mackie onyx 1640

wow that is brilliant

bit pricey but i guess i have to save up

any others like that but with slight less xlrs, Like i said before i dont mind having between 10 - 16 xlrs

Thanks Again

Phonic and Beringer are both low-cost mixers that offer FireWire connectivity as well. Then you only have to be concerned with a single cable going from the mixer to your lap top FireWire input! But I do believe that the Mackie Onyx 1640 would be a better quality Way to go with their new and improved " boutique" microphone preamp?

Cheap little son of a......
Ms. Remy Ann David

This one's a no brainer, indeed: The Mackie 1640 w/Firewire card.

I'd avoid Behringer like the plague, for various reasons, including their unethical business practices and trouble with the FCC.

Just remember the Mackie FW sends are pre-EQ to your computer. There is a mod available, but it's done by a third party. Go to the Mackie website ONYX forum for all the latest info on it.

ahh i c

i am quite new to firewire mixers, obiviously i kno they conect through a firewire cable to a firewire card/port.

How does it perform though compare to an analog mixer going through a pc

chicouk wrote: How does it perform though compare to an analog mixer going through a pc

Um....that's exactly what it is. The ONYX mixer is an analog board with a digital interface that spews the data out of a FW port.. That's how the audio gets in and out of the PC. (Or Mac). The Firewire card is an add-on option gets installed inside the console. It connects to the mixer circuitry via a ribbon cable that splits out to each channel. The analog signal is taken right after the trim pot, I believe, after the bass rolloff switch but before the Perkin's EQ circuitry. (Most prefer to track without EQ, but there are some that howl in protest over not having this feature, so buyer beware!)

The interface saves you the trouble of buying a separate, standalone converter which could cost you a couple of thousand bucks more. (16 channels of good A/D conversion would probably cost more than the ONYX itself.) Ditto for the 16 mic pres, if you priced them alone or in pairs, etc.

If you just buy an analog console per se (without an interface), you're still going to have to buy a proper interface to get the sound in and out of the PC (or Mac).

The ONYX is not a digital workstation or digital board in any sense of the word. The interface just lets you run 16 seperate sends to you PC (along with a stereo mix as well) and 2 (1 stereo) back into the board for monitoring via the "FW" switch on the input monitor strip. Many like myself find it a good hybrid for live tracking, sound reinforcement, and 2-mixes out to CDr for backup. (That's all post-eq, post faders, etc.)

Being able to do a live gig with all the goodies on the ONYX while sending the tracks out to a DAW at the same time is a great idea, but even so, some want more.

How you use it beyond that is limited only by your creativity.

is it possible to connect a digital mixer to a computer

i found this behringer DDX3216 in my local shop and it is quite cheap and have enough XLRs

i never used a digital mixer before so is there any reason why it is quite cheap

oh for........it's a BEHRINGER. Nuff said.

i used to use behringer in the studios (college)

i dont htink there is nething wrong with it, it does it job i guess

Well chicouk, Beringer equipment is sort of like condoms. You can keep cleaning them up but once you get a hole in one, you better throw it out! Unless you want a bunch of little Beringer's?

And not all digital mixers feature digital outputs. If it has a USB or FireWire output, it may in fact have onboard analog to digital converters. When connected to a computer, many kinds of software will recognize the multiple FireWire channel inputs? It will then allow you to record up to perhaps 16 separate channels? The TASCAM DM24 is a good example of a digital console with analog inputs and analog to digital converters with a FireWire output. Those kinds of consoles negate the need to purchase a separate audio card/interface other than a $39 FireWire PCI card if your computer does not already have one.

Is this now making more sense for you chicouk??

I think you might just have to grin and Beringer it?
Ms. Remy Ann David

kk dude, sorry for asking such a stupid question n insulting you, just that i dont kno nething about buying mixers

but thanks for your help you have been really helpful

i will probably get the onyx, just gotta start saving up

cheers again

Aaron x