I'm using sonar 6 with motu 896, i'm looking to get a headphone distributor where each musician can do there own mix, Like the system from Hear company or furman. Anyone have such a hookup,or know how it could be hooked to the motu unit.

If you can find a headphone distribution system with individual inputs on each headphone channel then you could make it work with the 896. From there its a matter of hooking up each set of outputs on the 896 to each input on the headphone system, and then creating your own submixes within Sonar and CueMix.

Hi Dave,
I have a furman HDS-6 with 4 HR-6's that I use with an 896 and it works fine, although it is a bit soft for folks who have very loud instruments (drummers mostly). You hook the HR-6's up to the main unit in sequence with a pair of RJ-45's. The main unit has 1 stereo in and 4 mono ins. What I do is take a stereo pair off the 896 and run it to the HDS for monitoring the already recorded tracks (via a send off the mains in Sonar) and then use the 896 software mixer to send the players their tracks. I've taken one output off the 896 and run it through an outboard FX module so that I can dial in some reverb or whatever to one performer (usually the vox).

All in all, it's a pretty good system that is inexpensive....there are some better setups out there, but the ones I've seen begin getting very pricey very quickly.

Good luck
Dean

I use a Mackie headphone mixer and Cuemix.

it's very simple but having 2 "layers" of a monitor matrix provides adequate flexibility for my needs

best regards,
mike

Thank's Dean, Thats the system I was looking at.

Take a moment to consider this:




http://www.mackie.com/products/hmx56/


It's so simple you can do really complex things with it. When layered with CueMix the possibilities are multiplied. Plus it has adequate power for each headphone send.

Many people seem to be unaware of it because it's not eye catching.

I do wish it was available as a 4 unit rack space mixer.

best regards,
mike

edit to get the picture to show.

Mike , as much as I like mackies things... if your not in the states it's a whole world of hurt... 6 weeks shipping I had to deal with 2 times now..

once for speakers , once for a BK (the controller with the silly name..hehe)

Hey Mike. I've been looking at the HMX 56 but it appears to be discontinued already. Where and when did you get yours?

Mike

IIRC I got it at Musicians Friend about 2 years ago.

I wonder if they are going to replace it with a rackmount? The mini desk form factor is not a plus for me.

Fog, a six week wait sounds silly for mass produced gear like this. I'd pass as well.

best regards,
mike

If the Mackie is out of production you might look at the SMPro HP6. I've had one for use with my MOTU 24io for about a year and it seems ok. It has 4 stereo mix inputs that each of the 6 headphone outs can choose from. I just use the MOTU Cuemix to set up the 4 monitor mixes and people can choose which of the 4 mixes suits them. About $120.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/SMPro-Audio-HP6-6-Channel-Headphone-Amplifier?sku=180207&src=3SOSWXXA

http://www.smproaudio.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=37