I'm trying to do the best I can to monitor and mix my own stuff with a really low budget. I can't afford more than $200 right now, and I'm working in an untreated room. Through craigslist, I have the choice of a pair of Mackie MR5s or a pair of Sennheiser 598 headphones. They're the same price. Any recommendations?

There's a music event next week that I have to record, and I was hoping to get some advice. There will be about 10-12 channels (3 vocals, guitarist, percussion, and a few other instruments), and we are using a Mackie Onyx 1640i which has a Firewire interface. I have a Dell Precision 6600 PC laptop (8 GB, Quad Core i7, approx 150GB free space), and I'll be using Mixcraft 6 as my DAW.

Hey guys,

I have been keeping an eye on the Mackie Onyx firewire mixer. I would like to get something like this with Thunderbolt capabilities when something like that comes out. On the webpage, this line caught my attention:

I'm a serious noob when it comes to recording studios. I do realize that most people are starting to sway away from analog mixing though.

First off I'm starting a studio and i dont know much about it. I do know i need to please all types of recording and I want to be able to create top notch sound equal to the best studios in the world.

After having to use process of elimination to see if my mixer was the issue with a problem I was having, I now have 2 mixers for my podcast and I need to get rid of one. Was wondering if anyone has experience with both and might have a suggestion? I've used both briefly. The only thing I've noticed is that I need to turn the phones volume up a little more to hear the mics loudly.

Mackie blackbird/tracktion

What is considered the best way to bring audio into the Mackie 1402 VLZ3 mixer from the iMac? This series does not have a USB 2.0 input, so I'm trying to figure out the best set up. I'm going to be bringing pre taped interviews and sounds effects into the mixer and then record in the Zoom H4n. Thanks

Hello everyone!

Some two years ago I searched for an affordable 24 faders controller for my studio rig. I simply found none. There was solutions that were OK, but nothing for the "middle-class" professional. So I decided to create my own using a Mackie D8B.

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I'm trying to connect the Mackie to the Yamaha but am not 100% sure what the best way to do that is.

Hi all,
I'm seriously considering getting a pair of Mackie Thump speakers, but I don't know if I should go with the 12" or the 15". Mackie's website says for vocal use (which is my main focus) the 12"s are better but I don't want to sacrifice any sound quality/power. I will be using these with a Mackie 1402 VLZ mixer. Any thoughts?