[Terry[_3_]]

I'm wanting to buy a Alesis Multimix 8FX that has USB output to PC.
What I want to do with the Alexis is plug my drum machine, guitar &
mic into it, all at the same time.
When all three are playing, I want to run it to my PC and see the
audio of all three on three seperate tracks with my PC software.

So my question is, will this Alesis allow me to record live three
instruments going to my PC and does it keep them seperate so I can
record each one on a seperate track in my PC?

Thanks,
Terry in Texas

[Laurence Payne[_2_]]

On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:07:15 -0700 (PDT), Terry
wrote:

I'm wanting to buy a Alesis Multimix 8FX that has USB output to PC.
What I want to do with the Alexis is plug my drum machine, guitar &
mic into it, all at the same time.
When all three are playing, I want to run it to my PC and see the
audio of all three on three seperate tracks with my PC software.

So my question is, will this Alesis allow me to record live three
instruments going to my PC and does it keep them seperate so I can
record each one on a seperate track in my PC?

Manuals for Alesis products are available at www.alesis.com

The Multimix 8FX isn't mentioned. Is it an old model? Currently
available are both 8 and 16 channel mixers with USB2 interfaces that
do seem to allow multi-channel recording (but only a single stereo
return).

[Mike Rivers]

Terry wrote:
I'm wanting to buy a Alesis Multimix 8FX that has USB output to PC.
What I want to do with the Alexis is plug my drum machine, guitar &
mic into it, all at the same time.
When all three are playing, I want to run it to my PC and see the
audio of all three on three seperate tracks with my PC software.

So my question is, will this Alesis allow me to record live three
instruments going to my PC and does it keep them seperate so I can
record each one on a seperate track in my PC?

I was about to say no, knowing how this class of mixer usually works,
but now I think it's a "definite maybe." I took a look at the Alesis
web site to see if this was the mixer I thought it was (it was) and
downloaded the manual for it. At least I downloaded the manual linked
from the web page that describes this mixer. What I got was a manual for
the Multimix USB16, apparently a 16-channel version of what you're
looking at. The manual says:

The USB2.0 port sends every individual mixer channel as well as
the MultiMix’s MAIN OUT/2-TRACK OUT left and right signals
to the computer. This means that, for the MultiMix 16 USB2.0, 16
individual channels are sent to the computer along with the MAIN
stereo pair (18 channels in total.)
Individual channels

The INDIVIDUAL channels sent to the computer send the signal
after the preamp gain knob, the high-pass filter, the three-band EQ,
and the channel fader.

My preference would be that the feed come directly after the preamp gain
control, ahead of the EQ and fader (users and potential users argue
passionately about both ways), but this is essentially what you want.
Channels 1-8 plus the main stereo mix would show up as input sources to
your DAW program. You might want to drop a note to Alesis at their
support address http://www.alesis.com/contact/index.php and verify that
the model you're looking works the same way as the MultiMix 16 USB.



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[Arny Krueger]

"Terry" wrote in message

I'm wanting to buy a Alesis Multimix 8FX that has USB
output to PC. What I want to do with the Alexis is plug
my drum machine, guitar & mic into it, all at the same
time.

When all three are playing, I want to run it to my PC and
see the audio of all three on three separate tracks with
my PC software.

That appears to be what the Multimix is supposed to do. I have a friend that
has the Firewire version, and that is what he does with it - records each
input with a separate channel.

So my question is, will this Alesis allow me to record
live three instruments going to my PC and does it keep
them separate so I can record each one on a separate
track in my PC?

AFAIK, yes. This contrasts with the Behringer USB mixers that are actually
plain old analog mixers with a 2-channel USB gizmo that plugs into it.

[Terry[_3_]]

On Jul 21, 11:01*am, "Arny Krueger" wrote:
"Terry" wrote in message



I'm wanting to buy a Alesis Multimix 8FX that has USB
output to PC. What I want to do with the Alexis is plug
my drum machine, guitar & mic into it, all at the same
time.
When all three are playing, I want to run it to my PC and
see the audio of all three on three separate tracks with
my PC software.

That appears to be what the Multimix is supposed to do. I have a friend that
has the Firewire version, and that is what he does with it - records each
input with a separate channel.

So my question is, will this Alesis allow me to record
live three instruments going to my PC and does it keep
them separate so I can record each one on a separate
track in my PC?

AFAIK, yes. *This contrasts with the Behringer USB mixers that are actually
plain old analog mixers with a 2-channel USB gizmo that plugs into it.

If I have all my jamming buddies playing at the same time into the
mixer, how is it able to output all the instruments seperately to the
PC?
RCA stereo jacks can only send two individual instruments (left &
right).
There's has to be limit to how many instruments a USB can send.

Terry

[Arny Krueger]

"Terry" wrote in message

On Jul 21, 11:01 am, "Arny Krueger"
wrote:
"Terry" wrote in message



I'm wanting to buy a Alesis Multimix 8FX that has USB
output to PC. What I want to do with the Alexis is plug
my drum machine, guitar & mic into it, all at the same
time.
When all three are playing, I want to run it to my PC
and see the audio of all three on three separate tracks
with my PC software.

That appears to be what the Multimix is supposed to do.
I have a friend that has the Firewire version, and that
is what he does with it - records each input with a
separate channel.

So my question is, will this Alesis allow me to record
live three instruments going to my PC and does it keep
them separate so I can record each one on a separate
track in my PC?

AFAIK, yes. This contrasts with the Behringer USB mixers
that are actually plain old analog mixers with a
2-channel USB gizmo that plugs into it.

If I have all my jamming buddies playing at the same time
into the mixer, how is it able to output all the
instruments seperately to the PC?

Not with the Behringer, but yes, with the Alesis.

RCA stereo jacks can only send two individual instruments
(left & right).

Relevant to the Behringer, but irrelevant to the Alesis.

There's has to be limit to how many instruments a USB can
send.

USB 2.0 and Firewire run about as fast as a good fast hard drive. Recording
20-30 channels at a time should be a slam dunk.

[Mike Rivers]

Terry wrote:

If I have all my jamming buddies playing at the same time into the
mixer, how is it able to output all the instruments seperately to the
PC?
RCA stereo jacks can only send two individual instruments (left &
right).

In this mode, you don't use the RCA jacks out of the mixer, you connect
the USB port to the mixer.

There's has to be limit to how many instruments a USB can send.

There is, and it's dependent on the sample rate. However, you'll
probably run ot of computer horsepower before you run out of channels
that you can send over USB 2.0. The earliest USB mixers and audio
interfaces used USB 1.1 and typically could pass six streams at 48 kHz,
usually four channels for recording and two for playback. USB 2.0 has a
much higher throughput rate.



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