Recording 2 audio channels

Let me get straight to the point.
I'm still amateur in video editing but got a request to record a piano lessons. What I would like to do is record directly to my MB, however need 2 (two) separate audio channels. One for piano, and the other for teacher's voice. My question is how can I do this with FCE? I thought about getting a small audio mixer (4-8 Channels), would this make any difference, or even possible? Can I connect a Mixer to MB over FireWire or USB?
Thank you for any help or advice.

If your camera has an external mic input you could get a Y-cable and plug 2 mics into it - one for the piano, the other for the teacher. You don't necessarily need a mixer. When you are filming with the camera you will get your 2 separate channels (actually, one of them will be the Left, the other the Right channel in a stereo pair). You can change the gain (volume) for each channel in FCE after you capture the video and audio.
You could also use a mixer for this setup. You would connect the mixer's line out to the camera's mic in. But regardless of the number of channels the mixer supports, you will only end up with 2 channels in the video - that is, a single stereo pair.
ps. You really have to have the audio going into your camera so it will be sync'd with your video. Trying to sync separate audio and video feeds after the fact is a very difficult process.

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