WHAT DOES SOA BEM mean?

SOA BEM literally translates to “sounds good” in portuguese. The use of portuguese is probably the result of my love for brazilian music. I also like the letters.

WILL There be a 4 channel mixer?

Yes, there will be a OLHO-4R. It might take some months before it will be available, as I want everything to be right. I have many ideas for other kinds of mixers as well, so stay curious!

Where CAN i Test the mixers?

As I am a one man company, I can not offer a network of test opportunities. If you are in Leipzig, Germany, however, you can come to my studio to test the mixer. There will soon be mixers you can test in Hamburg and Jena.

What is a center detent?

The term "center detent" refers to a feature in certain potentiometers that provides a tactile indication of the center position. In a center-detent potentiometer, there is a notch or groove in the physical mechanism of the potentiometer that creates resistance when the knob or slider is at the center position, allowing you to feel and identify the center without looking at it. For the Channel EQ/ISO and Master ISO, you can choose if you want center-detent potentiometers, depending on your taste.

How Do I order?

Having all these options makes 96 different variants of the OLHO-2R. This makes things complicated. So how to order?

First: Go to the Shop. Select your favorite options in all the dropdown menus.
Click “Add to cart”. You find the cart in the top right corner of the website. Go there.
In the cart, click “Checkout”. Enter your Mail and Click “Continue”. Now enter your address. It will now automatically calculate shipping cost and taxes. You can proceed to pay and voila - You ordered your mixer! I will get in touch with you via E-Mail soon ;)

What is the best Frontpanel Color?

Natural Anodized Aluminium, obviously.

No Gain/Trim Knob? How does this work?

Most classic rotary mixers don't have trim knobs. At full rotation, the channel volume knob gives +10dB of gain. Unity Gain (0 dB) is at the 7 mark. Rotating the knob to around this mark can be done in one smooth wrist rotation. Also, the signal chain is shorter without the trim knob. It comes at a cost though: You can not trim the volume of the cueing track on the VU meter. But this makes you listen instead of look, which is good thing in the end ;)

Why is there only one VU-Meter?

We have two ears, hence sound is stereo. But everything in life is a compromise. I think having separate meters for each stereo channel is not really necessary in a DJ mixer, as stereo imbalances are not that common. If your cartridge looses contact with the tonearm, one channel usually mutes completely, which you notice instantly anyway. I think what you really want to know is the level and that is more easily read on one big VU meter showing the sum of L+R than on two small ones. As a side note: Having two VU meters and a crossfader will always look like a very silly face :D