Ok, this is my first post here, and I have to say that I'm overjoyed at the wealth of information and availibility of good advice found here. This is a fantastic place.
As of now I'm running my mics (phantom powered MXL 990's - probably going to get a pair of 993's for my acoustic soon) through a Yamaha M512 Mixer, and from there into the RCA Jacks (AUX IN 2) on the front of my Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum (more on that to follow), and into Adobe Audition 1.5 - I loved Cool Edit Pro, but I really think Adobe's really improved on it.
The problems are as follows:
I just moved, and the M512 is a beast, and my room isn't exactly massive. I'm having trouble finding a decent home for it.
Also, while the setup works fine for doing each track seperatly, it goes down on one track when recording from more than one mic. I know there are workarounds - panning hard left/hard right and so on, but that's not what I'm looking to do.
What I'm really looking for is:
1. A new soundcard with XLR preamps and 48v phantom- most likely a card and breakout box combo, preferable capable of sending each input to a different track in Audition.
OR
2. A Mixer, again with preamps and 48v phantom, perferably capable of the above as well.
OR
3. Some solution that will have the same effect that I haven't heard of. Multiple PCI soundcards each handling a different mic, maybe?
Oh, and I'm poor, so definately under $1,000, hopefully under $500. I'm sure there's a lot of head-shaking going on right now, but I gotta at least ask, right?
Probably the easiest way would be just to get a Yamaha MG 10/2 and do one track at a time.
I'll post my computer specs here just in case:
Win XP Pro SP1
AMD Athlon 2800+
1GB PC3200 RAM
250gb @ 7200 rpm w/8mb cache
160gb @ 7200 rpm w/8mb cache
SB Audigy Platinum
GeForce FX 5200
Thanks for the advice!
-Erik
As of now I'm running my mics (phantom powered MXL 990's - probably going to get a pair of 993's for my acoustic soon) through a Yamaha M512 Mixer, and from there into the RCA Jacks (AUX IN 2) on the front of my Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum (more on that to follow), and into Adobe Audition 1.5 - I loved Cool Edit Pro, but I really think Adobe's really improved on it.
The problems are as follows:
I just moved, and the M512 is a beast, and my room isn't exactly massive. I'm having trouble finding a decent home for it.
Also, while the setup works fine for doing each track seperatly, it goes down on one track when recording from more than one mic. I know there are workarounds - panning hard left/hard right and so on, but that's not what I'm looking to do.
What I'm really looking for is:
1. A new soundcard with XLR preamps and 48v phantom- most likely a card and breakout box combo, preferable capable of sending each input to a different track in Audition.
OR
2. A Mixer, again with preamps and 48v phantom, perferably capable of the above as well.
OR
3. Some solution that will have the same effect that I haven't heard of. Multiple PCI soundcards each handling a different mic, maybe?
Oh, and I'm poor, so definately under $1,000, hopefully under $500. I'm sure there's a lot of head-shaking going on right now, but I gotta at least ask, right?
Probably the easiest way would be just to get a Yamaha MG 10/2 and do one track at a time.
I'll post my computer specs here just in case:
Win XP Pro SP1
AMD Athlon 2800+
1GB PC3200 RAM
250gb @ 7200 rpm w/8mb cache
160gb @ 7200 rpm w/8mb cache
SB Audigy Platinum
GeForce FX 5200
Thanks for the advice!
-Erik