Firewire Mixers?

[coldestream]

hi, i'm very keen on getting a firewire mixer since they are able to send many many channels to the computer individually for recording... and being a beginner, i think such a device would suit me?

I've looked up some firewire mixers from Alesis, Mackie, Phonic and a new one from M-Audio and concluded myself that..

1. Mackie and M-Audio are out of my budget.
2. Alesis Multimix 8 for $695 at Sinamex is quite steep.. and..
3. Phonic <-- where to find??

also, anybody knows where got sell Alesis Multimix 12 ??

really liked to have some advice. I'm lost. haha

thanks people!

 

[musicrevolution]

Try Luthermusic at Excelsiors

For firewire mixer, i think it should be above 1k.
If you are doing home recording, I don't think you need firewire, unless you want to send all the tracks at the same time to your PC.

Good luck!

 

[soft]

coldestream, you try to read up more on firewired mixers. coz it might not do what you want to do.

from what i know, say if it has 16 inputs, you will still be able to send a stereo L/R to the computer for recording. this means simultanously, it can record only 2 discreet tracks.

say if you mic up a drumset with 8 microhpnes all going into the mixer, the output to the computer for recording will only be a stereo mixdown of all 8 mics as oppose to 8 individual tracks.

ha..ha.. today my mind is not functioning too good due to too much work. hope the explaining did not confuse you.

 

[xl1]

you may try TASCAM brand

 

[coldestream]

Was told that firewire can handle that many channels (all 8 channels individually) but USB cannot as USB can only have stereo..

Then again, i realised firewire mixers are a lot more expensive than normal mixers. So if i'd just use a normal mixer to mix my mics and instrument line-ins together, then i'll stereo output to a soundcard, I can only record the stereo mix-down right? moreover, i can't add individual effects to each instruments already(unless i get a hardware effects processor)?

really appreciate your kind advices! thanks!

 

[soft]

coldestream, sorry i misread your first post. i thought you were asking about usb mixer.

firewire mixer should be able do to more discreet channel recording. what is your budget?

 

[coldestream]

does $600 for a firewire mixer sound ridiculous?

I'm currently bidding on ebay for the Alesis Multimix 12 Firewire..

At US$305.00 plus US$55.00 for shipping, it'll be US$360.00

360 x 1.556 = SGD 560.12

It will be nice if i win this bid (a few hours left now..) but i doubt so. haha

My alternative would be settling for a normal mixer, then i'll use a four-input soundcard interface.. so that i'll have stereo-ins from mixer for the instruments and two mics for vocals. Might have to deal with that..

what do you think?