Originally Posted by
light-o-matic
That would work too. The only thing to watch out for being the level that is coming out of the mixer vs the level the line input on the sound card is able to handle without distortion. In the case of the xone:92, the level of the record output is -10dBv typical which is a common level for consumer RCA line outputs so should be fine for most recorders or sound cards. Compare to the Pioneer DJM's which output 0dBV typical.. which is a lot higher level, close to pro standard level, and not every sound card or recorder can handle it.
Anyway yea basically the Focusrite Scarlet is a sound card.. a USB connected one. If you have an internal one with the right input and decent quality then it's basically the same result. The Focusrite is known to be excellent quality for most DJ purposes and at a good price which is why they are popular. I have one myself which is mostly used to play music off my laptop into my home sound system. Sure I could use the headphone jack on the laptop (internal sound card output) and I have.. but the focurite sounds better.
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