Help Connecting Mixer to PC

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So I was recently given(!!!!) a bunch of stuff for free, one of the things being a Mackie 1402 VLZ Pro Mixer. I was wondering if there was a way to connect it to my PC to do multitrack recording. I know that I could just connect the main outs to the soundcard but that only gives me a mixed down version of what I'm recording. What I'm looking for is a way to record all 6 of the mic inputs as separate tracks. Thanks so much for the help!!
 
Doesn't recording via inserts rely on the inserts being post-fade, post-eq? Else all the desk gives you is live monitoring & maybe gain?

You could use outputs L, R and Alt3, Alt4 as four post-eq, post fade outputs, routed using channel switches and panning. Maybe an aux send would provide another (if it's 'Post'), so that'd be five.

For ideal live multi-channel recording you'd have 'post-channel-strip direct-outs' or at least a clutch of subgroups to route channels to (like the Mackie 1642 in the same range).

Bottom line: my take on it is that you could use the desk for a monitor mix of multi-channel outputs whilst recording 4 or maybe 5 independent channels, but you'd need an interface with enough i/o to patch with that...

...all of the above subject to me having a clue what I'm on about. Erm...
 
robdean said:
Doesn't recording via inserts rely on the inserts being post-fade, post-eq? Else all the desk gives you is live monitoring & maybe gain?
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Yeah you just get the dry inputs, like you say you get monitoring and gain from the mixer. I guess it just depends on what you're trying to acomplish. I don't think you'd want post fade anyway, you'd just have to compensate for that on the interface to get the right levels. EQ might be handy but I prefer to do that after the tracks are laid down.

SO really the more I think about it as I write this the only reason to do this would be for live monitoring.
 
Thats actually perfect. I wouldn't want to record with the tracks EQ'd most of the time, and if I do I can always use a plugin. Thanks so much for the help guys. It's the exact reason I joined the forum. Hopefully I can help someone else out!
 
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