Why do you "need" a mixer?

If you have good DAW software, and a nice interface.... heck you don't need a mixer to do voice over work.

Set up the interface, plug a good condenser mic (the Rode NT1 is a fine mic) into the interface and you're ready to start working. It's that simple and easy.

Control your volume in the DAW as well as compression and EQ and any other fx you might need.


My setup is exactly like I described. Both my guitar and the mic.... sometimes one and the same, go straight to the interface and straight to the software. There is no mixing board in my studio. If I had to record multiple players live, yeah, a mixer would be needed. But for one or two inputs, the interface can do that just as good if not better.

I actually started out wanting to use a mixer I had in my gear locker. I couldn't get a clean sound. It was distorted no matter how I set the controls. SO I unplugged the mixer, and went straight into the interface. Crystal clear. The mixer went on E-bay later that day and ended up going to a new home a few days later. Never looked back or regretted going direct. In fact, every song on my website is recorded in this manner.

You can find my music at:
www.herbhartley.com
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