A thread for the ongoing saga of my new recording setup (and your advice).

I am all audio (no MIDI at all ever, sorry) and for me the Alesis MultiMix 8 is doing everything I want. Home recording, mobile recording, live use, submixing for full-band tracking... all of it. I've had a few other interfaces but this is the one that works for my needs.

Note, I am going from the mixer to 2-track. Once something has been laid down there is no opportunity to separate and/or fix individual elements. That requires a step or two up in price and complexity. Fortunately I don't need that capability, but if you do, you will find it a more complex challenge.

Yes, I definitely want a way to multitrack as much as possible so that I can refine my parts once I've laid them down. I tend to do a lot of editing, automation, and effects in Ableton once I get the initial tracks recorded. I also need a way to keep all hardware instruments in sync with each other and with Ableton.