Help with BehringerPMH3000 in home studio setup
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Posted on Sep 03, 2008 06:20 pm
jaaaaamie
Member Since: Sep 03, 2008
First off, i have very little experience so i appologise in advance if i dont understand anything.
I have a Behringer PMH3000 powered mixer, and am currently planning the specification of a new computer, and as I play a few instruments was thinking of setting up a small style home studio, and have a few questions if anyone would mind helping me.
If i get a soundcard with multiple inputs, can i then connect the behringer pmh 3000 to it so that each channel inputted to the mixer works seperately once inputted to the computer software so that they can then be edited, and if so how?
If this is the case, what sound card would you reccommend and what leads would i need to connect them?
Also, as i plan to use the computer for gaming and watching films (will have surround sound speakers) would it be better to have two sound cards, one for the playback of audio in general comuter use, gaming and film watching, and another for recording? or would it be a better option to have a internal sound card for the general comuter use, gaming and film watching and then a usb style box that can take the inputs from the mixer? If so would that convert the sound from analogue to digital meaning it doesnt matter about the sound card?
Sorry if i dont make sense as i dont really know whats what.
I very much appreciate any help.
Thanks in advance.
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Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Sep 03, 2008 09:35 pm You could use the inserts on the first 8 channels of the mixer as direct outputs to an audio interface. You simply use a standard 1/4" cable and only insert it to the first click. That will make the insert act as a direct output from the channel.
AS for the sound card set up. Yes, you have the right idea with the gaming film watching thing by using a separate interface for recording and using the stock unit for surround sound.
The interface we might recommend might depend on the type of music you are going to be recording. If you are going to be doing rock type stuff with guitars and bass I might suggest looking at a Line 6 product. They have a new 8 channel unit that is killer and does the same as the POD or the UX series of interfaces only with 8 channels of audio input. It has some killer mic pre amp emulations and is a very clean interface.
Sep 03, 2008 10:02 pm You're such a Line 6 Nazi! Haha. (I know, I have a few things too.)
But, Noize it right. Haha.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Sep 03, 2008 10:18 pm I'm also the Dollar Nazi, the Soda Pop Nazi and a few others the boyz refer to me as.
But ya, Line 6 ROCKS!!!! And its stable as hell, you can't beat that.
mclir9www.witchsmark.comMember
Since: Aug 13, 2006
Sep 04, 2008 08:10 am I actually use a PMH3000 for our live sound. As far as recording goes I use a Firepod and have never had problems with it. Software wise I use Sonar6PE, which means as for recording you don't even need the mixer. Regardless, there was a time when I wanted to record our band practice, but with each individual track recording into Sonar, in which I used the method described by Noize, just insert a 1/4" cable into the Insert of the PMH3000 to the first click and your good to go. You would need as many 1/4" cables obviously as tracks you plan to record, but again unless you are doing something like I mentioned you don't even need the PMH3000, because most of your recording software has a built in mixer to record individual tracks.
