At this point, I AM using the Scarlett as a mixer. It's just the actual recording device (Sound Blaster Line In) that is an analog line-in. I do not hear any "noise" per se that I would consider a deal-killer. An audiophile may argue, but it serves my purposes.

MY real issue stems from not really knowing where the Realtracks "live" in the mix. I have no problem recording THEM without the Sound Blaster, but the current configuration is the only one that lets me record MIDI along with the RealTracks (with near zero latency.)

The monitoring on the Scarlett is great when I use a woodwind controller to record MIDI tracks along the the RealTracks. I just tested it using the BIAB "record audio" function, and my XLR Input 1 is live. I can monitor the background and MIDI as I record an audio track, so all is good. It's been years chasing this particular setup. What a relief !

And I was also just able to get Audacity to record using the line-in of the SB and the Scarlett as the playback !!!

Last edited by PhillyJazz; 10/10/18 03:09 AM.
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