Different Outputs

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I an looking for a way of choosing which inputs go to which outputs, for example, if I have 3 inputs I want input 1 and 2 as one output and input 2 and 3 as another output. If someone could help me find a mixer that does this I would be much appreciated.

Thank you
 
Pretty much any mixer will have pan knobs per channel.
Setting channels 1+2 hard left and 3 hard right will achieve what you're describing.

I'd recommend telling us more about your intentions, though. Is this computer based recording?
Every input is recorded discretely with a non-mixer audio interface...Maybe that'd be more appropriate?
 
Select your inputs and assign them to your outputs. It would really help if we knew what you were using. You don't need a "mixer" to do this. Any DAW will do.
 
bongoboy said:
Select your inputs and assign them to your outputs. It would really help if we knew what you were using. You don't need a "mixer" to do this. Any DAW will do.
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Actually yeah....If your talking about assigning outputs from your computer ^^ this is right.
Tell us more. :)
 
Thank you for your replies. I am trying to find a way of having my piano mix with the audio from my computer and have that go to an amp plus the piano mixing with my microphone to input into my computer.
 
DonLisander said:
Thank you for your replies. I am trying to find a way of having my piano mix with the audio from my computer and have that go to an amp plus the piano mixing with my microphone to input into my computer.
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There are at least several ways to do this, but I have to ask why you want to mix your microphone with your piano. Why not record them separately so you can balance them as needed later?
 
DonLisander said:
Thank you for your replies. I am trying to find a way of having my piano mix with the audio from my computer and have that go to an amp plus the piano mixing with my microphone to input into my computer.
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Ok, that's a long way around.
This audio in your computer is some kind of backing track, right?
And you want to record piano and vocals to accompany it?

If the above is true, you'd get better results from an audio interface with at least three inputs.
You keep the backing track in your computer, pop on some headphones, set the software up to record your three channels as separate tracks, and hit record.

The backing track will be heard through the headphones for reference, and the new stuff will get recorded along side it.
Hope that makes sense.
 
No problem. :)
Don't be scared to come back if you have any problems.

You might want to look through your recording software settings for 'buffer size' or latency settings and turn it down as low as you can for recording. That'll minimise any delays.
You can turn it back up again once you're finished recording. It wont matter then.
 
I should have mentioned earlier but I would also like to be able to use the setup in another way. I like to play games on my computer with friends whilst listening to music from my iPod. So I need to have the iPod going into my headphones alongside the computer sounds but also have the iPod mixed with the mic so that my friends can also had it without hearing my computer or myself hearing my own mic.
 
So let me see.
You want to be able to hear music and game sounds but
you want your friends to be able to hear mic and music? Do you not want your friends to hear the game sounds?

To be honest, this is a little tricky. A mixer is probably the simplest solution.
You'd send pc sound, ipod and mic to separate inputs (that's 5 in total since 2 are stereo), then create a headphone mix for yousrelf and a separate return mix. for your friends.
The latter would return to your computer line input, or interface inputs, which you'd then route to your streaming software.

I'm pretty sure I could do this virtually using soundflower and Protools, or any daw, but it might be a bit involved.
 
That is want I would like but I want the output to be left and right rather than a headphones out so I could plug it into an amp. I could just get a cable to change the output into red and white or just get two smaller mixers. Which do you think would be a better solution?
 
bongoboy said:
It would really help if we knew what you were using.
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This is still true. Tell us more.
What is the amp for? I think you're blurring two separate sets of requirements, perhaps.

If you could list clearly and concisely what you need, and what relevant equipment you have, that'd help us to help you. :)


DonLisander said:
Thank you for your replies. I am trying to find a way of having my piano mix with the audio from my computer and have that go to an amp plus the piano mixing with my microphone to input into my computer.
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In this first setup I've suggested headphones instead of an amp because your microphone will be picking up any sound in the room.
If you use an amp for backing tracks, you'll get bleed from the amp and it'll be a mess.
Headphones let you avoid this problem.
 
Okay, so with the iPod setup I would like my computer and the iPod going to the amp which will power my headphones and speakers. I would also like the same iPod and my mic to input into the computer so that I can use Skype or something so that they can hear me plus the music. This way they won't hear my computer sounds and we can listen to the same music at the same time.
 
Sorry Don, but if you refuse to tell us what equipment you have we can't help.
I'm going to assume you're trolling until there's more info.
 
The amp is a Cambridge audio Topaz am5.I currently don't have any mixers, this is want I need help with. What other information do you want?
 
Do you have an audio interface or are you relying on the computer's built in sound card?

Are speakers necessary for any of this? Keep in mind that your friends will be hearing music directly and also getting a feed of the same music through the mic but with a slightly delay.
That's going to suck at their end.

If you used headphones and kept the speakers off it'd be much better.
 
My computer has a Creative Sound Blaster Recon 3D sound card. The speakers are there so when I am trying to record from piano, which is a line in, I can hear a backing track or just for a more casual use when i dont want to use headphones. So just to clarify I wont have both headphones and speakers in use, but I want to flick between them for different uses without the need to unplug or plug in something. When talking to my friends I would use headphones though.
 
DonLisander said:
When talking to my friends I would use headphones though.
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This is key. Good. :)
Remember if you can hear it in the room, the mic can hear it too. Keep that in mind

I think if you got a small mixer with enough inputs and two sets of outputs with send levels per channel, you'd be fine.

Ordinarily each channel has gain and a fader which affect the main output. Lets call that your output.
Often you'll see another level per channel. Something like aux send, control room, or subgroup 1+2.

It doesn't really matter which of these you have, as long as it's per channel.


That means you can pipe the computer audio (from line out to mixer), the ipod, the keyboard, and a microphone into the mixer.
Then you can adjust the faders to suit yourself and pop the headphones on.
Next you can adjust all the aux sends for your friends listening pleasure. Those outputs would return to the computer line input, and on to skype or your streaming software.

Say, for example, your friends say your voice is too low, you'd turn up the aux send on the mic channel, right?
Make sense?

There are other guys around here who are more familiar with various mixers and their layouts so maybe they'll chime in.

Basically you want something with 8 inputs and two independent output mixes. OK?
 
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