Delta 44 -> Mixer hookup

Cool... Looks like you have 4 inputs and 4 outputs. MC4 allows 2 inputs to be recorded at the same time.... so that might limit you on the input thing...but that also depends I guess on if the inputs are able to be "mixed" to a specified track input... I don't know the details and the site I went to didn't say.

The pics on the m-audio site show 4 ins & 4 outs...all 1/4 inch jacks...does it have low inpedance inputs for mics on the back?

My recomendation... see if the interface has enough gain to go without a mixer/preamp. If it does...cool.... you wouldn't need to use a mixer. If the signal is weak, and the delta doesn't have stong preamps...use the mixer..IF it sounds good.

Monitoring in phones.... since you have 4 outputs.... I would assume that the 4 outputs are programmable since it has DSP software.... assign outputs 1/2 for your mains R/L studio monitors if you have some....or for future expansion plans...
and use outputs 3/4 also programmed as mains R/L going to a stereo system and plug your phones into that.

I just described how my studio is set up for monitoring. I use no mixer...just straight in to my interface with midi/audio....and the interface outputs 1&2 go to my MR5 monitors...used to track midi & mix...and also the same signal, on outputs 3&4 go to my stereo system...with speaker selector in "off" position for tracking anything recorded with a mic...I shut off the MR5's and record using the cans powered by the stereo.

This is a simple setup...and ....it works like a charm.

The Delta 44 is what I use. the inputs on the D44 are all line inputs (no mic inputs on the back, no preamps at all), so a mixer is necessary to get the levels up to line input. the outputs are not amplified, so they need to be driven by an amplifier for speakers or headphones.

depending on your mixer (which you didn't give us the model number of) you can probably hook it up like RobertB's excellent mixer setup.
http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.asp?m=1365931

This mixer looks like it will hook up much like a behringer does. So take a look at the diagram here on our website in a page written by RobertB http://s8.invisionfree.com/GAPers look down at the tutorials and tech notes forum under hooking up my mixer.

I noticed that from what i can see the basic layout is like the berry mixers are. It is different from my Yamaha, where i need the group out send the mixed signal to the mains for monitoring. So i hope that gets her done.

Beag, i posted a new basic setup for MC there last night, RobertB took a look and thought it was fairly complete, when you get a chance take a look and see what you think as well. What i would like to do, but did not have time last night is take that basic tutorial and add pictures of a few of the important steps. and make it a real step by step walk thru of basic setup for newbies that in ten minutes one of us could take them there and get them up and working. This will save us time in the long run. ultimately we could have a version 1 with a built in chip, a version 2 with a sound blaster, and a version three with a M-Audio card, and version 4 with a firewire or USB external. This would kind of cover the bases.

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I noticed that from what i can see the basic layout is like the berry mixers are. It is different from my Yamaha, where i need the group out send the mixed signal to the mains for monitoring. So i hope that gets her done.

Beag, i posted a new basic setup for MC there last night, RobertB took a look and thought it was fairly complete, when you get a chance take a look and see what you think as well. What i would like to do, but did not have time last night is take that basic tutorial and add pictures of a few of the important steps. and make it a real step by step walk thru of basic setup for newbies that in ten minutes one of us could take them there and get them up and working. This will save us time in the long run. ultimately we could have a version 1 with a built in chip, a version 2 with a sound blaster, and a version three with a M-Audio card, and version 4 with a firewire or USB external. This would kind of cover the bases.

sounds like a good plan! I'll probably not have any free time until Saturday evening or Sunday to look at it, tho. very busy with family stuff tonite and tomorrow during the day.

Your routing looks right.
Check that all connections are fully seated.
Do you have any stereo y-splitters in the cabling?
Could also be a bad cable. Try swapping both ends of the cables running from Delta 1&2 out to Tape In.
If you now hear sound on the other side, one of the cables is probably bad.

One of those things we always run into...keep it simple, look for the basic, easy solutions first. Can't say how many times I've shut down the system, re installed a program, pounded on the computer tower or monitor, and then look at the floor behind the tower to see a cable unplugged. We all do it.
Cables are notorious, adapters, on/off swithches, some of the simplest things cause the biggest headaches.
Later

For the want of a horse shoe nail i spent an hour fixing a flat!

OK, got a little problem here...

going from the Delta 44 outs to the mixer tape ins, I don't get my vocal in the headphones during recording, UNLESS I turn up the volume on the "tape" on the mixer, but then, I get everything else in the mix that goes out the mains back to the recording...not good...

I tried going from the delta-44 into the aux port on a stereo thinking I could monitor via the headphone jack that way, but still don't hear the vocal on the record, the musinc is fine, but no vocal...

I feel like an idiot, but I'm not getting something here...

There is no TAPE TO MIX button on my mixer - there is a SELECT button that has MAIN OUT and TAPE options, and a pot to control the volume on TAPE but it all seems to end up in the mix...

Life wouldn't be complete without pushing all the buttons.
Glad you figured it out.