Hello all, just joined the forum today. Searched around a little but didn't find a thread with my exact problem.
So, I'll start from the top..
Over the last year I've been catering to my musical interests and started acquiring gear. Bought a Microbrute, Korg Volca Sample, Kork KP3+, already had an old Casio keyboard and an 80s Yamaha voice sampler. Got two KRK Rokit 5s. two mixers, first bought an Alto ZMX52 to run the monitors, microbrute, and sampler. This worked fine, but I wanted to record to my computer so I bought a Behringer 302USB to record just into Audacity. Simple recording.
Now of course, I'm running into the problem of having to run the Alto mixer which has most of the gear into the behringer one to get to my computer. I've got a range of gear with different audio out formats (1/4,1/8,RCA) and I want a mixer that can take it all, output to my "1/4 input monitors, allow me to record through USB to my computer, and have headphone out (standard I'm sure). At this point I know nothing of the capabilities of USB output recording when it comes to multiple tracks (i.e. input 1 recording separate from input 2). Have never used a DAW other than Audacity. Just looking to record everything into one track in Audacity. (but am open to learning about a solution which separates the inputs and records say 5 channels into 5 different tracks for me).
Here's my gear and input/output formats
Keyboards:
Microbrute - "1/4 out
Casio - "1/4 out
Yamaha - "1/8 out
Other:
KP3 (effects processor/looper) - RCA out/in as well as "1/4 in
Volca Sample - "1/8 out
2 or 3 "1/4 inputs for instruments
Now, I assume I will need a plethora of "1/4 to "1/8 adapters, RCA adapters, "1/8 to split "1/4 stereo/mono, etc I don't know. Can anyone recommend a mixer that will solve all of my problems? And maybe a little help as far as DAWs go?
Thank you very much for any help.
So, I'll start from the top..
Over the last year I've been catering to my musical interests and started acquiring gear. Bought a Microbrute, Korg Volca Sample, Kork KP3+, already had an old Casio keyboard and an 80s Yamaha voice sampler. Got two KRK Rokit 5s. two mixers, first bought an Alto ZMX52 to run the monitors, microbrute, and sampler. This worked fine, but I wanted to record to my computer so I bought a Behringer 302USB to record just into Audacity. Simple recording.
Now of course, I'm running into the problem of having to run the Alto mixer which has most of the gear into the behringer one to get to my computer. I've got a range of gear with different audio out formats (1/4,1/8,RCA) and I want a mixer that can take it all, output to my "1/4 input monitors, allow me to record through USB to my computer, and have headphone out (standard I'm sure). At this point I know nothing of the capabilities of USB output recording when it comes to multiple tracks (i.e. input 1 recording separate from input 2). Have never used a DAW other than Audacity. Just looking to record everything into one track in Audacity. (but am open to learning about a solution which separates the inputs and records say 5 channels into 5 different tracks for me).
Here's my gear and input/output formats
Keyboards:
Microbrute - "1/4 out
Casio - "1/4 out
Yamaha - "1/8 out
Other:
KP3 (effects processor/looper) - RCA out/in as well as "1/4 in
Volca Sample - "1/8 out
2 or 3 "1/4 inputs for instruments
Now, I assume I will need a plethora of "1/4 to "1/8 adapters, RCA adapters, "1/8 to split "1/4 stereo/mono, etc I don't know. Can anyone recommend a mixer that will solve all of my problems? And maybe a little help as far as DAWs go?
Thank you very much for any help.