Anyone Using the new M-Audio Project Mix I/O ?

[burtonstudio]

oh yeah, www.musiciansfriend.com also removed this product from their site/inventory.. it's nowhere to be found, which is weird because it was selling like wildfire.. as i remember, it was always sold out, so i dont know why they would just discontinue it.. maybe theres a new model coming out soon like somebody else said.. but this thing is brand new!! anybody have any ideas why this may be?

[burtonstudio]

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Hi...........newbie here. I just found myself a smokin deal on the Project mix and ordered one along with Pro Tools.I'm strictly a Cubase SX3 veteran but wanted to expand my studio for the longest time and add Pro Tools.........well today I did. Check out this deal:

http://www.realtimeproaudio.com/prod...roducts_id/439

[burtonstudio]

Soliddd, thanks for posting that!! samedaymusic.com had an 899 deal a while back, but not anymore. thanks again, I think I'll be ordering from that site soon.

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You better hurry up.I asked Sweetwater if they would match that price and they said no and all their new stock is priced hundreds higher due to M-audio's major price increase.According to them once all the dealer's old stock are gone then the new higher prices will take effect so ya better hurry............that's why I did.

[JMS40]

There are no effects sends/returns or anything like that (on the rear in pictures i've looked at anyway) for example, if i wanted to add a sonic maximizer or aural exciter to the first 4 channels.. without running through a mixer first, how would i go about doing this through the interface?

You connect external gear via any of the hardware, ADAT/Lightpipe or S/PDIF, I/O's.
They are then selectable inside Pro Tools via Audio and Aux track Inserts and Buses.

[burtonstudio]

dang.. what do you mean by "hurry" exactly.. like a month.. or a day?

[burtonstudio]

You connect external gear via any of the hardware, ADAT/Lightpipe or S/PDIF I/O's.
They are then selectable inside Pro Tools via Audio and Aux track Inserts and Buses.

yes.. I understand that part, but the effects I'm looking at (BBE Sonic Maximizer, Aphex Aural Exciter) are just standard 2 channel rackmount effects with xlr i/o and 1/4" i/o, neither of which are supported by the M-Audio Project Mix for effects sends/returns. So how can I send THESE effects to the interface and possibly digitally route them to each channel as desired..? They don't have ADAT/Lightpipe or S/PDIF i/o, and running the effects right through the hardware is limiting and inconvenient... Some kinda adapters or something perhaps?

ps, I'm pretty sure the M-Aduio Octane (Lightpipe / 8 channel expansion / preamp) doesn't have effects sends/returns either, so that doesn't seem like a possibility.

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Some kinda adapters or something perhaps?

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GPR104/

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dang.. what do you mean by "hurry" exactly.. like a month.. or a day?

At the $899 price how long do YOU think they'll last??? I jumped on it!