Please always be aware of this important step for live sound AND for recording! When you set the "Gain" or "Input Attenuation" on each channel for your microphones and/or instruments, the idea is to get a clean input volume on each channel, which you will then send to the main mixer outputs with the channel volume faders or knobs. When you are checking your output at the main output LED meters for each mixer channel, you want to make sure your meters are registering at about "O -VU," or what is called "Unity," as Matthew mentioned, and that EACH channel is not even close to having a red "Clipping" light on any channel. Though REMEMBER that each additional microphone and/or instrument added to the mix, is going to raise the "SUM" of the output volume going to the mixers main output. This will cause your main output LED meters to show more volume, and a hotter mix, possibly now going up past "Unity" or even in the "Red." Once you have your "Gain" or "Input Attenuation" set for each channel, you will have to adjust the output fader or volume knob on each channel a little lower, to insure that the "SUM" of all the channels you are mixing and/or recording do not overdrive the main outputs on your mixer to your live PA system and/or recording device. Also be aware that raising the bass, mid, or high EQ on any channel, can also affect the output volume to the main mixer outputs, so you might have to lower a channel volume a little more with EQ adjustments! THIS is how expert sound engineers achieve CLEAN live mixes and recordings! It's ALL about setting your "Gains" or "Input Attenuation" properly!....Peace!🎼❤️
Why not just plug mic and line inputs to the mixer, and have one line out from the master track into the audio interface via a DI box just for saftey measures. I would then do my gainstaging on the mixer and have the audio interface gain set at 12 o clock
This video is the perfect beginners video for setting up a mixer into an audio interface. Clear, unhurried instruction without unnecessary waffle and then simple, straightforward demonstrations of what has been explained. This video was exactly what I was looking for to set up multiple synths into Cubase. Well done Sir.
I have experimented with a setup similar to this learning by trial and error. Your video was so clear and to the point and it made me confident to go in again and experiment some more. I do have a pedalboard and a few synths going into the mixer but the way you showed how to separate that in the daw with multiple channels and muting on the mixer really got me excited. Your awesome! I love this workaround since I don't have a crazy interface, or usb mixer.
This was extremely helpful! I am a Music teacher who does a lot of online teaching. I have a Mackie 8 channel mixer, the Scarlett 2 channel input, and I use zoom. In the past I’ve tried to use the mixer with the scarlet and the sound was awful. Your explanation of where to set volume levels was very helpful. Thank you so much!!
I learned an awesome tip from Dom Hawkins. Put a gain plugin on the channel at -18 and keep the faders at 0 as they are actually more sensitive to small changes around 0 as opposed to at -18. It works and makes mixing more sensitive.
Thanks for this. Until recently I always set the gain too high on my mixer and interface in the hope this would reduce noise later. That backfires. Recording to give an RMS level of -18 dB and peak of around -12 dB in the DAW track really IS the sweet spot, even when recording at only 16 bit. And one other thing that recommends going through these Behringer mixers (I have the 802)--the tripartite British EQ controls allow you to tweak your frequencies in analog BEFORE recording. My condenser mics tend to be really botton-heavy, so it really helps to cut the bass a tad from the get go.
Thanks for the lesson Man I learned a lot of things , I am just beginning my musical journey at the age of 70 and teachers like you are a god send again thank you.😃😃
Just found this channel! I owned a Mackie ProFX4V2 mixer which was really nice but it was pathetically difficult to record in good quality on a laptop. SO, I sold it on Facebook Marketplace for $50, and bought a Mackie ProFX6V3 USB mixer. I love it, though I only get 2 channels of USB recording capability at any moment. In fact, I did buy a MOTU M4 Audio interface, but quickly found out that the Stereo Line-In jacks at the back, cannot handle the output of a Smartphone or iPad; only the output from the line-out of mixers etc. The voltage involved is very different, between that of a Line-Out and a headphone jack. It was a learning experience so I had to return the M4. Sure, I could have gotten a stereo input (for stereo background music like in karaoke/covers in the MOTU by using twin line-in into the Combo inputs in the front, but that left me without a microphone input. Yes, yes, I could have recorded the stereo music track, then recorded a vocal on a separate track. No good for karaoke if I have the lyrics on the video! :) Besides, an Audio interface DOES NOT give you any reverb; you have to cook up reverbs on the DAW you're using. Actually the reverb from Cakewalk by Bandlab, which is my DAW, isn't too bad. If you sing into a microphone plugged into an Audio Interface and set the monitor mode on, you can fool with the reverb to suit you. All this was a headache so I chose the easier way out and that was to get the Mackie USB mixer I mentioned above.
Dude, your videos are very informative and explain things in a frank and easy to understand way.. Plus your general energy is easy going and fun, which also makes learning what might be intimidating material less sinister.. Good looking out my dude!
Thanks a lot... I always used everything directly on the interface and from there to the DAW, but I was considering using a mixer to reduce latency problems. What a good surprise was to find your video! It spared me many hours (possibly days) of doing things wrong. On top of it, as luck would have it, my mixer is a Behringer Q1202 just like yours! Many thanks!!!
I recently bought a small steinburger usb 2 channel audio interface for cubase, but soon realised that I'd be connecting/disconnecting Audio cables all the time. So I bought a non usb behringer mixer to connect to it...Should have thought that one through really . lol. Great video ! Thanks
I JUST CAME BACK AND WATCHED AGAIN, MADE ANOTHER SET UP WITH MY LARGE MBOX. IT GOT EVEN BETTER, OH THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!!!!, LOVING THE ANALOG SOUND SOOO WARM AND THICK!!!
