behringer eurorack mx 802a?

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No, it's nothing to do with the mixer... you just have to set it up properly - even a $52000 console needs to be set up properly (and is a lot more work than an 8 channel behringer :p )...
Just try what Thunder33 said... set your levels on the mixer and then on your computer - and be sure you're going into the line in of your soundcard, not the mic in.
As far as the weak link in your signal chain, your Soundblaster soundcard is doing far more degridation than the mixer is, so upgrading that would be a first priority - you said you're grabbing an MBox2? That'll be a HUGE jump up, you'll love the sound from that over your Soundblaster.
Good luck :)
 
Dr Biscuits said:
As far as the weak link in your signal chain, your Soundblaster soundcard is doing far more degridation than the mixer is, so upgrading that would be a first priority - you said you're grabbing an MBox2? That'll be a HUGE jump up, you'll love the sound from that over your Soundblaster.
Good luck :)
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I didn't want to go into all of that with him yet. :) Shellshock, I have done some damned decent recordings with a Euromixer and the Soundblaster. Enough to learn some things. Then I upgrade to a better soundcard and it was a world of difference. Then I upgraded to a studio quality mixer and it didn't make as much of a difference soundwise. It was just more usable.
 
ShellShock said:
so its mainly my soundcard messin up? u think?
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NOTHING IS MESSING UP! You have to set levels. That would be like getting in your car and not putting gas in it but blaming the engine for not running.
 
The stuff that redneck is describing is true regardles of the brand of mixer you use. Proper volumes need to be set all the way through the signal chain from your mic preamps to the input/trim controls at the top of each channel of the mixer to the faders at the bottom of each channel, to the fader's buss and main output faders, to the input levels on your sound card, to the output levels on your soundcard to the mix monitoring levels on your mixer again.

It's called "gain staging", and it's an inetgral part of any analog setup whether you have a Behringer or an SSL. Having a mixing board gives you much greater control and flexibility, but it also complicates the signal path (there's a reason for all those knobs and dials ;) ) and the gain staging.

If you're not sure how to drive a mixer yet, and there's nothing to be ashamed of about that, everybody starting out has to learn that, then you either have some studying to do first or you need to chuck a big mixer for something simpler to use like the mbox 2 :).

G.
 
This is like calling a lamborghini a POS because you can't drive a stick. :rolleyes:
 
yeah i plan on gettin the mbox 2 soon any way so thanx ppl...

imma go try and learn more about this thing ;)
 
Thunder33 said:
NOTHING IS MESSING UP! You have to set levels. That would be like getting in your car and not putting gas in it but blaming the engine for not running.
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Gave you rep points for holding out till the 6th! :D

ShellShock: That's cool, don't worry about being new at things - God knows I'm no expert-textpert... just keep at it and try and maximize the gear you have - there'll always be a better console, a better preamp, a better piece of software, but you can do a lot with surprisingly little - and the cardinal rule: never blame the gear :)
Good luck and have fun!
 
Stupid I guess....???

ShellShock said:
thanx dr....appreciate everyones advice.. ;)
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I love it when inexperienced people jump to conclusions and call something a POS, when in reality they are just too lazy to read the manual and do some reading and research on inputs & output connections of their own audio gear and they also do not understand proper audio volume gain staging.

Most audio recordings sound like crapola' because most people are too frustrated to figure out what wrong thing(s) they are doing to make the sound so God awful.

So if you aren't getting the sound quality you want then check your connections, cables and volume levels. And most importantly read your manuals over again until you get it right, you know the Instruction Manual, the thing with paper and pages and sentences, paragraphs and instructions on how to use your gear.





" This is why I don't teach Gangsters how to record Rap.......cuz they don't get simple analogies, Homey', all they understand is their guns and drive by shootings." :eek:
 
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