Headphone Mixer/Amp + Recording Interface? Options?

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Hey All,

I've been scouring the internet for something that will work for our band, but can't find anything. Hopefully you guys might be able to suggest a good set up for us.

Right now we do silent jams with headphones (electric drums). We feed into a 16 channel mixer, that goes out to a 4 channel headphone amp and one of those headphone channels goes to a headphone splitter (there are 6 of us).

Not an ideal set up, but where we are really lacking is recording.

What we have input wise:
3 Mic XLR
1 Bass amp DI XLR
4 1/4in Instrument inputs
2 L/R 1/4in electric drum


What we would want:

Something that we can all practice through, but also outputs to a recording interface so we can grab individual tracks for mixing and mastering post-recording.

The high end Jamhub is REALLY close, but it only records stereo which is a deal breaker.

If there is nothing that is all-in-one, what might be a better option? Getting a Mixer with an interface and main out that to a 6 channel headphone amp?

We're trying not to go past 600-700 dollars, so anything you could suggest would be awesome!
 
Please explain the '4 1/4in Instrument inputs'.

You could easily do everything you wish with something like a Tascam US1800. But, you will need a computer that is fast enough to pull this off with low latency (delay). You can monitor signals coming into the unit, but without the eq or effects you may be used to with your mixer. What mixer are you using? You may be able to use the mixers preamps to do what you want. It just depends on what the mixer has for outputs, and exactly what it is you need to hear while recording.
 
The 4 1/4 instruments is simply input from two guitars, a banjo and mandoline.


To clarify, we want it as a silent jam set up, but easily switch on the computer and capture each track individually live off the floor if we wanted to record. So really we want to hear a mix of everything through the headsets and record straight tracks to mix and master after the fact if we choose to record while practicing.

Right now I have an old PEavy MD III 16+2 ch mixer right now:. Which I suppose we COULD put main outs to a new headphone amp, and each channel out to an interface for capturing, but there must be something that would combine everything in one and make life a bit easier.
 
I'm not sure you are going to find something with 4 Instrument level inputs, not directly from an interface anyway. There are ways around this....

It seems your issue is with monitoring all inputs while recording. Sucks that your mixer does not have direct line level outputs for each channel. You are likely going to have to make a sacrifice, or spend some money to do it the way you wish.
 
I have to admit I'm not 100% sure of what you're needing here..........but take a look at a ZOOM R16 or R24. 8 inputs.......XLR or 1/4.....phantom power......and you could use it to drive a headphone amp from the monitor outputs.........while at the same time having the ability to hit record and capture 8 live tracks at any time right in the unit. Those tracks could easily be imported into any DAW.........Or........since both of those Zooms are capable of being an audio interface........you could go live at any time direct to DAW.........while still monitoring via headphones only. Both units are very cheap and perform fairly well from the pre's on in. Just my 2 cents.
 
Slightly off topic but hopefully you can give me a quick answer. So if we plug into our mixer (electronic drums, guitar x 2, and bass) and the mixer goes into a 4 channel headphone amp, like this one www .ebay. com/itm/Behringer-HA400-4-Channel-Stereo-Headphone-Amp-/360728575439, it will work for silent jamming? Instruments won't overpower or drown out eachother? $25 instead of like $400 for a jamhub would be amazing!
 
Rydiculous said:
Slightly off topic but hopefully you can give me a quick answer. So if we plug into our mixer (electronic drums, guitar x 2, and bass) and the mixer goes into a 4 channel headphone amp, like this one www .ebay. com/itm/Behringer-HA400-4-Channel-Stereo-Headphone-Amp-/360728575439, it will work for silent jamming? Instruments won't overpower or drown out eachother? $25 instead of like $400 for a jamhub would be amazing!
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Yep, I suppose it would. Recording the tracks individually is the only issue for the OP.
 
jimmys69 said:
Yep, I suppose it would. Recording the tracks individually is the only issue for the OP.
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Awesome thanks! Just had a baby so were going to have to jam with headphones when we play at my place. This is a very cheap alternative to the Jamhub or anything similar.

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Thanks
Ryan
 
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