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The best thing is to get a very directional mic that sits close to your mouth on a headset and turn down the sensitivity/gain until only your voice registers. When shopping look for the term 'cardioid'
If you have a directional mic (you might already) then make sure the positioning is good. You might want to invest in a boom if it's on your desk.
VoiceMeeter can help if you don't want to upgrade hardware. Setting it up can be a little confusing but there's a bunch of youtube vids on how to do it. Once you get it working you'll want to mess with the Audibility setting to try to filter the keystrokes without messing with your voice. I've tried it out with a decent condenser mic but was never really able to get rid of the keystrokes and ended up just swapping to a modmic set to unidirectional mode.
Well, Craig isn't what you are asking for but is the obvious first suggestion.
On Windows look at VoiceMeeter or VoiceMeeter Banana.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
and on Mac Audio Hijack is an option.
https://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
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VoiceMeter is what you are looking for. https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
You can set different input and output channels and can toggel them. If you need more than 2 channels use the Banana version.
Works good for me.
As I posted a few hours ago...
The only editing software that I know that will record multiple USB sources at the same time are Spreaker Studio or Hindenburg Journalist Pro.
https://www.spreaker.com/download
Depending on your OS, you can also use VoiceMeeter as a workaround.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
or Jack or Aggregate Audio Devices.
Multiple USB devices is a path of woe and anger and suffering. That and having one condenser mic will likely make crosstalk a significant issue. Decent real XLR mics are inexpensive.
A full, expendable and very solid starter rig for three people runs $200.
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Similar solution to u/clocksinbox, but I recommend using Voicemeeter or Voicemeeter Banana to make XIV play nicer with your audio devices. It's a virtual audio mixer that's very flexible and has a variety of other uses as well (echoing audio output from specific programs, for example).
You can find it here, including Banana and Potato (you probably won't need all the channels in Potato though).
Setup guide: https://imgur.com/a/ojKeb
Something like Voicemeeter or Loopback/Blackhole.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
https://www.rogueamoeba.com/loopback/
https://github.com/ExistentialAudio/BlackHole
A hardware recorder never crashes, though. Not hard if you have a mixer or interface. Or something like a Zoom P4.
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$200 will get you into a very good basic interface and standard dynamic mic that will make just about every issue you are having disappear.
But nobody listens to Zathras.
Look at VoiceMeeter and record into a single computer.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
It will help some assuming you can get two Yetis to work on a single computer without returning one to Blue to have the USB GUID changed per point three on their FAQ.
https://www.bluedesigns.com/faq/
This is a road of pain and fear and suffering leading to anger and hate but it seems necessary to bring balance to some podcasts.
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You will be looking for a long time. The short answer is you need a hardware or software stereo mixer. Or maybe wire the analog to your sound card or get something like a Behringer UCA202.
You need four inputs like the Behringer UMC404HD instead of the 2i2 or a basic stereo mixer to do this easily.
Edit: I suspect your first stop will be VoiceMeeter followed by a bottle of acetaminophen.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
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Reaper, like many DAWs, can only work with one audio interface at a time. If you are on Windows, try VoiceMeeter which lets you combine multiple hardware interfaces into a virtual mixer.
EDIT: VoiceMeeter is donation ware, so free if you want it to be.
Most programs/games/etc will have the option to select which devices for Input/Output instead of the default (which you can change in Windows' audio management).
I can also recommend VoiceMeeter from VB-Audio (link https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm) for more advanced use of your devices
I use the program Voicemeeter. It allows me to bypass the normal inability to use 2 USB mics with Audacity (And presumably any other audio program you'd like to use)
The same company which makes the tool you're using also has a more advanced tool that would do exactly what you want. Actually, they have two, one relatively simple, one more complex (even supports sending audio between computers over a network). Both are just as free the virtual cables. https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
You need a mixer of some sort to mix in (get it?) other audio, either a physical mixer or a virtual one.
On Windows, look at VoiceMeeter.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
There are a few other solutions. It also depends on your existing hardware.
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I don't know if you need the Blue Sherpa software. It may help.
https://www.bluedesigns.com/products/sherpa/
Also look at Voicemeter.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
And as always, multiple USB mics are a path of pain and anger and suffering.