I have this mixer to: I set my track 'gain' up to a level just below where the track LED blinks (and ensure that it 'never' blinks), then set the track level knob as you described. I think this ensures your getting the best signal from your inst./mic that way. nice vid.
Hey Matthew, I already know how to do this. The only reason I tell you this is that I did not search for this video, nor did I need the contents of it. HOWEVER, TH-cam still recommended it to me, and your title and thumbnail were so enticing that I clicked anyway. Your friendly demeanor and straightfoward delivery are SO awesome. I'm definitely subbing!
Great video...musician for years...but just played for myself...starting to share my music out there and have no clue about production...this video was a great help! 🙏
You trained me so well , you taught me everything I know now , I’m proud to say that I’ve mastered 90% of the Mpc one because of your teachings.Thank you bro really means allot , Much love From New Zealand 💙
Nice video. I have an audio interface and a mixer and use both. I connect my synths to the mixer which connects to Ableton thru the interface. Makes my flow so easy; play out the box with mixer; record to Ableton and use Ableton midi thru the interface.
I have exactly this mixer although I use the Mackie 1402 for my studio stuff. This is a great demo of how to use a very budget mixer to bang out tunes quickly
This is awesome.. I have a Behringer 24 channel mixer.. I can use 9 channels to mic the drums and say record the bass at the same time then go back and record guitar and vocals over it.. this is awesome.. thought i would need like a 2000 liquid saphire or something.. but i can do it like this.. just 2 channels at a time
I’ve been successfully recording material into Cubasis on iPad via a Steinberg interface and putting it on Souncloud, but figured my next step would be to post ‘performance’ videos. After a lot of thought I decided the best control interface would be a mixer- and on the very day that my Behringer 1202 arrived I lit upon your tutorial. Very very useful indeed. I think my only remaining issues will be syncing- but this here has answered my connection queries before I knew what to ask! Great stuff!
I have a Alesis iO Dock ll & a Mackie 16x4x2 FX version 2 with a usb out. I found out the Alesis inputs can be used at the same time for stereo recording. Pretty cool. I like the iO Dock because it charges the iPad Pro while in use. Mixers are fun. Thanks for your help.
Phantastic video. Thanks a lot to train a new user that has a mixer and in a few days a focusrite scarlett. I understood EVERYTHING. And that is a new very good experience. Thanks again from Germany !
great video Matthew this inspires me to use the Ableton lite software with my Scarlett Solo, been using Adobe Audition for so long and thanks to you I'll finally jump in to a more technical audio software, thanks too for sharing how to Zero-in those input levels, this improves a lot on my setting-up, keep making great audio videos for us and stay safe and healthy :-)
@@doknox mate, I'm gonna need some detailed diagrams with exact measurements. Ngl this video is completely pointless. Plugging a mixer into an interface isn't useless but he doesn't describe any useful applications. He records two tracks at once. His fuggin audio interface can already do that without plugging in a mixer. Jesus
@@From_A_Diverging_Timeline but this set up can record a band with a buch of microphones and other instruments.. if you have a big decent mixer and an Audio interface to the DAW..the sound card alone wouldn't be able to that!!!!🤷
@@Dj-Khester-254 Bro. "the sound card alone wouldn't be able to that?" what's that even mean. The soundcard shouldn't have a problem as the Audio interface works as AN EXTERNAL SOUNDCARD. the crap are you smoking?
@@From_A_Diverging_Timeline 😅the external sound card alone isn't able to do that!!, i meant that focusrite will not be able to record multiple inputs separately at once but when the mixer is added, that's made possible.. So i mis spelled a single word & you can't connect the dots bro??🤷 Ok i loose, am sorry🙏
Lol. Great video, man. I should have done a video on this ages ago. When I discovered this, one the things I noticed was the smoothness of the recording using this method. It also makes life a lot easier in terms of moving around and keeping your settings on your main mixer.
Thank you for doing this so many others have failed to show the steps to do this. There may or may not be better ways to do it but I am just non professional player that want to record my progress and then be able to post finished work on my channel.
Great video Matt, very very useful, i been been playing jazz guitar for over 35 years, i use to record guitar tracks with a Grundig tape recorder, as we never had home studio's then, wish all that stuff would have been around in the late 70s. Thank you for the knowledge, and education.
@Sam Yaza Yes Sam, it was a Grundig TK series, i think,1970, reel to reel, German engineering, it was very well built, had a mic, my father bought it for me, it must of been expensive then. You had to feed the reels through. I use to record Guitar on it for practicing. I can't remember whatever happened to it, it's like a 100 years ago now, must of give it away. Only wish all that home studio gear was around then, if it was, you probably wouldn't of been able to afford it, as it would have been super expensive.
This makes sense. I’m just curious where a turntable would be connected to if I wanted the signal to go through the mic for sampling. Also if I wanted my computer such as Spotify to go through the mpc for sampling as well?
Matthew , Thank you so much had my 2i2 sitting for a while , and never hooked it up. Im gonna buy a mixer now and hook up everything in a new york minute.
Thanks Matthew, Not long ago I bought a mixer and already had an audio interface but didn't realize I could connect these to each other so now I should be able to use the Akai MPK mini MKIII, M-audio midi Keyboard, & acoustic guitars along with vocal microphones to create some kind of music soon as I get some extra cables. So this video demonstration was really helpful at least for me.
