MirrorMan Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Can anyone recommend a digital mixer that will record 6 or more tracks into a DAW simultaneously, at reasonable cost? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 I think the big question is 'how much do you want to spend?'. Also, '6 or more' is a bit vague, do you mean 2 more or 22 more? And to be a little more helpful, I used the Mackie Onyx 1640i for a long time, might be more than you need, might be less, they do versions from 8 to 24 tracks IIRC. Not top end by any means, but decent preamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 looking at the same thing, 'Im going for one of these when funds allow https://www.andertons.co.uk/tascam-us16x08-16-in-8-out-usb-audio-interface-us16x08?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=surfaces&gclid=Cj0KCQjw7Nj5BRCZARIsABwxDKIdbZ7lB-NDVuppi0ELL253E-0dEN8RxQ5i5gRh79GbQQoyYjK1WmwaAr4FEALw_wcB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Here's a few; take your pick ... Thomann '6 or more-i/p' USB interfaces ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MirrorMan Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 Thanks, folks! much to consider.... Six is a bit vague! Probably eight, being realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 19 minutes ago, MirrorMan said: ...Six is a bit vague! ... It would be wise to decide... How many simultaneous inputs..? How many of these inputs need to be mic inputs..? How many of these inputs need to supply phantom power (condenser mics, notably, or DI boxes...) Do any inputs need 'insert' capability (for inserting treatment and/or Fx pre-DAW...) How many 'aux' channels may be required (either for adding Fx, or for providing monitoring to the players...) Sorry if this confuses things; there are probably more Important Points I've overlooked. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MirrorMan Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 I'll take this to 'the committee' ...i.e. the rest of the band! Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nobatron Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Does it need to be a mixer or just an interface? If you need a mixer I'd look at the Behringer XR-18 or X32 Rack. These will both output to a DAW over USB. The other XR series units only output a stereo mix to USB so won't do what you want. Anything in the X32 series will output full multitrack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Depends on the actual needs, but if it's going into a DAW, it would be mixed there, probably. Different for 'live' use, naturally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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