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Look at Craig.
You need a mixer of some sort For a virtual mixer on Windows look at Voicemeeter.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
There are other, likely better ways with hardware but these won't work with the Snowball.
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I really don't have any good points for comparison as the only other things I've plugged my K701s into are a Denon AVR5700 and my old SB0460 with LiveDrive.
I can't hear interference from the CPU and other components anymore, and provided I'm listening to something with high production value, I can't really find complaint. Granted, I'm not feeding something as demanding as planar cans...
Because of the relatively unique setup, I've been using VoiceMeeter as my primary sound device to manage all the audio I/O...
Eu mestro via Discord, usando o Voicemeeter e Virtual Audio Cables para fazer com que o som que toco no iTunes seja ouvido pelos participantes (porém sem eles ouvirem o retorno deles mesmos). É meio chato para configurar (recomendo deixar tudo anotado e olhar alguns tutoriais), mas funciona muito bem.
Yes. You can use VoiceMeeter, route your audio through it, and then select it as the audio device in Ableton. Make an audio track, select 'ext. in' as the input source, select '1/2' so it's stereo and hit record.
I've only used this with OBS and for streaming but it should function the same with Shadowplay since you can select what is the main audio output for the recording.
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A combination of Virtual Audio Cable and Voicemeeter from VB-Audio. They have a pretty good video tutorial on how to set this up. I used it to exclude my Discord and Mic input from stream unless I used 'pushed-to-talk' to allow my mic to pass through to stream.
I was wrong, It's called voicemeeter. https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm + https://www.vb-audio.com/Cable/index.htm needed for this to work.
Route your audio to voicemeeter and then route voicemeeter back to windows.
If you have Windows 10 you can use this one: Speak+ on the Microsoft Store. I like it because you can just press enter to say the message and you can also save messages. Then use Voicemeeter to route the audio to your microphone.
There are no interfaces or mixers for USB mics.
Multiple USB mics are a road of woe and anger and suffering. I do NOT suggest this.
If you won't listen, look at point three on the Blue FAQ.
https://www.bluedesigns.com/faq/
If you are on Windows, look at VoiceMeeter, Hindenburg Journalist Pro or Spreaker Studio. These are basically your only options.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
You should strongly consider a different solution.
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Multiple USB mics are a road of pain and suffering and anger.
Having said that, it can be done but it depends on the OS you are using and a few other bits.
Also, if you are using two Blue mics, per point three in the Blue FAQ you may have to mail one back to the factory to have the USB GUID modified.
https://www.bluedesigns.com/faq/
But if you are using Windows, look at VoiceMeeter or VoiceMeeter Banana.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
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I have several options in a post that AutoMod ate because I mentioned Spreaker Studio and AUtomod hates Spreaker plus a few other options. It's not a great idea and Aggregate Devices are unstable.
For Linux, Jack comes to mind and Windows would look to Voicemeeter, though this doesn't apply to OP.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
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Go to the Windows "Sound" settings, select the "Recording" tab and Properties on your recoring device.
There you go to the "Listen" tab and check "Listen to this device". You can also select the output device if you don't want it to be the default one.
To split the output before outputting to your hardware (e.g. for OBS recording) you can look over here:
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
or
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/banana.htm
I haven't tested it but should be doable.
How are your speakers/headset setup? If you have a USB headset you use for in game audio as well as a microphone then you can connect the tablet using a TRRS to TRS splitter to the onboard 3.5mm connectors and use something like VoiceMeeter to split/combine the audio (I have a similar setup on my PC with a lot of backend mixing that "just works" that I don't quite understand why it works at all.)
Without downloading extra software, no. Windows does not support that natively (for some weird reason).
You can download VB-Audio VoiceMeeter for free and set it up that way. After installing it, you'll likely need to reboot your computer. Then just start it up and then select the two outputs you want the sound to go to (the box in the last quarter of the interface) by clicking the A1 and A2 buttons at the top and then assigning the outputs. Change your audio output device in Windows to be the VoiceMeeter Input and you're good to go!
On Windows the easiest answer is VoiceMeeter.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
It's still a bad idea.
