I use ableton to program and run a slew of outboard gear (MachineDrum, Vermona MKII, DX7, 106, MicroKorg, Evolver Desktop) and it works great. I'm currently tracking all of these into live using an analog mixer which I then output to my MBox. Basically what I do is I monitor all the sounds in rough form, then when I feel good about them, I track them individually.
What I would LIKE is a system where I an just track all of them in individualy. My immediate reaction was to try and find a firewire interface with enough inputs on it, but that seems quite difficult (i need around 18 ). Would a firewire mixer solve my problem? Can those act as sufficient in and outs? I'm sure there must be a way to do this but I don't know what it is...
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cameronparkins
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hi,
this probably not the most elegant and most cost effective solution, but i know it will work... you could use a RME Digiface and connect 3 ADAT convertors (many machines to choose from) to it. that will give you 24 channels i/o. very low latency... you could start with three cheaper behringers (which are surprisingly good), and later you could upgrade one at the time to high end stuff if needed.
don't know much about mixers that interface to a computer. make sure you can achieve your desired track count at a decent latency. i bet a good one will cost you money as well.
this probably not the most elegant and most cost effective solution, but i know it will work... you could use a RME Digiface and connect 3 ADAT convertors (many machines to choose from) to it. that will give you 24 channels i/o. very low latency... you could start with three cheaper behringers (which are surprisingly good), and later you could upgrade one at the time to high end stuff if needed.
don't know much about mixers that interface to a computer. make sure you can achieve your desired track count at a decent latency. i bet a good one will cost you money as well.
andy
2023 Mac M2, Live 12, Push3, RME Fireface 800
2023 Mac M2, Live 12, Push3, RME Fireface 800
Why not use the RME Mutiface? you can daisy chain two of these through a cardbus 32 bit with 2 firewire plugs and this way you'll have like 36 in/ 40 out (analog and digital),very good sound, low latency, a virtual 720 channel mixer (Multimix),etc,etc...this is not a cheap audiocard but you get what you pay for. ( 
it seems like I posted this in another thread).
it seems like I posted this in another thread).Yeah, will you be using all 18 inputs on a single song?am wrote:i guess the question you have to ask yourself is, how many do you want to be tracking at any one time vs. how much do i want to spend on an audio interface?
If you are on a budget, I'd suggest the firewire-interfaces with 8 inputs as well as a patch bay. Then route your most important instruments to seperate input channels, and use the mixer as a sub-mixer and route that to the last two input channels...
the mixer/soundcard isn't a bad idea, either.