Arnold Krille wrote: > Am Dienstag, 4. November 2008 schrieb Patrick Shirkey: > >> Sean Darby wrote: >> >>>>> Does the 1010LT already serve as an A/D D/A converter? >>>>> >>>> If you use the analog inputs then alsa or oss will do the conversion for >>>> you. If you use the adat interface then the mixer will do it. >>>> >>> Let's see if I understand this right... >>> 2 mics going into 2 XLR jacks that are part of the 1010LT, which then >>> (PCI) goes into the rest of the computer where ALSA/OSS will recognize >>> it and process it. >>> >> Yes and no. If you want to have good mic quality and control you should >> go through a mixing desk first. >> > > That _really_ depends on the mixer. Especially when you want to start rather > cheap it is better to connect the mics directly to the 1010. Because probably > all the mixers you have in mind to buy for little money have worse Pre-Amps > then the 1010... > > And if you don't like the pre-amps of the 1010, spend the next money on a good > pre-amp instead of a mixer with not-so-good pre-amps. > > > It's a good point. I haven't heard of anyone who connects a mic directly to their sound card. Maybe someone else has experience with this method and can offer advice? >>>> Most studios require a mixer but many producers do not... >>>> >>> I plan on making my current music studio (where I teach music lessons) >>> into a make-shift recording studio, though also plan on doing the >>> producing aspects after recording (going in and working with the >>> recordings via the computer). >>> >> You should get a mixer. As you are intending to work with mics and >> instruments then it will make your life a lot easier. Also aim for a >> higher quality brand as it really makes a difference. Even a second hand >> Mackie will be better than a new Behringer in most cases so ebay is your >> friend. Personally I would get a Midas if I could afford one. >> > > Why should he buy a mixer? > Because he wants flexible audio-routing? That is what jack is for. > Because he wants monitoring via headphone for the musicians? That is why they > produce headphone-amps that you can connect to the 3+4,5+6,...-outputs of > these modern soundcards. > > The only reason I see here why a mixer might be needed is when several > musicians are to record at the same time. But even then he (the OP) would be > better of with a soundcard with 8 or more analog inputs to use directly. > That is true. It may be more fun to get hold of a midi controller unit that can be plugged into ardour and used to tweak the levels. My main reasons for suggesting a desk is that is frees you from the mouse for doing every single tweak and is generally more robust than a soundcard which most people want to keep safe and secure away from the main action. But you could also get/build a seperate connector board for that which let's you hammer it without the risk of damaging the connectors on the card. Cheers. -- Patrick Shirkey Boost Hardware Ltd. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
