Tascam LM-8ST Line Mixer

Tascam LM-8ST má pár výhod proti jiným mixům, které jsem používal dřív.
Jednak jsou to dva výstupy se zcela nezávislým mixem, takže jako klávesák s vocoderem můžu poslat zvukařovi jeden mix a sobě do uší jiný, aniž by se navzájem ovlivňovaly (dřív jsem to řešil přes effect send, ale když jsem ubral úroveň, ubral se i send).
Další výhoda je dostatečná síla sluchátkového výstupu, takže při wired in-ear odposlechu můžu sluchátka zapojit přímo do mixu bez dalšího zesilovače. Zdá se to samozřejmé, ale zažil jsem mixy, kde byl sluchátkový výstup mnohem slabší.
Kromě toho můžu samozřejmě do sluchátek oba mixy jednoduše přepínat, takže snadno zkontroluji, co posílám do PA a zase si jedním tlačítkem přepnu do "svého" mixu.
Ke kvalitě zvuku nemám připomínky, ale to se u téhle značky předpokládá.
Když budu hledat nedostatky, tak kromě obligátní vyšší ceny zmíním i hmotnost 3 kg. Když máte v racku víc mašinek nad sebou, je každé deko znát.
Závěr: Za trochu víc peněz o hodně víc muziky, doporučuji.

I use this for an FRFR rig combined with a traditional poweramp/cab rig. I have quite a few modelers and their XLR outs with IR/cab emulation are mixed in the ST1 section of the mixer which then feeds my studio monitors. ST1 also provides a headphones out so I don't have to unplug and replug between different modelers. The 1/4" outs of my modelers are mixed in the ST2 section of the mixer which feeds the regular poweramp/cab. This mix does not contain any IR/cab emulation. With this mixer, it streamlines my workflow in the studio quite well. The mixer is fairly quiet and does not add any noise unless you go way beyond unity level. My only wish is that it accommodated unbalanced signals, but I can survive.

I bought this to handle my rack of keyboard modules, some Alesis S4 Plus’s, a Hammond organ module and some Roland XV3080s. These modules are probably all over 20 years old but are reliable and perfect for what I need. Spending over £400 for a 1U mixer meant that this would be the newest and most expensive thing in the rack! After 8 months, one of the stereo outputs of the mixer developed a buzz on both left and right channels. As it was under warranty I sent it back to Thomann for repair. About 2 months later I got it back, but the same fault was still there... it seemed they had done nothing to repair it! Due to work commitments I had to soldier on with it, just using the alternative stereo outputs. The warranty period expired before I was able to return it again to get fixed again. Now around 6 months later, both of the other two XLR outputs have failed as well. So now channel 2 XLR outputs have got an awful buzz on them and channel 1 XLR outputs have stopped working completely. All I’m able to use now is the unbalanced Jack outputs. While all my vintage modules and keyboards keep on working fine, a brand new, supposed quality mixer has failed miserably with various faults within 18 months, and I couldn’t even get it repaired properly within the warranty period. In the meantime, my much cheaper Samson SM10 mixer has done the job fine in my other module rack and when I’ve needed it as a temporary replacement in this one. Tascam and Thomann didn’t deliver their usual quality with this purchase. GRRRR!