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You know, this is a really good question that I don’t know the answer to. A friend from instgram recommended this CR1604 (not the vlz) to me and I know that it is relatively revered in the electronic community as being a solid warm mixer. But beyond that, I don’t know much. I can say though, that the mixer isn’t actually that important. To me what is important is that things happen in stages and that there is multiple pieces interacting with each other. You can get a lot of great “warm” tones from gain slightly overdriving things little by little at each spot. I think there are some boss mixers that people really like. I’ll pin this comment so hopefully some one can help you out more!

@@userfriendlysounds Thank you, I appreciate the insight!

This may not help you but this guy has made some killer music with literally a mixer he pulled from the trash. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qImT8OUjOV8.htmlsi=fPv6LzF6MaH-_XbC

I'm an (affordable) analog mixer aficionado you could say. You've got the old soundcrafts (spirit studios f.i.) which sound very warm. Then you've got the old Tascams which can overdrive and have a very musical EQ. Then you've got the old mackies (like in this vid) which sound more aggressive. You could also look out for the Boss BX which are crap, but used for their insane overdrive. Most times you can find them at lowish prices, but check if channels are working, crackling sounds on buttons/knobs can be solved with some deoxit.

@@cl1xor Exactly the kinda breakdown I was looking for, ty.

❤️🙀❤️ Sherman is absolutely FILTHY

OD isn’t distortion

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Absolutely. Super flexible and SO fun for no input mixing. Not to mention giving you the ability to run stereo out sends. But the EQ on this mixer is my favorite. The way it drives sounds SO GOOD

Yeah I think so! Boum is great and has a really interesting sound. I think your should try it!

@@userfriendlysounds thanks! Boum hasn't got the headphones output - only main out.

@kaeesone you could use a splitter cable or a mult!

The one I have is made by 2HP. But literally any old attenuator will work! :)

@@userfriendlysounds cheers bud! Loving ur stuff btw. Very inspiring!

@@userfriendlysounds any recommendations on an attenuator. I have an old behringer mixer and would like to do this with syntakt and heat. Prob use digitakt for compression

@@juz4anna www.twohp.com/modules/trim that’s the one I use

@@userfriendlysounds cheers bud thank you very much for that and your vids too!!!

It’s different distortion circuits. So it’s the same I’d say but more different flavors. Plus envelope follower, lfo, 2 band eq, analog resonant filter, and midi controllable

use space words!

reverb! I also took apart and cleaned it when I got it and I'm sort of ocd about dust haha

Yeah didn’t have time for it on this one! Next time!

I dont know much about those (though I really want a model 12, I hear nothing but great things about it) But I don't see why you couldn't do something along these lines. You *probably** wont hurt anything. Just watch your ears, try stuff out and have fun!

@@userfriendlysounds big love - ill give it a blast . The Tascam is wicked by the way , super flexible

Eurorack has loads of them! www.sweetwater.com/c1200--Eurorack_Modules?highlight=2HPTrimSV&seoslug=2hp-trim-eurorack-attenuator-module-silver&catrollup=498/1199/1200&mrkgadid=&mrkgcl=28&mrkgen=&mrkgbflag=&mrkgcat=&acctid=21700000001645388&dskeywordid=&lid=58700008506368836&dsproductgroupid=&product_id=2HPTrimSV&prodctry=US&prodlang=en&channel=online&storeid=&device=m&network=x&matchtype=&adpos=largenumber&locationid=9007870&creative=&targetid=&campaignid=20442635674&awsearchcpc=&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA_OetBhAtEiwAPTeQZ3JPPFskTsAIhjlEcmnjrvx8xvNSdjS3n4WoIXhjZVharBNbB9nDehoCkvoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Oh everything I make is accident! Haha Perhaps! I’ll take a look

Yeah I mean feedback is super open to anything with I/O! Just keep in mind attenuation and watch your ears! In this video I do feedback with only the syntakt! Elektron Syntakt Feedback | Don't Try This Not at Home ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wmiSx7ylBgQ.html

@@userfriendlysounds going to watch this now, thank you for the feedback. I think I have what I need to make this work, I have a passive re-ampt box with an attenuator/level on it. I'd imagine that would work smashing into the RAT pedal or SD-1? I'll throw a limiter on my master so I don't destroy my monitors.

@@userfriendlysoundsthanks for that "TaktBack" link - I searched comments for 'input to see if anyone had asked why you didn't use the Syntakt's input from a aux send. Would be great to hear that with the heat too? Maybe through a matrix mixer - bur that's prob asking too much LOL

@@neilbriscombe Im not sure, but probably because of how sensitive they are and how the slightest bit of dynamic can send the syntakt into a FB loop. Maybe something about the digital control vs the analog control of the 1604? Also, I lose track of what’s happening after just a loop or two so it could be that I was like okay that’s enough. Haha but using the aux ins on the syntakt is killer for this stuff because you have the vca to turn the feedback into a voice.