From Brian Willoughby Sent Tue, May 29th 2018, 03:48
From Brian Willoughby Sent Tue, May 29th 2018, 03:48
One of the reasons that I like the Metric Halo Labs MIO Console is that = you can name the inputs and then build a custom mixer. There=E2=80=99s = no need for routing, per se, because you simply don=E2=80=99t create = mixer strips for unused channels. You can leave everything plugged in = permanently, provided that you have enough channels. You can also drag = the mixer channels around to change the order so that the grouping makes = more sense for a given project. You can then save everything in a file = or even a template for future projects along the same lines. As someone pointed out earlier in the thread, once you have the ability = to customize, save, and then recall these complex setups, it becomes = very powerful. My only problem is that I sometimes tear a third of the system out and = move it to a portable rack, so my older saved files no longer correspond = to reality. They=E2=80=99re easy enough to edit if I don=E2=80=99t want = to connect everything up the same way again. Another minor issue is that the various preamp expansion is not always = of identical quality, so I have to think about which instruments go on = the best preamps, and so on. Brian On May 28, 2018, at 8:37 PM, henrique matias <xxxx.xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> = wrote: > I would love to hear how people with 32 or more inputs deal routing = and recording. >=20 > Patch bays surely helps, but having polyphonic synths and effects on = the mixer can easily make you run out of channels even with 32 input = channels, considering a lot of machines have multiple outputs.. >=20 > On 29 May 2018 at 04:18, Brian Willoughby <xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> = wrote: >> I have the MOTU896HD, and it supports the Mackie MCU Pro as a control = surface. You should be able to control basic level, pan, and mute from = the MOTU mixer using the MCU Pro. It=E2=80=99s a great way to get things = under your fingers without adding a bunch of wires and analog noise = sources. I assume that the 828 supports this as well, and it might even = have effects that were added after the 896HD (mk1) came out. >>=20 >> Brian >>=20 >> On May 28, 2018, at 10:21 AM, Boniforti Flavio = <xxxxxxxxx.x@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >> > Hey David. >> > You know... I'm also working with 24 inputs on 2x ADA8200 and 1x = MOTU828 MK3. But I miss the faders and potentiometers under my fingers! = I *hate* using a mouse for this! >> > So, when I get my studio set up again in my new home = (august/september), I will check space requirements and evaluate a = physical mixer - of course with USB/Firewire connectivity to my computer = for my DAW. >> >=20 >> > F. >> >=20 >> > 2018-05-28 19:09 GMT+02:00 David Holt <xxxx_xxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>: >> >> I=E2=80=99m constantly trying to record on my DAW from in-the-box = sources, external analog gear, and several voices from the modular- some = generative, some not. I=E2=80=99m finding myself increasingly frustrated = by trying to coordinate all the sources for recording and think maybe a = mixer is the answer rather than managing the inputs of an interface = through software. How are you guys handling this? I don=E2=80=99t think = a eurorack mixer is the solution, especially for the price. Anyone using = a USB mixer that acts as an interface as well? >> >> Thanks- >> >> dave >> >=20 >=20