Help On Recording using Blue Yeti Mike

[balaji13us]

Hi
I have purchased a blue Yeti Mic and trying to record a song using audacity.
I am not sure how to record both the Mic sound and a song sound.
i am able to record only the mic sound.
please let me know how i can enable both..

thanks
balaji

[steve]

I am not sure how to record both the Mic sound and a song sound.

What is the "song sound"?
Do you have a backing track that you want to use? If so, what format is it?

[balaji13us]

Hi
Yes i have a backing track in mp3 format
i want to play that and sing along with it and record both audio
- balaji

[steve]

Hi
Yes i have a backing track in mp3 format
i want to play that and sing along with it and record both audio
- balaji

There's a better way.

1) Import the MP3 (File menu)
2) Check that "Overdub" is enabled (selected) and "Software Playthrough" is disabled (NOT selected) (both in the Transport menu)
3) When you start recording you should be able to hear the backing track in your headphones (You MUST use headphones rather than speakers so as to avoid the microphone picking up the sound a second time).

This will record the vocal on a second track and the two tracks will be mixed together when you Export a WAV file at the end.