mixer Vs software mixer

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What is the difference between buying say a nice mackie mixer or using the mixer in my software program(nuendo 2.0)? I am using a motu 896 into my PC.If I bought a mackie would the preamps in the mackie make for a better quality recording or would the sound only be as good as my motu pre's cause thats what it's running through.Are the Eq's different sounding. Also say I am needing 30 tracks for a song(not all at once, probably only 10 at once for drums), do I need a mixer with 30 tracks or what. So confused please help guys. I appreciate it.
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what kind of mackie mixer....because if it doesnt have outs on each channel then when your tracks are on the computer you cant mix/master them individually....a good mackie has this...but not all of them.....in my opinion just get a big soundcard and mix on your computer....if you got a grand to spare the eurodesk is unbeleivable in my eyes
 
Big sound card? Isn't my motu the soundcard or do you mean something else? Like antother interface or one that goes in my computer? Isnt the eurodesk made by behringer? I shold think the mackie preamp's would be much more superior?Anyone else?
 
I'd stick with the MOTU and mix in the box... I'd say that the MOTU & Mackie Pre's are easily in the same class... and a mixer would just be redundant... Plug in EQ would be better then that on the Mackie...
 
I always prefer hardware mixing console... software mixer just feels wrong in doing music...
 
Yeah, but running tracks back and forth between the interface and board and through the D/A and A/D convertors isn't any better.
My advice is to stick with mixing in the box. Mixing on a pro-analog console is one thing, but with what you've got you'll do much better staying digital. If you can't get use to mixing with a mouse, get a control surface like the CM Labs MotorMix. It'll give you faders and knobs to control the S/W mixer
 
Its not that I'm not used to mixing on my program........I'm asking about quality. Will there be a quality difference?
 
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deepwater said:
If you are mixing on a good console like a Soundcraft Ghost and on up then OTB will give you better results.
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Let's take a step back (hmm, second time I've said that today). If you want to mix 30 tracks on a mixer, you need not only a 30 track mixer, but 30 channels of D/A converters from your PC to the mixer. That ain't cheap.

You may now resume the quality debate :cool:
 
Why not just get a mixer controller like a Mackie Control Universal or a Tascam US 2440? Then you're staying digital and have an analog feel and can more quickly control the parameters in your program. Just a thought.
 
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