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Post by mcook217 on Aug 15, 2019 9:13:52 GMT -7
I'm sure quite a few of you are in the same boat that I am, that most of the time I'm playing out I'm stuck in situations with sound guys that just throw a 57 in front of your amp, don't really position it and start to groan when you want to double mic or do anything that requires they use multiple channels for a single person/instrument. Or on the other hand, they are gung-ho but just literally don't have the space on the board. So I ran across the Whirlwind IMP Combiner and picked one up used for $20. 2 xlr inputs with a phase switch out to a single xlr. It's great for double mic'ing a guitar (have to add your own phantom power to mics that need it because of a built in passive transformer) but the problem is you get 100% of both mics mixed together into a mono send. So if one mic is naturally a little hotter than the other you're getting more of that one coming through the signal. Or if you have two amps mic'd up for a wet/dry rig and one is a little louder to get the tone you want it's going to be louder than the other one when they get mixed together in the combiner. What I'd love is to add a blend pot on it so I can choose what I want to hear more of coming through. The problem is I don't know enough about this stuff to know if that will work or not. Like maybe the blend pot wouldn't work but two separate volumes might. Could someone here do me a solid and take a look at the gut shots I'm putting here and let me know how if and or how I could make this do what I want? Thanks so much!
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Aug 15, 2019 13:37:46 GMT -7
It looks like the two mic inputs are transformer coupled to the output. You could try putting a passive pad in the box, but I don't think it would work well.
What you need is a little active mic mixer like this:
I don't like Behringer stuff in general but I've had good luck with a little mixer similar to this one.
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Post by LT on Aug 15, 2019 18:21:25 GMT -7
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Post by mcook217 on Aug 15, 2019 20:16:59 GMT -7
that's a good solution. Plus the ability to use phantom powered mics too! I'll have to pick one of those up. Thanks guys!
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Aug 15, 2019 20:46:30 GMT -7
I like the Mackie better. Looks like Behringer did what it does best, copy other people's designs! It'll be well worth 15 extra bucks to get the real deal. Go Mackie!
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Post by mcook217 on Aug 25, 2019 18:24:42 GMT -7
I got the mackie and used it for the first time today. It was perfect for what I needed. I ran a wet/dry rig and was able to dial in just the right mixture and condense it down to a single channel. plus this gives me the chance to do some home recording. Perfect solution. Thanks so much guys!!
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