Mixer VS interface! Which do you need? | Gear4music Synths&Tech

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Are you a budding audio enthusiast or a seasoned sound pro? Whether you're a musician, podcaster, or live streamer, understanding the key differences between audio interfaces and mixers is crucial for achieving the best sound quality in your recordings or live performances. In this in-depth video, we're diving deep into the world of sound technology to help you make an informed decision.
We'll break down the fundamental functions of both audio interfaces and mixers. You'll discover how audio interfaces serve as the gateway between your instruments or microphones and your computer, while mixers act as versatile control centres for blending, processing, and routing multiple audio sources.
This video will give you an understanding of which device suits your specific needs and budget. Whether you're building a home recording studio, improving your live sound setup, or just curious about sound tech, this video will equip you with the knowledge you need to take your audio game to the next level.
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00:00 Introduction: Differences
01:34 Should I have a Mixer?
03:39 Should I get an Audio Interface or a Mixer?
04:46 Scenarios and uses
06:26 What about patch bays?
07:52 Benefits and limitations of mixers with built-in Audio interfaces.
10:11 Summary
11:57 Outro
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[@Fuzzfooger]

Mixers with interfaces built in are defiitely better now and dont just output to stereo. Tascam, Mackie, Soundcraft and Korg all offer mixers that fuction as an interface on the Daw with all the inputs and outputs of the desk. The mixer part is all analogue. The workflow is interesting, they function like old mixer to multitrack tape recording studios. The sound is recorded raw after the preamp into the interface to DAW or SD before the mixer channel strip. The channel strip tone shaping and effects is only used for monitoring while recording. You can play the stems back from the recording through the channel strips for final stereo mixdown. Awesome for Dawless setups and King Tubby Dubstyles with mixer aux sends and EQ per channel strip

[@dracorex280]

That’s hilarious!!! This is the dilemma I’ve been trying to figure out lately. Perfect timing!!! Thanks so much!

[@_elultimocactus]

In my experience, for live situations, I think the USB audio INTERFACE has really LOW LATENCY and stability for performance if you want to play instruments trough a computer (plugin instruments, amp/cab emulators or effects or all at the same time), while the USB audio MIXER (ive tested up to 8 audio channels through USB), even if it has "low latency" it is enough to feel it an make it "unplayable" for live situations using mainly plugins. I dont know if this could be a generalized situation or if its specific for the hardware Ive tested (Arturia Minifuse 4 and Behringer FLOW 8 respectively) but for me, I think both kind of devices are good complementary devices. In case of just recording, I generally agree with the arguments in this video.

[@mannykeller]

There are many mixers with 16 channel - 32 channel audio interfaces. IMHO the advantages of those digital mixers over an audio interface should have beed addressed in this video

[@tronwars7130]

Yamama DM3 is a good example of a digital mixer that have 18 channels, so you don't have the two channel limit anymore over USB straight into the DAW. And it's becoming common place for digital mixers to stream their channels via USB individually into a DAW. As the price drops I think digital mixers will actually take over interfaces as they can do so much more.

[@DubElementMusic]

yea..... no.... not really, there is a huge difference in audio quality, if you mix a lot of tracks together. and other stuff....

[@JSSTUDIO-wr2jq]

🙂👍