Help me connect my mixer to my sound device

[willy4360]

Here's my setup:

Mixer: Yamaha MG 10/2
http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/products/mixer/a_mixer/mg_series/mg10_2/index.htm

USB Soundcard: Edirol UA1A (1 out - 1 in)

http://www.edirol.com/products/info/ua1a.html

Cubase SX 2.2.39
USB AUDIO driver 2.55

I need to record my guitar and monitor previously recorded music in cubase at the same time without using headphones.

The mixer has a rec out, but if I connect there I will feed the card line IN with the pc sound and there will be a loop. (The Pc is connected to the mixer)

Every channel has AUX1-OFF-AUX2, I can send signal through AUX SEND 1 to the card and just send the guitar to the computer. Using this method I only get 1 Channel (Left) and the signal is too loud and can't level it from the mixer, it gets distorted. I don't know if this AUX out is stereo or mono.

How can I connect this mixer to my soundcard and record just the signal I want and keep listening to the pc in my monitors?

Willy.

 

[Bulls Hit]

Connect the Inserts on channels 1 & 2 to the inputs of your soundcard. Push the 1/4" jacks in to the 1st click only in the inserts.

Connect the soundcard outputs to the 2TR In jacks on the mixer. Now connect the CR-Outs to you speakers for monitoring

 

[willy4360]

Connect the Inserts on channels 1 & 2 to the inputs of your soundcard. Push the 1/4" jacks in to the 1st click only in the inserts.

Connect the soundcard outputs to the 2TR In jacks on the mixer. Now connect the CR-Outs to you speakers for monitoring

Thanks for the response!

I did what you suggested. It worked, the only thing is I'm only recording the left channel in cubase. If I want to record a mic then the voice will be on the left side.

What if I insert a stereo 1/4" jack and split it in two RCA jacks? will that give the stereo?

Willy.

 

[thajeremy]

its actually probably better to record it in mono. Recording the same signal to a stereo track just uses twice the harddrive space and really accomplishes nothing. Im not sure about cubase..but ill bet there is a way to choose to record in mono and choose either the right or left channel as your input. This will record just one track right down the center.

EDIT:

I just re-read your post and noticed that your soundcard has only 1 in. In this case...you wont have any options as to what input but you can still choose right or left from that input. You can actually get 2 seperate tracks recorded with that card...just plug one mic into channel one of the mixer and pan it hard right. plug one mic into channel 2 and pan hard left. Now..get a "Y" cable that has stereo 1/4 on one side and 2 mono 1/4's on the other. Connect the 2 mono's to your mixer outs, and the stereo side to your soundcard in.

 

[Jburn34]

its actually probably better to record it in mono. Recording the same signal to a stereo track just uses twice the harddrive space and really accomplishes nothing. Im not sure about cubase..but ill bet there is a way to choose to record in mono and choose either the right or left channel as your input. This will record just one track right down the center.

What he said.

 

[willy4360]

Thanks to everyone who answered!!!

It's working!!! : First I did what Bulls said:

"Connect the Inserts on channels 1 & 2 to the inputs of your soundcard. Push the 1/4" jacks in to the 1st click only in the inserts"

I only used 1 insert at a time.

I used a Y adapter: 1/4" mono (connected in the insert on the first click) -> two 1/4" mono connected to the sondcard's left and right inputs.

That way I get a mono signal and I can record in stereo (two channels) or mono (one channel) in cubase.

I repeated the same procedure for the other insert channel for another mic or a guitar.

Now I can monitor what's already recorded while recording!!