USB Mixers as multi channel audio interface?

[Roger Wilco]

Hello girls and boys,
I am looking into buying a mixer right now, especially into the Behringer XENYX 1204(FX).
The main reason is: it is available here.

http://www.zzounds.com/item--BEHXENYX1204FX

http://www.zzounds.com/item--ALEMULTIMIX8USB

[Pimenta]

Unless they are providing it now .. I did a research not a long time ago and it seems to exist NO USB mixer that could provide separate outs to the recording software. They just send a stereo signal ..... maybe if you pan one track hard left ...and another one hard right..as you mentioned in option b ??

Pim

[Colquhoun]

Unless they are providing it now .. I did a research not a long time ago and it seems to exist NO USB mixer that could provide separate outs to the recording software.

This is correct. I have the MultiMix USB8, and it will not simultaneously record separate channels. The firewire versions, while more expensive offer this capability. The MultiMix USB8 is also USB 1.0 and not as fast as 2.0 or firewire.
This may be a better option for recording:
http://www.zzounds.com/item--ALEMULTIMIX8FW

[Roger Wilco]

Thank you.
I am looking now for mixers using the keywords “multiple audio data streams”
It seems Alesis is the only company offering this as it is the one popping up.
Is anybody aware of alternatives to those in the same price range?
(or better keywords?)

[Roger Wilco]

it seems there is a USB version out which seems to be quite good for the money.

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Alesis-MultiMix-8-USB-2.0-8Channel-Mixer?sku=801473

anybody here tried it?