On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 05:06:01PM -0700, Bob van der Poel wrote: > I'm looking for a new mixer and wondering if I should bother with one > of the USB units. From what I read they will send a signal back to the > computer for recording. Cool. Not something I'd use everyday, but > might be handy when I think I'm doing something good enough to > record/share :) > > Now, I also see that they seem to use USB 2. Is that a linux problem? If it's not class-compliant you need a specific driver. The specs should tell you. > Would a moderately new desktop keep up to a multitrack usb stream? No problem. > I'm assuming that these units send multi tracks to the computer > unmixed? Or is it just a copy of the 2 channel out? Assuming is one thing, reading the specs is another. If there are any. > Here's one example: > > http://www.music123.com/Pro-Audio/Mixers/Unpowered-Mixers/XENYX-X1622USB-USB-Mixer-with-Effects.site7sku485372000000000.sku > > Not sold on Behringer or this model, just looking around today. $240. If a mixer is sold for that price, and everybody in the chain has to make a profit on it, then it was built for $40 or less. That's the price of one decent fader. It may last a year or so. After that it will be scrap, to be exported to Africa where child labour slaves will burn away all the plastic to recover a few grams of copper. Ciao, -- FA Vor uns liegt ein weites Tal, die Sonne scheint - ein Glitzerstrahl. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