Thanks man, gonna go try this now 👍🏻 Btw, I have the Behringer 802 mixer and think it’s pretty decent. (Update): I actually had my cabling set up the same way but instead of the hard left & right pans on the mixer, mine were straight up. When I panned them out like you did, everything worked perfectly 👌🏻👍🏻 This is something of a game changer for my iOS recording projects.
Thank you for making this. Very simple and direct information that I was looking for. Please make more, if you can, about the mixer use itself and breakdown of how to best set one up for a DAW. Thanks again!
I would go beyond... Take the main outputs from your interface and connect to 9/10 or any inputs, then connect the CTRL ROOM out to your speaker :) Now you can control the whole audio from your mixer :) No need to touch the interface ever again :)
Ug, A mixer without a PFL. I prefer to use the meter, headphones, with the PFL to set levels for recording. The only mixer I have without PFL is a DJ mixer, and it does have a Monitor position for the headphones for cuing up a track in the headphones. Looks like you could use the FX to Headphones/CTL room to monitor the channels to adjust the trims to balance the mic, MIDI, and guitar.
I have watched scads of these technical videos but never have I got as much out of them as I did today. I am a budding (grinzzz) senior recording artist who like everybody else locked down want to "air" my Front Porch Rocker stream. You, my guru, have my respect for unshrouding the mystery. Now I am going to rock online! Keep rockin', Matthew.. and PEACE in Jesus Christ. Silvermane Wesley John
Hey Matthew, New subscriber and loving the channel. What about in a live gig situation where we are running everything through the sound board and out through the PA system? Is there a way that you can run from the board into a DAW if you are already using the main outs? Looking for a better way to start recording a bands small/medium gigs and rehearsals. Thanks!
It depends on your setup and what you need. If you just want to record the main mix you can use the second output (almost every mixer has one). If you have groups, you can use them as individual sends. Aux channels could be used in such a way as well, though not as comfortably. Some boards even have individual outputs for each channel (usually pre fader, but post EQ).
Great tutorial, and the one about interfaces too. Makes me think, I have a mixer that I can connect straight to my computer without an interface. What's the advantage of the interface then? Is it only that the ADC is onboard instead of on the computer? Or is it about the quality, or the ease or overdubbing?
@@klaasj7808 There has got to be more to it than that. If my recording is limited to a single track at a time, what's the advantage of the interface? Any latency, quality, or usability issue?
@@georgedanova5679 Well then there is no advantage. But plugging in everytime it sucks. I have a 24 channel mixer, connected all my gear to it. And then i can select what i use and wat not. Mix it and record it on computer or DAT/RtR as i did until recently. I dont recognize any latency, but I dont use any USB interface. I use still old school Firewire interface from Roland, FA-101. On Firewire latency is almost non existing. Never understand they ditched firewire for crappy USB.
Excellent explanation. If you had a mixer with aux sends or monitor out, I presume you could record more than 2 tracks simultaneously using a 4 input USB interface.
Thanks for this clear tutorial. 3 months ago, I've searched for this exact thing to hook up my Behringer 802 and UMC204HD, and you showed up just now. Anyhow, I figured out how to do it eventually and been using it as such since. But one thing still bothers me. Is it possible to use this routing and get all 4 (or 8) inputs to record into the DAW at once? If I'm right, this can only be done if you have an interface w/ more than 2 ins, but I'm not too sure. Thanks.
C. Anacin Yes only one input per channel on your interface. Otherwise if you can’t alter each separate channel levels on your DAW. You are better to go direct into your interface with mic or guitar if you possibly can. I have the UMC22 which has one mic /line input and one instrument input. I have used my mixer so I can have one mic connected to no 1 channel and going to the instrument input. The other mic I connect directly to the interface . This seems to work fine.
thanks for the video!.. i was looking for something similar for a long time, but now, thanks to your tutorial I have the mixer connected as it should be to the Audio Interface!!
I would say, it's mostly helpful for people who happen to have a mixer and small interface and can't afford to get a new USB supported mixer with lots of inputs :)
Plus with this setup, you can't mix your individual tracks after they're recorded. The mixer isn't really necessary at beginner level recording. I vote 6i6 and just mix in your DAW.
Im running this setup with my Berhinger compressor and exciter on sends..My vocals are amazing when they hit my DAW, My gate catches all the little imperfection in recordings, odd breaths, page turns or loud P and S words..Just cuts editing time in half..
The Xenyx series has reverb and delay controls as well as equaliser's for the different channels, it's fun to be able to play with these pre - post. Also some people will already have a mixer for live performances and don't want to spend heaps on interfaces. Good point with the noise though, you would probably get a bit if latency as well
on the subject of interfaces, does anyone know if my BR-800 recorder will interface at a low enough latency to make live stream or is it old technology and won't work? Thanks for that!
We know the that we ccan already use the focusrite interface directly without a mixer. May i know the reason, why you still have to use a mixer instead?
It's nice having physical knobs to work with for volume, eq, and fx faders, all at the touch of a dial. It's way more convenient that using plugins. In terms of sound quality though, a mixer like this isn't going to be much better or worse than interface directly into cpu. Some mixers colour the sound. More expensive fully analogue ones colour the sound really nice. But the convenience factor alone is a huge plus. You can dial in sounds much quicker. Good for creative work flow. They also cut out latency if you run straight out of it. And they are good for live shows for quick adjustments on the fly.
