I need a tiny 1 input (1/4") with 2-4 volume controlled channel output headphone amp that also has compression OR a small headphone compressor that I can put inline with a 1/4" input and 1/4" output.

do you need more snare?

If by "snare," you mean "cowbell."

What are you trying to achieve? I know not of a headphone amp with built in compression, but there might be a simple workaround.

I have a line that comes off my studio board as uncompressed. all the levels are all out of wack and the right/left channels don't sound spaced right. when it goes over the air, it sounds perfect. But when the DJs are doing talk backs, they have no idea how it sounds over air and you get r-tards with background music WAY too loud and then people like when where the mic channel becomes wicked distorted.

So I need to replace the 1 1/4" input, 4 channel 1/4" output headphone amp with something. I was hoping to kill 2 birds with one stone.

maybe I'll just get another one like this
http://www.zzounds.com/item--PRSHP4
and then get a compressor. anyone know of an "ok" single stereo compressor that does one stereo 1/4" in and one stereo 1/4" out?

http://www.zzounds.com/item--BEHAMP800
I would get that headphone amp if it wasn't behringer..

behringer makes good stuff. I was going to recommend that.

you know of a nice compressor? I need it to balance out some unevent level for left and right independently.

For what you're doing, you don't need a "nice" compressor. Any stereo comp will do for cutting off peaks and volume adjustment.

Behringer makes a cheap single space rack unit that I use on my own headphone amp. Mostly as a boost for recording vocals or loud shit, but it will do what you're looking to do.

link

That behringer would be fine.

Some of behringers stuff if pretty crappy (digital effects, and anything they put speakon connectors in), but that looks legit and all the reviews are high.


as far as compressors go, the cheapest one behringer currently offers is 100 bucks. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Beh...PROXL-MDX1600-Compressor?sku=182472

For the same price, there is a slightly improved model:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Beh...omposer-ProXL-Compressor?sku=182475

It's 10 bucks more, but since it's over $99 you get free shipping, so they would cost around the same.