New mixer and discovered sub mixer

Irish Pennant · #1 08-06-2015, 10:34 PM

I've had a Zed 10fx for a couple of years but as time goes on I've found I need more channels. A couple of days ago I received a Zed 60-14fx mixer that I ordered. I thought I'd sell the 10fx but after hooking it up as a sub mixer, I'm going to keep it. There doesn't seem to be any signal loss from the sub and now my mixer board system has become versatile and my cable needs have grown exponentially.

lschwart · #2 08-07-2015, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Irish Pennant

I've had a Zed 10fx for a couple of years but as time goes on I've found I need more channels. A couple of days ago I received a Zed 60-14fx mixer that I ordered. I thought I'd sell the 10fx but after hooking it up as a sub mixer, I'm going to keep it. There doesn't seem to be any signal loss from the sub and now my mixer board system has become versatile and my cable needs have grown exponentially.

The 10FX works very well as a sub mixer, and it even has a pad on the output to make it easy to run into mic inputs (though I usually run it into a stereo line input). Given how close your two mixers are in design, it doesn't surprise me at all that they work so smoothly together!

Louis

Irish Pennant · #3 08-07-2015, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by lschwart

The 10FX works very well as a sub mixer, and it even has a pad on the output to make it easy to run into mic inputs (though I usually run it into a stereo line input). Given how close your two mixers are in design, it doesn't surprise me at all that they work so smoothly together!

Louis

I didn't think about using the stereo inputs......... more cables.

lschwart · #4 08-07-2015, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Irish Pennant

I didn't think about using the stereo inputs......... more cables.

It only matters if you need to transfer a stereo signal. Or if you need the extra mono mic input for something else. I use XLR to TRS patch cables.

Louis

Marty C · #5 08-07-2015, 04:34 PM

I do this also. I send the sub mixer left out to channel 1 on the large mixer panned all the way left and sub mixer right out to channel 2 panned all the way right. Nice, full stereo sound.