makes one that looks like a good value.)   But I
	cannot see what two signals require MIXING.

	Using a mixer as an AV line-in selector is possible, but
	can be done with a $10 switch.



Let's say you to record some audio and play it back, a mixer would
> let you do that and allow you to adjust levels to proper values.



	No... I disagree.   A mixer is usually placed on the
	input channels, not on the output channels, and
	certainly not on in and out channels simultaneously.
	
	The recording software or device allows one to adjust
	the playback volume or I can use the monitor volume
	control - but I would not expect to use a mixer to
	adjust output listening levels.  To do that, I
	would have to remove it from the input side, and place
	it on the output channels.

	Or, are your saying I need a mixer on BOTH inputs
	and output channels?  Not usual schtick.  eh?

	



>  You can hook up more than one radio with different level inputs
and using the mixer, compensate for them.



	I select each radio input with a switch, and
	adjust the input levels with the recording
	device or software - what would a mixer do?
	Yes, they typically come with a input level pot,
	but it merely replicates or duplicates the
	input level control on the recording device
	or software in use.   It adds nothing that is
	not already available - and, again, there is
	no need fora MIXER.

	Are you suggesting I will want to record two
	radios or two sources into one channel at once?
	
	Again, a switch is all I need, not a mixer.  	
	What signals do I want to MIX.





You can use a microphone that requires "phantom"
> power.   I have a couple such mics that are neat to use because the are
high
> quality and the mixer will allow you to shape the audio (depends on 
> what model of mixer you have).



	OK... let's assume I need phantom power for my
	large diaphragm stuido microphone, would I not
	simply employ a preamp (I have one) that provides
	that, or simply a phantom power box (I have one
	of those, too)  to power the microphone?

	Why buy a mixer just to provide phantom power?

	And most mixers only contour the input volume,
	and rarely, except on larger, more expensive
	models, have any EQ adjustment.

	STILL WHY A MIXER, just to add phantom power?
	



These are just a few uses for a Beringer Mixer.



	Yes, but none answer my persistent young bride's
	ultimate FATAL QUESTION -- "What does it do that you
	cannot already do with switches."





> Despite what Jim K9YC says, I have owned several Beringer mixers and 
> mine have been built first class and never had any failures.  I have 
> the utmost respect for Beringer products.


	
	Parenthetically, I own a Behringer C-1 microphone,
	and have used their mixers, and found them inexpensive,
	but fairly good value for the money.   Not necessarily pro
	grade, but certainly good enough for a serious home studio.

	Although I DO believe his stories about product piracy!


	
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