routing options

Posted on Jun 19, 2010 12:20 am
pipedreams
Marijuana Czar
Member Since: Oct 01, 2009

usually ive been using my mixer monitors and usb like this

alt 3-4 >>> input of uca200 usb
output of uca200 usb >>> monitors

but yesterday i read a page that said to hook it all up like this

alt 3-4 >>> input of uca200 usb
output of uca200 usb >> line 7/8 channel
control room >>> monitors

when using ^^that^^ setup, the very identity of the music changes,
panning is enchanced, but the bass is gone and the highs are enchanced. im thinking that this is because all sounds coming from the pc are going through the mixer, which sucks out the goodness of the sound, before going to the control room then monitors.

which is the better routing option?
ive read that the latter is the right way to do it, but why does it sound like crap?
and was there anything wrong with how i set it up the first time?

thanks for answering yet another pipe-quest, i do appreciate the help

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