Thunderbolt to usb Mixing desk

Im running Reaper as my DAW (Recording soft wear) on my iMac, is there a USB to Thunderbolt lead Available to use from USB from my Allen & Heath Desk to my Thunderbolt input to make the transfer of data faster and higher quality? `

USB is USB even over Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt can not make USB any faster or better.
Allan

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The faders on your mixer are for controlling audio going through it's channels. Nothing to do with Logic.
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Hi everybody i have an issue which has been an issue for some time now.
i have a Behringer XENYX1222fx mxing desk, and a new macbook pro with the software 10.6.2 i am also using Garage band 09. when using this i am trying to set up my bass guitar through the mixing desk and the DI box which connects through a usb to the mac.
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Scott, I can relate. It's happened to me too!
It's time to play signal chain detective.
First, are you sure you are getting output from your bass? Plug it into an amp and test. (Once I figured out that the battery in my bass had died. New battery: problem solved.)
Once you know you're getting a signal from the bass, then check to be sure the mixer is outputting the signal. Run the outputs from the mixer into an amp.
Once you know your bass and mixer are cooperating, then it is time to engage the interface.
Be sure the preferences for the input to recgonize the interface are set BOTH in GarageBand and the OS generally. The problem is that when you connect an interface, GarageBand will see it and ask if you want to use that or line in. Be sure the interface is selected. For the OS preferences, click on the Apple logo and go to system preferences.
Finally, you might ask a friend to bring over an Apple laptop to eliminate the possibility of something wrong with your MBP, or lug your gear to his or her house, and try it. (Just remember to leave with all the settings restored to how you found them.)
If you live within reach of an Apple store, you can go to the genius bar.
And if nothing works, you can pay for a call to Apple support, or perhaps the support line for the maker of your audio interface.
Good luck. I know it can be frustrating when you want to make music ad you are spending a lot of time horsing around with the technology.

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I'm planning to do music and record with this computer. So far with the pcs I've had, I route my hardware including the mic, to the mixing desk that then through the cd/tape in/out I connect the desk to the soundcard's 4 inputs/outputs. Thing is, I see no inputs/outputs in this machine, I don't even see a soundcard configuration pannel anywhere...can someone help me here?
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I'm looking to use a mixing desk with garageband, it's analogue and i have the new macbook pro retina, but I don't know how i could connect it to my mac. I need it for recording demos, but firstly will it be compatible? I dont wanna have to spend £90 on a pricey iRig when i already have a perfectly good Roland vs1680 sat here. Also, would I be able to use it to convert my guitar sound and output MIDI synthesised sounds from my mac to my Line 6 Amplifier?
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viiram wrote:
It will record, but only on the generic "USB Input, without seeing or letting me select the input channel from the mixer.
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check Apple Support and USB Help and OSX Help and USB , I came across the above power info
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then Forums>Special Interests>Digital Audio.. USB 2.0 powered Hubs have come up alot (even getting Audio Interfaces to work with current Macs (and a Universal Binary Driver) when
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I recently bought tho, an Alesis 12 Track USB Mixer board, plus a MXL mic.
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gozo41 wrote:
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http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/Tutorials.html#bsqrecordmultipletracks
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gozo41 wrote:
i get the message: Can't enable track for recording; Track is in use.
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