[jsonar] Re: mixing console question
- From: Florian Beijers <florianbeijers@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jsonar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 00:55:21 +0100
Hmm,
Thanks for the recommendation. Does anyone have experience with
something like the XENYX X2442USB by Behringer ?
It seems to be in the same price range and offers a USB audio
interface which would mean I'd be able to take out the man in the
middle, that being my Scarlett 2i4. I have no idea if this board is
worse in terms of quality or accessibility/ease of use. Anyone have
any insights? :)
Thanks,
Florian
2014-12-20 0:23 GMT+01:00, John Chilelli <JAC@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi,
>
> I love my Macky 820 I.
>
> I'm with you on this as I am a greenhorne at this stuff as well and the 820I
> I think is a good way to go for just learning this complicated stuff.
>
> I found mine for under $350 at Musician's Friend. Tell them I sent you.
>
> Blessings,
>
> John Chilelli
> Erie, PA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jsonar-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jsonar-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Florian Beijers
> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 8:35 AM
> To: jsonar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jsonar] Re: mixing console question
>
> Hi,
>
> So, does anyone have tips that fall somewhat lower, price-wise? Around
> 500 or below would be ideal, not sure how much you can get for that?
> Or should I just forget about this endeavor and mix fully using software?
>
> Thanks,
> Florian
>
> 2014-12-18 2:50 GMT+01:00, Florian Beijers <florianbeijers@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Grin, that all sounds incredible. Sadly though, that is way over the
>> budget I am able to spend on it at the moment. I am primarily a
>> student, so ...buying myself this for christmas is not going to cut it
>> I'm afraid :) I'll certainly keep this one in mind though :)
>>
>> Regards,
>> Florian
>>
>> 2014-12-18 0:52 GMT+01:00, Chris Belle <cb1963@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>> Sounds like a mackie 1640i is the perfect answer for you.
>>>
>>> I love mine.
>>>
>>> 16 ins and outs, 6 aux sends, 4 aux buses, a real analog mixer with 4
>>> band parametric eq but all tied together with a nice firewire
>>> interface, and 100 percent accessible as to the routing.
>>>
>>> Now the only down side is that the old mackie firewire cards used to
>>> be
>>> 100 percent accessible, now the software isn't accessible anymore,
>>> but the only reason you need to get in there is to adjust your
>>> latency, and or if you plan to agregate two of these things together
>>> to get 32 channels and such.
>>>
>>> I was fortunate enough to get the older fw card, the new models are
>>> the same board but with the new fw chip.
>>>
>>> So if you can live with that, you are golden, otherwise it's down to
>>> digging around in these inaccessible pain in the ass interfaces, yes
>>> there is some hsc support for some of the focus rite stuff, but how
>>> thorough it is and you know about work flow, nothing like grabbing a
>>> knob when you got someone in the studio and they want more headphone
>>> blah, blah, blah.
>>>
>>> So if 15 hundred bucks isn't too much, this will future proof you for
>>> a long time, and don't cheap out and get the lesser mackies, they
>>> have plenty of in-puts but where the price drop is you don't get all
>>> the returns back from the daw, only one stereo pair.
>>>
>>> For me, having 16 returns from the daw is worth it,
>>> and you have fantom power separate on each channel, and inserts,
>>> and a direct box on channels one and two, and be good to yourself and
>>> go get one for Christmas.
>>>
>>> You'll love it.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/17/2014 4:18 PM, Florian Beijers wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Mainly, I want it to be slightly future-proof. I mean to record
>>>> multiple signals into my DAW of choice, that could either be Sonar
>>>> or Reaper. Therefore, controlling my DAW won't really enter into it,
>>>> I want enough inputs and outputs as well as the flexibility to mix
>>>> these into a variety of configurations, for example recording
>>>> multiple instruments but also routing a vocal track through an
>>>> external hardware effect and getting the processed signal back etc.
>>>> Things like FX on the console itself aren't really necessary, nice
>>>> gimmick if there but not a requirement by a long shot.
>>>> I currently use a Scarlett 2i4 as an audio interface, I plan to send
>>>> the main outs of whatever mixing console through that into my pc. If
>>>> you are of the opinion that taking out hte middle man and just
>>>> getting an interface with more ins and outs coupled with
>>>> software-based mixing is a better alternative, I am willing to look
>>>> into that. I just assumed doing this on the hardware level would be
>>>> slightly more accessible and would still work if a script suddenly
>>>> decides to go wonky for whatever reason.
>>>>
>>>> Florian
>>>>
>>>> 2014-12-17 22:33 GMT+01:00, Cameron Strife <cameron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>> Could you outline what you plan to use it for exactly? Live sound?
>>>>> Recording? Mixing? Controlling a computer based daw package like
>>>>> sonar, pro tools, or logic etc?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 12/17/14, Florian Beijers <florianbeijers@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am considering purchasing a mixer, however I do have a few
>>>>>> questions that pertain to accessibility.
>>>>>> - Is there a digital mixer you guys have found that is reasonably
>>>>>> accessible or at least reasonably enough documented so a blind
>>>>>> user can use it?
>>>>>> - When it comes to analog mixers, what mixers have you tried and
>>>>>> how logical did you find the control layout?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm not looking for a 5000 dollar 64-channel mixer, something with
>>>>>> 8 to 12 channels will be more than enough for my needs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Florian
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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