hoster show sound advice

[ray ray]

Hello all i am requesting advice on sound for my future shows.
my setup is as follows
hoster4.03
hp pavillion dv-6804 notebook
soundblaster live external usb sound card
windows vista home premium
vocopro da 3900k mixer/amp
i am looking to add better sound quality to any future shows i am concerding getting a Behringer XENYX 1832FX Mixer /usb interface
now to the meat of my question is this a better way to go or would i be better off just trying to get better sound from the voco pro mixer/amp or would there be a better mixer for this purpose or should i also buy a seperate amp to run this mixer setup i'm on limited income due to accident at home that broke my ankle in 2 places will be out of work doc says for another 5 months min.any advice would be a help also want to record my 11 year old daughter for our own self she has won several karaoke contest recorded at big mama recording studio 2 cd's the recording would be to help her and not for sale as want to be legal any advice on recording/editing software for this purpose would be a help like cakewalk sony acid music thanks raymond

[billyo]

Originally Posted by ray ray

Hello all i am requesting advice on sound for my

before buying those recording or editing software and usb mixer make sure you dont have a vista media center edition, they wont work due to hardware compatibility, i'll stay away with behringer if i were you,(you couldn't pay me enough to use one), i am partial to mackie products, dfx6 or cfx 12 mixing boards ($99- & 299) it has all the efx you need for recording and you'll have a better sound quality, and of course it depends on your speakers too, i use srm 450 active speakers myself..and also if you do a recording you might wanna get yourself a studio monitors, i use krk products ( cost a bit though ( $249 ea. i have 4 of them plus a 10" sub all active ) so i know it cost a lot, but you'll have a better sound quality and these stuff will last , have mine for over 6 yrs. now and havent replaced any of them yet..

[ray ray]

i just checked i do have windows vista media center does this mean i can not record useing a mixer and recording software such as cakewalk or sony acid i have used Audacity software with good results when recording thru mic in line

[billyo]

Originally Posted by ray ray[QUOTE

;80696]i just checked i do have windows vista media center does this mean i can not record useing a mixer and recording software such as cakewalk or sony acid i have used Audacity software with good results when recording thru mic in line

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you might wanna check what software youre buying first, i know that there's only a few recording/editing software or dj doftware that will work with media center, the only one that worked with mine was pcdj and mixmeister, and i know that some of the products that wont work was all Lexicon, all m-audio, yamaha usb mixing board and some i couldnt think of right now, (i know there's a lot of them..)but like i said check the product first, before buying. try going to m-audio web site and they have a link and also list of products that wont work with media center..

[bryant]

Originally Posted by billyo

i'll stay away with behringer if i were you,(you couldn't pay me enough to use one),

I need to know why??
Thanx?

[billyo]

[quote=bryant;80761]I

need to know why??
Thanx?

i was looking for a mackie dfx 6, to use in my studio, and they didn't have it at that time, so i decided to buy a behringer, ( looked nice )bought the ub2442fx, since people at the store knows me, and they know what kind of gears i have ,they kinda looked at me like....but anyway i took it home plugged everything ..i was so dis-appointed, " sounds like a thin can", the efx sounds like one of those home karaoke mics, but anyway i ended up selling it to a friend of mine for $100.box and etl..

[jake7471]

All I run are Behringer mixers....none sound like tin cans and have absolutely no probs with them. Mackie's are nice but Behringer is just as nice for half the money. Just my two cents.

Jackie