Connecting PC to mixer

[adshuraj777]

Hello,

Currently I'm running a Vs-880 at my church and I need to upgrade to something with more channels because we need to add mics. But, we also want to be able to connect a PC to the sound system to be able to play songs "on the fly". What would be a good mixer for me to get to be able to do this? If anyone recommends a model/brand that would be great. Otherwise, what sepcifications do I need to look for in a mixer to make sure it has the capability to do that.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Take Care,
Adam

[adshuraj777]

To add to that, what kind of sound card would you recommend as well?

Thanks again,
Adam

[87PRS]

could you elaborate on the vs 880 and what you mean by PC "on the fly"? how many mics & what's the budget? Are you mic'ing choir, p&w, drums etc.:)

[adshuraj777]

thanks for the reply 87.

I'm new to the pro audio gear, but here is the vs-880 http://www.supersonica.com/public/Products/Roland/VS880/Rol_VS880_PRD-en.htm

Basically I have two mics, two speakers and a CD player/burner going into it and we control the volume for the mics and cd player on the mixer.

When I say play songs on the fly, right now we have wait for the CD to load, if we want to change CDs that takes time, etc, etc. If I have a computer driving the whole thing instead of a CD player, we can just click on what song we want and don't have to worry about CDs.

I'd like to have4 mics. One for the pulpit, two for choir/singers and one for the audience audio. I'd also like to connect a keyboard eventually.

As far as budget goes, I'm not really sure. I know we want to do this so I'm assuming whatever it takes.

Thanks for your help.
Adam

[adshuraj777]

Any thoughts?

[ShaneC]

We recently upgraded our Church sound system and went with the Ramsa Da7 for much of the same reasons as you site; that and the total recall ability. You can pick one up only from Ebay for about $1k with adat and/or tascam cards. Install a Motu 2408 or RME 96/52 and your good to go. To see more info on the mixer, check http://www.da7.com.

[pre-ghost]

You could connect any computer with stereo sound output into a mixer with an RCA-to-1/8" cable.