Hey all, Currently I do all of our tracking with an M-Audio Duo (2 in, 2 out) straight into Sonar running on a 3.2 P4, 2 gigs SDRAM, and dual 7200rpm 80 gig hard drives.
Usually track drums and bass simultaneously, track all other parts individually, and then mix in the box, mainly because in my apt I don't have the room for much equipment. I'm building a house that will be done and the end of this year and the wifey let me have my own music room/studio So this is what I'm looking to do and I'm not sure what gear or setup to do it with.
I'm looking to be able to track about 8 parts simultaneously straight into Sonar instead of buying an external HD recorder considering I've got a crapload of space in my pc. I'll be using Sonar mainly for wav editing, also some effects, but want to be run some rack effects and mix down externally to tape/cd recorder.
Minimal what I (think) need is:
- 16 or 24 channel mixer (don't think I can afford a 32)
- audio interface to run from the mixer to the pc all separate tracks, and the ability to send those tracks back separate to the mixer
Need advice on which mixer cause I've heard too many reviews and my head is swimming in the options. I started looking at the Motu 2048 as a possible audio interface, but I'm not sure. Any help would be great.
Usually track drums and bass simultaneously, track all other parts individually, and then mix in the box, mainly because in my apt I don't have the room for much equipment. I'm building a house that will be done and the end of this year and the wifey let me have my own music room/studio So this is what I'm looking to do and I'm not sure what gear or setup to do it with.
I'm looking to be able to track about 8 parts simultaneously straight into Sonar instead of buying an external HD recorder considering I've got a crapload of space in my pc. I'll be using Sonar mainly for wav editing, also some effects, but want to be run some rack effects and mix down externally to tape/cd recorder.
Minimal what I (think) need is:
- 16 or 24 channel mixer (don't think I can afford a 32)
- audio interface to run from the mixer to the pc all separate tracks, and the ability to send those tracks back separate to the mixer
Need advice on which mixer cause I've heard too many reviews and my head is swimming in the options. I started looking at the Motu 2048 as a possible audio interface, but I'm not sure. Any help would be great.