soundcard to mixer, help needed

  • Thread starter Thread starter brianXXX
  • Start date Start date
B

brianXXX

New member
Ok,

I going to get a Soundcraft M4 and a Delta 44.

I think I've established that the best way to connect a mixer up to a soundcard is via the channel strip outputs. That is, for every mic I connect to the mixer, I take a cable and connect the output line on this strip to one of the input lines on the soundcard, and likewise for each mic. Now, how do I connect the outputs on the soundcard up to the mixer for playback. The mixer in question has monitor outs, so I'm gonna connect my monitors to these, and connect my headphones to my headphones out. Also is it possible to listen to prerecorded tracks through headphones, with or without hearing what I'm recording.

Thanks for the help. ;)
 
You can run your sound card line outs back into some spare channels on the mixer. If you just need to hear the tracks then you only need to use 2 channels for monitoring purposes.

Whatever you assign to those sound card outputs with your DAW software is what you will hear. Usually you will mute the track (in the software) that you are recording live. That way you only hear the live signal directly from the mixer.

You can control your monitor level for the live track with the volume slider since the insert you are using to send the signal to the recorder will be Pre Fader. Anything you do to the signal in the mixer after the preamp will only affect your monitoring and not the recording. You can also add reverb to the live track just for monitoring and still record the dry track. You can control the volume of the playback tracks with their channel slider. This way you get the right balance while performing.
 
Thanks Tex - yr a legend, it all makes sense now, simple really ;)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top