4 Channel Mini Studio Summing Mixer Designed for UAD Apollo Twin Focusrite Audient

VintageMaker is one of the last manufacturers, professional handmade studio gear builders in the world. This possibility is almost unique in the market since 2010′. More than 1000 different and unique custom studio solutions.

• CONTACT ME FOR UNIQUE SETUP !
• You can order different sum bus gain reduction mixer
• Let me know about your DAW interface gain range or brand type
• Select Mixer Reduction: -6,5dB / -10dB / -15dB / -20dB / -25dB (free order)

Specs

• Input: 4 balanced INPUT(2 x stereo) TRS balanced
• Output:  2x(1,4" TRS) Balanced L/R - 1xStereo out balanced
• 1 x Stereo to 2 Mono input conversion switch for Bass and Kick
• OR 2 x Mono (per channel mono switch) see listing photos then let me know
• Build time: 10 working weekdays (maximum)
• Fully balanced dual stereo signal topology!
• Pure hand made! Hand wired and tested point-to-point!
• Selected VISHAY DALE military metal-film resistors!
• Laser engraved massive aluminium alloy box!
• More than 2000 happy customers since 2010'

Why choose a LittleOne mixer?

Fully balanced solid state network & switching network from input to output.

Can be left "free" unconnected inputs 2-4-6! No unused input problem!

Absolutely noise free due to a custom-developed balanced summing network.

Absolutely repeatability DAW control: Volume Panorama, EQ, and effects sends of your mix from within the DAW, and sends as many as 2-4-6-8 different tracks or submixes to Summing Mixer.

Can handle both balanced/unbalanced signals from synths like Moog, Nord, Yamaha etc.

Can handle large external instruments like samplers, tape machines, drum machines etc.

Can be fit to all brand of DAW interfaces like Digidesign 192, Avid HD I/O 16X16,Universal Audio, RME Fireface, Prism, Lynx Aurora, Apogee, Motu, Focusrite, Metric Halo, Steinberg MR816, and so on..Can handle external signal processors eg. EQ, Compressor, Limiter, Multi Effects Processors like Massenburg, Drawmer S3, Lexicon, Alesis, Tube-Tech LCA2B, JoeMeek, FMR Audio RNC DBX, ART etc.

Can handle large numbers of external mic preamps like AMS Neve 1073,Aphex Channel, Great River, Avalon, Chandler Limited, Crane Song, SPL, Focusrite, Presonus, Midas, Summit Audio, ART Pro and so on...

Extremely simple, Discrete, pure, and transparent signal path.

Can be used for external DAW summing or as a line summing mixer for effects external pres,instruments, synths, drum machines or any (balanced/unbalanced) line signal! 

Other passive summing mixers on the marketplace requires +30/+40dB makeup gain!

More than 2000 happy customers around the World!

LittleOne is therefore able to assume a wide variety of tonal character dependent on your choice of amplifier (mic pre)!
How to mix in analog OTB [OUT-The-Box] 
Customer question: I'd like to know if there is a way to drive the amplifier prior to get on the master out or should I achieve this by entering the summing unit with hotter levels? Simply boost up your DAW output Level (master fader) – and you get some “nice” distortion because you’re pushing the SUMMING INPUTS (SUM BUS) Passive side of Summing Mixer – quite a bit OVER its nominal level.  (after that gain up the summed signal by your internal amp or external  mic preamps or DAW mic preamps)A. Mix in analog is different than DAW bounce, so Let's separate the mixing process to 2 parts:
1. First part: Passive network.You right: "should I achieve this by entering the summing unit with hotter levels"You need to find for all your instruments/tracks individually the "gentle distortion" point, where the subtle distortion starts gently and it's about right. It basically impossible to do that  ITB [In-The-Box] because if u hit over 0dB, starts to distort during gain staging, simply the digital bounce not allow to send hot (high gain) PanoramaFirstly you need to find for all your instruments the right places into the stereo field (separation), the right locations where they sit better into the whole mix. Don't forget - your instruments are mixed in the analog domain: as sinusoidal voltages! Gain stagingGain staging is like pulling the focus of a camera lens, so the cardinal point is the individual gain sent from DAW interface outputs to summing network.(they will be mixed as sinusoidal voltage) so strictly need to find for all your instruments/tracks individually the "gentle distortion" point, where the subtle distortion starts gently and it's about right ?warm?. 
2. Second part: Drive the amp - makeup gainMake up gain "crank it up" - make up gain by your MicPre/DAW Instrument amp or internal summing amp, and hit the sweet spot of master mix, then print/record. It's important to find the sweet-spot when the level and subtle distortion is just about right, depending on the song and production. ITB has no sweet-spot and there's really no reward running the levels a bit too hot, on the contrary is even makes the mix sound worse.There are no 0?s and 1?s but only voltages. These are complex sinusoidal voltages that include the harmonics and other elements. Many engineers consider this to add the ?warm?, ?in-depth? and nice separation sound you get from analog.  (Emerson R. Maningo)

Technical features:Summing: Discrete Stereo  Passive Summing  network 16:2 line inputSelected VISHAY DALE military metal-film resistors!In/Out:Balanced, floating to groundInput impedance: 2K ohms balancedOutput impedance 600 ohms balancedOutput level: -15 dB nominal(relative to 0dB)Frequency response: 0-500KhzCrosstalk 1Khz: -95dBIn/Out:   Balanced, floating to groundSignal/ Noise rate: -98dB (RME HDSP tested, no DAW inputs connected)Balanced input: 16 inputs L/R = 8 Stereo CH STEREO TO MONO SWITCH (CH1 stereo to 1-2 mono, CH2 stereo to 3-4 mono)Balanced output: 2 balanced L/R out (1,4"TRS) TRS connection wiring: (Tip:HOT/,Ring:COLD/Sleeve:GROUND)Power requirements: NO POWER REQ!  - is PASSIVE!
"Recommended for everyone who wants to try "mixing in analog domain" or expand the existing setup with an analog summing box!