Two WaveOut devices at the same time? possible???

[visa]

i was wondering if it was possible to tell CoolEdit to send the signal to TWO soundcards at the same time.

i recently bought an Omni Studio and i'm tired of switching between my regular soundcard and my delta44.

my speakers are connected to my regular soundcard and it will be like that for some time untill i have the money for active monitors. and when i'm mixing i use my speakers for monitoring because headphone mixing is crap (gives a worng impression of the mix).

but when i'm recording vocals and guitar i use my headphones for monitoring via the Omni breakout box which is tied to the delta44. you probably already know but who knows. =P

is there a way to feed both soundcards at the same time?

 

[Sarah_Greenwich]

Copy the waveblock to another track and select the other output for that track.

 

[visa]

well, thanks for the idea but it's easier to switch between device 1 and 2 each time.

 

[Chrisjob]

(gives a worng impression of the mix).

So do consumer soundcards and hi-fi or computer speakers


Try sending the outs of the delta into your 'other' card and monitoring that way


-Chris

 

[visa]

Re: Re: Two WaveOut devices at the same time? possible???

So do consumer soundcards and hi-fi or computer speakers


Try sending the outs of the delta into your 'other' card and monitoring that way


-Chris

i know what you mean when you say that regular computer speakers give a wrong impression of the mix.

but they give me a much better idea of what my mix sounds like on a two speaker environment. the headphones bypass the whole idea of the sound coming from infront of you from two speakers over a certain distance of a few feet.

i will definitely get a better speaker system for monitoring as soon as i have the money.

another thing i'd like to point out is that when i'm monitoring with my regular computer speakers i'm listening on a similar system as all the other people do who will ever listen to my musique.

at the end i bought an adapter and connected the speakers to the monitor out of the omni i/o. this is okay because the speakers have they own preamp istalled in the subwoofer.

 

[Chrisjob]

Re: Re: Re: Two WaveOut devices at the same time? possible???

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another thing i'd like to point out is that when i'm monitoring with my regular computer speakers i'm listening on a similar system as all the other people do who will ever listen to my musique.
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But unless they're listening to your exact speakers coming from the exact same soundcard in an identical room, its not going to benefit your mix.

I think mixing with a good pair of headphones is better than a crappy pair of speakers, at least concerning eq and panning. Then I'd using the computer speakers for overall levels, l/r balances, and effects.


Good Luck
Chris

 

[visa]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Two WaveOut devices at the same time? possible???

But unless they're listening to your exact speakers coming from the exact same soundcard in an identical room, its not going to benefit your mix.

I think mixing with a good pair of headphones is better than a crappy pair of speakers, at least concerning eq and panning. Then I'd using the computer speakers for overall levels, l/r balances, and effects.


Good Luck
Chris

sorry man, but i can't second that. headphone mixing is just WRONG in my opinion. especially when it comes to panning headphones tend to give you a completely different feel than speakers.

the main thing that keeps me from mixing with headphones is the volume of the different sound sources in the mix.

listen to ANY professionally made track over headphones and you will notice that you can hear things that you can't hear on a pair of speakers. may it be a monitor speaker system or not.
each seperate soundsource (intruments and vocals and whatnot) have more definition on a pair of headphones.

i'll say it again.....the idea of the sound going through the air over a few feet is totally bypassed by using headphones. the whole mix sounds much tighter and every soundsource can be heard easier on a pair of headphones which is good when you are trying to find dirt in your tracks that has to be removed and stuff but for the ultimate mixing situation i would NEVER use headphones. not even the best pair in the world.


at the end it may be a matter of taste tho. if you don't mind all the things that annoy me about headphone mixing then go ahead. and if you WANT exactly what i just exlained is annoying me then that's fine.

i personally think that a pair of headphones shows the mix like through a pair of binoculars. (or how ever their called in english.)