I have a Tyros 5 and a Roland FA08 workstation, plus some other extras, and I am looking to simplify the set-up and reduce the number of cables.
As we know, the Tyros5, like the Genos, does not have audio over USB. Therefore, to record audio from my T5 directly to my PC, I currently connect the audio outs from the T5 into a Behringer Q502USB mixer, which also functions as a USB audio interface to my PC. This works fine.
The FA08 does have audio over USB, therefore to record audio from my FA08 to the PC I can either use the direct FA08>PC USB connection or, as with the T5, connect the audio outs from the FA08 into the Q502 mixer/audio interface.
It seems to me that I could eliminate the Q502 (and all the associated cabling) completely, and connect the audio outs from the T5 to the audio inputs on the FA08, and just use the FA08 as the USB audio interface to record from both the T5 and FA08 to my PC.
Does anyone have any views (benefits, drawbacks, issues, etc) in doing this. The only limitation I can think of is that I will miss the additional level indicators and controls of the Q502 that can be used to help to set an appropriate audio output level. (I don't use any of the additional functions, e.g. PAN and EQ controls, that the Q502 offers).
Thank you.
Regards
Roy