Advice needed for setup and gear

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Hi all, newbie here ;-)

I am about to record an album and I have the following gear to work with:

1) PC/Mac with Cubase
2) Audio interface: ECHO audiofire 12 & Roland ua-25
3) Mixer: Mackie 24 8
4) Monitors: Behringer: TRUTH B2031A

Connection:

INPUTS: Instruments to mixer, direct outs (from mixer) to audiofire 12, audiofire 12 to computer
OUTPUTS:
option 1) audiofire 12 outputs to mixer (two channel - left and right), speakers connected to the mixer's output
option 2) speakers connected directly to audiofire 12

What do you guys think? any comments? is it good enough? different setup?

Thanks,
ArrowGum
 
Either will work.

My preference is have the shortest signal path, so I would go straight from audiofire to monitors.
 
Cool, thanks. Another, maybe stupid, question ... do I need a pre amp? I guess I have it on the mixer and also in my audio interface, right?
 
By using the direct outs of your mixer, you are going through the mixer's channel pre-amps. You don't need another pre-amp. However, some people here will state the benefits of a high quality pre-amp. Should you go down this path, you would go from microphone into preamp into interface. Skip the mixer.

My own view is that, in most domestic home recording set ups, there are so many other factors detracting from the quality of recording that a high-end pre-amp is going to have marginal benefit for significant cost. I would stick with the mixer.
 
+1 from what he said I would buy new monitors before I bought a new preamp.
 
What's the name of the band? What genre? How many tracks are you recording? I would recommend using a DI box on the guitars and bass in addition to what you had in mind. If you have any amp simulation software you can layer in some extra tones. It obviously depends on the music, but I figured it might be helpful to mention. :thumbs up:
 
You should also check out the "Glyn Johns" drum mic configuration. 4 mics that yield very usable results. Recorderman is nice too. On my most recent project I utilized a spaced pair and recorderman configs. Add, subtract, experiment! Try to get the best tone before you start tracking.
 
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