anybody use Reaper with Soundcraft Signature 12 MTK

[dadio917]

Thinking of getting both....would like a review or two.
thanks

[buzzardwhiskey]

I use and love Reaper. Were I to buy a board to mate with it, I'd do the Presonus StudioLive AR16 USB...

https://www.presonus.com/products/StudioLive-AR16-USB

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by dadio917

Thinking of getting both....would like a review or two.
thanks

Are you talking about for live use ? Or recording , or both ?

[MikeBmusic]

As KevWind asks, is this just for recording, or do you also want to use the board for live use?
the one thing I couldn't find in any of the online blurbs is if this Soundcraft mixer has 24 bit or just 16 bit A/D converters.

Picking an input device for recording usually revolves around the following parameters:
Maximum number of mic preamps needed (for example, if recording a drum kit, you might want 4 up to a dozen mics).
What are you recording?
Sometimes monitoring via a mixer doesn't give you the best options, but the Soundcraft mixer probably has that covered.

As for Reaper, I've been using it for about 5 years now. I've yet to come across anything Reaper couldn't do as far as my recording and mixing goes. I read the massive user manual before diving in, just skipping the parts I wouldn't use immediately (MIDI implementation, which I use now, and advanced routing).
I found it very intuitive, much more so than Cakewalk (and gave up on), which I had tried about 8 years ago.

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by MikeBmusic

As KevWind asks, is this just for recording, or do you also want to use the board for live use?
the one thing I couldn't find in any of the online blurbs is if this Soundcraft mixer has 24 bit or just 16 bit A/D converters.

Picking an input device for recording usually revolves around the following parameters:
Maximum number of mic preamps needed (for example, if recording a drum kit, you might want 4 up to a dozen mics).
What are you recording?
Sometimes monitoring via a mixer doesn't give you the best options, but the Soundcraft mixer probably has that covered.

As for Reaper, I've been using it for about 5 years now. I've yet to come across anything Reaper couldn't do as far as my recording and mixing goes. I read the massive user manual before diving in, just skipping the parts I wouldn't use immediately (MIDI implementation, which I use now, and advanced routing).
I found it very intuitive, much more so than Cakewalk (and gave up on), which I had tried about 8 years ago.

On Sweetwaters description it says 24 bit 48 khz and 12 channels Out via USB

[Woodstock School Of Music]

I would also research the quality of the drivers and future support if you want to use it for recording.