thrashncrust Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 yo again, i was wondering how i could make a box with 8 inputs or 6, going into one input, so i can plug in a bunch of instruments and record on my computer, is that possible? or would it burn up something, please help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 You could build a simple resistive mixer with a JFET source follower or an opamp buffer, but it might be problematic building it quiet enough for recording purposes. Or you can get a Behringer UB802 for about $60.00 - and it works right straight out of the box. You probably can't buy the parts for a decent mixer for much less than that, and that's not counting a power supply and a shielded housing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrashncrust Posted October 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 could you explain that in dumb people words? or point me in the direction of a schematic? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 OK, here are some links: Simple Mixer Schematics yMixer - 6 channel active mixer High Quality Sound Mixer Mini Mixer Project AMZ Online Projects - (scroll down to the mixer project.) I think you're still missing my point - there is almost no way you can build an inexpensive mixer that is quiet enough to use for recording for the same price that a manufacturer can sell you one for. All of the projects I've listed are going to be fairly difficult to build to low-noise recording standards unless you've got a lot of experience. Yo, unless you're doing it for braggin' rights, or you don't care much about the quality of your recordings, I really don't see any point in building one yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrashncrust Posted October 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 what does a patch bay do, i see it has lots of inputs... which is a good thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 A patchbay is basically a box with a panel of normalized jacks that lets you quickly connect several pieces of equipment together using patch cords to connect inputs to outputs. It's just an easy way to reconfigure your signal path without disconnecting all the separate pieces of equipment. It's just like an old telephone switchboard, back when a human operator manually routed each call by plugging in a cord to the jack that corresponded to the desired extension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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