Mixing troubles

[musicislife123]

I have a firestudio. If I route it's outputs to inputs on my mixer, will I be able to control the levels, effects, ect of each individual track from my mixing board (analog mixer)? and would I send a stereo signal back to my DAW from the mixer as the final mix once i am happy with the levels?

 

[mjbphotos]

What mixer do you have? What DAW are you using? Typically you would be using the Firestudio to send the signals (mics, instruments) to your DAW. What do you want to add the mixer in place for? Unless it is a 'control desk' mixer, you want to do all your level adjustments, etc 'in the box (in your DAW).

 

[Ethan Winer]

Unless it is a 'control desk' mixer, you want to do all your level adjustments, etc 'in the box (in your DAW).

I agree. This article might help the OP:

Using a Mixer with a DAW

--Ethan

 

[Track Rat]

I'm not familiar with the Firestudio but to answer your question, if your interface has MULTIPLE analog outputs, yes you can route back to a analog mixer and mix back to your computer. This is how I work. You can use plugins and hardware side by side. I really like working this way. Will it sound better than summing ITB? Only you can answer that.

 

[bouldersoundguy]

I have a firestudio. If I route it's outputs to inputs on my mixer, will I be able to control the levels, effects, ect of each individual track from my mixing board (analog mixer)? and would I send a stereo signal back to my DAW from the mixer as the final mix once i am happy with the levels?

As long as your interface has as many analog outputs as you have tracks and you have a big old rack full of compressors and effects and you have a mixer capable of routing things as needed and you don't care about recall, then yes.