Audio interface as a simple dj mixer?

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Audio interface as a simple dj mixer?

#1 Post by Lesknow »

Heynow! I find myself shopping for both a recording interface and a two channel mixer at the same time. I've looked for answers elsewhere but none of them match up exactly & this forum has always had my back :cowboy:
The only thing I'd use a mixer for is for music playback from laptops & phones into a driverack - amp - OT8/T39 setup. DJ mixers have way more features than I need & I'm thinking I can use the interface for both projects. So at the moment I'm looking at either the SSL2 or the UA Volt 2. A 3.5mm output will apparently put out more voltage than mic level signals & each of the two combination input channels would have a gain adjustment to match outputs on the fly...to me it'd be the same as plugging in a phone to listen through powered monitors like I always do, with the ability to switch between two similar sources. Cha think, can I save a hundred bucks?
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Rob
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#2 Post by Lesknow »

I do love the form of the SSL2, with everything on top.
And everything is to the back with a little slack

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Lesknow wrote: Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:56 pm I do love the form of the SSL2, with everything on top.
Do you have a link or a brand name to go with the model numbers?

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#4 Post by Bruce Weldy »

Nevermind.....I found 'em.

Either one should be fine. Just be sure that you use TRS/TRS or TRS/XLR for connecting to the Driverack.

6 - T39 3012LF
4 - OT12 2512
1 - T24
1 - SLA Pro
2 - XF210


"A system with a few knobs set up by someone who knows what they are doing is always better than one with a lot of knobs set up by someone who doesn't."

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Absolutely. Thanks a ton :hyper:
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Lesknow wrote: Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:50 pm Cha think, can I save a hundred bucks?
Is this the question? When I look them up, they seem to be comparably priced.
What do you intend to record?
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Seth wrote: Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:01 pm
Lesknow wrote: Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:50 pm Cha think, can I save a hundred bucks?
Is this the question? When I look them up, they seem to be comparably priced.
What do you intend to record?
I think he means saving a hundred by using one of these two vs. a DJ controller...

6 - T39 3012LF
4 - OT12 2512
1 - T24
1 - SLA Pro
2 - XF210


"A system with a few knobs set up by someone who knows what they are doing is always better than one with a lot of knobs set up by someone who doesn't."

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Bruce Weldy wrote: Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:12 am
Seth wrote: Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:01 pm
Lesknow wrote: Tue Jul 11, 2023 2:50 pm Cha think, can I save a hundred bucks?
Is this the question? When I look them up, they seem to be comparably priced.
What do you intend to record?
I think he means saving a hundred by using one of these two vs. a DJ controller...
Ah, yeah... I see it now. Your level of comprehension has been off the charts lately. Send me some of whatever vitamin and supplement regimen you've been following.
Build in process - 2 WH6, one Alpha 6a loaded, one PRV Audio 6MB250-NDY loaded

Two 2x6 shorty SLA Pro's
One T39, 16", 3012LF loaded
Tall AutoTuba, 20" wide, 2x 8" MCM 55-2421
TruckTuba, 8½" wide, 2x 8" MCM 55-2421

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#9 Post by Bruce Weldy »

Seth wrote: Wed Jul 12, 2023 10:07 am
Bruce Weldy wrote: Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:12 am
Seth wrote: Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:01 pm
Is this the question? When I look them up, they seem to be comparably priced.
What do you intend to record?
I think he means saving a hundred by using one of these two vs. a DJ controller...
Ah, yeah... I see it now. Your level of comprehension has been off the charts lately. Send me some of whatever vitamin and supplement regimen you've been following.
Ha....no, I thought the same thing you did when I looked up the two devices.....

No vitamin will do it, just many decades of deciphering what people mean, not necessarily what they say. :mrgreen:

6 - T39 3012LF
4 - OT12 2512
1 - T24
1 - SLA Pro
2 - XF210


"A system with a few knobs set up by someone who knows what they are doing is always better than one with a lot of knobs set up by someone who doesn't."

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