@@d-rockanomaly9243 so if I have 10 tracks in Ableton, can I use the mixer which has 10 channels individually after connecting my mixer to my audio interface
@@comradecat1859 Although I don't use Ableton, I'm sure that is possible, as long as your mixer has 10 dedicated channels. It might not simply work after plugging it in, it may require configuration in Ableton settings.
Here’s the problem with this. It consolidates all of your tracks into one. So you need to make sure your levels and EQ are set BEFORE recording. This creates a lot of headaches in mixing and mastering. I once did this recording drums. I do NOT recommend this approach at all.
This is obviously not a professional way of multi track recording but a way to record multiple sources without rewiring every time you want to record a different instrument.
Dude I swear I have a PV8 (similar to the behringer) and 18i8 interface so this came in clutch! 💯 wasn’t sure how I’d get my analog gear into my daw without having to use up all the lines on the interface! Great vid
toneportkb37 does have an onboard "audio interface" just from reading the description. This is not in any way posted here to clickbait the site, you can just look at the device you own, but this review has closeup of the inputs and outputs. I would think you can use that device exactly as the Scarlett Focusrite is used here www.soundonsound.com/reviews/line-6-toneport-kb37
Thanks for this , great tips! I am using a PA mixer (yorkville M810) through the Focusrite and was getting a lot of hiss. Thought maybe it is too powerful but going to reset based on your setting for both mixer and Focusrite and see if I get better results. Thanks again!
Matt Stratton....This is a top brass information for a beginner like me for a home studio set-up. What a co-incidence...!! Back in early 90s, my supervisor in a healthcare lab was Glen Stratton (Houston, TX). Great work bro. Very well explained. I guess, if I have Electric Banjo ( Bulbul Tarang ), 3-4 keyboards, a guitar and harmonica channel, could I use them all connected together? Not at the same time, but once set up, I would just leave it plugged up and get to it whenever I get a chance. I guess, I would have to write a discrete note about my connections.
Thank-you so much Matthew, You just made my day turn very mellow, from total tech frustration to very zen my new mixer works now, Respect from the Dub Druid :)
Your videos have been super informative for me in learning about audio hardware for my own uses and practice. Super proud of the work you're doing brotha!
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Please always be aware of this important step for live sound AND for recording! When you set the "Gain" or "Input Attenuation" on each channel for your microphones and/or instruments, the idea is to get a clean input volume on each channel, which you will then send to the main mixer outputs with the channel volume faders or knobs. When you are checking your output at the main output LED meters for each mixer channel, you want to make sure your meters are registering at about "O -VU," or what is called "Unity," as Matthew mentioned, and that EACH channel is not even close to having a red "Clipping" light on any channel. Though REMEMBER that each additional microphone and/or instrument added to the mix, is going to raise the "SUM" of the output volume going to the mixers main output. This will cause your main output LED meters to show more volume, and a hotter mix, possibly now going up past "Unity" or even in the "Red." Once you have your "Gain" or "Input Attenuation" set for each channel, you will have to adjust the output fader or volume knob on each channel a little lower, to insure that the "SUM" of all the channels you are mixing and/or recording do not overdrive the main outputs on your mixer to your live PA system and/or recording device. Also be aware that raising the bass, mid, or high EQ on any channel, can also affect the output volume to the main mixer outputs, so you might have to lower a channel volume a little more with EQ adjustments! THIS is how expert sound engineers achieve CLEAN live mixes and recordings! It's ALL about setting your "Gains" or "Input Attenuation" properly!....Peace!🎼❤️
ITS CALLED RECORDING FLAT SIR !!!!!!!!!
You the best
@@mefirst4266 can. U explain what you mean by recording dlat
Many thanks …good tips I wasn’t fully aware of 😀
Why not just plug mic and line inputs to the mixer, and have one line out from the master track into the audio interface via a DI box just for saftey measures.
I would then do my gainstaging on the mixer and have the audio interface gain set at 12 o clock
I spent 6 hours trying to figure this stuff out as a newb, today, and this is the one I got the most out of. Excellent.
You're lucky it took you 6 hours. It's 2 days now for me. 😑😐
This video is the perfect beginners video for setting up a mixer into an audio interface. Clear, unhurried instruction without unnecessary waffle and then simple, straightforward demonstrations of what has been explained. This video was exactly what I was looking for to set up multiple synths into Cubase. Well done Sir.
Small church preacher/audio guy/recording "talent" here. Your Simple, thorough walk-through was very helpful for this beginner/armature!
I have searched for long periods of time on youtube for this exact type of setup! Thank you!
Glad I could help!
Holy shit me too!! This dude literally covered everything. What a god!!!!!
I have experimented with a setup similar to this learning by trial and error. Your video was so clear and to the point and it made me confident to go in again and experiment some more. I do have a pedalboard and a few synths going into the mixer but the way you showed how to separate that in the daw with multiple channels and muting on the mixer really got me excited. Your awesome! I love this workaround since I don't have a crazy interface, or usb mixer.
This was extremely helpful! I am a Music teacher who does a lot of online teaching. I have a Mackie 8 channel mixer, the Scarlett 2 channel input, and I use zoom. In the past I’ve tried to use the mixer with the scarlet and the sound was awful. Your explanation of where to set volume levels was very helpful.
Thank you so much!!
thanks
forget the mixer go direct into the Scarlett,,its made for that,,all that quality is lost using the mixer
I learned an awesome tip from Dom Hawkins. Put a gain plugin on the channel at -18 and keep the faders at 0 as they are actually more sensitive to small changes around 0 as opposed to at -18. It works and makes mixing more sensitive.
