Hey Kerraine,
I am always talking to people and trying to explain what a great mixer this is especially if your a producer/dj.
This mixer is perfect for the studio.
The Sixty Eight has taken the place of my Motu 828 and Mackie 1604.
The dual 10in/12out sound card is what makes it so special.
Me and my partner plug both our laptops into it, sync Ableton on our computers, and are able to create music together at the same time.
No more of one person sitting in front of his/her computer and the other person sitting there with their you know what in their hands:)
Audio can then be recorded back onto either computer and thrown into the main project.
This is a HUGE time saver and allows a constant flow of ideas in the studio.
That is on the producer side of things.
Then you bring the mixer to the club and can use it to rock the tracks you make keeping your workflow tidy and using the same mindset as you were using in the studio.
You can also multitrack record onto five separate tracks in the DAW of your choice.
Four tracks of audio coming from the mixer and the internal effects on the Sixty Eight can get recorded onto the fifth track allowing you to edit any mistakes... even with the effects.
Another amazing thing you can do is use the USB insert to run audio out of the mixer, to the DAW of your choice, through your favorite VST/AU effects, and then back to the mixer.
Check out the article I wrote explaining how this is done -->
rane.com. There is no other mixer on the market that allows you to do that.
You will not be able to use the V7s with Scratch Live though. They only work when using the Itch product. You also can't use Itch with the Sixty Eight as its an all-in-one product.
The mixer is built into the hardware you'd purchase with Itch.