Hindenburg Journalist Pro and Spreaker Studio can also record multiple USB devices.
https://www.spreaker.com/download
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The only editing software that I know that will record multiple USB sources at the same time are Spreaker Studio or Hindenburg Journalist Pro.
https://www.spreaker.com/download
You can also use VoiceMeeter as a workaround.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
Multiple USB devices is a path of woe and anger and suffering. That and having one condenser mic will likely make crosstalk a significant issue. Decent real XLR mics are inexpensive.
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Look up a free program called "VoiceMeeter". (Or you can used the advanced version called "Banana".)
It works as a mid-way point for two usb inputs (i.e. headset mics) to be mixed into a single channel which can then be recorded by Audacity or whatever you're using. Fair warning - it records it as a single track, so you can't go back in post and edit one person's voice independently from the other, so make sure to do a trial run just to test and balance individual levels.
Other than that, yeah, Blue Yeti is a solid investment that has multiple recording arrangements built in. You can toggle whether you want to record all around (which is easiest to do for recording multiple people, but can pick up a lot of room noise), or just in front of the mic, or focusing on the front and back at the same time while eliminating the sounds to the sides. Usually runs $100 - $150, depending on what style and bundle you choose.
Welcome to an intentional design feature in Windows that's been around since forever. Specifically that Windows can only have one playback device by default.
The solution in your case is to run Voicemeeter on your gaming PC so audio gets sent to both your regular soundcard and HDMI video at the same time. You install Voicemeeter, set Voicemeeter as the default sound input/output, then select your audio routing inside Voicemeeter. Don't forget to set Voicemeeter to automatically start every boot.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
Plus is really is a case where you'll need to RTFM:
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/Voicemeeter_UserManual.pdf
Your absolute best bet is an external audio interface with XLR mic inputs if you want more than a single in mic input to a pc. You CAN use something called 'Voicemeeter' to try to use three USB microphones...but you're opening a headache inducing can of worms unless the PC has killer specs.
This interface is about $100US https://www.amazon.com/Behringer-1202FX-BEHRINGER-XENYX/dp/B000J5Y214
Couple that with 3 super cheap mics: https://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Professional-Broadcasting-Recording-Microphone/dp/B00XJF56O8
You'll need XLR cables as well but they're cheap too.
Best of luck.
You can use Voicemeeter. The free version will work. You set one input to your actual microphone and the other input to one of the virtual outputs it adds. Then set the output of whatever application will be playing to one of the virtual output devices. Lastly, make make your default input device one of the virtual input devices.
Some Windows audio card drivers have a live feature, I don't recall what it's called but it allows direct audio recording. If it comes to me I'll post it but someone else may remember.
The easy answer is getting a 3.5 mm to dual 1/4" TS Y cable and plug your sound card into the interface and record away as you see fit.
Voicemeeter and OBS also come to mind.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
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VoiceMeeter on Windows or Loopback on OS X.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
https://www.rogueamoeba.com/loopback/
Or Jack maybe.
I'd do it in hardware myself. Everyone complains about the software solutions plus it's stressful on the CPU.
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A smart interface like a Scarlett 18i8 or a mixer with AUX Send jacks (usually labeled FX or Mon Send) is necessary for these types of situations. The UMC is very popular this year for being a $100 dumb multichannel interface but it just isn't flexible. You can fake it with two mics and Skype but the third mic requires Mix-Minus of some sort.
As I said, you can use software like Voice Meeter on PC or Loopback on Mac but I personally don't suggest this.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
https://www.rogueamoeba.com/loopback/
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I think what you're referring to is stereo mix. I use it, but I have some weird setup (I have speakers and headphones, and I actually run speaker output into my headphones, so when I use stereo mix, I don't hear my own voice through it). Quick Google search: https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/39532/how-to-enable-stereo-mix-in-windows-7-to-record-audio/
I'd try Voicemeeter as well, which works the same way, is free, and a bit easier to figure out. https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
Hope that helps! Source: I sometimes do karaoke nights and stuff, and I play piano so I run my piano keyboard through stereo mix so everyone can hear it.
