hardware mixer

[kk01]

I think I have asked this question before but no one replied...can someone kindly tell me how I can use a hardware mixer in post-production...I am not too comfortable with the plug-in digital processors in premiere 6.5...

thank you...'kk'

[The Comedian]

Your best bet is to do a search on google then try a few actually to see what you like cause everyone has a different liking.Just my 2 cents

[edDV]

What would you like this mixer to do?

What is your budget?

[julitomg]

good question, what would you like it to do?, what´s your PC/Audio/Video setup?, how are you connecting what you have right now?, inputs, outputs, digital, analog, both, etc...
Is mixing several tracks (or sources) in realtime you´re after?, beyond Premiere´s Timeline? (you say you ´re not comfortable with the plug-in digital processors, do you mean as audio effects? or the use of premiere´s mixer window?..I know, it can be tricky)

[kk01]

I need the mixer for post production...to mix and processes sound fx, dialogue and music...

I dont like digital processors at all...I prefer analogue...I hope to read from some one soon...thanks...

[edDV]

I need the mixer for post production...to mix and processes sound fx, dialogue and music...

I dont like digital processors at all...I prefer analogue...I hope to read from some one soon...thanks...

Well no budget given.

You can easily put an audio mixer on the capture input. Many use a Mackie 1202 or cheaper Eurorack UB802. There are more expensive analog to digital mixers that work 16/24bit and output USB2.



To externally mix audio realtime, you first need a realtime editing environment.

This can be video and audio, requires multitrack realtime hardware and uncompressed RAID ...
start here http://www.videoguys.com/realtime.htm

or fixed video with multitrack audio hardware.
http://www.digidesign.com/
http://mixonline.com/design/applications/

[kk01]

thank you very much for the reply...but what I dont understand is...how do I couple the hardware mixer with the capture card...are there special capture cards built for this purpose...

also, what multitracker are we talking about here...I guess this means that I will not be using the multitracker in premiere if I decide to go this route....right..

[edDV]

Connect sources, monitors and sound card I/O to the mixer.

Premiere Pro V2 is offering this list with ASIO support
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci213488,00.html

[kk01]

can't the adobe premiere 6.5 handle real-time processing and editing whilst using a hardware mixer...

I dont think it has the ASIO plug-in tho'...

[kk01]

also to add...if I am gonna using a hardware mixer...am I gonna be using a hardware multitracker for sfx, dialogue and music while premire 6.5 handles just video...?

[edDV]

Like I said above, if you want a realtime editing environment, you need to invest in realtime hardware and software + upgrade to Premiere Pro 2 if you want ASIO.

We are probabably talking several thousand dollars here.

Alternative is to edit video non-realtime and edit audio separately in realtime using a multitrack audio editor (e.g. Digidesign or others). That is how films and TV shows are editied. Audio dialog replacement (ADR) happens after the film/video is edited with rough audio tracks.

Typical for NLE style editing you use the mixer to capture audio to multiple audio clips in the bin, then arrange/edit your audio tracks on the timeline, then render. Realtime preview is simulated so you can play with settings and undo until you get it right.

[kk01]

hmmmm!...I c...still thinking tho'...I think I'll rather stic with non real time for now...just tot of the amount to be spent and it's really gonna cost me...thanks anywways