Rip Mr Wiggley
This video is going to be so helpful for people especially getting started with home recording. Great Video!
after almost a life time looking for a video to explain this I finally found it here, Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!
You're very welcome!
Thanks for this. Until recently I always set the gain too high on my mixer and interface in the hope this would reduce noise later. That backfires. Recording to give an RMS level of -18 dB and peak of around -12 dB in the DAW track really IS the sweet spot, even when recording at only 16 bit. And one other thing that recommends going through these Behringer mixers (I have the 802)--the tripartite British EQ controls allow you to tweak your frequencies in analog BEFORE recording. My condenser mics tend to be really botton-heavy, so it really helps to cut the bass a tad from the get go.
Thanks for the lesson Man I learned a lot of things , I am just beginning my musical journey at the age of 70 and teachers like you are a god send again thank you.😃😃
Not many ppl can explain things clearly, this guy can!
Just found this channel! I owned a Mackie ProFX4V2 mixer which was really nice but it was pathetically difficult to record in good quality on a laptop. SO, I sold it on Facebook Marketplace for $50, and bought a Mackie ProFX6V3 USB mixer. I love it, though I only get 2 channels of USB recording capability at any moment. In fact, I did buy a MOTU M4 Audio interface, but quickly found out that the Stereo Line-In jacks at the back, cannot handle the output of a Smartphone or iPad; only the output from the line-out of mixers etc. The voltage involved is very different, between that of a Line-Out and a headphone jack. It was a learning experience so I had to return the M4. Sure, I could have gotten a stereo input (for stereo background music like in karaoke/covers in the MOTU by using twin line-in into the Combo inputs in the front, but that left me without a microphone input. Yes, yes, I could have recorded the stereo music track, then recorded a vocal on a separate track. No good for karaoke if I have the lyrics on the video! :)
Besides, an Audio interface DOES NOT give you any reverb; you have to cook up reverbs on the DAW you're using. Actually the reverb from Cakewalk by Bandlab, which is my DAW, isn't too bad. If you sing into a microphone plugged into an Audio Interface and set the monitor mode on, you can fool with the reverb to suit you. All this was a headache so I chose the easier way out and that was to get the Mackie USB mixer I mentioned above.
Dude, your videos are very informative and explain things in a frank and easy to understand way.. Plus your general energy is easy going and fun, which also makes learning what might be intimidating material less sinister.. Good looking out my dude!
I appreciate that!
tbh
Really helpful, simply explained without "attiuuuude " and useless catch phrases such as bangin,awsome etcSimply put how all tech videos should be.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks a lot... I always used everything directly on the interface and from there to the DAW, but I was considering using a mixer to reduce latency problems. What a good surprise was to find your video! It spared me many hours (possibly days) of doing things wrong. On top of it, as luck would have it, my mixer is a Behringer Q1202 just like yours! Many thanks!!!
With all the information you have shared on this videos I can become now and Audio Technician for a rock band man, thank you for such amazing content🤘
Exactly what i was trying to figure out. Im brand new at this so this was super helpful. Thank you!
I recently bought a small steinburger usb 2 channel audio interface for cubase, but soon realised that I'd be connecting/disconnecting Audio cables all the time. So I bought a non usb behringer mixer to connect to it...Should have thought that one through really . lol.
Great video ! Thanks
Thanks for taking the time to make this. It really gets people recording quickly. Straight to the point.
You're welcome!
I JUST CAME BACK AND WATCHED AGAIN, MADE ANOTHER SET UP WITH MY LARGE MBOX. IT GOT EVEN BETTER, OH THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!!!!, LOVING THE ANALOG SOUND SOOO WARM AND THICK!!!
I have this mixer to: I set my track 'gain' up to a level just below where the track LED blinks (and ensure that it 'never' blinks), then set the track level knob as you described. I think this ensures your getting the best signal from your inst./mic that way. nice vid.
i am in found this subtitle for 5 hour but you are here now and i am very happy with your channel now
Hey Matthew, I already know how to do this. The only reason I tell you this is that I did not search for this video, nor did I need the contents of it. HOWEVER, TH-cam still recommended it to me, and your title and thumbnail were so enticing that I clicked anyway. Your friendly demeanor and straightfoward delivery are SO awesome. I'm definitely subbing!
Nice! Glad you found the channel! Thanks for subscribing!
Great video...musician for years...but just played for myself...starting to share my music out there and have no clue about production...this video was a great help! 🙏
You trained me so well , you taught me everything I know now , I’m proud to say that I’ve mastered 90% of the Mpc one because of your teachings.Thank you bro really means allot , Much love From New Zealand 💙
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Great tutorial. I'm trying to get into music production and this was really helpful.
Same here I just got my Scarlett 2i2 and had this exact mixer and I looked up the 2 and this video came up. I got lucky today!
i'll rather buy a four channels interface, there's no way to rec live performance with more inputs than what your interface allows you, disappointing.
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I have a Mackie VLZ that has been sitting around for 8 or 9 years not being used. Now if I want to I have a use for it thanks to your video!
Nice video. I have an audio interface and a mixer and use both. I connect my synths to the mixer which connects to Ableton thru the interface. Makes my flow so easy; play out the box with mixer; record to Ableton and use Ableton midi thru the interface.
Bettttt this might have to be the way to go for what I have planned
OR you could have just connected your synths to an audio interface with enough ins for them.
