hi guys, sorry to re-post my question... i would appreciate if someone could help me with the following:

Question: can i use the fireface in a mixerless configuraion such as the following:

keyboards -> fireface -> monitors

and if yes, can i still use the fireface as a mixer with my computer OFF?

thanks a lot.
justin

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Originally posted by justin13:
hi YamahaAndy (and others),

i'm new to this forum, which i find great, and have some questions about the fireface audio interface that i'm seriously considering buying!

interestingly enough(!), i would end up with a configuration which would be quite similar to yours and some others here: i'm a keyboard player and have a few keyboards + 2 electric/acoustic guitars as instruments (keyboards are main instruments however). also, i have Mackie HR824 monitor speakers (great ones) that i use with my Mackie 1604 VLZ Pro as analog mixer. so, it goes like:

keyboards -> mackie mixer -> monitors

pretty simple!

so far, i've been doing most of my recordings on the integrated sequencer of one of my keyboards (old Korg 01wfd), but now i want to use the fireface and my newly-built pc (small-form factor, with one pci slot only (main reason i'm going firewire))!

so my question is: can i get rid of my Mackie analog mixer and just use the fireface as following:

keyboards -> fireface -> monitors

does fireface have appropriate monitor outs (does it sound any less good than the mackie mixer for example), and more specifically, can i still use the fireface (as above) _without_ my computer ON while not recording and just playing around with ideas on the keyboard?

i still very much like my mackie mixer, but it's just too big for my little home studio space! i don't mind keeping it (especially that it's very practical to adjust all levels in real-time with just a knob or two), but i'm just curious to know whether i absolutely need a mixer and if yes, would it introduce any audible noise in the recording chain?

as you can see from my questions, i'm a newbie in home studio recording!

thanks all for any help....
justin