USB Audio Interface or Mixer? Help?!?

micheck123 · 8th February 2012

hey so im very new to recording.. I do live podcasts and VO work. anyway so im moving up from a USB mic to the RE20 or PR40 ... so as of current im looking to buy the "Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 USB Audio Interface" but now im not sure if thats the best way to go. like I said before, im very new to this whole recording biz which means I really dont know what the best way to record live audio is. Would it be better for me to get a Usb interface and a studio mixer or just a USB mixer? it would be great if I could possibly get some recommendations, my budget is £250 or $350. thank you...

vinvanda · 8th February 2012

i would personally get a seperate mixer from your usb interface, gives you more flexibility for upgrading etc later on

micheck123 · 8th February 2012

so... how would i go by settings this up?

and... would this work?

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USB Interface
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 | DV247

Studio Mixer
Soundcraft Notepad 124 Compact Mixer | DV247

micheck123 · 8th February 2012

Would this be a good way to go? Yamaha MW10C USB Mixing Studio / Mixer | DV247

jlaco · 8th February 2012

I would definitely get the RE20 instead of the heil. Are you using Mac or PC? The Scarlett looks like a good interface, and it seems like it has fairly decent preamps. When you get down the road invest in a better preamp. But the mixer isn't necessary unless you really want to go down the analog mixing road. To hook it up you would just plug the mic into the mixer. Then you could either go from the L and R outs of the mixer into the interface, or if you're going to have more than one mic plugged into the mixer and would like to control each one separately in your software, then do the the aux outs of the mixer.

micheck123 · 8th February 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlaco

I would definitely get the RE20 instead of the heil. Are you using Mac or PC? The Scarlett looks like a good interface, and it seems like it has fairly decent preamps. When you get down the road invest in a better preamp. But the mixer isn't necessary unless you really want to go down the analog mixing road. To hook it up you would just plug the mic into the mixer. Then you could either go from the L and R outs of the mixer into the interface, or if you're going to have more than one mic plugged into the mixer and would like to control each one separately in your software, then do the the aux outs of the mixer.

ok thanks! im using a pc, yeah looks like ill be starting out with the 2i2 and then invest in a decent mixer later down the road.

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micheck123 Gear Head Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 42 Thread Starter	USB Audio Interface or Mixer? Help?!? hey so im very new to recording.. I do live podcasts and VO work. anyway so im moving up from a USB mic to the RE20 or PR40 ... so as of current im looking to buy the "Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 USB Audio Interface" but now im not sure if thats the best way to go. like I said before, im very new to this whole recording biz which means I really dont know what the best way to record live audio is. Would it be better for me to get a Usb interface and a studio mixer or just a USB mixer? it would be great if I could possibly get some recommendations, my budget is £250 or $350. thank you...

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vinvanda Gear maniac Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 251	i would personally get a seperate mixer from your usb interface, gives you more flexibility for upgrading etc later on

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jlaco Gear nut Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 124	I would definitely get the RE20 instead of the heil. Are you using Mac or PC? The Scarlett looks like a good interface, and it seems like it has fairly decent preamps. When you get down the road invest in a better preamp. But the mixer isn't necessary unless you really want to go down the analog mixing road. To hook it up you would just plug the mic into the mixer. Then you could either go from the L and R outs of the mixer into the interface, or if you're going to have more than one mic plugged into the mixer and would like to control each one separately in your software, then do the the aux outs of the mixer.