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ChadP56
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After a little time off from past attempts, I've ordered some more equipment and am hoping to try again. I have a Mackie DFX12 Mixer
and I want to plug my insturments/mics into that and then go to my new M-Audio Firewire 410 interface. Right now I'm using cool edit pro and have a pretty top notch Windows XP PC. My biggest problem has always been noise which is why I have this new Audio interface and bought the mixer before.
OK, so here is what I'm trying to figure out. What is the best way to hook these two devices together to get the best quality? When I hook a mic into the Firewire 410 straight to it, I get no noise, very nice. When I hook a mic to the mixer and then to the 410 I start getting noise. If I use the Main outputs with only one wire I get signal to one channel, should I use both outputs? Should I use the 1/4 inch or the XLR? Should I use the tape out and some sort of adapter? Where am I best to plug into the Firewire 410? What other factors am I not considering? What is an acceptable level of noise using the mixer when I don't get any noise going direct in?
Below are links to the products. Thanks for your help. Without this forum I'd be pulling my hair out!
Firewire 410 click on close up view
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FireWire410-focus.html
Mackie DFX12 Mixer
http://www.mackie.com/home/showimage.html?u=/products/dfxseries/images/DFX12_front.jpg
and I want to plug my insturments/mics into that and then go to my new M-Audio Firewire 410 interface. Right now I'm using cool edit pro and have a pretty top notch Windows XP PC. My biggest problem has always been noise which is why I have this new Audio interface and bought the mixer before.
OK, so here is what I'm trying to figure out. What is the best way to hook these two devices together to get the best quality? When I hook a mic into the Firewire 410 straight to it, I get no noise, very nice. When I hook a mic to the mixer and then to the 410 I start getting noise. If I use the Main outputs with only one wire I get signal to one channel, should I use both outputs? Should I use the 1/4 inch or the XLR? Should I use the tape out and some sort of adapter? Where am I best to plug into the Firewire 410? What other factors am I not considering? What is an acceptable level of noise using the mixer when I don't get any noise going direct in?
Below are links to the products. Thanks for your help. Without this forum I'd be pulling my hair out!
Firewire 410 click on close up view
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FireWire410-focus.html
Mackie DFX12 Mixer
http://www.mackie.com/home/showimage.html?u=/products/dfxseries/images/DFX12_front.jpg