what to use for outboard mixing

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I've got powered KRK RP5 monitors coming straight out of my M-Audio Audiophile 1364 sound card, connected with RCA cords. I control the volume with the card's software--obnoxious--and have no headphone connection--more obnoxious. Any suggestion on getting a better volume control and putting headphones into the picture in one purchase?
 
Great solution - PreSonus Central Station. Everything you're looking for and more. Built-in converters, easy calibration, nice layout, etc.

Other cheaper solution - Mackie BigKnob. Not nearly as nice (IMO) but it'll do the job.

Really cheap solution - Samson C*Control. Only if you really don't care.
 
Thanks for the reply, impressive stuff. Any particular reason for avoiding a plain old mixer...Mackie 1202 vlz, for the job?
 
no reason at all to avoid a mixer but you didn't ask for one in your question. I run a delta 1010 and two Delta 410s out to a mixer and mix out of the box. I have my monitors hooked up to it aswell as my headphone amp that I can route different mixes to and it works a treat for me. It also gives me 24 pre amps for recording. I used to mix in the box years ago but adding the mixer to my setup gave me a lot more options, the most important one being latency free monitoring while recording. If you gou with the mixer you'll never look back, just take the main outs back to two channels of the soundcard and you'll be blessed with the option of hardware effects units too which IMHO even at entry level prices beat most plugin effects.

If you don't need any og that all suggestions be Massive are good ones, even the Samson.....if you really don't care ;)
 
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