Drum mixing trouble

[ElegyOfficial]

Hello!<br>
I have a Behringer Xenyx 1222FX and i have a M-Audio Fast track pro and mixcraft as my recording software<p>
What i want to know is is there a way to mix the seperate tracks on drums even though it goes through FTP (I have to use all mixer xlr inputs for the mics and i would like to mix each of them individually)<p>
Any help in this field would really help me out because im mixing drums next week

 

[mattr]

The FTP is a 4x4 interface, but as far as I can tell two of those are digital I/O channels and you only have 2 analog inputs.

So no, nothing more you can do really... you need an interface with more inputs.

 

[yesdog]

I have the same mixer and had the M-audio fast track ultra 8x8 usb.
I used the M-audio for Kick Snare and overheads. I used the behringer for the toms. So on my DAW I would have six tracks
kick-1
snare-2
over left-3
over right-4
toms on 5&6 panned left to right.
I would have the m-audio and behringer plugged in to my usb ports.
The pre amps on the M box sound good for the main kit. and i found you don't
really need seperate tracks for the toms just a good blend on to tracks so you can pan them. By the way all of these tracks I had mentioned are in mono.
I currently bought a Zoom R16. I love it. I some of this helps.

 

[bouldersoundguy]

I have the same mixer and had the M-audio fast track ultra 8x8 usb.
I used the M-audio for Kick Snare and overheads. I used the behringer for the toms. So on my DAW I would have six tracks
kick-1
snare-2
over left-3
over right-4
toms on 5&6 panned left to right.
I would have the m-audio and behringer plugged in to my usb ports.
The pre amps on the M box sound good for the main kit. and i found you don't
really need separate tracks for the toms just a good blend on to tracks so you can pan them. By the way all of these tracks I had mentioned are in mono.
I currently bought a Zoom R16. I love it. I some of this helps.

How do you get four channels through the FTP? Do you have an additional A/D converter on the S/PDIF input?

Also, the Xenyx and FTP have their own word clocks which are not linked up in any way that I can tell. Aren't there sync issues? I would expect them to drift over time.

 

[mattr]

How do you get four channels through the FTP? Do you have an additional A/D converter on the S/PDIF input?

He said Fast Track Ultra which is an 8x8 interface.

 

[bouldersoundguy]

He said Fast Track Ultra which is an 8x8 interface.

Ah, yes, 4 mic inputs plus two from the mixer into line ins. So basically nothing the OP can do, really. He needs more inputs.

ElegyOfficial, this does bring up the idea to add a basic A/D converter and put the S/PDIF to use. There are some pretty famous recordings done with four mics on drums. Google "Glyn Johns".

 

[ElegyOfficial]

I have the same mixer and had the M-audio fast track ultra 8x8 usb.
I used the M-audio for Kick Snare and overheads. I used the behringer for the toms. So on my DAW I would have six tracks
kick-1
snare-2
over left-3
over right-4
toms on 5&6 panned left to right.
I would have the m-audio and behringer plugged in to my usb ports.
The pre amps on the M box sound good for the main kit. and i found you don't
really need seperate tracks for the toms just a good blend on to tracks so you can pan them. By the way all of these tracks I had mentioned are in mono.
I currently bought a Zoom R16. I love it. I some of this helps.

Very helpful thank you...
So your saying that in order to record drums on seperate tracks i would need fast track ultra 8x8? sheeit eff that haha kinda wanna record on a budget haha. Thank you so much for the help man! You are great!

 

[grimtraveller]

https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=192773
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=283437

Have a gander through these two threads. You may find lots of soul food here.