Recording using 01v96

d2b

Hi.

I have a yamaha o1V96 mixing desk.

I also have Cooledit 2.0 on my desktop computer.

I'm wondering if there is some way I can link the mixer to my computer and, using the Cooledit software, have myself a multitrack recorder. Anyone know anything about this?

I got Yamaha Studio Manager Software with the desk but I think it's more for controlling the desk using a computer moreso than recording. Then again, I actually haven't got a clue (in general).

Please and thanks.

D.

trackmixstudio

The 01v96 is a fine desk. I use one myself. I have it linked to an RME digiface card, but your best option would be to get the mlan card for it (my16-Mlan)
http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/products/interfaces/ygdai_cards/index.html
This card goes in the slot on the back of the desk and will give you 16 tracks each way to the computer turning the 01v96 into a monster audio interface.

Savman

d2b wrote: »

I have a yamaha o1V96 mixing desk.

Noice. Supposed to be a great live desk. I've an LS9-16 meself

studiorat

trackmixstudio wrote: »

The 01v96 is a fine desk. I use one myself. I have it linked to an RME digiface card, but your best option would be to get the mlan card for it (my16-Mlan)
http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/products/interfaces/ygdai_cards/index.html
This card goes in the slot on the back of the desk and will give you 16 tracks each way to the computer turning the 01v96 into a monster audio interface.

+1
I'm sure there's plenty of features in the software drivers for the m-lan card if you were to use it with the 01V.
Never been a big fan of the Yamaha user interface though, still prefer a knob per function, my experience is on the 02 and the bigger desks, I've always found them a bit of a pig to navigate quickly, but I'm coming around slowly...

trackmixstudio

studiorat wrote: »

+1
I'm sure there's plenty of features in the software drivers for the m-lan card if you were to use it with the 01V.
Never been a big fan of the Yamaha user interface though, still prefer a knob per function, my experience is on the 02 and the bigger desks, I've always found them a bit of a pig to navigate quickly, but I'm coming around slowly...

Studio manager software is amazing! You get a full mixer overview plus a "selected channel" window where you have all functions on screen. When I mix on the yammie I treat it as if the channels were plugins but the eqs and compressors and, most of all, the summing sound better than "in the box". Using a combination of software plugins and the 01v96 works very well for me. and I save the 01v96 configuration in the session folder for the song so I have full recall. I would love an 02r96 but will wait and see what yamaha have up their sleeve. The 96 series has been around a few years now.

studiorat

trackmixstudio wrote: »

, most of all, the summing sound better than "in the box". .

I'd imagine that would depend on the DAW you were using and the output interface you were comparing them to...

trackmixstudio

Output interface is irrelevant. It stays digital and I record back in via adat.
There is better clarity and stereo separation when summing in the 01v96 than in logic or PT MPowered. I always peak channels at -6db to leave plenty of headroom and it works well.

d2b

trackmixstudio wrote: »

The 01v96 is a fine desk. I use one myself. I have it linked to an RME digiface card, but your best option would be to get the mlan card for it (my16-Mlan)
http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/products/interfaces/ygdai_cards/index.html
This card goes in the slot on the back of the desk and will give you 16 tracks each way to the computer turning the 01v96 into a monster audio interface.

Thanks very much Tracks. That's some good info right there.

Answer me this though if you can (and excuse my dumbassness). If I was using the o1v96 to mix a live gig could I use the my16-Mlan card to have my computer recording 16 channels (on 16 seperate tracks) so that I could remix the live material on the computer at a later date?

If so would the Studio Manager software do this (have never even looked at that package before) or would different software be required.

studiorat

I don't see why you couldn't.
Would be handy enough set it up at home and store a routing setup, if it'll work for recording a band with a main mix and a couple of headphone mixes there should be enough in's and outs etc. Though you'd probably be better monitoring off the inputs than from the tape returns like doing a recording. So you wouldn't be sure if it was going to tape properly during the gig, but hey that's live for ya. Depends on if it's important or not.

I suppose you could even set up snap shots of mixes from your soundcheck for the live gig, so now!

Anyway, I should have said that I reckon DAWs have different sounding summing algorithms and I'm sure the O1v probably does sound better, or rather its algo'riddim does mon! I suppose my point was that the Yammha is basically a big computer with knobs and inputs and outputs as well as being a massive interface. Personally I prefer either mixing with a mouse and keyboard or else an analogue desk to mixing on an LCD and always forgetting to select a channel before changing an EQ, or moving a fader and it being an aux send and not the vocal like it was thirty seconds ago!
Also different DA converters have different line output amps, so I can't see why it wouldn't sound different from machine to machine.