Am looking for a small mixer (6-8 useable mic pres) of decent quality that is good live but can also connect to my daw and record separate tracks. I looked at things like Allen and Heath zed60 14fx and behringer xair 12 r but they only record in 2 track stereo and / or don't connect in a way I'd like to a daw
any advice?
Yamaha MG102C , usb connect to your DAW , mixing interface ....
Do you have a USB interface already? Mixers that send multi channel data via USB tend to be fairly expensive so I'd probably split the budget and buy a mixer and an interface. There's less reason to connect a mixer to a DAW than there used to be.
Yeah I have a ni komplete audio 6. does anyone use the behringer x air 12? Any reviews on it or similar pls?
I have used Alesis multimix 16 FireWire .
Mackie Onyx 1620 (2 bus) or 1640 (4 bus). I have the 2-bus version.
You can buy a firewire card for digital streaming for recording, but I opted for a DB25 (I think that's what it was) connector for delivering the 8 mono (mic / line / direct-guitar) direct outs to my interface in the analogue world. I went this way 'cause that way I'll avoid digital glitches altogether.
The unit sounds clean, has tonnes of headroom, the mic press are super-quiet and the direct guitar / bass inputs are the crispest, cleanest I've ever heard. With the Control-room outs connected to my monitors, it serves as a monitoring controller, a cue-mix leveller (low-latency feeds from my audio interfaces), a mic pre backup, a direct guitar option and obviously a means to monitor the Kemper (one set of Kemper outs to the DAW interface and another to the desk) with absolutely zero latency, so I can hear my crappy playing in all its pristine glory.
Highly recommended by the Monkster. The desk, that is, not the crappy playing.
This is quite flexible.http://www.keithmcmillen.com/products/k-mix/
Thx for replies. That k mix is certainly an interesting product but only has 2 xlr ins and, MM, thx a lot for the in depth review ! Appreciate the time taken
Is the 1620i much different from the 1620?
I don't think so, Netheravon. There are subtle differences which are outlined in this thread:
onyx 1620 vs onyx 1620i ("i" series vs original series) - Gearslutz.com
Unfortunately the DB25 snake option which I bought for my 1620 (standard connector and snake, not proprietary) isn't available for the 1620i, only the 1640i.
As I suggested, I'd go for one of the original units if possible; they're more robust too as is mentioned in that thread. I realise the 1640 looks more the biz 'cause of its bus faders, but between the direct outs, the Alt 3/4 outs (hit any mute button and the channel is sent there) and the somewhat sophisticated monitoring section, you might be surprised what you can achieve with the 2-bus desk.
Ok thanks again MM, I'll take a look at the horrible thing that is eBay
Yeah, I was going to suggest that, but figured it was obvious.
If you can find one that's not been on the road you should be right as rain. Of course, I'd recommend giving all the resistors and connectors the once-over with Caig DeoxIT, just for good measure:
