Excellent! Thanks for pointing out how things were done during the pre-digital era. There were many great recordings made without a computer or plugins. Tape saturation and transformers added color and warmth to the recordings. One thing that cannot be substituted is a pair of great ears. All the money in the world can’t buy them.
As much as I learn from this channel, I do best with hands-on training. I wish Audio University was a genuine brick and mortar location. I'd enroll in an instant.
I'd 3rd that! I'm in East Texas. Running a Harbinger L2404fx-usb currently but we are upgrading to Mackie ProFx 30v3 30 Channel. I know enough to know I don't know nearly enough! Really appreciate the videos!
tbf in trying to research to purchase a mixer for mixing it was a long time where I wasnt sure how to setup all the mixers I saw to actually mix because every video would only be talking about recording & live
Thx for the videos, and i have to admit, i've always hated sponsors, but for the first time on youtube i have to congratulate you and AiAiAi, this headphone seems to be worth a try. (sorry English is not my native language)
Thanks for the video. I have been using a Zoom L12 for a year now and find that it does a good job as a mixer, has good mic pres, had an audio interface with 12 outputs to the DAW and has 5 confugurable headphone outputs all for (currently) $650. The L12 can be used live or for recording. I keep looking to upgrade to more tracks but other than the L20 there doesn’t seem to be much out there for less than $2500 and even those setups have problems such as bad software and/or outdated drivers.
Ive never done this before, but in principle you could use a mixer to record 3 seperate tracks with a two channel interface: pan the three tracks to center, left and right on the mixer and record the stereo output. Then use a M/S Tool in the DAW to seperate the panned tracks from the Center track and the panned tracks can also be seperated from each other just by simple panning for example.
Really good routing video. Touched on most major topics (including line level) but I would have liked to have seen more emphasis on a topic that sometimes get's over looked. The noise floor and grounding issues. While using a mixer does indeed expand the possibility's of more I/O's, flexible routing and even higher quality pre amps (and channel strips). There is a lot of noise introduced and often grounding issues as well.
Yes, I love all your videos. I grew up with the crooners, then came Elvis and the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and their recordings have profound impacts on my life. But the, audio recording engineering is totally outside my knowledge, so learning this part of the music is fascinating. Thank you so much.
Amazing vid! That being said, I am recording my band live through a powered mixer w/ E drums [we all wear headphones w/ the mix coming from the board], signal is sent to an interface [just bought the focusrite 2i2 gen 4]. My mixer has 2 rca plugs out, I am using a 2 rca to a 1/4 inch stereo cable and sending this signal to 1 line input. Would it sound better to get 2 separate rca to 1/4 inch mono cables and send them to line 1 and line 2 input? Or would I use 2 separate rca to 1/4 inch stereo cables? Again great vid and not often discussed! Also, I am going to experiment with the air vs air 2 features and no air and will let you know the results! Much love from Upstate NY! Oh, I am currently using Audacity as my DAW is the Ableton lite that comes with the focusrite better?
Thank you so much dear. Your video is very helpful. But I need your guidance . Is it not also possible to connect and use Rode Wireless Go II or Wireless Pro through a mixer to an amplifier to use the system for addressing a gathering from a stage ,using the Rode wireless mic ,as a hands free mic ? Also please give me any other guidance or caution in this matter, if you have any ,because I am not an expert . Thank you .God bless you.
Try sending the vocal to another channel with an aux send. On the other channel, load an FX plugin. Then you can send both the dry and wet channel to the output that feeds your vocalist's headphones.
There always seem to be a lag when I use a mixer. I often just plug into the interface out of frustration. I'm going to try to get a USB enabled mixer to see how that works out.
Great video! I’m brand new to recording and mixing scene so I’m trying to watch as many videos to get an idea of different ways to record. So if I have 7 mics plugged into a mixer and run those to an 18 I/O interface using the line level inserts instead of xlr, are those balanced connections?
