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dmbpettit
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I found this at: http://home.earthlink.net/~rongonz/home_rec/studio.html
Here's the simplest computer-based setup:
Plug the sound sources (microphones, DI for guitar, outputs from MIDI synths) into the appropriate inputs on your mixing board.
Plug the mixer's stereo line-level Main Outputs (L-R) into the LINE IN of the computer's sound card/audio interface. Some mixers have a 2-Track output in addition to the Main Outs. Either one can be used, though in most mixers only the Main Outs are controlled by the Main Out output level fader.
Plug the LINE OUT from the computer's sound card into a line-level stereo input (or pair of channel inputs) on your mixing board. Be careful not to set up a feedback loop by routing the output of your soundcard through the mixer back to the soundcard's input!
"Plug the mixer's Control Room (or Monitor) outputs into a pair of line-level inputs on your stereo amplifier or powered speakers. (Typical line-level inputs on a stereo receiver or amplifier will be labeled "CD," "AUX" or "TUNER").
To record a track to the computer, enable the soundcard's LINE IN as the recording input in your recording software. Assign the outputs from your recording software to the soundcard's LINE OUT.
There are other ways to hook things up, but this is the most straightforward for beginners.
There are some (more expensive) computer audio interfaces that come with mic inputs and mixing controls built in. If you have one of these, you should contact their tech support for advice on how to set up your studio with their product. "
What confuses me is the second paragraph. They say to hook up my mixers outputs into the cpu's line-in. Then it says to connect the cpu's lineout to the mixer. But warns not to create a feedback loop. With this setup, I don't see how you wouldn't create a loop.
Can anyone help me with this? I am try to get the most out of my behringer 1604 and Audigy 2 Platinum.
Here's the simplest computer-based setup:
Plug the sound sources (microphones, DI for guitar, outputs from MIDI synths) into the appropriate inputs on your mixing board.
Plug the mixer's stereo line-level Main Outputs (L-R) into the LINE IN of the computer's sound card/audio interface. Some mixers have a 2-Track output in addition to the Main Outs. Either one can be used, though in most mixers only the Main Outs are controlled by the Main Out output level fader.
Plug the LINE OUT from the computer's sound card into a line-level stereo input (or pair of channel inputs) on your mixing board. Be careful not to set up a feedback loop by routing the output of your soundcard through the mixer back to the soundcard's input!
"Plug the mixer's Control Room (or Monitor) outputs into a pair of line-level inputs on your stereo amplifier or powered speakers. (Typical line-level inputs on a stereo receiver or amplifier will be labeled "CD," "AUX" or "TUNER").
To record a track to the computer, enable the soundcard's LINE IN as the recording input in your recording software. Assign the outputs from your recording software to the soundcard's LINE OUT.
There are other ways to hook things up, but this is the most straightforward for beginners.
There are some (more expensive) computer audio interfaces that come with mic inputs and mixing controls built in. If you have one of these, you should contact their tech support for advice on how to set up your studio with their product. "
What confuses me is the second paragraph. They say to hook up my mixers outputs into the cpu's line-in. Then it says to connect the cpu's lineout to the mixer. But warns not to create a feedback loop. With this setup, I don't see how you wouldn't create a loop.
Can anyone help me with this? I am try to get the most out of my behringer 1604 and Audigy 2 Platinum.
