- Connecting Mixer To Audio Interface Focusrite
- Analog Mixer To Audio Interface
- Connecting Mixer To Audio Interface Software
Referring to your article in Q&A from SOS January 2007, regarding a basic home recording setup, can you connect the Yamaha MG102C, which you suggest, to a PC directly? If so, how?
The output section of a mixer may have a number of different connectors (this Yamaha MG102 only uses jack sockets), so you'll need to have the correct cable to interface with the PC input. Via email
Connecting Mixer To Audio Interface Focusrite
News Editor Chris Mayes–Wright replies: To get the audio from a mixer (or any source) directly into a computer, you'll need some kind of audio interface — also known as a soundcard. It's likely that your computer has an 'on–board' soundcard, and yours may have line and/or microphone inputs on mini-jack connections. If this is the case, you can simply plug the outputs of the mixer (in this case either the Stereo Out, Monitor, Rec Out or Aux Send) into the input of your on–board soundcard. You'll obviously need a cable with the relevant terminations. If connecting from the quarter–inch jacks of the MG102C to a mini–jack line input of your PC soundcard, you'll need two mono quarter–inch jacks on one end of the cable and a stereo mini–jack on the other. From here, almost any audio recording package should be able to 'see' the incoming audio. One piece episode 1 500.
Analog Mixer To Audio Interface
With your audio interface connected please navigate to the Audio Mixer Mix/Aux Click the Settings button (small gear cog symbol) Properties. Click the dropdown menu next to Device, and select your audio interface. In this example, we are using a Scarlett USB Interface and will select Focusrite USB as the device. This gives me the mixer led control over the audio in the two channels that I want (for now). Of course, I want my mixer to control the audio (not the DAW itself) all (say 8) channels of the tracks I'm working on at any given time - so evidently I need an audio interface that has at least 8 outputs. So I have the following questions. Ok so to confuse things slightly.technically a USB mixer IS an audio interface however for this section I am comparing a USB mixer and dedicated audio recording interface. Audio Interface. An audio interface basically acts as an external soundcard. How to connect summing mixer to audio daw interface soundcard General and Technical questions user manual troubleshooting signal loss ground loop noise Before you connect your summing mixer - Youtube video. Audio interfaces translate the analog sound from the mixer into digital computer signals. How do you connect a sound mixer to an audio interface? Plug the audio output from the sound mixer into the audio input on the audio interface. You can use a quarter-inch cable, RCA cable, or XLR cable to make the connection. Check the inputs and outputs of your equipment to see which connections you have.
Connecting Mixer To Audio Interface Software
An alternative would be to purchase an external audio interface, and you can get these from around £50. Not knowing your specific requirements, I can't really recommend one that will best suit your needs, so I suggest visiting our on–line Forum, www.soundonsound.com/forum, where you can post questions.