I have exactly this mixer although I use the Mackie 1402 for my studio stuff. This is a great demo of how to use a very budget mixer to bang out tunes quickly
Perfect!
Thank you for giving us the foundation so we start building.
This is awesome.. I have a Behringer 24 channel mixer.. I can use 9 channels to mic the drums and say record the bass at the same time then go back and record guitar and vocals over it.. this is awesome.. thought i would need like a 2000 liquid saphire or something.. but i can do it like this.. just 2 channels at a time
I’ve been successfully recording material into Cubasis on iPad via a Steinberg interface and putting it on Souncloud, but figured my next step would be to post ‘performance’ videos. After a lot of thought I decided the best control interface would be a mixer- and on the very day that my Behringer 1202 arrived I lit upon your tutorial. Very very useful indeed. I think my only remaining issues will be syncing- but this here has answered my connection queries before I knew what to ask! Great stuff!
I have a Alesis iO Dock ll & a Mackie 16x4x2 FX version 2 with a usb out. I found out the Alesis inputs can be used at the same time for stereo recording. Pretty cool. I like the iO Dock because it charges the iPad Pro while in use. Mixers are fun. Thanks for your help.
Very good video!! Exactly what I been searching for on TH-cam and you nailed it!! 👍🏾👍🏾
Glad to hear it!
Phantastic video. Thanks a lot to train a new user that has a mixer and in a few days a focusrite scarlett. I understood EVERYTHING. And that is a new very good experience. Thanks again from Germany !
great video Matthew this inspires me to use the Ableton lite software with my Scarlett Solo, been using Adobe Audition for so long and thanks to you I'll finally jump in to a more technical audio software, thanks too for sharing how to Zero-in those input levels, this improves a lot on my setting-up, keep making great audio videos for us and stay safe and healthy :-)
Thank you for your easy-to-understand play by play! I appreciate it
Loved your video Matt. but it will pretty cool if you include a diagram for the wiring between equipment. Wanna see more
Its literally out of the mixer and into the interface. That's it. Then you plug your mics or instruments into the mixer channels. Super simple.
@@doknox mate, I'm gonna need some detailed diagrams with exact measurements. Ngl this video is completely pointless. Plugging a mixer into an interface isn't useless but he doesn't describe any useful applications. He records two tracks at once. His fuggin audio interface can already do that without plugging in a mixer. Jesus
@@From_A_Diverging_Timeline but this set up can record a band with a buch of microphones and other instruments.. if you have a big decent mixer and an Audio interface to the DAW..the sound card alone wouldn't be able to that!!!!🤷
@@Dj-Khester-254 Bro. "the sound card alone wouldn't be able to that?" what's that even mean. The soundcard shouldn't have a problem as the Audio interface works as AN EXTERNAL SOUNDCARD. the crap are you smoking?
@@From_A_Diverging_Timeline 😅the external sound card alone isn't able to do that!!, i meant that focusrite will not be able to record multiple inputs separately at once but when the mixer is added, that's made possible.. So i mis spelled a single word & you can't connect the dots bro??🤷 Ok i loose, am sorry🙏
Lol. Great video, man. I should have done a video on this ages ago. When I discovered this, one the things I noticed was the smoothness of the recording using this method. It also makes life a lot easier in terms of moving around and keeping your settings on your main mixer.
Keep up the great content man! You helped me understand so much in the past 2 months.
Glad to hear it!
My jaw just dropped when I saw you put the line inputs into the front of the interface. Who would have thought?
Thank you for doing this so many others have failed to show the steps to do this. There may or may not be better ways to do it but I am just non professional player that want to record my progress and then be able to post finished work on my channel.
Sending this to my keys player, it's his first time on USB cheers.
Great video Matt, very very useful, i been been playing jazz guitar for over 35 years, i use to record guitar tracks with a Grundig tape recorder, as we never had home studio's then, wish all that stuff would have been around in the late 70s. Thank you for the knowledge, and education.
@Sam Yaza Yes Sam, it was a Grundig TK series, i think,1970, reel to reel, German engineering, it was very well built, had a mic, my father bought it for me, it must of been expensive then. You had to feed the reels through. I use to record Guitar on it for practicing. I can't remember whatever happened to it, it's like a 100 years ago now, must of give it away. Only wish all that home studio gear was around then, if it was, you probably wouldn't of been able to afford it, as it would have been super expensive.
This makes sense. I’m just curious where a turntable would be connected to if I wanted the signal to go through the mic for sampling. Also if I wanted my computer such as Spotify to go through the mpc for sampling as well?
Plug anything into the mixer and boom.
Matthew , Thank you so much had my 2i2 sitting for a while , and never hooked it up. Im gonna buy a mixer now and hook up everything in a new york minute.
Nice to hear you are putting your gear to use!
I can’t stress enough the importance of running a quality mixer in front of an audio interface.
Why do it when you can just run through a neve into a 1176 into a la 2a
Is a Behringer Eurorack UB802 a quality mixer ?
@@Metalfreak327 10X the quality the music you make will ever need
Very well organized. Thanks for posting.
You’re welcome.
this was awesome bro thank you and keep up the good work.
Thanks.
Thanks Matthew, Not long ago I bought a mixer and already had an audio interface but didn't realize I could connect these to each other so now I should be able to use the Akai MPK mini MKIII, M-audio midi Keyboard, & acoustic guitars along with vocal microphones to create some kind of music soon as I get some extra cables. So this video demonstration was really helpful at least for me.
