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Rchristopher
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I would like to mix on analog mixer from Sonar. Would the motu 24 I/O do this? What is the best way?
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trogdor
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I haven't used the motu 24 i/o, but I would imagine that you can route your audio tracks in any combination to the 24 outputs...which you would plug into separate channels of your mixer...and then send them back to the motu ins from the mixer outs to mix to a new track or two (or more if you want). Keep in mind you're adding an extra conversion step, taking it unnecessarily to analog and then back to digital again which will result in a small loss of quality. Probably not too significant, depending on your gear. Being able to mix using an outboard mixer may be worth the compromise.
I'd probably route one track to each output, unless of course you're mixing more than 24 tracks at once, and then, depending on how many busses you have on your mixer, you could take the master/bus outs of the mixer back to a couple inputs on the motu.
Then just creat new tracks in sonar for your inputs from the mixer, create your mix, and record it.
You'll need to make sure that the motu isn't monitoring the inputs through any of the outputs though...which would create a feedback loop. Maybe this wouldn't be an issue...again, I haven't used the unit.
hope that helps..
Jon
I'd probably route one track to each output, unless of course you're mixing more than 24 tracks at once, and then, depending on how many busses you have on your mixer, you could take the master/bus outs of the mixer back to a couple inputs on the motu.
Then just creat new tracks in sonar for your inputs from the mixer, create your mix, and record it.
You'll need to make sure that the motu isn't monitoring the inputs through any of the outputs though...which would create a feedback loop. Maybe this wouldn't be an issue...again, I haven't used the unit.
hope that helps..
Jon
trogdor
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okay reading your post again I'm wondering if you actually were asking how to 'CONTROL the mix on sonar using a tangible mixer interface' instead of mixing down to sonar tracks by routing through an analog mixer. The word "analog" threw me for a loop...
If that's what you meant, then I'm not sure...I know that yamaha and roland make some digital mixers that you can use to control software parameters...
If that's what you meant, then I'm not sure...I know that yamaha and roland make some digital mixers that you can use to control software parameters...
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Rchristopher
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Your first reply was what I needed to know. Thanks for the help. I think the analog sound from the analog mixer might be worth the quality loss of converting A/D an extra time, but of coarse it will be expencive to find out. I think I will try it.
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cominginsecond
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The ability to do analog summing will probably help your sound quality more than an extra A/D conversion will hurt it, depending on the mixer. I'd think a Soundcraft Ghost would be an excellent mid-level choice for what you're talking about.Rchristopher said:
cominginsecond
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Oh, and I bet the 24 i/o would work very well for what you're talking about as well, though I haven't used it.
What you'd do is just route all of the outputs from the 24 i/o into your mixer, and then route the master stereo output of the mixer back into two tracks on your 24 i/o to mix down.
I'd love a set up like that, though it would be hard to recall mixes.
What you'd do is just route all of the outputs from the 24 i/o into your mixer, and then route the master stereo output of the mixer back into two tracks on your 24 i/o to mix down.
I'd love a set up like that, though it would be hard to recall mixes.