Get Analog 16 out to Firewire?

[ido1957]

How could I get the direct outs of a (16 Channel Alesis) mixer to a firewire port on a laptop? I'm trying to determine my options before laying down a bunch of cash on a new mixer/interface.

 

[ido1957]

Thanks for the unsigned neg rep - looking for suggestions which you don't seem to be able to help with. Thanks anyway.....

 

[Carter]

Thanks for the unsigned neg rep - looking for suggestions which you don't seem to be able to help with. Thanks anyway.....

There are alot of options out there but for me I have the Firestudio and a Digimax FS for 16 ins and can expand to 26 if need be.

 

[ido1957]

There are alot of options out there but for me I have the Firestudio and a Digimax FS for 16 ins and can expand to 26 if need be.

Thanks for the info Carter.....
So do you send 8 Channels from the ADAT out on the DS to the Firestudio, then the total 16 channels through the firewire to the computer? I really don't know if I'll need 16 channels all at once to the computer but 8 might not be enough to record a whole band at once (Guitar/Bass/Drums/Vocals).

 

[ido1957]

Wow - I'm getting flamed with neg feedback here - I think I better lock this thread and shut this down...off to the newbie thread for me