So helpful, I've stopped scratching my head, ThaNK YOU!
Hooking up gear is the best way to get the most out of your internal devices. Love the video sometimes you have to stand still to see we're you are .
Thanks man, gonna go try this now 👍🏻 Btw, I have the Behringer 802 mixer and think it’s pretty decent. (Update): I actually had my cabling set up the same way but instead of the hard left & right pans on the mixer, mine were straight up. When I panned them out like you did, everything worked perfectly 👌🏻👍🏻 This is something of a game changer for my iOS recording projects.
What do you mean by iOS recording projects?
@@treyGivens1Songs/demos I record
Great teaching, Matthew! Very interested in how you handle latency. Maybe cuz I'm a newbie I missed where you recorded and posted it! Kudos!
Ableton has latency correction. To monitor I just push in the direct monitor button and listen to the direct signal.
Never give up ...
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... Never surrender!
Thank you for making this. Very simple and direct information that I was looking for. Please make more, if you can, about the mixer use itself and breakdown of how to best set one up for a DAW. Thanks again!
I would go beyond... Take the main outputs from your interface and connect to 9/10 or any inputs, then connect the CTRL ROOM out to your speaker :) Now you can control the whole audio from your mixer :) No need to touch the interface ever again :)
Matthew you're the best explaining how to set up things. I like your videos and it helps me a lot
They they are helpful.
Helpful.
After I heard Shawn Lane ,I gave up on recording..and started listening again.
Thanks for the insight though 👍👌🎶🎸
Ug, A mixer without a PFL. I prefer to use the meter, headphones, with the PFL to set levels for recording. The only mixer I have without PFL is a DJ mixer, and it does have a Monitor position for the headphones for cuing up a track in the headphones. Looks like you could use the FX to Headphones/CTL room to monitor the channels to adjust the trims to balance the mic, MIDI, and guitar.
I have watched scads of these technical videos but never have I got as much out of them as I did today. I am a budding (grinzzz) senior recording artist who like everybody else locked down want to "air" my Front Porch Rocker stream. You, my guru, have my respect for unshrouding the mystery. Now I am going to rock online!
Keep rockin', Matthew.. and PEACE in Jesus Christ.
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Hey Matthew,
New subscriber and loving the channel.
What about in a live gig situation where we are running everything through the sound board and out through the PA system? Is there a way that you can run from the board into a DAW if you are already using the main outs?
Looking for a better way to start recording a bands small/medium gigs and rehearsals.
Thanks!
It depends on your setup and what you need. If you just want to record the main mix you can use the second output (almost every mixer has one). If you have groups, you can use them as individual sends. Aux channels could be used in such a way as well, though not as comfortably. Some boards even have individual outputs for each channel (usually pre fader, but post EQ).
i am sure it won't be that easy for me but thanks for showing what's possible in such a siplistic way. Rock on.
Great tutorial, and the one about interfaces too. Makes me think, I have a mixer that I can connect straight to my computer without an interface. What's the advantage of the interface then? Is it only that the ADC is onboard instead of on the computer? Or is it about the quality, or the ease or overdubbing?
Then you can record each track on your computer, is much better but also more expensive. with this, you mix on your mixer.
@@klaasj7808 There has got to be more to it than that. If my recording is limited to a single track at a time, what's the advantage of the interface? Any latency, quality, or usability issue?
@@georgedanova5679 Well then there is no advantage. But plugging in everytime it sucks. I have a 24 channel mixer, connected all my gear to it. And then i can select what i use and wat not. Mix it and record it on computer or DAT/RtR as i did until recently. I dont recognize any latency, but I dont use any USB interface. I use still old school Firewire interface from Roland, FA-101. On Firewire latency is almost non existing. Never understand they ditched firewire for crappy USB.
@@klaasj7808 you record in 24bit 48000?
Excellent explanation. If you had a mixer with aux sends or monitor out, I presume you could record more than 2 tracks simultaneously using a 4 input USB interface.
Thanks for this clear tutorial. 3 months ago, I've searched for this exact thing to hook up my Behringer 802 and UMC204HD, and you showed up just now. Anyhow, I figured out how to do it eventually and been using it as such since. But one thing still bothers me. Is it possible to use this routing and get all 4 (or 8) inputs to record into the DAW at once? If I'm right, this can only be done if you have an interface w/ more than 2 ins, but I'm not too sure. Thanks.
C. Anacin Yes only one input per channel on your interface. Otherwise if you can’t alter each separate channel levels on your DAW. You are better to go direct into your interface with mic or guitar if you possibly can. I have the UMC22 which has one mic /line input and one instrument input. I have used my mixer so I can have one mic connected to no 1 channel and going to the instrument input. The other mic I connect directly to the interface . This seems to work fine.
thanks for the video!.. i was looking for something similar for a long time, but now, thanks to your tutorial I have the mixer connected as it should be to the Audio Interface!!
I'm gonna be "that guy" 😂
Why not just use a mixer with a usb sound card? 😂😂 lol
or just buy an interface with more inputs.
Some wont let you do direct monitoring.
Also some don’t have a way to put in an fx loop
I would say, it's mostly helpful for people who happen to have a mixer and small interface and can't afford to get a new USB supported mixer with lots of inputs :)
Because a decent audio interface has much better sound quality than a USB sound card(Creative, etc.). That's why.
This just helped me solve some very important questions I’ve been mulling over for recording live performances. Thank you so much for this!!!
