home studio setup...help!!!

[pinkyouth]

i got this equipment already...

-yamaha mw12c4x mixer
-creative sound blaster audigy 2zs platinum soundcard
-monitor
-music instrument(mic,guitar,synth,etc)
-cubase le software

now,the problem is i dont know how to setup these all things...which one should be at the beginning and which one should be at the end...what i mean is the placement for all these things..and the other thing is,which one is better either audio interface and souncard?need your advice guys..hope my prob will settle soon...and pls tell me if i need to buy anything else if my equipment is not complete to set up my new home recording studio...


thanks guys...cheers...

 

[klazick23]

wow mate... cubase software.. i bet you didnt get it cheap.. unless.................................................. torrent. heh.

 

[soft]

Hi pinkyouth

The Yamaha mixer has a USB connection right? I think that is what you should use to connect to your computer. You have to install the Cubase software.

What monitor are you using? If it is an active (built-in amplifier) You can connect your monitor(speakers) to the Monitor Output on your mixer.

All your instruments will be connected to the mixer individual input.

Your do not need to use the SoundBlaster anymore since the Yamaha will serve as the soundcard.

 

[unholyernest]

hi james.
can do recording via mixer and cubase ah?
then whats the difference between a mixer and a audio interface like presonus fp10?

 

[soft]

You can read up more about these Yamaha USB mixers here -> http://www.yamahasynth.com/products/mwc/scene.html

Some of the difference:
1. Number of discreet simultaneous channel for recording.
2. Quality of preamps

 

[pinkyouth]

owh...so i dont need the sound blaster anymore?do u mean like this...

instrument>yamaha mixer>computer...?

simple like this?but i've been told that using a usb to connect to computer is not that good than connect it through the soundcard..is that right??

but u guys awesome!!!

 

[soft]

pinkyouth, you can try recording without/with going through the Soundblaster. Only you will be able to tell if one is better than the other.

* if you want to use the Soundblaster, simply connect the REC OUT from your mixer to the Soundblaster LINE IN.

 

[pinkyouth]

alright...u are awesome!!!thanks for the help....will ask if i have any prob...thanks a lot!!!

cheers...

 

[pignose]

Currently my setup a Simple mini-home studio : - howver my Mg124cx no usb, so i line out with XLR to MRS-8 Zoom.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[-----------------] <-- [SM58] - [Mic1 Dynamic]
[-----------------] <--- [Mic2 Dynamic]
[Yamaha Mixer] <--- [Line Pocket Pod] -- [Electric Guitar]
[---MG124CX--] <--- [DI/ Bass attack] [Bass]
[-----------------] <--- [Keyboards PSR]
[-----------------] <----[Digital Drums Yamaha]
[-----------------] -------------------XLR out -----> [MRS-8 Digital Recorder, Wav or Mp3 format]
[]
[]
[Monitor Out]
[------------------]
[------------------]---------> [1]Headphone1 - Wireless
[---PreSonus---]---------> [2]Headphone2
[---Headphone]---------> [3]Headphone3
[---Distributor--]--------> [4]Headphone4
[------------------]---------> [5]Simple Monitor(L/R)

[Pignose' Mini-Studio layout]

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

[traqstyle]

That desktop PC strangly looks like a Mac ... heh

 

[XLayaR]

Usb still can lah.....But you never know until you try lor.....I think the only prob is for drums maybe? I use the MX12C and for guitars and vox its really fine IMO....I would love to switch to firewire though

 

[ohfunk]

Usb still can lah.....But you never know until you try lor.....I think the only prob is for drums maybe? I use the MX12C and for guitars and vox its really fine IMO....I would love to switch to firewire though

I'm using a presonus FP10 with Cubase LE 4.0. I'm currently using it to record only drums. I've had quite a few problems in the begging but settled now. The FP10 is a firewire interface. Let me know what problems are you faciing with drums. Maybe I could help you with that

 

[ohfunk]

wow mate... cubase software.. i bet you didnt get it cheap.. unless.................................................. torrent. heh.

Cubase Le 4.0 comes free with presonus FP10. Registering and getting it working is a wee bit troublesome