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nihon94 wrote on 3/9/2011, 6:47 AM

Hi,

 

I am reading your Alesis Multimix8 USB 2.0 pdf help manual. No doubt your mixer is great but need some settings.

For stereo recording two mics are needed. I have suffered when I started using audio interface and I was told by maker I need two mic to record stereo though that is tascam audio interface not yours. But I guees same will goes for others.

 

About stereo recording

First did you install your driver as told in the Pdf help.

Page 25,

 

First-time connection and driver installation instructions
Windows
Before attaching your mixer to your computer, install the drivers
either from the website or the software DVD. During the
installation process, attach and re-attach your mixer as prompted
by the install program.
For each of the several installations that occur, click “Continue
Anyway” if Windows warns you that the drivers have not passed
Microsoft Logo Certification.
Windows Logo Certification warning.
Ignore this warning by clicking “Continue Anyway.”

 

Page 27

MAIN MIX channels
The MAIN mix channels sent to the computer exactly mirror the
MAIN output of the mixer. If you are only interested in making
stereo recordings, consider recording the MAIN channels in your
recording software.

 

This is very important

Did you do these settings:

Page 28
Sound setup under Windows
From the Windows Start menu, choose “Control Panel.”
4. Click the “Voice” tab. Change the voice playback and voice
recording settings to “Alesis USB Audio.”
5. Click “Apply” to apply these changes.

 

After doing this open Music Maker click on "Y" on Keyboard then click on Audio/Midi tab choose driver,on the left under Asio driver and on the right side choose in put and out put from drop down menu,

in this case it should be your Alesis driver.

 

I think if your settings are proper than you should not face problem in recording.

Hope this answer will help you.

 

nihon94
 

Additional I hope you are not recording in mono mode.

Refer screen shot from MMM 16 Premium

When Music Maker is open click "R" on keyboard

then click on Advance tab and see if there is no check mark on mono recordig.

 

 

Procyon wrote on 3/9/2011, 8:59 AM

Well, that's not necessarily a problem.  As it is, you will basically be using your Alesis MultiMix 8 mixer as a convenient USB audio interface only.  MMM can only record one track at a time and you will want to use the effects and mixer in MMM to process your tracks.

 

I'm sure you've seen clips of people recording vocals in the studio on television countless times.  Have you ever seen them using more than one microphone?  Generally speaking, all vocals (mics), guitars, etc. are mono sources and are recorded as mono.  They can become a stereo source if run through a stereo effects processor.  Most modern keyboards have stereo outputs.

 

First of all, you need to learn and understand the purpose and use of a mixer.  It is the mixer that creates the stereo soundstage from a collection of mono and stereo sources (tracks) using panning.  Stereo effects, such as reverb, echo/delay, chorus, etc., can be used to add "width" and "'depth" to a track.

 

While your mixer has on-board stereo effects, it would actually be best to record most of your tracks DRY (without any effects).  The reason for this is because, if you record your tracks using the on-board effects, they will be "locked in" and you cannot adjust them later - you would have to re-record the track.  You will want to use the effects and mixer in MMM.

 

Many keyboard voices are stereo and have effects applied, so you would record them "as is" - as a stereo track using the stereo channels (5/6 or 7/8) on your mixer.  Of course, that depends on the make and model of the keyboard.

 

So, in general, you will record your vocals in MMM as dry, mono tracks.  You will use the effects rack in MMM to add effects (a touch of plate reverb is best), and you will use the mixer in MMM to set levels and panning (to create your stereo image).  Beyond that, you can add depth and interest to your vocals by "doubling" (recording another nearly identical take as a separate mono track).

 

You will generally record your guitar as a mono track in MMM, but you can add effects to the signal using stompboxes as desired or you you can add them in MMM (your choice).  If you are using a stereo guitar effects unit, then you will record it as a stereo track.