I do this currently with some software called VoiceMeeter - https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm. There are tutorials on the site, but the gist is that you need VOIP and Game/Windows sound to be on separate channels, with this software mixer to unify it all together to a single hardware output.
I set my default Windows sound the VoiceMeeter input, then have a separate virtual audio cable that Discord is output to. Another benefit here is that you can intelligently control your Mic input, setting thresholds for open mic and noisegating, but also bumping up your bass and reverb if you like to make your voice sound a little better.
I'd suggest spending a few minutes checking that out as it should do exactly what you're looking for.
There's yoru problem.
Multiple USB mics are a path of woe and anger and suffering.
If VoiceMeetre can't help you then you really need a mixer and XLR mics.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
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When it comes to audio programs for Discord I have to recommend Voice Meeter by VB audio. They have a free version, and what this does is it allows you to play your computers sound as well as other inputs through your microphone with its digital mixer. It takes a bit of finagling to set up and make sure that all your audio levels are good for both you and your players. But this has definitely given me the most control over my music and allows you to use programs like Table Top Audio, Syrinscape, and other soundboards. Just remember not to play any other sound effects, videos or soundscapes that your players aren’t supposed to hear without muting your computer’s input first while using this program. If you don’t have a sound card in your computer the program also has a virtual audio cable you can install. You can find tutorials on their website. https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
Multiple USB mics are a path of pain and anger and suffering.
On Windows, you can try and use VoiceMeeter to connect multipleUSB devices but I don't suggest it.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
There are other solutions for Mac.
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Multiple USB devices is a road of pain and anger and suffering.
On Windows look at Voicemeeter
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
On Mac, Audio Midi Setup and Aggregate Devices or Loopbak or Blackhole.
https://www.rogueamoeba.com/loopback/
https://github.com/ExistentialAudio/BlackHole
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No, you cannot do that. USB is totally different than regular headphones.
There is some "free" (donationware) software that can help with that, it's a bit complex though but once you set it up and for example save 1 profile that is for USB and another for the headphones you can then use macro buttons (it comes with a macro button app) to load the different profiles easily.
Best Lossy Method is Nvidia GE - supports split audio stream
-- also can be further tweaked using a virtual audio cable like VB-Audio Cable to allow you to record game audio and mic dual track whilst talking on discord/voicechat but not have the discord be recorded. Voicemeeter can help to with directing inputs and outputs correctly
Best Lossless method will vary, and you might need overly good drive hardware to hold the files being so big as well as the speed of the drives - my old method was using Dxtory and Lagarith Lossless Codec which is a free codec - the codec also works with Bandicam and I think Action too
https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=P0A31
This one, right?
Hit the monitor switch and it'll go to the headphones. If it needs a driver, RCA/RCA monitoring may be a thing. Otherwise, you'll need a monitoring program.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
This'll let you route audio inside, it'll have a small amount of overhead.
Assuming you are on Windows, look at Voicemeeter.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
It sits between the mic and the audio program. The question is, can you get a noise gate at that point. I'd do it differently on Mac.
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Just a guess, but it sounds like your sound card is having trouble switching exclusive mode to the foreground application and back. You could try adjusting the exclusive mode settings for your output device.
Start Button->Control Panel (just type it)->Hardware and Sound->Sound
Find your output device in the list, select it, click properties
Go to the advanced tab and take a look at the "Exclusive Mode" settings. Unchecking the "allow applications to take exclusive control of this device" may help.
Alternatively, you could just pipe all your sound through a single app and let that handle it. I need to split my audio in order to record to a different PC while listening, I use an app for that called Voicemeeter. You could tell windows to output to Voicemeeter and then have Voicemeeter output to your actual sound device. That way Voicemeeter is always the app with exclusive control of the sound card.
Good luck
I would try using OBS and set it up as a Virtual Cam + virtual mic. But it might be complicated grabbing the video sources...
It's a type of program -
MIDIEditor is a MIDI composer/sequencer
VB Audio is a Virtual Audio Cable
Voicemeeter is for "fusing" your mic and the virtual audio cable together in one input
I'm currently working on a solution for a similar purpose. I dream of doing it all in OBS, but I don't see a way of doing that right now. My current workaround is...
