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Hi Guys, Just a quick question and some advice please....

I've just picked up an old vintage 1986 Allen & Heath mixer for only £50... A SUPER bargin now i've heard what it can do.
It gives a really nice analog warmth when i'm playing music or running productions through it, especially to basslines.



I ideally want to be able to run 8 channels or bus channels through each one of its channels in order to mix down on it.
I have a mac book pro going to an M-Audio Ozonic keyboard which I use as my soundcard, this only give me 2 outputs though.

Can someone give me advice on what extra bit of kit I could get that would give me say 8 - 10 outputs? Must be compatible with a Macbook pro, so ideally firewire.

Thanks

What's your budget man?

You'll probably have to spend a bit to get an interface worth having, that will really help you seamlessly get the best out of your desk. In short, if you can spend £500 then you're well alright, much below that you'll either struggle to find anything or the quality will start to drop.

Couple off the top of my head;

Echo Audiofire 8 - heard that one and it sounds good for the money
MOTU Ultralite Mk 3 - not heard but apparently good

Remember that you'll be using 2 outs to monitor through (best way to do it IMO) so you may end up with 6 mono channels, or a combination of 1/2 stereo and the remainder as mono. Depends on whhat the interface offers, and how you like to rig it up.

Good luck and have fun (guaranteed)

monitor thru the mixer.

presonus is the cheapest that i'd go. MOTU's great and upgradeable. metric halo 2882 or apogee ensemble if you can-- it's worth saving up for those. if $ isn't an issue ( ), apogee rosetta.

You don't need that, you should give it to me. How does £100 sound

-hk

I know quite a few people who have this and are very happy about it - http://www.rolandus.com/products/produc ... rentId=114

10X in and 10X out. Sounds ok too! I wish i had that beast!

Focusrite makes decent products for well under $500 sterling. The ART Firewire interface looks very interesting too.

That Edirol looks pretty good. And I can get Edirol for trade prices too. Bonus

Looked at the Focusrite Sapphire & The M-Audio Delta 10/10 too.

Think the Edirol is winning at the moment...

Thanks for the advice