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Budget portable mixer
I've been looking at four budget portable mixers - does anyone have any advice on which is best:
Azden FMX-32 3 channel mixer Rolls MX-422 4 channel mixer Sign Video ENG-44 4-Channel Mixer Shure M367 6-Input Portable Mixer With Limiter/VU Meter I don't know a great deal about field mixers I'm afraid - it'll be used primarily with 2 x Sennheisser wireless lavs a wireless handhel reporter mic and a Rode NTG-1 shotgun. thanks |
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We recently bought an ENG-44 and have had excellent results using shotgun and lav mics.
We purchased from Fred Ginsberg of Equipment Emporium in California - the man who wrote the book for the Nagra - and who had considerable input in the design of the ENG-44 (as I recall). Anyway, you should get some good info from their website, which is extremely informative about many things sound. Fortunately we had a sound operator who knows her stuff (happens to be an Aussie by the way - now living in NZ - but came to the States to show us a thing or two. The main thing is - practice practice practice before you do the shoot:-) http://equipmentemporium.com/ Best. Michael Knight Oh yeah...and read the instructions:-)
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First, I'd strike the Shure M367 off the list - it's excellent, but not really a field mixer. It's small enough, but would work best on a table, not hanging on your shoulder. They have field mixers, but more costly than your other choices.
Don't know much about rolls & azden - I know there have been some reviews here recently, look for them. There's some great info on the SignVideo ENG-44 here http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=73051 |
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I'm happy with the Rolls
I got the Rolls MX422 about 3 weeks ago and I'm very happy with the results.
I'm also using two Sennheisser wireless lavs, a wireless handhel mic and a Sennheisser ME66 shotgun with a wireless adaptor.. Thus far I have no complaints. |
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With the ENG-44, can you set that up any way
you'd like, such 3 inputs into 1 output, with the 4th input going straight through to output #2? Or set it up with 2 inputs into each output? What I'm wondering is if you can configure it however you'd like? How does the gain work on that ENG-44? Is it per input channel? Of is the gain on each output? How much gain is available? |
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What's the next step up in price above these models listed by the original poster? Sound Devices? Does that Shure even offer preamp gain? |
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I believe the Shure M367 has mic/line switches - that's it for preamp gain. |
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The more I see about the ENG-44 the better value it looks. |
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ENG Mixer
I just finished a week of shooting a documentary in NY with the ENG-44...worked flawlessly, the audio was excellent....read the thread Seth posted for my previous review, but I think its a good purchase.
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eng-44, light, easy to use.
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I didn't hear any.
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Mixer (ENG-44)
I didnt hear any hiss at all coming out of this mixer.....I have recorded a total of maybe 21-22 hours with this unit (mostly dialogue) since I got it about 3 weeks ago and all of the audio was outstanding.
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