Windows 10 App Volume and device preferences allows me to route the sound of the apps I want to be part of the meeting.
VoiceMeeter to mix down my mic and other input sources.
Virtual Audio Cable - select this as "hardware out" in VoiceMeeter, then as the source in Zoom
To hear the sound on your end as well, go into sound control panel and check "listen" in the properties of VoiceMeeter Output (recording tab). The drawback here is that there's a solid delay that is distracting when speaking. Keep this delay in mind with working out sync with video in OBS.
Here's what my setup looks like
I hope this is useful. If anyone knows how to do this all in OBS that would be a godsend and I bet a lot of people would pay to have your advice.
If it is a Yeti, maybe. If it is a Snowball, no. And USB is a bad idea, regardless.
You are better off looking at VoiceMeeter
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
or moving to an XLR mic and small mixer or XLR recorder that can be made to work with effort.
The Zoom L-8 with XLR mic is big and expensive but otherwise is built to do exactly what you want.
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Ok I think I finaly found the solution I was looking for...
I've got three devices with USB audio interface capabilities and I was looking for a way to mix the audio inputs on the PC. I think this software (https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm) will get the job done (going to try it next lesson).
Thank you for your response.
I've got three devices with USB audio interface capabilities and I was looking for a way to mix the audio inputs on the PC. I think this software (https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm) will get the job done, maybe it will work for you too (it's free/Donationware).
I almost bought the 'Focusrite Scarlett 2i2' a couple of times, maybe I should finally get one...
The thing is, I've got three devices with USB audio interface capabilities and I was looking for a way to mix the audio inputs on the PC. I think this software (https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm) will get the job done (going to try it next lesson).
Thank you for your help!
I was just looking up the same thing - this might help if you're on Windows
Either the Virtual Audio cable and/or Voicemeeter - I used this software years a few ago, so I can't remember much about it, but it might do the trick.
Windows only allows for outputting audio to one device.
i.e. Either through HDMI or through your headset.
To remedy this you need software that can act as an input and split it into two outputs. Personally I use VoiceMeeter since it's free and fairly reliable.
- Install VoiceMeeter and reboot your computer
- Start VoiceMeeter. In Windows, set 'VoiceMeeter Input (VB-Audio VoiceMeeter VAIO)' as your default playback device. (Click on the sound icon and then use the selector above the volume slider)
- In VoiceMeeter, set Hardware Out A1 to your headset, and Hardware Out A2 to your HDMI output.
Can you turn up the mic volume in it's own properties panel? Or just turn up the system volume and turn down other things?
Failing that, something like Voicemeeter can probably do it.
Or look at software like VoiceMeeter on Windows or AudioHijack/Loopback on Mac.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
https://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
https://www.rogueamoeba.com/loopback/
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Try this: https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
You can route your cubase outputs to the virtual outputs of voicemeeter, then in Zoom or whatever set that as the input channel.
Virtual mixer is what you need to combine your voice input and music input into a single channel.
For example this free one: https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
I'm not sure if Windows 10 can natively do what you're trying to do but I have been using Voicemeeter for other audio related purposes and it can do what you're looking for.
That is a two-channel interface and you said mics so there isn't any way to wire in the computer sound. You don't have plugs. Some interfaces like the Lotu M2 can capture PC audio over USB.
You will have to run something like OBS and record that way. Maybe Voicemeeter.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
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Nothing built in to windows will allow you to accomplish this. You can install software that will allow you to do this tho,
~~https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm~~ skip this one and use the banana version, better control for the outputs.
Voicemeeter is a audio mixer you can install and use instead of the windows default mixer. It will allow you to play sound over multiple outputs.
Edit: The voicemeter banana version has more options, and will allow you to control the output volume directly in the software with a slider. https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/banana.htm also allows for three outputs.
can confirm you can have multiple audio outputs for both windows and xubuntu OS.
i haven't had problem playing different sources through different outputs for either.
check out https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm if you have issues in windows.
for xubuntu you can choose the output device per application, so it's a non issue.
