Recording Digitally via Allen & Heath DB4 - What pcie soundcard do I need?

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Recording Digitally via Allen & Heath DB4 - What pcie soundcard do I need?

Hi everyone,

This is my first thread post, so your help is really appreciated.

I`m looking for a pcie soundcard for my pc. I understand what chip size to get and also know how to install the card.

Right now I have an analogue set up, so my analogue out is going into my analogue in of my mixer.

I want to record via a digital signal out of my mixer into digital in my new pcie soundcard. I just need your advise on a good solid digital 2016 soundcard.

On the back panel of my DB4 there is a digital rca out, so all I need to know is what soundcard I can buy that facilitates a digital in. I also need a digital out on the pcie soundcard for digital playback.

I thought it was as simple as digital out to digital in and vice versa. However, looking at the range of soundcards out there Im unsure and unclear, and dont want to just get any s-card to then find out I have got the wrong card.

Ultimately I need to be able to record digitally and playback digitally.

Please help.

Thanks everyone…

Rob

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Hey Rob,

Perhaps I’ve misinterpreted your question but your A&H DB4 has a sound card built in. You simply need to connect your computer to the mixer with a USB cable.

You can use the on-mixer menus to route the main mix to a particular sound card output. It should be relatively straight forward.

Does that help at all?

Tom

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in the menu set your usb routing to record and connect the db4 with usb, then the db4 send all incoming signals including the analogue to the pc, you don’t need a souncard for that, just a daw or soundrecording program like Audacity and select the right input

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Hey Tom,

Thanks for your advise, it`s much appreciated.

I have done what you said and connected the db4 usb to my pc. Only problem is when I`m recording in Cubase it is only picking up channel 1 on my db4, and is not picking up the signal from channels 2 and 3. I have tried changing the usb routing on my db4 menu settings, however this makes no difference. Another thing when I even turn down channel 1 all the way down to the bottom to the point that you can not here any sound, cuabse is still recording the track as if I still have the channel fader up to the top.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks,
Rob

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Hey Ragverp,

Thanks for your advise, it`s much appreciated.

I have done what you said and connected the db4 usb to my pc. Only problem is when I`m recording in Cubase it is only picking up channel 1 on my db4, and is not picking up the signal from channels 2 and 3. I have tried changing the usb routing on my db4 menu settings, however this makes no difference. Another thing when I even turn down channel 1 all the way down to the bottom to the point that you can not here any sound, cuabse is still recording the track as if I still have the channel fader up to the top.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks,
Rob

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Have you looked at this video, part from 5:21. Option must be set to “Record”

Same as before, you probably selected CH1 pre-fader as the audio to be sent via usb.

If you still have no luck, try changing the options in Cubase (what usb ch is being recorded) or using a different software

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Would you mind telling us what the input settings in VST Connections in Cubase looks like?

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Hi Dude,

Thanks for your great advice, I can confirm that it has worked and all is working perfectly.

Thanks again, really is appreciated.

Rob :tada:

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Hi Overcast,

I have resolved the issue I was facing. However, thanks for your interest in helping me.

Rob