WHY NOT JUST BUY A 6i6? I MEAN IT WOULD BE CHEAPER AND YOU'D GET LESS NOISE BECAUSE OF THE DIRECT INPUT.
Plus with this setup, you can't mix your individual tracks after they're recorded. The mixer isn't really necessary at beginner level recording. I vote 6i6 and just mix in your DAW.
Im running this setup with my Berhinger compressor and exciter on sends..My vocals are amazing when they hit my DAW, My gate catches all the little imperfection in recordings, odd breaths, page turns or loud P and S words..Just cuts editing time in half..
The Xenyx series has reverb and delay controls as well as equaliser's for the different channels, it's fun to be able to play with these pre - post. Also some people will already have a mixer for live performances and don't want to spend heaps on interfaces. Good point with the noise though, you would probably get a bit if latency as well
on the subject of interfaces, does anyone know if my BR-800 recorder will interface at a low enough latency to make live stream or is it old technology and won't work? Thanks for that!
Because this video is about connecting a mixer to an interface. Calm down.
Brother, YOU HAVE THE MOST USEFUL CHANNEL AROUND. Thank you.
I appreciate that. You're welcome.
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Man this video has taught me a lot. I've been wanting to set up my DJ equipment to record and I this has helped a ton.
We know the that we ccan already use the focusrite interface directly without a mixer. May i know the reason, why you still have to use a mixer instead?
It's nice having physical knobs to work with for volume, eq, and fx faders, all at the touch of a dial. It's way more convenient that using plugins. In terms of sound quality though, a mixer like this isn't going to be much better or worse than interface directly into cpu. Some mixers colour the sound. More expensive fully analogue ones colour the sound really nice. But the convenience factor alone is a huge plus. You can dial in sounds much quicker. Good for creative work flow. They also cut out latency if you run straight out of it. And they are good for live shows for quick adjustments on the fly.
@@d-rockanomaly9243 so if I have 10 tracks in Ableton, can I use the mixer which has 10 channels individually after connecting my mixer to my audio interface
@@comradecat1859 Although I don't use Ableton, I'm sure that is possible, as long as your mixer has 10 dedicated channels. It might not simply work after plugging it in, it may require configuration in Ableton settings.
@@d-rockanomaly9243 yes I searched online it works apparently anyway thanks for replying have a nice day
I use a mixer going into the interface as a submixer for a drum kit.
This video is amazing! This really opened my eyes to new possibilities in my home studio
Here’s the problem with this. It consolidates all of your tracks into one. So you need to make sure your levels and EQ are set BEFORE recording. This creates a lot of headaches in mixing and mastering.
I once did this recording drums. I do NOT recommend this approach at all.
That's true. An approach like this would be best suited for live streaming or live performances where you don't need to multi-track each input.
This is obviously not a professional way of multi track recording but a way to record multiple sources without rewiring every time you want to record a different instrument.
What approach did you do for the drum recording?
Dude I swear I have a PV8 (similar to the behringer) and 18i8 interface so this came in clutch! 💯 wasn’t sure how I’d get my analog gear into my daw without having to use up all the lines on the interface! Great vid
I have the same exact mixer as you, pleae let me know, can i use a toneport kb37 as my "audio interface" please someone let me know
toneportkb37 does have an onboard "audio interface" just from reading the description. This is not in any way posted here to clickbait the site, you can just look at the device you own, but this review has closeup of the inputs and outputs. I would think you can use that device exactly as the Scarlett Focusrite is used here www.soundonsound.com/reviews/line-6-toneport-kb37
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Thanks for this , great tips! I am using a PA mixer (yorkville M810) through the Focusrite and was getting a lot of hiss. Thought maybe it is too powerful but going to reset based on your setting for both mixer and Focusrite and see if I get better results. Thanks again!
Just starting to learn about this stuff. Thank you for spending time explaining this. You have a gift for communicating clearly and concisely.
Thanks so much for the comment.
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Great job man I now know that could be done that's exactly how I want to set up my interface and mixer for my drum recording sessions thanks man.
Thank you Matthew for showing very clear of how these equipment's work. Keep up the good work. :)
Matt Stratton....This is a top brass information for a beginner like me for a home studio set-up. What a co-incidence...!! Back in early 90s, my supervisor in a healthcare lab was Glen Stratton (Houston, TX). Great work bro. Very well explained. I guess, if I have Electric Banjo ( Bulbul Tarang ), 3-4 keyboards, a guitar and harmonica channel, could I use them all connected together? Not at the same time, but once set up, I would just leave it plugged up and get to it whenever I get a chance. I guess, I would have to write a discrete note about my connections.
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wow. best illustration I've seen yet. learned a ton. thank you.
Thanks man , I'm just getting started with setting my new gear up and its all a bit over whelming but this helps me a lot as a beginner
You're welcome.
@@MatthewStratton Impressed by the Spotify you have 👌
Just found this video, thanks! Answered many basic questions that I had on DAW, which I’ve not used yet.
Dude you are a real artist I love your video but your track is by far super duper nice I love your sound bro
Thank-you so much Matthew, You just made my day turn very mellow, from total tech frustration to very zen my new mixer works now, Respect from the Dub Druid :)
Thank you so much. I've had the gear for a while and didn't really know where to start. What you provided in this video is invaluable. Brilliant!
Man I love clear tutorials. Simple, for dummies style, just how we like it! :D
Very good tutorial, and easy to understand 👍🏾
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Your videos have been super informative for me in learning about audio hardware for my own uses and practice. Super proud of the work you're doing brotha!