You can use either a separate hardware sound device, or a virtual one, and have the game audio go into that, and its output goes into your surround sound output device. OBS then records the clean audio from the first device, while you hear the output in surround.
Easiest way would be vbcable https://www.vb-audio.com/Cable/ or voicemeeter https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
Look in to a program called voicemeeter. It will allow you to output to multiple devices at the same time. AFAIK Windows mixer and realtek dont allow this.
Edit: link.. https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
Edit2: if they both connect to the pc with the 3.5mm audio plug you can get a splitter to connect both at once.
One thing you can do is make a bus on an AUX channel with your mics and wire the AUX out into the line-in on channel 1 with a simple patch cable. I presume you are recording the mix channels separately. The Sound Craft Notepad line can as I understand it do an internal mix-minus and routing so it might be something you can do on your Signature. Not sure.
If you really want software routing, Voicemeeter on Windows
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
Loopback or SoundFlower on Mac
https://www.rogueamoeba.com/loopback/
https://github.com/mattingalls/Soundflower/releases
and Jack on Linux.
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First thing that comes to mind:
Get a piece of software like VoiceMeeter so you have more control over input/output sources.
Get a AUX cable with microphone connecting your laptop to your phone.
Configure Input/Output in VoiceMeeter to use the built-in mic of the laptop to record your voice, pipe it through the voice changer application, and then output through the AUX cable to your phone, the audio coming from the phone can be output to the laptop speakers then.
If both your laptop and phone have bluetooth then you may be able to use bluetooth rather than a physical AUX cable, but I've not messed with VoiceMeeter and Bluetooth audio sources at all.
If your not very techy and you want to play some music alongside your webcam - there are some no cost options. I'd suggest voicemeeter - it basically allows you to mix your normal mic with some music/audio on your laptop/computer.
I would avoid spending any money before you know what you want. You download the software here: https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
I' d can either help you get it set up or show you how it works on my computer.
Software routing is complicated and can fail at exciting times. I don't expect the OP is aware of the differences between Mint and Arch and why one might choose one over the other. In the same vein, I don't suggest VoiceMeeter or Loopback or Audio Hijack for most beginners.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
https://www.rogueamoeba.com/loopback/
https://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
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> Kagerou
I don't know if that fits better for leveling Kagerou or Yura in KC
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> Separate game from music player sounds
You have to use a Virtual audio mixer (e.g. Voicemeeter (Free for Private use), CheVolume (Payware))
Don't think recording software is designed to be able to do that standalone sadly, so you have
For the dozen of you that are still on Windows 7/8 (have to use work PC stuck with this OS), get a free software called VB Audio Voicemeeter.
- Download the software here: https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
- Install (it'll prompt you to install an audio driver)
- Restart PC
- Right-click on the Sound icon in the taskbar, and select Playback Devices
- Right-click on the VoiceMeeter Input, and select "Set as Default Device"
- Open the VoiceMeeter program from Start Menu
- Found under the Minimize and the X buttons, you'll see buttons labelled A1 and A2, click on A1
- You'll then see a menu that lists your main audio device in separate options, either as "WDM: ...." or "MME: ...."
Select the WDM option. - Under the Hardware Out section of this window, you'll see 2 Mono buttons divided by sliders, click on the left Mono button
- Lastly, click on the Menu at the top, then click on "System Tray (Run at Startup)" (this ensures the program runs in the background)
- Close the program, and enjoy your somewhat shoddily stereo mixed Mono audio
Multiple USB mics are a road of pain and anger and suffering.
I strongly suggest looking at a small interface or mixer and XLR mics.
There is no such thing as a hardware mixer for USB mics.
If you insist on going down this path, Hindenburg Journalist Pro and Spreaker Studio support multiple USB mics to some extent.
On Windows, VoiceMeeter is a virtual mixer of sorts.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
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A better term for what you want is compression. You want to compress the dynamic range.
I'm not a Windows user, but Voicemeeter and Voicemeeter Banana seem to be liked by a lot of people, and they seem to support compression on a mic input, so it might be a good bet.
From the picture, it looks like you'd want to adjust the "AUDIBILITY" or "Comp" (Banana only) virtual knobs on the appropriate "HARDWARE INPUT" strips.
