MixBuss 16x2
Analog Active Summing Mixer

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Do your mixes suffer from lack of depth?  Do your mixes sound narrow and flat? Are you tired of all your mixes sounding like they're "in a box" when you mix "in the box"?  Then you need the MixBuss!

This nifty device is an outboard summing mixer that allows you to take your digital mixes out of the computer and put them back where they belong - in the analog realm.  Everyone knows you can't beat the sound of an analog console when it comes to getting the best audio quality for your mixes.  The only problem with consoles is that they take up a lot of space and require ongoing maintenance over time, especially for vintage equipment.  With the MixBuss you get all the benefits of mixing down on an analog console in a convenient 2 unit rackmount piece of gear.  

The MixBuss is built upon an active summing circuit that incorporates the highest quality components available today.  Because of the active summing matrix, the MixBuss is free from the artifacts of passive summing circuits where the variable loading of individual inputs requires variable levels of makeup gain in the output. With the MixBuss, though, what comes in is what goes out.  There is no additional need for a makeup gain amplifier like in passive summing solutions.  However, in those instances when a little extra gain is needed between the MixBuss outputs and downstream gear with different line level requirements, the output summing amplifier provides up to an additional +10 dB of gain.

The MixBuss comes stock with 16 channel inputs that are hard-wired to stereo output pairs with odd numbered channels routed to the left output and even numbered channels routed to the right.  Channel pairs 1-2 and 3-4, however, each have a selector switch to assign the outputs to either a stereo or mono for center panning each channel.  This provides enough flexibility to assign mono channels like kick, snare and bass while still maintaining pan automation within the DAW when sending outputs to channels with stereo Left-Right pairing.  In addition to the 16 routable inputs, there is an additional Mix Input that accepts a stereo pair from other MixBuss units.  In this way multiple units can be daisy chained to provide an unlimited amount of summing expansion.  The single pair of outputs on the MixBuss are controlled by the Mix Level volume control on the front panel.  Each unit is hand calibrated to precisely match the left and right output signal levels, thus ensuring the stereo field imaging is not altered due to level discrepancies.  

Features

• TRS 1/4 inch inputs and outputs for balanced/unbalanced operation
  
• 16 channel inputs into 2 channel stereo output
  
• Separate stereo Mix Input for daisy chaining additional MixBuss units
  
• Output volume level from 0 to +10 dB gain
  
• 2U Rack unit
  
• Distortion: 0.0005%
  
• CMRR: 90dB
  
• Calibrated for +4dB line level output
  
• 1 year Parts and Labor Warranty
  
• Available for 120 volt and 240 volt operation.
  

Price:   *** The MixBuss has been discontinued and is no longer in production. ***

Please visit Mythic Audio to obtain more information about their next generation summing mixer - The Gemini!


Need help?  Check out the MixBuss Installation and Calibration Guide for details on how to integrate a MixBuss into your studio environment.