Hi Guys,
Thank you for taking a peek at my thread!
Basically, I have a semi-established solo podcast series running, and recording it is pretty straight forward. My current setup consists of a decent XLR mic running into a Fast Track Pro and it all comes together with Adobe Audition.
The problem I'm having is that I've acquired a virtual co-host and we've decided that Skype would be the best solution for the Podcast. However, recording skype audio is crappy via computer software (Pamela mainly) and it's extremely difficult to edit/mix/master in the long run because I literally have to rerecord myself. I'm thinking its my Fast Track Pro that is causing the audio issues.
So, I've done some research and basically came up with this diagram based on other podcasters that utilize virtual guests and hosts. And, this is where I need some advice:
My Diagram:
So as you can see from the above picture, the xlr mic is going into the mixer/interface, which is sending my audio to my laptop via mic-in (1/4) jack... All audio from the laptop is sent out the speaker/headphone (1/4) jack back to the mixer, which is sending ALL the audio via USB to the computer. (This is probably 100% wrong, but this is what I gathered from an evenings worth of research.)
That said, I wouldn't mind moving to a USB Mixer and use my Fast Track Pro just for the MIDI I/O, but I won't if advised otherwise.
I guess my questions are:
Is the above diagram viable?
If yes,
What is the best budget mixer roughly <= $300?
(I was thinking maybe a Allen & Heath ZED10FX? This level of mixer is likely overkill though, but I wouldn't mind playing with it as music/recording is a personal passion. )
If no,
What is a better solutions or I take it that I can probably upgrade the interface and eliminate the laptop from the equation altogether? In either case, please educate/recommend an interface (or steps) capable of the best end results.
Thanks again!
Thank you for taking a peek at my thread!
Basically, I have a semi-established solo podcast series running, and recording it is pretty straight forward. My current setup consists of a decent XLR mic running into a Fast Track Pro and it all comes together with Adobe Audition.
The problem I'm having is that I've acquired a virtual co-host and we've decided that Skype would be the best solution for the Podcast. However, recording skype audio is crappy via computer software (Pamela mainly) and it's extremely difficult to edit/mix/master in the long run because I literally have to rerecord myself. I'm thinking its my Fast Track Pro that is causing the audio issues.
So, I've done some research and basically came up with this diagram based on other podcasters that utilize virtual guests and hosts. And, this is where I need some advice:
My Diagram:
So as you can see from the above picture, the xlr mic is going into the mixer/interface, which is sending my audio to my laptop via mic-in (1/4) jack... All audio from the laptop is sent out the speaker/headphone (1/4) jack back to the mixer, which is sending ALL the audio via USB to the computer. (This is probably 100% wrong, but this is what I gathered from an evenings worth of research.)
That said, I wouldn't mind moving to a USB Mixer and use my Fast Track Pro just for the MIDI I/O, but I won't if advised otherwise.
I guess my questions are:
Is the above diagram viable?
If yes,
What is the best budget mixer roughly <= $300?
(I was thinking maybe a Allen & Heath ZED10FX? This level of mixer is likely overkill though, but I wouldn't mind playing with it as music/recording is a personal passion. )
If no,
What is a better solutions or I take it that I can probably upgrade the interface and eliminate the laptop from the equation altogether? In either case, please educate/recommend an interface (or steps) capable of the best end results.
Thanks again!
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