As WalnutTheDog suggested, ASIO4All may help. Voicemeeter and Voicemeeter Banana ( https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm) will let you route audio from almost any input to almost any output. Voicemeeter is free, but there is a learning curve.
I had this problem too and YouTube guides for windows 10 just made the audio on my speakers blast out a screeching noise using the Windows Mix setting.
Get this program called VoiceMeeter: https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
Install it and then right click on the speaker icon on your toolbar and click “sounds”. Set the VoiceMeeter as default device.
And then on the top right of the VoiceMeeter program where it says “A1” “A2” hardware out, select your Rift S headphones for “A1” and then select your speakers for “A2”.
It’ll work perfectly without any audio delay. It’s what I use whenever friends are over and I want to use headphones however let them listen to the game as well.
When you finish your VR session I like to disable the VoiceMeeter driver in “Sounds” in case I forget to switch over to my normal headphones when I wanna watch risky stuff haha.
The VoiceMeeter program needs to be open whenever you want to listen to both audio outputs at the same time so keep the desktop shortcut or pin it to the toolbar.
Let me know if you need further help.
Edit: set the audio output for the Rift S in the Oculus app and SteamVR to use windows default device.
You can follow this guide on how to enable Stereo Mix within Windows. You could also use this free utility that installs a virtual audio device that manages all your physical ones. I’ve personally used it before and as long as you’re not mixing analog and digital audio devices there should be no lag in the output.
I have used the Arctis 7 since their first initial release date 2015, i think? and the audio quality has always been meh, even after fiddling hours upon hours with SSE. I only kept them because i badly needed wireless headphones. I have been using Voicemeeter to solve all of my problems. It's a bit complicated at first but it really makes the headphones not utter garbage
The H6 won't change anything. The echo implies you need to set up a mix minus. With USB mics that means it has to be a virtual mix minus in software. Look at BoiceMeeter or VoiceMeeter Banana on Windows.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
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As seen in the link, a lot of people use VoiceMeeter to do this. I found this piece of software slightly unreliable.
I'm not sure about your webbrowser question. I quickly googled [this(https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/audiopick/gfhcppdamigjkficnjnhmnljljhagaha) but I haven't tested it myself.
Using virtual audio cables if fairly advanced, I recommend following some tutorials to try and get the hang of it.
Ahh I see, no cable for the Bluetooth headset? =/ But yeah, the suggested Voicemeter seems to be a possible solution :) https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
There are no mixers that accept USB mics. There is a Yeti Pro that is USB or XLR.
You could use a virtual mixer like VoiceMeeter or VoiceMeeter Banana on Windows
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
and several other options on Mac.
If you use Discord, Craig is a way to record separate tracks.
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I've used Voicemeeter in the past. I'm unfortunately having issues with it now so I've stopped using it. You can tell it to record 2 audio inputs at the same time and it will output one tack.
Multiple USB mics are a road of pain and suffering and anger.
But since that won't stop you, look at VoiceMeeeter and VoiceMeeter Banana
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
Hindenburg Journalist Pro
and Spreaker Studio
https://www.spreaker.com/download
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This might be usefull.
I've used it a few times to watch audio around in the PC
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
"VOICEMEETER Virtual Audio Mixer.
Voicemeeter is Audio Mixer Application endowed with Virtual Audio Device used as Virtual I/O to mix and manage any audio sources from or to any audio devices or applications."
> How do I keep sound settings locked per PC user.
You can try installing something like Voicemeeter, it will create a virtual output/input device and you can both have your own separate profiles in the software, just keep in mind that audio will not work unless you have Voicemeeter open.
There's a couple solutions for this, look into VirtualAudioCable or Voicemeeter from VB-Audio. (Voicemeeter Banana has more ins/outs available, but otherwise works teh same as Voicemeeter.)
