as final cut editors, how do you prefer to monitor audio?

[David Roth weiss]

Todd,

Admittedly my mixer these days is primarily nothing more than a huge volume control for my speakers, but having sliding R&L pots right next to me at arm’s length, with instant access, is very important to me. I would never want to be without them.

There are other solutions, for sure, but if you think that reaching up and truning down the control on the back of your speakers is a good solution, I’d argue with you.

David

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[Todd Reid]

Thanks for the speedy reply.

I failed to mention the most important part of my issue…..the slightest touch of my speakers volume control is a huge change in volume. So not only do I need to stand up and walk around my desk to the back, but I can never get that sweet spot.

So I’m trying to decide if I should add a mixer, or just “create” a inline, more practical, volume control.

After hearing your short description of your set up, that is exactly what I’ve been missing.
what brand of mixer are you using?

[Warren Eig]

I use a Mackie mixer, like David, to control the volume in my suite, but there are alternatives such as Mackie’s Big knob: https://www.mackie.com/products/bigknob/

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[David Roth weiss]

I have a Mackie 1402. It’s not small, but it has faders and not knobs like the smaller 1202.

If you check with one of the many large companies dedicated to hardware sales, such as B&H, you will find that thy’re are many solutions today that will do he job that did not exist just a few years ago.

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[Steven Gonzales]

Perhaps you might want to consider a mixer that is also a midi controller, and it would be useful for audio mixing within Final Cut as well as monitoring audio.

Some are using this model, although I have no experience with it:

https://www.tascam.com/products/fw-1082.html

[Nick Price]

Hi there,
i always prefer a mixer to hand, mainly for doing what it is designed to do. mix several sources without rewiring. How else can you listen to your Digi deck, Dvcam, deck computer output, sound/video card output, mic input, DVD player, VHS player, etc…
Obviously also useful to control speaker volume.

best wishes
nick

[Chris Poisson]

What Nick said, plus that a decent mixer gives you control over EQ coming in and going out. I have ad agency clients who would crap on the floor without those options.

Have a wonderful day.

[Jason Porthouse]

I run a Yamaha 01V in my suite -overkill I guess, but handy to have. One day I might sell it on and replace with one of the MIDI/mixer hybrids, which would probably suit better. But nowadays for simple monitoring, Mackie, Behringer et al do mixers in the sub $100 bracket that are perfectly good enough for monitoring and even mic to line conversion for VO’s and the like. Wouldn’t be without one myself.

I guess there’s still a part of me that hankers after the ‘Rick Wakeman’ like feeling of being surrounded by acres of incredibly complex kit, even if it ain’t doing much – ahh, suite memories of a 32 channel Grass Valley mixer with an equally absurd audio panel and an Abekas DVE… just need a lame suit and a cape…

JP

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[Walter Biscardi]

Mackie 1202 in all our suites. We have audio patch panels so we can listen to our edit systems, various VTRs and Cable TV without the need for switching anything. We also feed our microphones for VO’s through the Mackies.

We use KRK Rokit 5 for actual monitoring.

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[Shane Ross]

My main bay has a Tascam mixer that actually controls the audio levels on the timeline. But at home I have a $69 Behringer 4 channel mixer…because all it is doing is adjusting audio levels. BUT…I need the mixer because I need to output to Beta and Digibeta sometimes, and sometimes I need to boost the audio to the Beta deck. The only thing that allows me to do that is a mixer.

Nice to have a little knob to turn.

Shane

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