If you really want help, try posting with a more specific subject title. Ask focused and specifc questions. Screamming for help like a little kid doesn't inspire anybody to go out of their way to reply...

I would suggest you download a manual for your mixer from mackie and read it. They will likely have plenty of examples of differrent options for hooling things up.

http://www.mackie.com/pdf/archive/cr1604_om.pdf

AudioGaff wrote: If you really want help, try posting with a more specific subject title. Ask focused and specifc questions. Screamming for help like a little kid doesn't inspire anybody to go out of their way to reply...

well thats a nice welcome to the site... i see you are a mod too..... i thought you would have guessed i am a complete beginner at this.... i dont even know the title of the specific question i should be asking... i am sorry if i offended you.

darryl-marlin wrote:
what i am confused about is whether to have my soundcard output running through the desk then to my amp and monitors so i can control the output via the desk and how would i do that??

My few cents on this. There are probably better ways, but I would suggest the following.

1 - connect the out from your sound-card to a channel on the mixer.
2 - connect the aux channel (is there one?) from the mixer to the in of your sound card.

Now to play back things, set the level on the mixer.

Now to record, with monitoring:
a) connect the mic
b) turn up the aux send on the mic (sending to the sound card for recording).
c) mix output from the computer with the mic for pleasurable results

Hope this helps as explanation. Experimenting is the best way to find out how to do.

Gunnar.