What is the main recording difference when mixing thru a mixer or an audio interface!

[hanihijaz]

Hello to all forum mates,

What is the MAIN differene when recording through a mixer or by an audio interface when it comes to quality of a sound.what are the Pros and Cons between the two?

Love to all forum mates!

Hani Hijaz

 

[Track Rat]

Well, no matter what you have as a front end, there's going to be an interface in there. Those mic preamps have to get into a computer somehow. The sound charecter comes down to the mics and preamps used. Using a mixer as a front end gives you some routing/ combinng options which is nice but certainly not a deal breaker. The real "gotcha" when using a mixer is the quality of the unit you can get your hands on. A Behringer or Mackie ain't no API.