Move over Behringer:

I no longer have a Behringer as it has been disposed of (wont go into details) but women sometimes want their own way!

I am now looking for a Mackie which has better Pre amps for a cleaner signal. The only down fall with getting a new one I realised is that they are no Control rooms or sub outs which would directly connect into my emu sound card which has line ins (2) and line outs (2). Obviously with the control rooms jacks there is limited amount of fuss (meaning no switching around).

My fears are if I do buy the Mackie profx12 will I be fiddling around with the set up every time I want to record or just play something. I hope there is enough clarity in this post?

Thanks

Im thinking of using the spdif for low end distortion too so that may uncomplicate things.

Thanks mgh least it was clear enough for you to give me a decent answer (is that the mixer that you use?)

always lock up your studio and keep it away from women especially if they know you love your music.

Dappa1


I no longer have a Behringer as it has been disposed of (wont go into details) but women sometimes want their own way!

I am now looking for a Mackie which has better Pre amps for a cleaner signal. The only down fall with getting a new one I realised is that they are no Control rooms or sub outs which would directly connect into my emu sound card which has line ins (2) and line outs (2). Obviously with the control rooms jacks there is limited amount of fuss (meaning no switching around).

My fears are if I do buy the Mackie profx12 will I be fiddling around with the set up every time I want to record or just play something. I hope there is enough clarity in this post?

Thanks

I can't see where any benefit is going to come from with this desk you mention paired with the E-Mu compared to what you already had or the Soundcraft one Mark has highlighted.

Strikes me that most of what you are paying extra for with that particular Mackie is the 16 bit built in USB I/F which you don't need as you already have the 24 bit capable E-MU card.

Yes definitely use the SPDIF out from the E-MU (I'm assuming a 0404 here), and a pair of RCA to Jacks from the CD/Tape out from the mixer to the L and R ins on the E-Mu.  Then you have your main outs from the mixer available for your direct monitoring or PA use.  On some little Behringers the Main outs are wired in parallel to the Phono outs anyway. 

Personally I'd think if you are going to spend the kind of money that the Mackie desk costs then you'd be better off looking a bit higher for a more capable interface than the E-Mu as far as inputs and outputs go and eliminating the need for a sub-mixer, but, the Soundcraft Mark featured looks a much better value bet than the Mackie you mention as a replacement for what you had.

But of course you know your requirements better than I.

i use an earlier version - http://www.dv247.com/stud...4-compact-mixer--19744 which is doing just fine! got that at the time as it had Hi-Z switch for DIing guitars, balanced outs and 2 headphone outs. goes into my echo audiofire 2, all works grand! shame they discontinued it, but i do think Soundcraft give very good bang for buck!

lol that's a lot of inputs going into an emu 0404!

I believe most everything is actually made in China now. The company headquarters and sometimes local assembly of parts may be in a less foreign location, but it's the engineering your buying into, not were it's built.

Dappa1


always lock up your studio and keep it away from women especially if they know you love your music.

OUCH!