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Mixing desk with Scarlett 2i2

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Hello, I’m an amateur in acoustic music recording. Lately I bought a Focusrite 2i2 since there are only two outputs to connect mics, so I thought of improving the outputs and bought a mixing console so I can record with the group. I use Cubase, and here is my question:
Is buying a mixing console a good idea? If yes,
analog or digital
directly connected to the sound card?
I’m trying to finish realizing what I think to record—a small group
Thank you
Best regards

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    itrass Posted messages 359 Status Member 106
     
    Hi,

    First, let's clarify a small detail: on the audio interface, there are two MIC INPUTS, and on the outputs, it's the signal that comes out of the audio interface.

    To record a band, indeed, a mixer would not hurt.

    After that, you need to identify your needs, but I would lean towards a digital, or at least a mixer that sends each input separately to the computer. That then allows a real mix to be done, and to recover the mistakes made during recording.
    The problem with digital is that you have to dive into it, and starting from scratch, it can be quite complicated the first few times!

    Otherwise, with analog, you have to mix from the mixer, and record the master from the mixer. No chance to recover the drummer’s loud hit in post-production!

    There you go, I really recommend digital, the X32 for example from Behringer, with an audio interface (sold with it, I think) USB 32i/32o. It’s a nice little mixer, proven, especially for its price (standard model: €2700 - the other models are smaller, hence cheaper).
    At Presonus, there are more studio-oriented mixers (which I’m much less a fan of), and even cheaper.

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