3 Nov
2008
3 Nov
'08
4:10 p.m.
Welcome.
Thank you! :)
Would benefits
would there be in using an actual analog mixer with a
DAW?
An analog mixer will be useful if you want to record a large number of
instruments in a live setting and you don't have enough ports to capture
them directly. It may also be useful for having control of your playback
channels if you have more than two channels to playback.
However a digital mixer with midi interface will allow you to create
automated sessions then listen back to them without having to adjust the
gain curves with your mouse. Should I get
an A/D D/A converter (like the Behringer ADA8000)?
It won't hurt to have one available. If I get a
mixer with the "Delta 1010LT", will I need the ADA8000?
The mixer might have built in converters... Does the
1010LT already serve as an A/D D/A converter?
If you use the analog inputs then alsa or oss will do the conversion for
you. If you use the adat interface then the mixer will do it. What would
anybody recommend?
How many instruments will you want to use/record at any one time? Most studios require a mixer but many producers do
not...
I plan on making my current music studio (where I teach music lessons) into a make-shift
recording studio, though also plan on doing the producing aspects after recording (going
in and working with the recordings via the computer).
> I'm also looking for a MIDI keyboard, perhaps
88-keys but condensed such
> that I can put it on the desk near the computer keyboard and LCD monitor
> - intention on the MIDI keyboard is for composing and recording.
Does anybody have any recommendations or suggestions on MIDI keyboards?
Thanks! :)
Sean