Those are both relatively simple solutions with a single virtual input/output. They take a little effort to get your inputs/outputs figured out, but once that's set up it's pretty painless. (Mic > FL > VAC input >> VAC Output > Discord)
On the other end of the ease-of-use spectrum there's Synchronous Audio Router. From the website: "The cause of, and solution to, all your audio problems". This program allows you to create virtual inputs/outputs at will (even allowing you to seperate audio by program), but is a lot trickier to set up. This runs in the Mixer of FL, allowing you to route things in a very customizable fashion. You'll probably have to use ASIO4ALL in order to access all of your connected audio devices. (This has to be initialized in reaper, then you can use it in FL. If you try and load it in FL before setting it up, it will crash the second you choose it as your ASIO driver.)
Did you ever get anything working?
If you just want all of your speakers playing, not true 5/7.1 you can use software like Voicemeter to expand 2 channel audio. Some audio devices have this option in their settings too.
There are a few ways. One is to put their mic up to the speakers like you suggested. Realize this is how electric guitars can be and often were recorded with a mic up to the amp speaker cabinet. This is usually not great for home.
One of the other ways involves a mixer. The mixer can be a hardware board with sliders and knobs or it can be a virtual mixer in software that fakes the sliders and knobs.
A hardware mixer has channels, your mic, that computer, a cell phone, whatever and you control what goes to the final mix that you hear, whether it sounds like it's in the left speaker or the right or both and how loud compared to other sources. The software virtual speakers do the same sort of thing. They fake a sound card and you play the audio into the fake sound card and mix the levels. Less hardware but more can go wrong. VoiceMeeter is a free virtual mixer for Windows.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
There are also screen capture software that records the computer audio and a mic, as well as the video. There is a program called OBS that the YouTubers use a lot to stream games on the computer. It's sort of a mixer as well. It's pretty versatile.
If you are playing a console like a PS4, there are hardware boxes that read the video cable output going to the TC and let you upload that. Elgato and Hauppauge have several variations of these.
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Multiple USB mics is a road of pain and suffering and anger.
If you are on Windows, you would use VoiceMeeter.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
It's different on Mac or Linux.
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I assume by Zoom, you mean Zoom.US?
You need a mixer or virtual mixer. If you are using USB mics, you will need a virtual mixer. On Windows, look at VoiceMeeter.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
Then tell Zoom to use the virtual device for audio and configure Voicemeeter.
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As I posted this twice this week...
The only editing software that I know that will record multiple USB sources at the same time are Spreaker Studio or Hindenburg Journalist Pro.
https://www.spreaker.com/download
Depending on your OS, you can also use VoiceMeeter as a workaround.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
or Jack or Aggregate Audio Devices.
Multiple USB devices is a path of woe and anger and suffering. That and having two condenser mics will likely make crosstalk a significant issue. Decent real XLR mics are inexpensive.
A full, expandable and very solid starter rig for three people runs $200.
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That makes it hard to route a soundboard, either hardware or software.
Look at VoiceMeeter and that would allow you to use a software soundboard. I don't have a soundboard suggestion on Windows. Someone else may chime in.
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
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On mac:
Select the mic in the program when you leave or else set the program to use the default input and click on the Sound control in the menu bar while holding Option and change the default device.
Or go into Applications / Utilities and in Audio Midi Setup create an Aggregate Device.
On Windows, try Voicemeeter?
https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
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So sorry about that, I completely missed that part of the post.
I have less experience with this tool, but you could try VoiceMeeter. Video of someone using it for that purpose.
A tool like Voice Meter will hopefully work. Here is a video guide from someone using the software.
The Line In port requires power to be sent through it for proper audio results. Not sure if your equipment does this as the microphone port usually provides the power. Just keep that in mind.
I was looking around for a EQ plugin for the Vive, but couldn't find one. You might be able to go into the sound properties in windows and do it that way, but if it's not possible, try this: https://www.vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter/index.htm
You could use voicemeeter, its a software-based audio mixer with inputs for mic/aux/etc. Tutorials on YouTube should explain everything needed for setup!
If you need any help, feel free to ask.
edit: Or simply just listen to the device through Windows if you dont want all the hassle. Configuration center -> Sound -> Recording -> Double click the mic -> Go to "Listening" -> "Listen to this device." I dont know if its possible to choose volume on that, however.
Using a program like Voicemeeter solves the crackling. It runs the audio through its own engine which adds about a 15ms delay but i havent heard any crackling with it.