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Hey Guys, Quick question in regards to my AKG Perception 200 shock mount thumb screw and bolt. The thumb screw is no longer holding the microphone up and I was wondering if anyone had success with universal type knob screw from a hardware store? I'd rather not have to spend another $40ish on...

Its technically free thereafter 30 days as well, but it stays in trial-mode until you purchase a license.

For just starting out with recording podcasts, I would go with a free solution. Basically either Audacity, Reaper, or both. Once you are proficient with those, you'll know if you need something more polished. As for levels, you'll want to adjust your levels at the Tascam level first, and if you...

(I apologize for double-posting, I'm unable to edit my original and I left the question half answered.) but yes, your assessment is correct, usb 1.0 and 2.0 mixers under $400 are only going to get you 1-2 tracks in/out with the exception of the multimix by Alesis. Another solution to...

The mixer you speak of is around $150? I'd say spend a little more and here's why.. Speaking purely from research, and some actual testing of a few boxes - I would probably go with a Allen & Heath ZED-series mixer. The entry level ZED10 is roughly $250 USD, which is pricey, but it provides...

I've only had the luxury of testing this out with random audio (Youtube, Mp3s, and some wave files) coming from the laptop, but I'm confident that Skype will be perfect from this point on. Thursday evening, when I attempted the first series of tests, I did try Skype and it was distorted (because...

SUCCESS!!! :D It was actually the stereo 1/8 to stereo 1/4 cable causing the problem!! After changing some of the settings around, I said 'what the hell, lets see what happens if I record the input as stereo.' Sure enough, only the left channel played which caused the light-bulb effect above...

Hm, I don't think its peaking when the DAW is recording, but let me try in the morning and I'll report back. :)

Okay, so I made it to radio shack and picked up a stereo 1/8th male (connected from laptop) to stereo 1/4th male (to fast track pro) and I was able to get the audio into my DAW from the laptop on XLR (combo) input 2. However, I'm having a quality issue and I couldn't figure out how to fix it...

Yup, you guys did it! I'll report back tomorrow morning with the results. :)

Awesome, I do have the adapter, but I think I'm all out of cables... Gonna have to make a radio shack run after work. :guitar: And again, guys - thank you for the help and advice, cant wait to try this as soon as I get home! :D

Makes total sense now!!! And it makes even more sense now that I know there are 2 types of XLR inputs you can encounter!! :) I guess my last and final question is, what type of cable works best for this??? I'm guessing 1/8 (3.5mm) to 1/4th standard correct?

Okay, I think I got it!! and, I think you're right about not hearing your own voice in Skype - not sure what I was thinking (not cearly that's for sure!!) But it comes with being a noob at this stuff. :D Okay so, what you're telling me is that each XLR input (below) can take a 1/4 input as...

Got it! So on the upper right-hand portion of the image, I should use the 1/4 TRS input #2 for the laptop stereo output? Side question, do I have to use a TRS cable for this? or can I use a standard 1/4 unbalanced cable from the laptops 1/8 cable to the 1/4? I think this is where I'm having a...

Let me tell you, you guys are life savers, almost dropped $300 on equipment I don't need. Here is the image and arrows based on my understanding of what you guys are proposing. Hopefully, I'm on the right track (pun intended lol!) And, what do I do about getting my voice signal via XLR...

Ahh, thank you both for the info - it does make sense, but I have some questions!! :D Let me find a fast track pro image and do some arrows and text so I can see if I understand this better.

160 views and not a single reply? I can understand that a lot of newer members post about podcasting, but I've searched and none of the results return any leads to my particular scenario. I was hoping to at least be bashed for over complicating something (potentially) simple - which would give...

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...