Mixer to Computer Soft/Hardware needed

[alecmcmahon]

**edit- what kind of intergration can i get with this ? ( is there another with more inputs around ? ) - Delta 66


alright, i've been reading alot of the site lately but i still really cant figure out what i need, or how it works to do this.

I have a computer, fairly fast.

and im buying this sound craft e-12 e series mixer here

now bassicly my question is, how do i intergrade the mixer into the pc, (what type of hardware and software )... i've been to studios before, and the computer and mixer seemed to almost be one... he slide a slider on the board, and it moved on the pc screen. i realize this may be a little dumb of me, but i asked anyway.

just trying to be able to figure out how my computer is going to ' read ' all the things pluged into my mixer. so that while recording say 5 diffrent tracks at one time through my mixer, its on 5 diffrent tracks on my pc..get it ?


thanks

[Ronan]

Originally Posted by alecmcmahon

now bassicly my question is, how do i intergrade the mixer into the pc, (what type of hardware and software )... i've been to studios before, and the computer and mixer seemed to almost be one... he slide a slider on the board, and it moved on the pc screen. i realize this may be a little dumb of me, but i asked anyway.

just trying to be able to figure out how my computer is going to ' read ' all the things pluged into my mixer. so that while recording say 5 diffrent tracks at one time through my mixer, its on 5 diffrent tracks on my pc..get it ?

The studios you have seen are one of two things:

1) a studio with an analog console that has an automation system. The computer is not actually recording audio just controlling the fades.
2) you were at a studio with a control surface wich is not a real console but more like a giant mouse that controls the computer software

To get into your computer the way you described you are going to need a multi channel audio interface and some come of software in the computer to record the audio. There are tons of options for both of the above

[alecmcmahon]

Originally Posted by Ronan

The studios you have seen are one of two things:

1) a studio with an analog console that has an automation system. The computer is not actually recording audio just controlling the fades.
2) you were at a studio with a control surface wich is not a real console but more like a giant mouse that controls the computer software

To get into your computer the way you described you are going to need a multi channel audio interface and some come of software in the computer to record the audio. There are tons of options for both of the above

so what do i need exactly ??