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I have a Mackie Onyx 12 channel Board as my A/D. It has 4 baanced XLR channels. Everything else is a 1/4" mono or stereo. I have a Mackie 32*4 board for our live sound.

When it came time to record, I wanted to track 8 tracks at once. (That's the limit of my Cubase LE.) The 32*4 can be double bussed to get 8 outputs. But i wanted the Pre-Amp on the Onyx. I specifically wanted to use them for the snare and kick.

Here is the set up

Onyx Inputs
1 => Snare
2 => Kick
3 => Hi-Hat / Cymbals
4 => Cymbals
9 => Output from Subgroup 1 on 32*4 => Tom 1
10 => Output from Subgroup 2 on 32*4 => Tom 2
11 => Output from Subgroup 3 on 32*4 => Tom 3
12 => Output from Subgroup 4 on 32*4 => Tom 4


Bottom line, between the two boards and a little cabling, I am able to track 8 drum channels in a very easy configuration.