Wiring question: Riddle me this

[Saxiety]

Okay here's the short and sweet.

One set of speakers
One MBox 2
One Yamaha S08

How do I connect the speakers, MB2, and S08 so that if I turn on just the piano to practice, sound comes out and if I want to work on a mix through MB2 sound comes out there as well?

I am thinking some type of patchboard or something where I can plug both the MB2 and S08 as inputs and have the two 1/4" going out to the speakers.

What am I looking for?

 

[bennychico11]

you're looking for a little 4 channel mixer.
zzounds.com or sweetwater.com

run stereo outs of each unit into the 4 channels of the mixer and then the main outs of that into your speakers.

 

[Saxiety]

Something like this?

Yamah MG 10/2 Stereo Mixer?

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MG10-2/

 

[tourettes5139]

That would work great. Plus you get mic preamps too, in case you ever need more than you have on the interface.

 

[bennychico11]

that would work...or you could go even cheaper:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MDR624/

 

[Saxiety]

Okay, I picked up the MG 10/2 today and I swear I can't figure anything out to save my life! I am still not exactly sure now that I have this thing how to make it work in conjuction with my Mbox2. I guess I need to read this Pro Tools LE6 IGNITE book and see what I can learn out of it. I can get sound from a mic test through MBox to MG to speakers via live and playback, albiet not a very loud one with an SM58. I can get sound through the MG with the S08 and I can record via midi into Protools (I did it once but couldn't duplicate) but no sound comes out of the speakers when I playback the s08 recording?!?!?!?!?!?!

I am using midi out of S08 to MB2, L & R out of S08 to MG, Out of MB2 into MG, and out of MG to speakers.

I thought I could plug into the mixer with mics, but then I realized I think I need 2 MORE cables to go from the mixer to the MB2 creating a loop b/w the mixer and the MB2. Does that sound right?

Where's the smiley that's pulling its hair out?

 

[Saxiety]

Found the problem.