Aardvark Q10 Mixing Question

[Echelon]

Ok, so I have an aardvark q10 that I use for recording into Cubase SX2. I also have an outboard analog mixer that I really like. I know many of you dislike the idea of using an analog mixer to mix levels, but it's something I would like to try, mostly just for fun.

What I would like to do is record all of the tracks to Cubase as I normally would, through the Q10. Then in Cubase, mix the tracks together until i get what I want (for the most part), then take all of those tracks (about 20 or so) and send them through the mixer to do some final levels and such, then send the audio back through the mixer to Cubase via the stereo outputs of the mixer. Then in cubase, make sure eveything is the way I want it, and convert to a Wav file.

My question is as to whether or not this is even possible. The Q10 has 8 analog outputs. I want to be able to send all 20 of those tracks to the mixer, and essentially play each track through a different channel of the mixer (so bass drum in channel 1, snare channel 2, toms in channel 3, 4, and 5... etc...), then send the final mix back to the computer. If the Q10 only has 8 outputs, how would I do this? Will the outputs even send the previously recorded tracks to the mixer?

Thanks in advance for all you help. I hope that one day I will be in a position to offer help.

 

[crankz1]

There is no real need to set final levels out of the box via the mixer, but there may be instances where you would want to run some of the tracks back out to a mixer if you intended to use some outboard effects.
Seeing as how you only have 8 outputs on the Q10 .... you will only be able to use 8 channels of the mixer. The only way (given your current gear) you could mix all of your tracks out of the box, would be to use groups in Cubase and send those groups to the outs of the Q10. But then you are mixing in two places ... semi-counter productive. Plus the extra D\A and A\D conversion can take away some of the quality of the recorded material.
If on the other hand, you would just like to have the feel of using real faders and knobs for your mixing .... you may want to look into a control surface .