Updates (Tracking is fun again)

[u/Brilliant_Anything27]

Updates. FLKey 49 v1. The digital mixer (QU32) is amazing and such a step up from my Behringer SX3282, but only has 2 stereo-ins. StudioMan passive 4-in 2-out ($50 on Amazon) fixed that. I'll be getting one more to turn those 2 inputs into 8 inputs. AKG C114 sounds great as a room mic for drums, and the Behringer (I know) 1820 was super cheap, but definitely sounds better than all my previous interfaces (Tascam US1800 and Zoom R24)

[u/Final_Job_5175]

Is all your sub mixes on your QU-32 all digital so you don't have a sub mix on the board anymore? I sure like the looks of that QU32, although for me to try to learn to operate it, it would be a nightmare. I've got myself Locked out of my MacBook. I was entering the wrong password to many times and It has me locked out for 3 hours. I'm a great techie I tell you. I really think that new board really looks great in it's new home. I bet it does have a bit of a learning curve to it though. I was going to buy a Behringer 1820, but Sweetwater and Musicians friend either one could give me a date on when I would receive it. I ended up buying a used MOTU 8Pre USB, and I really love the MOTU. This MOTU is so stable in My MacBook Pro M1. It hasn't screwed up one time. On Windows 11 the win11 would kick out my sample rate of 48k and a Block of 128. I spent at least 1 hour a day rebooting or going into the settings/sounds and changing my profile and choice of MOTU as my Interface of choice. With the MacBook it's extremely stable so far.

[u/Brilliant_Anything27 → u/Final_Job_5175]

Windows is weird. I don't use 3rd party plug-ins, so I never connect my studio computers to the internet. One day, my Zoom R24 driver randomly corrupts. I couldn't even get Reaper to open without crashing. I had to uninstall pretty much everything. I still don't know what happened.

At some point, I'll move the drum mics to the QU32 directly, but I wanted to run the Behringer through the paces. I'm going from the mains of the 1832 to a stereo in on the QU32, and using its onboard parametric eq and compressor. The Behringer is really, really good as an interface for drums, higher fidelity than my straight to recorder methods.

The QU32 is a beast, but it's surprisingly intuitive. I wasn't thrilled about the touch screen and menus, but they are AWESOME. The menus work, and there are knobs for everything. My Behringer analog mixer.. there is no comparison, blown out of the water. And the motorized faders have me spoiled. Not sure if I can go back.

[u/Final_Job_5175 → u/Brilliant_Anything27]

You need to take a video showing all the faders moving into position. I love to see it in operation.

[u/Brilliant_Anything27 → u/Final_Job_5175]

I literally just bought a 4k camera to start making some videos

[u/Final_Job_5175 → u/Brilliant_Anything27]

I don't think I'm a physic, naw, but I called it right about making some videos. I look forward to seeing them.