 Do I need a mixer with 828?, Can I go through the 828 or do I need a mixer? |
 Fri 14 Jun 2002, 16:37
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Alright, this may be a dumb and/or obvious question...
I'm setting up a new iMac 800mhz with a MOTU 828 and my question is, do I need to run vocals, miked amps, drums, and such through a mixer first or can I go directly to the 828 and then to the iMac. If I should not go direct to the 828, will something like a basic Mackie board work (which we use for live performances so it would be a pain to dislodge it from the rest of the PA setup) or would preamps suffice? Thanks in advance. www.theslowtrain.com |
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Sun 16 Jun 2002, 17:36
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hi-
i was checking this forum out to see if someone might be able to offer advice in resolving probs i was having with DP3/audiodesk ... i think they were caused by VST wrapper... if you have a 'DP3 cannot open the type of file, blah blah blah, file made by newer version of audiodesk, etc. etc., try ditching all VST wrapper stuff, moving plugins, and reinstalling DP3... as far as a mixer, the 828, and audiodesk are concerned, i have used audiodesk for over a year with very few problems, and found it lacking only in the midi dept. it is powerful, versatile mutitracking softwqare, and i think unless you plan to do midi sequencing, stick with audiodesk. spend the coin on a nice mic pre or something. mixer w/828- i only did this to make the latency truly zero when i was recording multiple instruments at the same time and wanted to provide everyone with a headphone mix. i routed everyone through the mixer to the motu as discrete channels, and got the headphone mix from the mixer, instead of sending all the instruments out to 'analog 1-2' and monitoring that (with 'monitor record-enabled tracks' turned on), which crashed my mac because of throughput problems if the sample buffer size was too low (which reduces latency). with too large a buffer size, the latency was like 1/4 second, which means that you play a note and then hear it 1/4 second later, which makes it impossible to monitor what you're playing... good luck- dave |
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Slowtrain07 Do I need a mixer with 828? Fri 14 Jun 2002, 16:37
Slowtrain07 On a related note... what's the story on AudioDesk... Fri 14 Jun 2002, 18:24 Synthetic you can run directly into the 828 with no problems... Fri 14 Jun 2002, 21:34 Slowtrain07 Thanks for the reply.
Yeah, in cases where we may... Fri 14 Jun 2002, 21:45 damann hi man,
an interesting topic!
if you can afford a... Sat 15 Jun 2002, 01:22 Slowtrain07 Jimmy, interesting that you say you used the mixer... Sun 16 Jun 2002, 19:07 lepetitmartien Dave as you were completly OT in your first paragr... Mon 17 Jun 2002, 01:10 damann audiodesk, like dp3, protools, cubase, logic etc i... Mon 17 Jun 2002, 03:41 lepetitmartien Audiodesk is just the streamlined audio part of DP... Mon 17 Jun 2002, 04:09 jimmydonny just a follow-up...
indeed, my 'puter is a 600mhz ... Mon 17 Jun 2002, 05:17 damann i can't help feeling that we're putting slowtrain0... Mon 17 Jun 2002, 05:34
Slowtrain07 Actually this has all been very helpful. I'll pro... Mon 17 Jun 2002, 14:51 |
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