USB Mixers... Possibly a stupid question?!

[pvo_dave]

Hi,

Am thinking about getting a Peavy PV14 USB mixer, and am curious as to how the USB output works?

Does it just send the stereo mix out, or will it send each channel out to the recording software i'll be using (i.e. to cubase, so if I mic'd up a drum kit, would I have seperate channels in Cubase created for the kick, snare etc..?)

Any help appriciated!

Dave.

 

[james123]

USB mixers will just send the stereo mix to the software. If you wanted seperate channels (like for kick, snare and overheads) you would have to get a firewire mixer/interface.

 

[sowpunk]

USB does not have the capacity to send 10 channels to a computer. Judging by that and the price of the mixer I have serious doubts that you could assign a cubase track to a mixer channel.

I am not 100% sure though

 

[pvo_dave]

Thanks for the replies people! Looks like if you want to do a proper job firewire is the way forward!

 

[sowpunk]

Sure is

I know Phonic, Alesis and Mackie all make Firewire mixers

 

[RAK]

USB mixers will just send the stereo mix to the software. If you wanted seperate channels (like for kick, snare and overheads) you would have to get a firewire mixer/interface.

USB interfaces can and do send multi-channel audio, they just don't have the capacity that firewwire does. For example, something like the M-Audio Fast Track Pro, I believe you can get 4 simulatenous I/O. 4 tracks may be the most you can get with USB though.