pisces7378
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Ok I am probably about to show my ignorance here big time but anyway...
I was wondering, I have flipped flopped back and forth between wanting a big 32 channel Mackie 8bus analog mixer and a digital mixer like the Yamaha O2R or the Mackie Digital 8 Bus (d8b). I will be using a dual 1.25gHz G4 Mac running Logic Audio Platinum v. 5 with a Motu 2408mkIII (the new one) sound card system.
My question is... would I not be able to work more intuitively using the Mackie analog mixer for it's mic and instrument pre-amps, EQ, EFX Sends/returns, and setting the input levels during the recording process... but then do all the automation and plug in stuff natively inside the Mac with the Logic Control hardware controller?
I know that everyone seems to be running to get a digital mixer, and I definitely see how they could be cool. But their control over the software (Logic) is nowhere near as integrated and seemless as with the Logic Control, so I would still be holding a fader in one hand and a mouse in the other (which I HATE).
Also, if I already have the MOTU 2408mkIII with it's great 96kHz converters, what would be the point in having the big bad digital mixer with yet another set of converters? It seems like the signals would be converted to death by the time they reach the CD. (???)
What I am proposing is... is it not cheaper, less complicated, more intuitive, and "cooler looking" to have a 32 channel Mackie 8 bus Analog mixer with a Logic Control + LC Xtension unit (16 channels) sitting right beside each other... than it would for me to have a bad ass Yamaha O2R or a Sony or a Mackie d8b that is as expensive as three analog mixer, has minumal software feature controls, a steap as hell learning curve, did I mention expensive?
The advantages of a digital mixer as I can see are...
- That there is a D/A conversion that happens immediatly and after that the signal is protected from any analog circuitry noise.
- Also digital mixers have complex and expensive outboard gear and plug-in algorithms "built into" the board.
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The advantages of using an analog mixer along side the Logic Control seem to be...
- It's CHEAPER!!!!
- The Logic Control will make working more intuitive because there is much better integration with the automated faders etc and the software than with the Digital Mixer.
- Almost no learning curve to climb.
- Everything is "out in the open" meaning that unlike with the digital mixers, there are no banks of faders to flip through, and all the knobs have only one function.
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Now, I know it sounds like I have already made up my mind... but then Tascam came out with the DM24. It looks good, has tons of functions... AND it's price is sweet.
In fact it would be cheaper than my analog/Logic Control set up.
What would you guys do if you have like say $4,000 to spend on getting a mixing solution for a Mac DAW?
Digital Mixer alone? Or A=nalog/Control unit together?
Thanks!
I was wondering, I have flipped flopped back and forth between wanting a big 32 channel Mackie 8bus analog mixer and a digital mixer like the Yamaha O2R or the Mackie Digital 8 Bus (d8b). I will be using a dual 1.25gHz G4 Mac running Logic Audio Platinum v. 5 with a Motu 2408mkIII (the new one) sound card system.
My question is... would I not be able to work more intuitively using the Mackie analog mixer for it's mic and instrument pre-amps, EQ, EFX Sends/returns, and setting the input levels during the recording process... but then do all the automation and plug in stuff natively inside the Mac with the Logic Control hardware controller?
I know that everyone seems to be running to get a digital mixer, and I definitely see how they could be cool. But their control over the software (Logic) is nowhere near as integrated and seemless as with the Logic Control, so I would still be holding a fader in one hand and a mouse in the other (which I HATE).
Also, if I already have the MOTU 2408mkIII with it's great 96kHz converters, what would be the point in having the big bad digital mixer with yet another set of converters? It seems like the signals would be converted to death by the time they reach the CD. (???)
What I am proposing is... is it not cheaper, less complicated, more intuitive, and "cooler looking" to have a 32 channel Mackie 8 bus Analog mixer with a Logic Control + LC Xtension unit (16 channels) sitting right beside each other... than it would for me to have a bad ass Yamaha O2R or a Sony or a Mackie d8b that is as expensive as three analog mixer, has minumal software feature controls, a steap as hell learning curve, did I mention expensive?
The advantages of a digital mixer as I can see are...
- That there is a D/A conversion that happens immediatly and after that the signal is protected from any analog circuitry noise.
- Also digital mixers have complex and expensive outboard gear and plug-in algorithms "built into" the board.
****************************************************
The advantages of using an analog mixer along side the Logic Control seem to be...
- It's CHEAPER!!!!
- The Logic Control will make working more intuitive because there is much better integration with the automated faders etc and the software than with the Digital Mixer.
- Almost no learning curve to climb.
- Everything is "out in the open" meaning that unlike with the digital mixers, there are no banks of faders to flip through, and all the knobs have only one function.
****************************************************
Now, I know it sounds like I have already made up my mind... but then Tascam came out with the DM24. It looks good, has tons of functions... AND it's price is sweet.
In fact it would be cheaper than my analog/Logic Control set up.
What would you guys do if you have like say $4,000 to spend on getting a mixing solution for a Mac DAW?
Digital Mixer alone? Or A=nalog/Control unit together?
Thanks!