Alesis MultiMix 8 FireWire Reviews

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Alesis MultiMix 8 FireWire Description
The dual-purpose Alesis MultiMix 8 FireWire 8-Channel Analog Mixer is a FireWire interface with real faders, knobs, and EQ. The MultiMix 8 is also a rockin' standalone analog mixer with quality Alesis effects and flexible signal routing. Each input channel on the mixer (plus the stereo mix) is sent into your computer and a stereo output is received from the computer for monitoring. The versatility of the Alesis Multimix 8 will fit your needs in your project studio, for live sound, portable recording with a laptop, sub mixing, and radio/TV production.

You get preamps with XLR and 1/4" balanced ins and phantom power on mono channels; balanced 1/4" ins, aux send, and stereo aux return on stereo channels; 28-bit effects; 3-band EQ on each channel; 1/4" balanced main and monitor outs; a headphone jack; and 24-bit, 44.1/48kHz A/D/A conversion. Steinberg Cubase LE is included.

From studio to stage

The MultiMix FireWire lets you record your band during the day and mix your live gig at night. Every input plus the stereo mix is sent to the computer while a stereo pair returns from the computer into the MultiMix for monitoring (and headphone mixes).

24-bit, 44.1/48kHz operation

The MultiMix 8 uses the same A/D and D/A conversion as the esteemed Alesis HD24 recorder for clean, pure, and totally professional conversion.

Next-generation FireWire technology

Alesis MultiMix 8 uses the brand new, high-performance TC Applied Technologies Dice II FireWire chip. Tha means superior clocking, state-of-the-art interfacing, and robust drivers all come standard!

Alesis effects built in

The MultiMix FireWire has 100 of Alesis' 28-bit digital effects built in. Reverbs, choruses, delays, and other effects can be mixed into your recording path or just used for zero-latency headphone mixes (the performer hears reverb in the headphones, but the track is recorded dry into the computer).

Rack it up

Alesis makes the MultiMix 8 rackmountable, with easy-to-attach rack ears available.

[JS_Thomas]

I'm attempting to use one of these for a film competition very early tomorrow. I'm on a Macbook Pro running bootcamp with XP SP3 and Sonar 6.02. The driver seems to install, the computer recognizes the hardware, which tell me not only that the device is working (at least somewhat), but that the driver is working (at least somewhat). Any answers floating around in anyone's head out there?

[tatteredstudios]

Be sure to download the latest drivers from Alesis...Good luck !

[JS_Thomas]

I certainly have. Still no good. I have tried every single approach I can think of, but to no avail. This is what I get for waiting until the last minute and using someone else's gear. No good at all. Thanks for the quick response though!

[pbrained]

i own one of these wonderful pieces of art (as i call it). amazing piece of equipment. it has really made my recording projects mobile and totally professional. the only complaint i have (if any) the gains seem to cause a little to much noise at certain levels, and i would love some more XLR inputs, but frankly, buy the larger one for those fixes. there are so many little nuances that allow this mixer to be worth much more than its actual MSRP. wonderful for live and A/D recording. I highly recommend this to anyone.

[TonyKeys]

can these be used as an audio interface and if so, is there any latency issues with it?

[pbrained]

it is an audio interface...and the latency i get is 4 ms in cubase

[TonyKeys]

I just got the Alesis MM 12 FW and i cannot get my computer to rekognize it. ive installed the latest drivers from alesis and nothing. it seems like it installs fine but its not there. my computer is 2months old and was using a m-audio FW solo that worked fine. i just needed more inputs. any help please!

[pbrained]

be sure that the mixer is not on before you turn the computer on. let it fully boot, then allow it to be recognized by the firewire ports, by turning it on after full boot. IF that does not work. i suggest rolling back to a older driver, more stable in my experience.

[TonyKeys]

where can i get an older driver.

[pbrained]

alesis website

[ChicagoRed]

Sorry about the basic question, I am just getting started in home recording but is the multimix 8 compatible with Sound Studio or garageband? Can either record mutliple tracks at once?

[mister natural]

love mine - use it daily

very, very flexible, quiet pre's, plenty of gain, eq points are very functional, send/return buss as needed, efx settings might be helpful on live vocals - uselessly klutzy for recording.

with the bad-a$$ quad-core machine, almost invisible latency

you need one