steve_c1234 said:
do you think maybe if the F control unit is to close to the computer i could be picking up a hiss sound from th laptop? any one who uses a f-control with a mixer can you please take photos of your set up and post them so i can see how you guys do it. please
My digital doesn't play nice indoors !!!
One thing I did do was replace the 30 inch firewire cable that came with it with a 5 meter cable I got from L COM so I could reach some 25 foot mono cables I have coming out of my mixer .
I have 4 interfaces right now . A Tascam us -122(USB) , the Behringer F audio (firewire) , a 2 pci cards . Creative SB Audigy2 ZS and an old Philips card I took from an old pc .
Set up .
From a Mackie 1604 vlz .
a) direct outs on 2 channels ( snare and bass drum) with 40 foot TRS balanced cables to the line in's on the Tascam USB card ( 2 mono or a stereo track )
b) From the mains I have 2 - 25 foot TS unbalanced cables to the line in's on the Berhenger F audio card . ( 2 mono or a stereo track )
c) from subs 1 and 2 I have a Y cable ( 2 mono males to a stereo female )
connecting to a 40 foot TRS balanced cable which terminates to a 1/4 to 1/8 inch adapter which plugs into the line in on the SB card and allows recording either a stereo track or a left and right mono . I use this one to record left and right room mic's ( mono tracks)
D) subs 3 and 4 are sent the same way going to the Philip's card which is of pretty poor quality . I use it to add effects to the top and bottom snare tracks and blend it into the mix . Other wise it's just about useless !!
For playback I run a line out from the pc ( sound blaster card ) to a stereo amp . From an Aux out I run RCA cables to the TAPE IN on the Mackie and I can mix that in with main mix . ( you can run direct to the mixer from the pc but I use this setup so I can use the amp to power speakers for mixing or just playing music on the pc . ) You can use an AB switch to route your sound to your mixer or pc speakers/stereo system so you don't have to keep plugging and unplugging stuff in the back of your pc .
I use to use the Direct Monitoring on the Tascam US-122 but it starting developing intermiten pops and cracks on playback that will completely mess up your timing !!!!
It still records with no problems so I deal with it till I can finally swing getting a Mackie 400F.
For now this is what I have and it works pretty good . I'm getting 4 real good tracks , 2 fair tracks from the SB card and a couple effects tracks from the Philips . I plan to replace the pci cards with a Delta 66 which will leave me with 14 tracks when I ever get the Mackie 400F or simular .
14 mic's to > Mackie 1604 vlz mixer >2 pci , 1 USB , 1 firewire card >Dell 4700 , 3.4 P4 , 1 gig ram , 160 gig hhd . > Adobe Audition 1.5 DAW.
