You're right. I changed it for a Scarlett 4i4 this morning. It gives me auch more versatile set up.
The single channel issue wasn't due to the cheapness of the Scarlett Solo however. It was due to a problem with the settings in Reaper. It's all fixed now.
thanks for your quick reply. I don't think it's a cabling issue as when I playback from other sources on my laptop, e.g. YouTube, the sound comes from both sides.
Edit: Fixed it.
I found this on the cockos forum, which fixed it:
Is it showing 'Output 1/Output 2' or 'Output 1/Channel 2'...
Hello I'm based in Switzerland. I cleared out my basement during the lockdown and began to convert it into a games room with some old xboxes and dance mats, and a babyfoot
Then I realised that a cheap mixing desk with FX, chromecast and a couple of mics made a reasonable karaoke.
Then I...
Update:
So I bought the interface, a Focusrite Solo. It's a bit more than I wanted to pay but it stacks nicely under my mixer and doesn't take too much space.
You were all right, there are some advantages...
- Lower latency, because it works with Asio
- Recording directly to the interface...
Thanks very much for your reply. Sorry to followup question, but why would you say an interface is the better option?
I'll probably spend about 100usd on an interface, but I can replace by Xenyx with one with USB out and 2 extra preamp channels for usd120 ish. Did I specify that I'm doing...
Hello all
I'm using the following:
Behringer Xenyx 1202 mixing desk, connected to Reaper on a PC via a crappy icy box 3.5mm jack to USB adapter, as my laptop has no separate line in and headphone jacks (and my mixer no USB out).
I'm recording a Fender Strat electric guitar via a Mooer GE100...