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Hey guys,

I have a pretty much simple question for more advance users that i cant seem to get my head around ^^.

Basiclly iv brought M-Audio Fast Track USB and going to use a sound card.
and for the use of pro tools m powerd.
But iv also brought Behringer Xenyx 802 Studio Mixing Desk for the fact of phantom power for my mic. My question is simply can i use both together? E.G

Can i from the Behringer Xenyx 802 Studio Mixing Desk mic inputs running into the fast track usb?
and isit possible if all can be rigged together to use the fast track usb
running into the Behringer Xenyx 802 Studio Mixing Desk and running out into a simple Aux out and in stero amp.

Thanks for you're time i hope iv explained enough, seems hard for me to explain let alone awnser but i think ull get my gist.

Thanks again

Devilin.

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anonymous Sun, 11/23/2008 - 08:05

It's not really a bright idea.
Firstly the mix will sound like a Behringer Xenyx 802.
Secondly the M-Audio USB thing has one line in and a pre amp, so you'd have to put one signal through the pre. This is daft gain staging.
You could take the stereo tape out from your mixer, use a couple of Frankenstein connectors to get a stereo signal into the Fast Track, but then you would have to set the pre level to match the line level. I'm guessing, but I think this will give you a dodgy stereo signal...

anonymous Sun, 11/23/2008 - 08:19

once again just to say i would like to use the Fast track usb as a sound card and run out of that into the Behringer Xenyx 802 and then out of that into the aux in and out stero amp.

but also would like to record back from the Behringer Xenyx 802 into the fast track usb obviously striaght into pro tools.

can u buy these wires or would i have to have them made up? "rca - XLR / XLR to 1/4"
would that be the best bet?.

Thanks
Best wishes
Devilin.

anonymous Sun, 11/23/2008 - 09:22

devilin wrote: My question is simply can i use both together? E.G

Yes

devilin wrote: Can i from the Behringer Xenyx 802 Studio Mixing Desk mic inputs running into the fast track usb?

Yes

devilin wrote: and isit possible if all can be rigged together to use the fast track usb
running into the Behringer Xenyx 802 Studio Mixing Desk and running out into a simple Aux out and in stero amp.

Yes

devilin wrote: Thanks for you're time i hope iv explained enough, seems hard for me to explain let alone awnser but i think ull get my gist.

Yes, I see you have not read either devices manual.

The question you need to ask yourself is do you really want/need to?

anonymous Sun, 11/23/2008 - 09:48

EricUndead wrote: [quote=devilin] My question is simply can i use both together? E.G

Yes

devilin wrote: Can i from the Behringer Xenyx 802 Studio Mixing Desk mic inputs running into the fast track usb?

Yes

devilin wrote: and isit possible if all can be rigged together to use the fast track usb
running into the Behringer Xenyx 802 Studio Mixing Desk and running out into a simple Aux out and in stero amp.

Yes

devilin wrote: Thanks for you're time i hope iv explained enough, seems hard for me to explain let alone awnser but i think ull get my gist.

Yes, I see you have not read either devices manual.

The question you need to ask yourself is do you really want/need to?

Thanks for you're time to drop in and reply its really appreicated.
Im glad i can use them together the way i explained, as for the manual i did research and try the net to see if i could find any explaination or manual as i do not own either pecies of hardware but simply needed reassurance before purchasing.

Thanks again
Devilin.

Boswell Sun, 11/23/2008 - 22:05

The Fast Track USB should work in the way you want, and the combination of that and the Xeynx 802 may give marginally better results than a computer sound card.

However, you are compromised in not having a pair of identical inputs in the Fast Track USB. If you want to record two tracks at the same time, you are constrained to use the microphone input for one of them and the line input for the other. The maximum levels are low but different for both inputs.

At least there is a two-track (stereo) output available on RCA connectors that you can feed into your mixer or a domestic stereo amp for replay.