Sean Darby wrote: > Hi LAU! > > (snipped in places) > I was considering the Yamaha MG166CX mixer, though changed that to just > the Yamaha MG166C (I don't think I need the fx). Though, I don't know if > I even need a mixer at all. > Would benefits would there be in using an actual analog mixer with a > DAW?. I found with my Delta 44 card (which is great) that i couldn't quite get high enough levels recording guitar without some kind of pre-amp. mics definitely need pre-amping. Getting a mixer was my solution; its got mic pre-amps built in and there's plenty of gain available. > It seems like people are just using the ones > in the programs (like in Ardour). I use the mixer in Ardour to mix the playback of recorded material. I use my desk mixer to monitor the playback from Ardour and the sounds as they are recorded. there is a latency advantage here, too. You don't have to make the software do _all_ the work! I seriously thought about getting a MG166, looks like a good bit of kit and i like Yam gear, but i just don't need all those channels! (ended up with a rather cheaper Behringer, which is fine). > If I get a mixer with the "Delta 1010LT", will I need the ADA8000? > > Does the 1010LT already serve as an A/D D/A converter? As R.Wolff already pointed out, yes it does. Or rather, that's what it is, mostly. If you get one of these look for the "envy24control" soundcard software. ( its in the alsa-tools-gui package in debian). hope this was some help. Best wishes, G. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
