Realized very quickly I need a mixer. Looking for advice and suggestions!

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Realized very quickly I need a mixer. Looking for advice and suggestions!

Hi all,

I recently got started in the modular world with the East Beast. My plan was to take my time learning that and then slowly add a few things on top as I got more and more comfortable.

I happened upon what seemed to me like a good deal - an MI Peaks clone and an MI Tides V1 clone on Parasites together for $100, so I ended up grabbing that just to have something to mess around with. I also have a few diy AI Synthesis utility modules and the ELC haXOR that was being given away here a few weeks ago.

Here's the current state of my rack

Today was the first time I actually tried connecting the EB to anything aside from my computer and I quickly realized that I can't listen to everything together. I only have a Focusrite 2i2 and Logic so having everything mixed and summed before hitting that would be ideal.

Does anyone have any suggestions on a good mixer for my setup? I was looking at the DIY AI Synthesis VCA/Mixer which has 4 channels but not sure if there's something else I should look at or if there's something I'm not considering at all in terms of what my rack could benefit from. I don't know these new modules well enough yet.

Fwiw, here's the "aspirational" beginner rack I put together before buying anything.

I appreciate anyone's advice! I know this was a bit long winded but just wanted to provide full background.

EDIT: thank you all for your suggestions - I wasn't aware of the majority of these so it's going to be helpful to reference this thread when I come up to this problem again. I ended up grabbing the Doepfer A-135-2 at a great price cheaper than anything I could probably DIY so I went for it.

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