Introduction
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About the MultiMix 8 USB The MultiMix USB mixers are the latest in the large family of
Alesis audio mixers. We’ve come a long way since the 1622 mixer
we first built in 1989. Since that time audio technology has grown
in leaps and bounds, pushing up quality and driving down prices.
Only a few years ago, you wouldn’t have been able to buy a mixer
this powerful for such an affordable price. Just take a look at the
key features listed below, and you’ll see that you have just made an
incredible addition to your home studio or live setup.
The MultiMix 8 USB gives you just about everything you need to
create polished, professional-sounding mixes When designing this
unit, our goal was to g ive you as much control over yo ur mixes as
possible without requiring a wealth of extra equipment. That’s why
we added tools like the digital effects processor and the mic
preamps. And with a multitude of ways in which to connect other
equipment and instruments, the MultiMix 8 USB offers endless
possibilities.
y 4 microphone/line inputs with up to 50dB of preamp
gain – gives a boost to microphones and instruments with
weak levels.
y 2 stereo line inputs – great for line-level instruments
y Internal digital effects processor with 100 preset effects
and an easy-to-read display – includes a variety of reverbs,
delays, choruses, flanges, a pitch transposer and combinations
of these.
y 3-band EQ per channel – a potent tool for sonically
shaping each channel to get that perfect mix.
y 1 pre-fader aux send per channel – gives you control over
the level of the pre-fader signal being routed to an external
device.
y 1 post-fader aux send/effects send per channel – a
control for the signal being routed to another external device
or to the onboard effects processor.
y Control room output level – provides control over the
separate control room output
y 2-track send and return – lets you mix your audio to tape or
other media and to add a tape deck or CD player to the mix.
y Stereo USB input and output – routes the main ouput
and the 2-track return through the USB port in crystal-
clean, 16-bit, 44.1 kHz stereo digital audio. Use the
Multimix USB as a high-quality soundcard for recording
and playback with Windows and Macintosh computers.
y External power supply