Great video man! Unfortunatelly i am here so late, but I have Soundcraft UI 16 and i need record from AUX (XLR) into audiobox usb(similar focusrite) into standard input (xlr/jack combo) which cable should I use to make it work? Thank you very much, you would be lifesaver!
well and clearly explained only what should you do if your audio interface only has a mic/line 1 input and inst 2 (for instruments) e.g. the u-phoria umc 22 then it is not possible to do left and right when i use a orchestra wants to record with all their equipment at the mixer (without usb) with audio interface is there a solution for that?
Nomoskar from KOLKATA,WEST BENGAL,INDIA. I just wanna know, if I connect a condenser mic to mixer then the output signal flow via direct out to a mic preamp then in my audio interface, if I turned on the phantom power to trigger the condenser mic, will that be harmful to my mic preamp?
so, my old mix wizard didn't have output on each channel, only an insert. i could be wrong. i do like the idea for recording a band totally live in one take or individually. i used to have a 8 track at once zoom recorder, but found it to be a pain in the ass. prefer your idea for a studio set up.
Hello Kyle. If I connect my analog mixer via the mains out (XLR) to my audio interface that has two combo inputs, what’s the best cable to use? An XLR to TRS or just XLR to XLR?
Thanks! Just silly question. If I use vocal mic via audio mixer connected to the stereo line in my audio interface (motu m2) - should I record all 2 channels - stereo or just one? I need to record my voice - I plugged mic in the mixer and the stereo out of the mixer - to stereo in on my audiointerface..
please assist me: i got mackie profx30 v3… and audio 2i2 scarlette: to record separetly in daws (ableton12) is it possible to 2i2…..? or it will become only two tracks….? do i need more than 2 channel for audio interface.? example mixer 30 channel…. audio interface 8 input… can record 8 tracks separately in daws ( must configured the daws 1st right).? if the mixer already intgerated with audio interface built in it… should i no need to use audio interface.? or should i install the driver for mixer and audio interface both to record tracks separately in Daws thank u many much bro.. im new bie.. im learning in progess mode hehehehe greatings to all producers in the world🙏
A couple of years ago I bought a Sony wireless headphone but it was terrible, it has a lot of latency and I can't use it to play and record drums. Do you think this Aiaiai headphone doesn't have this problem?
The AIAIAI wireless headphones have fixed 16ms latency. It hasn't distracted me for tracking guitar, keys, and vocals. I did a full video on it here if you want to learn more: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4S9ennMJs8M.html Thanks for watching!
I'm not a professional... But I have JBL Professional 305p MKii studio monitors to listen music. Please tell me which audio interface will be the best for listen to music on my new JBL Professional studio monitors? I can't find any DAC with true balanced output... So, I'm seeking for audio interface with the best DAC built-in. Please help.
Hi, i’m new. Sorry for this stupid question : so, if i have a mixer (little inputs), do i still need a fancy audio interface (like focusrite/any else) for recording? Or just any cheaper audio interfaces will work good? Let say i’ll record guitars, bass, and vocals. Thank you
That's two channels, which requires two channels to record. You can't pan one mono signal into two separated mono tracks, so whether you use two individual channels or one dual channel, that's still going to require two inputs and two outputs.
That's literally what his video is about. Just use either the left or right main out channel to connect it to the scarlett solo. Since all mic channels on the XL3200 are mono.
Once the audio is in the DAW, you can mix with as many routes as your computer processor allows. No need for physical inputs or outputs. Good question. Thanks!
If you've got stereo tape outputs, stereo group outputs, or two extra aux outputs, you could use those. Check out this video for more on mixer output types: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Zdl3_3Zf5F4.html Thanks for watching!
You show several pieces of equipment, but don't give the names or sources for them, like the Mixer (I can read the name on the top), the DAW box, and the audio editing software. It sure would be nice if we could know what these are.
I intentionally left those details out, because the techniques apply to almost any combination of gear. Since you're curious, here is a list: - Mixer: Allen & Heath MixWizard WZ4 14:4:2 - DAW Software: Reaper - Audio Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 & Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
why not go for a digital mixer to send out multiple tracks and mix it on pc(software)? I think this cost much lower budget because digital mixer still can use for live event, and the routing much more simple and straight forward.
