playing around with qjackctl and jack_mixer is kinda cool and makes me think it could probably replace my analog mixer... if only i had enough discrete / separate inputs into my computer
i suppose this is where pro audio interfaces come in
of course the given downside remains, you don't get hardware faders unless you add midi control into the mix and also you have worse latency while monitoring
@jec zero latency is still better than a few ms at best from the digital monitoring, is what i meant (though the latter may be practically imperceptible)
Though of course then you won't be hearing any digital plugins being applied to the signal.
@jec yeah, neither is gonna be perfect except for specific simplified use cases
i personally lean toward analog since it's easier to get an "all in one" package and not have to deal with software that you don't need -- this works better for a live streaming setup especially with analog sources like retro game consoles
i suppose if i was making music instead, i would prefer direct inputs through an interface and then do everything digitally (rather than investing in hardware effects/processing)
In that case, it probably makes much more sense to have an external mixer, since you'll probably be using fewer inputs anyway (you're not gonna be recording from several consoles at once), and it probably also lends itself to live use better. I don't think I'd wanna be dealing with a keyboard and mouse and alt-tabbing windows in a live setting
@jec yeah i was thinking the same thing, having it all done in hardware also opens up the option for external recording without a computer
also yeah the physical control you have with knobs and faders is much nicer than doing it on a computer, and you also don't have to buy a separate midi controller and hook that up