Alesis MULTIMIX 8 USB FX 8 Channel Mixer

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That really will depend on the power of your computer. Every time you add an effect ITB, you will add latency (delay) to your monitoring. I am able to get away with quite a bit of processing while monitoring now, but I run and i7 that does nothing but record. I was not however able to add much with my old dual core PC.

That is where built in DSP effects can come in very useful.
 
jimmys69 said:
That really will depend on the power of your computer. Every time you add an effect ITB, you will add latency (delay) to your monitoring. I am able to get away with quite a bit of processing while monitoring now, but I run and i7 that does nothing but record. I was not however able to add much with my old dual core PC.

That is where built in DSP effects can come in very useful.
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This is the big stumbling block for me. MacBook will be limited to amount of effects I can use within the software, due to latency issues etc. Truth is, I'm hoping to have a mixer bought for me as a present, and £150 is around my realistic price. Alesis Multimix 8 with FX appealed, as it seemed to have all the bases covered, but the Allen & Heath seems to be reviewed pretty highly has a pretty comprehensive setup, although not having the effects ready to use.

Couple of questions:

1. Has anyone compared these two mixers?
2. Would something like a second-hand Behringer Vitrulaizer Pro suffice for effects? Would it be better than the Alesis built in FX? Therefore I could buy the A&H at around £160, and invest in a separate effects unit a bit later?

Thanks for all your really helpful feedback so far by the way!
 
I could be wrong, but as far as I know, these effects will be, and are only good enough for using during tracking. You will want to use the effects via your DAW after tracking. I think these are not effects you would ever want to actually record. These may however be adequate for a live application of the mixer.
 
jimmys69 said:
I could be wrong, but as far as I know, these effects will be, and are only good enough for using during tracking. You will want to use the effects via your DAW after tracking. I think these are not effects you would ever want to actually record. These may however be adequate for a live application of the mixer.
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Yeah the guys I record with have a digital/analog mixer with multiple ins and outs. It has built in effects, but like you say, only really used for tracking. For live use reverb would be helpful, but I'm only possibly going to use it in a live application, so effects on the mixer maybe down the list of priorities.

Since discovering the A&H and Alesis, I have had a couple of recommendations:

SL824USB - Wharfedale Pro

Peavey PV14USB Mixer

Does anyone have any experience or comments on these? I'm hoping to be able to spend around £200
 
With audio interfaces like the Tascam US-800 or US-1641, can you plug a guitar in for example and play through the device to your monitors without the interface being hooked up to your computer? Just for jamming purposes?
 
Well, you could, but why would you? It would just be the direct signal from your guitar. No amp simulator or anything. As the name implies, it is an 'interface' between your instruments/mics and your computer. A guitar amp is for jamming. You wouldn't take your monitors and interface to go jam somewhere. You would jam where they are-right next to your computer right? I'm not sure I understand why you are asking. Do you not have a computer?
 
jimmys69 said:
Well, you could, but why would you? It would just be the direct signal from your guitar. No amp simulator or anything. As the name implies, it is an 'interface' between your instruments/mics and your computer. A guitar amp is for jamming. You wouldn't take your monitors and interface to go jam somewhere. You would jam where they are-right next to your computer right? I'm not sure I understand why you are asking. Do you not have a computer?
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I do have a computer. Maybe the guitar wasn't a great example. As I mentioned in previous posts I have several sound sources that I want to route into my computer, but also want to be able to just jam on through my monitors when not recording. I don't have anything to bring all these sources together at present, so to keep plugging individual sound sources into my monitors each time I want to just play something is a pain. I want something that enables all the sound sources to be connected at once, all the time and allows me to bring up whichever fader to listen to the level. Then I also want to be able to send this to my laptop for recording when I'm ready.

A prime example of a sound source I want connected to my monitors, but would not have much need to record would be the output from my turntables and DJ mixer.

I'm trying to work out if something like the 1641 by Tascam may work just as well as the Zed-10.
 
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