I was thinking about recording with 4 mics and figured the cheapest/easiest way would be to use a mixer that has USB output, so that I can run the signals into my laptop. I was planning on using one of those only when I have the luxury of being able to set up at a table using a house power supply. do you think it is a good starter mixer? anyone ever use one of these? Here is a link to it:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/341021-REG/Alesis_MULTIMIX8USB_Alesis_MULTIMIX_8_USB.htmlLet me know what you think.