Splitting Gtr signal with Mackie 1604 mixer

[Ping Pong]

Greetings, Trying to find a path by which to split my Fender Strat signal using a Mackie 1604 Mixer to provide a DI output to go into my PT LE and also have an output to go into the Gtr amp for micing. Can this be done with the 1604 mixer?

[johnnyboy5000]

You could plug the guitar into, say channel 1 on the mackie. Output channel 1 to sub mix 1 which would go to your digidesign interface. Then you would connect aux send 1 to your guitar amp input. Use the send knob on channel 1, to send the amount of signal to the guitar amp. Then put a mic in front of the amp and connect it to the 1604 channel 2. Output that channel to submix 2 and record 2 tracks into pro tools and the same time.

Or, connect the guitar to the amp, normal playing style. Put a mic in front of the amp connected to channel 1. If the amp has a line output, that line could go to channel 2 of the mixer. Both channel 1 and 2 could be routed to the sub mix out into your digi interface.

[jre3132]

you could use the busses on the board

[Ping Pong]

Many thanks for the "time saving advice!"

[Naagzh]

Or you could just get one of these.

[Ben Jenssen]

My mackie 1202 has insert jacks on the channels. Not everybody knows that these can be used as direct outputs, just insert the jack half-way in.