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Soundcraft Compact 4

Analog Mixer from Soundcraft belonging to the Compact series

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Published on 02/08/07 at 02:27
No rack, no internal effects, no EQ paramtrique .. just delicious 3-band EQ sympthiques.

Slice 2 mono, 2 Stereo (6 channels so despite the name).

2 pramp micro which I do not use (I have an external pramp ART TPS I prfre because I know better).
I am using does not switch the hi-Z or the high pass.

The slices can be switches in Stereo RIAA for turntables.

The slices have a single insert effects.
No Send / Aux.

Connetable Combo Jack / XLR for tranches mono RCA to Stereo.

1 Stereo output bus' main mix ", a" monitoring "and a" record ".

With the between "playback" and output "Record", it has everything to connect a computer audio interface.

2 headphone circuit "Artist" and "Ing.son" .., not bad.

In short, the simple and thoughtful config for a basic computer.
I regret some of the scrub assistant.
But I use it mainly for monitoring the decision and the possibility of routing switch and make life enjoyable in the home studio.

UTILIZATION

The ergonomics are excellent. The manual is simple and clear as the operation of the mixer.

SOUNDS

The EQ is effective but I use them except for a few trs config "rptition / jam session."
That do not really pramps micro prfre I say nothing about their quality.

EDIT: see below.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it every day for two months.
What I like most: the possibility of routing entries (with the possibility to switch from one circuit to the "monitoring" and the circuit "Recording" indpendamment circuit "main mix" ). The simplicity of use. The look and feel-General for the machine. The ergonomics well thought out and enjoyable. The robustness of the production (although I do not play punk on the knobs).
It does damn well thought out for a home-studio computer into a central monitoring recording.

T have the top output spares but hey, I ask the moon for the price.

I tried small mixers like the equivalent Yam MG 10 / 2 or Tapco. It is mainly the possibility of routing that made me choose it.

With exprience, I would do this choice unless I have more budget to buy a Mackie Onyx with Firewire interface.
EDIT: APRS over a year, the volume knob "monitoring" is HS. It creaks, I have the time that output instead of the short stro ... .. dception on the reliability and the perennial (and no I am not a savage, it has not moved from my home studio). In addition, I use it for monitoring for the purchase of a new sound card (Line 6 Toneport) and frankly, it is far from being neutral level.
So I drop and I note the ledge of my home studio. Both exit "Mix" standard still works, I keep it for rptitions.

EDIT 2: if you read the prior notice of AFiens the big sister was the same phnomne. I was also able to observe it with a friend on the Compact 4: This table is nice but aging fast trs badly. It spits everywhere, it's a horror!! Too bad.