Which mixing desk.....

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beermaster

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hi.

im considering purchasing a mixing desk to accompany my soundblaster audigy.

the plan is to be able to record 8 simultaneous tracks (for drums), the audigy has 8 inputs, so I'd like to plug eight mics into a desk get the gain and eq nice and then route the individual tracks to the Audigy.

What sort of desk would I require?

Thanks
 
on-board preamps i think probably would be better.

i've had a look at some Behringer mixers such as the MX2004A which has 16 XLR ins, but sod all in the way of outputs, just main left and right out and two aux sends.
 
beermaster said:
i've had a look at some Behringer mixers such as the MX2004A which has 16 XLR ins, but sod all in the way of outputs, just main left and right out and two aux sends.
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The Behringer will do the job just don't let anyone know you are getting one..
 
not entirely true... each pre amp channel has a pre fader/pre-eq insert, which can quite easily be used as pre fader direct out... i do it all the time
 
the insert method sounds good, im not so fussed about EQ'ing as I can do this in Sonar after the recording.

I assume that the gain is pre-fader, so I can boost the signal thats going through those inserts.

It seems that I wouldn't be using the desk to its full potetial, but at £212 its still cheaper than buying 8 dedicated pre-amps.

Thanks for the advice
 
If you're going for a Behringer mixer, look at the UB2222FX-Pro.
It has all of the inputs you need plus superior pre-amps and a few more bells and whistles. It can be had here in the US for just under $300.00 which would be around 200.00 UK pounds.
I just purchased a Yamaha MG 16/6 to use as a stage mixer for drums and as an analog mixer for my simple recording needs. Its pre-amps are pretty good (much better than the Behringer) and it's got 12 channels with 10 XLR mic inputs all of which have switchable phantom power.
The MG 16/4 is essentially the same board but without some of the digital effects and it is available in most places for $279.00. Why not look at the new Yamaha MG series before you settle on the Behringer?
 
If I were in the UK I wouldn't look at anything but soundcraft. Or maybe that yamaha if it's a step up from behringer.
 
ive got the audigy 1.

if you use the ASIO drivers you get Line In 1 L/R, Line in 2 L/R, AUX in L/R and SPDIF/Optical Left and Right, though I haven't managed to test the SPDIF/Optical as I have nothing digital, though I assume it will work fine.

pretty cool for £120
 
yyerrp

hey kids, what would i need to record my drumset (8 piece) on 8 INDIVIDUAL channels into my PC, i currently have a Brngr 2222fx.

:confused: would i need firewire??
 
chizknocka said:
hey kids, what would i need to record my drumset (8 piece) on 8 INDIVIDUAL channels into my PC, i currently have a Brngr 2222fx.

:confused: would i need firewire??
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You need 8 INDIVIDUAL A/D (Analog to Digital) converters. You can get a nice, highend unit that will have only the converters,

Something like this, perhaps:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Aurora8/

People who have nice mixing desks that they want to use the preamps on get things like that to record each channel to it's own track.

Now...I have a 2222fx, also, and the preamps on it are nothing to get excited about - So you'd probably be better off just selling that 2222fx and getting one of the common interfaces that has both the preamps and the converters built in.

Like this:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/FireStuProj/

or this:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SaffirePro10/

or this:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/8pre/

or even this, if you wanna keep the whole control surface feel going on:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ProjectMixIO/

In fact, I have a projectmix that I am probably going to sell, since it doesn't really get along with the laptop I want to use it with....
 
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