Using analog mixer in conjunction with usb interface?

[davander]

So I have a Yamaha MG8/2FX mixer and it has the standard 1/4" output jack or the stereo RCA to 1/8". I use a laptop to record, so I'm not big on the idea of using a new sound card. could I run a cable from the output of my mixer into an input jack of, say, an M Audio Fast Track? Or would this just be redundant and not improve my recording quality at all?

 

[jamesl8]

You definitely won't end up with improved recording quality. The only reason I'd see using a mixer is if you want to record multiple pieces of the band simultaneously. And then you would only be able to get all those pieces out of the mixer > into the M Audio > onto the sequencer as one track. It would be much better to ditch the the mixer and record one track at a time directly into the M Audio OR keep the mixer and get an interface with more inputs.

 

[davander]

Alright. I figured as much, but I hadn't found anything that says exactly. Thanks a lot!

 

[davander]

Found the answer to my issues. I just purchased a Behringer U Control usb interface that converts the analog mixer signal into digital signal. W00t.