How many of you still work with a mixer?

FORMAT · Post by **FORMAT** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:32 pm

Just curious who on this board does everything with just a sound device and who uses a mixer - for adding external sound sources, recording and stuff....
I personally, do it with just my Motu, but am considering a Mackie Onyx to re-launch my hardware sampler, turntable etc.

robtronik · Post by **robtronik** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:37 pm

I have a mackie Oynx. Nice. Too bad the firewire part is prefader and pre-aux send. That kinda sucks, but you can always route the main outs to your own soundcard instead.

When I play live with Live, I use a DJ mixer (like the DJM-800 or the Xone:3D).

rob.

Pitch Black · Post by **Pitch Black** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:53 pm

Using a Behringer MX2642A mixer here. We do techy dub using 16 outputs from Live and 4 hardware fx sends. This give us real "no-latency" feedback fx routing, and no latency of controls when sending/EQ/muting channels etc.

Yet to find the MIDI controller that will let us do all this in software, and I don't think we ever will.

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:57 pm

I just use my Ultralite now, gave the Mackie 1202 to the wife.

FORMAT · Post by **FORMAT** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:17 pm

robtronik wrote:I have a mackie Oynx. Nice. Too bad the firewire part is prefader and pre-aux send. That kinda sucks, but you can always route the main outs to your own soundcard instead.

When I play live with Live, I use a DJ mixer (like the DJM-800 or the Xone:3D).

rob.

I'm considering the ONyx too. Does that mean you can't tweak EQs on the Mackie after recordings (for mixing)?

marky · Post by **marky** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:44 am

I've got a Spirit Folio SX I use mainly for monitoring and routing of inputs through my MOTU. I have a bunch of hardware effects units (some of which cost a fair bit of cash many moons ago).. but I never use them now.

hambone1 · Post by **hambone1** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 8:16 am

I use a Yamaha 01V for a variety of tasks, including live surround, visualizer audio feed, sending a stereo mix to a DVD recorder for recording the DJ/VJ performance, mic inputs for ambient crowd noise and DJing, and PA EQ and dynamics. It has an mLAN card built in, so it's my soundcard, too, and functions as a MIDI controller with all audio and MIDI down a single Firewire cable. And when the Sound Bite Micro is released, I'll use it to send Live audio to and from the Micro to automatically set Live's tempo. No more warping!

stale bread · Post by **stale bread** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 8:28 am

more on the SOUND BITE
and more on the motu ultralite please.....

hambone1 · Post by **hambone1** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 8:31 am

http://www.redsound.com/products/soundbitemicro

Willem · Post by **Willem** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:39 am

I have an onyx too. It's true about the firewire, it could've been better but I can dig it. I love it.

FORMAT · Post by **FORMAT** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:58 am

Willem wrote:I have an onyx too. It's true about the firewire, it could've been better but I can dig it. I love it.

So you can't route the signal back into the mixer for EQing, and back into the computer? Is there a product that can do that?

elemental · Post by **elemental** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:18 am

I use a Mackie 1642 for recording and adding hardware effects to sounds. Couldnt work without a mixer, unless I went all software.

forge · Post by **forge** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:39 am

nope - mine went to cash converters when I was broke

I dont have any problem at all with just the one sound - I dont even come out of my PC except on CD - just digital all the way

SubFunk · Post by **SubFunk** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:52 am

50/50 sometimes mixer, sometimes all in the box.

Jan Holm · Post by **Jan Holm** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 12:19 pm

Since I don't do a lot of recording, other than single mic, I sold
my 01V and ADAT soundcard.

I really want to be able to switch between monitors, and select
a few inputs so - I went for RME HDSP9632 and

All in the box. To me mixers = patchbays.