hi all, I’m hoping to use 4 separate mics for 4 separate voices to record some VO for a play I’m working on. I have 4 AT2020 XLR mics, a Scarlett 18i8, and I’m running Audacity through my Mac which is Monterey Version 12.4. The director wants everyone in the same room, so they can deliver the lines to each other, and I’ve got all the necessary equipment for that, but I don’t have time to test it out before our session. And, this is borrowed equipment, so I need to double check.
Since the interface has 4 separate channels for the 4 mics, will I be able to record each person as their own track in Audacity? Is there anything extra I need to do to make this possible? Please help!
There are problems with Audacity recording more than 2 tracks at the same time. Fortunately you have a Mac, and with enough prodding they can do it. I’ll leave that advice for the Mac people here to answer.
Regarding the recording… If everyone is in the same room, make sure each one has a unidirectional microphone aimed towards them, and away from everyone else. Omnidirectional microphones will pick up as much as 50% of the other people in the room.
The Mac is supposed to be better than Windows but I don’t see a lot of discussion about it here on the forum. And, Audacity is missing some other features making multi-track mixing a bit more difficult. So you might consider upgrading to a full DAW