Budget home studio/mixer

[crofty1984]

Hey all,
I'm thinking of getting a wee mixer. Just for sticking a bass/guitar/mic/drums through. Not really for gigging, just to piss around with at home, do a little mixing/overdubs etc at home. Budget between £50-£100 quid.

Any advice? I have seen this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alesis-Multimix-4-USB-Ho...
That's the kind of thing I'm looking at. Or a better one if you know of one in budget!

[Seeker UK]

Anything by Tapco which IME is some of the best quality gear you can get for buttons.

[crofty1984]

What's the best way to get that plugged into a laptop?

[Seeker UK]

crofty1984 said:

What's the best way to get that plugged into a laptop?

A USB audio interface and run ASIO4ALL drivers.

[Bullett]

You will need a USB interface, most of which have a couple of channels for a mic and or guitar.
You'll need one with enough channels if you want to record both vocals and instrument live and as discreet channels. Mixing is done in the PC.
You said drums. Do you mean a live kit or electronic or midi? Recording live drums needs more channels.