That 'do you want to leave this page' bllx. Talk back, monitor controller, door stop. output into your computer and listen back using the mixer as an interface from software to headphones. Should you decide to get a 24 bit AI in the future, DON'T sell the mixer! You will get naff all for it and they can be very useful. 4-Channel Mixer with Effects & USB Audio Interface. Then of course I have not tried that Mackie nor read of this problem with one so you could be lucky! Other than the whine, 16 bit systems are fine for recording, you just have to be a little more careful over levels. It is usually possible to set the gain in Win Sounds to reduce this to inaudiblity for most purposes. Cuts the LF crud!Īs Mike said, it is a 16 bit only converter and in Windows this can be a problem in that you get a low level 'whine' recorded at about 1kHz plus harmonics. Handy though to roll off the extreme bass, few AIs give you a High Pass Filter.
Pan, never get that on an AI, also EQ athough it is usually better to record 'dry' as you cannot really undo the recorded effect. A USB audio interface, like Behringer UCG102 (couldnt find a Firewire interface that was less than 50) 39.99 A cheap passive DI, like the Pyle-Pro PDC21 1/4' Instrument To Balanced & Unbalanced (1/4' / XLR) Direct Box, plus a 1/4' TRS to 3.5mm cable 10.12 + 3.56 13. Yes, a mixer is a different beast to an AI but very similar to a basic 2 in 2 out interface but with some additional facilities.
