MATRIXSYNTH: BASTL Introduces the Bestie Stereo Mixer


Tuesday, April 11, 2023

BASTL Introduces the Bestie Stereo Mixer

video upload by Bastl Instruments

Follow-up to Bastl Discontinues the Dude

"We are excited to announce our new portable 5-channel stereo mixer Bestie. It is a re-imagination of our popular mixer Dude (released in May 2017), but this time for flexible stereo connectivity and with portable USB-powered setups in mind. But it comes with a twist! We are not new to mixer feedback and distortion so channel 3 on the Bestie is pre-routed as a feedback channel for that extra dirt and distortion. Without the feedback, Bestie is a very clean mixer with a clean boost with up to +20dB per channel and well-crafted saturation characteristics."

Playlist:
Bestie The Stereo Mixer
Bestie in Battery Powered Ambient Setup
Bestie in The Wide Mix
Colour Your Cold Digital Synths With Bestie

Baslt Bestie - A mixer that make noises / no input mixing made easier

video upload by

00:00 Intro
01:28 How does a 808 beat sound through it w/ System80 880
02:40 A first look at feedback
04:28 It's stereo!
06:52 How to Feedback / "No Input Mixing"
09:15 Mixing a few instruments w/ Softpop 2
11:53 More mixing and more feedback / Moog MuRF
16:17 The Drone Show!
19:00 The Harsh Noise Show!
20:39 End talk
21:00 Drone meditation jam



Bastl brings us the Bestie, a spiritual successor to their Dude mixer, but this time with a built-in feedback loop and, surely to the delight of many, five channels of stereo operation. Housed in a metal casing, the Bestie is ready for touring, live performance, and with the option to be battery powered, this is one of the best options for recording your outdoor sessions. With the same saturated sound that made the Dude beloved, the Bestie can drive your signal hard and to take that one step further, leave the third channel open and your entire mix will feedback into itself for wild noisy sounds.

In fact, you don't even need to plug any input into the Bestie: create multiple feedback loops with external effects and use the third channel level control to bring in self-oscillating sounds. While it's easy to get over-saturated sounds, the Bestie is also equipped with low-noise preamps letting you use this as a wonderful standard mixer with ease. Each channel can use stereo inputs with channels 1 and 5 having two mono 3.5mm TS inputs and the other using 3.5mm TRS inputs. Along with that, a dedicated headphone output with a pre/post mute option lets you use this as a great live mixer with a cue output if desired. Bastl's Bestie might become your next bestie with its compact size, great size, and creative options.

BESTIE FEATURES

5-channel stereo mixer
Built-in feedback path via channel 3 for no input mixing
Low-noise preamps with overdrive characteristics when pushed
Mute switches for each channel
Headphone output with pre/post mute switch
Up to 20dB of boost per channel
Metal casing
USB-C and AA battery powered

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