8 outs into 8 channels of mixer...how important? (beginners

how important is it to have a channel for each of the assignable outputs on the 3000? i'm buying a mixer as i have a couple of keyboards and the 3000 now but it makes the difference between an 8 channel or 16 and alot of dough..prob lookin at the mackie 1604 vlz (2nd hand) unless i can live without the 8 channels and just use stereo outs and the built in mixer on the 3000. any advice for a beginner? thanks in advance..

Lampdog wrote:Separate channels allow for more accurate mixing. You don't have to go that route if you don't want to or don't have the gear. It's up to you to work with what you have.

This. Necessary? HELL NO. Good idea? Probably.

what people are saying is you could just record one sound at a time via the stereo outs if you really had to, in fact some people do this often - make sure you something like metronome click or a snare in same position at start of recording to line the parts up with in your DAW. once you have system worked out this will be simple.

if you can, try to get something better sounding than the Mackie - its not as bad sounding as many make out, but there are better at similar price - Yamaha RM800 for example is a steal second hand, in 16 or 24 channels, sounds better, prob has better EQ too, same era as when the Mackie came out - all down to personal opinion of course!

Even if it's a cheap analogue desk, and you're not eqing the channels in it, generally it will sound much nicer... but results vary etc.

thanks alot peeps, helpful as always! i ended up selleing a few rare records and buying this 1 2nd hand - http://www.allen-heath.com/uk/Products/ ... tId=WZ1442 seems to have a good rep..thats my buying done for a while then!!