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chadsxe
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There is an echo card that has 2 inputs and 8 outputs. Why would you need 8 outputs if you only have 2 inputs?
Massive Master
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You're probably referring to the MIA. It's actually pretty ingenious - There are 8 "virtual" outputs - The OS sees 8 (or 4 stereo pair) outputs. You can tell Windows to use 7&8 as your default audio outs. Then you can tell your audio software to use 1&2. In the Echo console, you can mute any pair going to either the analog or digital outs.
Wish I would've thought of it myself... Wonderful setup if you normally only need stereo I/O.
John Scrip - www.massivemastering.com
Wish I would've thought of it myself... Wonderful setup if you normally only need stereo I/O.
John Scrip - www.massivemastering.com
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j0s1ah
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the answer is clear
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noisedude
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i use multiple outs for different things ... headphones, monitors, sending a track back out to go through some outboard processor ... but i dunno if that's what you'd do here cos i dunno how virtual these outputs are, i.e. whether they all have a connector or not!
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mikeh
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My Layla D/A converter (which I suspect is very much like whatever echo unit you have) has a left & right input assignable to whatever tracks I "arm" (record on)
So, the left input feeds tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7 and the right input feeds 2, 4, 6, & 8. This means that even with only 2 inputs I can record at least 8 tracks of digital audio (technically I could record more than 8 tracks - but would lose individual control coming out of the converter.
The 8 outs let me have individual control of the output of 8 recorded tracks. Naturally I want as much seperate control of the output as possible.
Actually, I have 8 in and 10 out - but since the majoity of the stuff I do is one track at a time (ie: a guitar track of a vocal track) I rarely need all 8 inputs.
I suspect you gear works much the same way.
So, the left input feeds tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7 and the right input feeds 2, 4, 6, & 8. This means that even with only 2 inputs I can record at least 8 tracks of digital audio (technically I could record more than 8 tracks - but would lose individual control coming out of the converter.
The 8 outs let me have individual control of the output of 8 recorded tracks. Naturally I want as much seperate control of the output as possible.
Actually, I have 8 in and 10 out - but since the majoity of the stuff I do is one track at a time (ie: a guitar track of a vocal track) I rarely need all 8 inputs.
I suspect you gear works much the same way.
Massive Master
www.massivemastering.com
The MIA actually only has two physical outputs - Plus the S/PDIF, which is the same as what's going to the physical outs.
Actually, I guess you could take virtuals out of the S/PDIF... Never really thought of that...
Actually, I guess you could take virtuals out of the S/PDIF... Never really thought of that...