My experience has been with pro-mixers and mics. Presently editing in Audacity in a macbookPRO.
Looking for good quality voice recording capability. Anybody have experience with Behringer C-1
condenser, 802 mixer, and firewire interface? Does it work with Audacity ok? Can't be tested
without hardware present...and the available hardware packages are too low end to see a demo.
Would appreciate feedback from anyone with firsthand experience with this gear & how it plays
with Audacity.
USB/Firewire Mics?
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Re: USB/Firewire Mics?
Do you need the FireWire interface?" This mixer will plug right into the Line-In of your MacBook Pro. You can listen to the performance (late) by jacking into the Mac Headphone socket and select Software Playthrough in Audacity Preferences.
You can't perform like that, but monitoring is OK.
If you do that, Audacity will record very nicely without all the digital matching headaches that external sound cards have.
I didn't see the magic words "48 volt phantom power" on the description of the mixer. Phantom Power is required to get the microphone to work.
I use a Peavey PV6 instead. That does supply 48 volts to run condenser microphones.
Koz
You can't perform like that, but monitoring is OK.
If you do that, Audacity will record very nicely without all the digital matching headaches that external sound cards have.
I didn't see the magic words "48 volt phantom power" on the description of the mixer. Phantom Power is required to get the microphone to work.
I use a Peavey PV6 instead. That does supply 48 volts to run condenser microphones.
Koz
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Re: USB/Firewire Mics?
See the recessed button to the left of the master fader?
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Koz
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Koz
Re: USB/Firewire Mics?
Koz,
Yes, the 802 has phantom power. And yes, analog into the macbookpro is the way to go.
I upgraded to a Behringer X1222 USB board. Critical test between USB and analog audio
out reveals no difference to my only moderately geriatric ears (too many concerts in my youth).
I DO notice a distinct HF rolloff on the USB output, though, when it's ported into my Sony Vaiao laptop.
May be USB 1 vs 2, dunno. Not critical, as I don't record there, generally. just B roll, at most.
And usually, it's running VOIP or Skype to link clients in, to direct the read. So I can feed the monitor
bus over to the Sony, and off we go.
The 1222 board has individual compression in the mic chnls, along with 3 band EQ, and 7 band EQ on the
output. What it LACKS is adequate output audio/control room monitoring flexibility, but I'm working around
that for now.
Jim
Morsegroup
Yes, the 802 has phantom power. And yes, analog into the macbookpro is the way to go.
I upgraded to a Behringer X1222 USB board. Critical test between USB and analog audio
out reveals no difference to my only moderately geriatric ears (too many concerts in my youth).
I DO notice a distinct HF rolloff on the USB output, though, when it's ported into my Sony Vaiao laptop.
May be USB 1 vs 2, dunno. Not critical, as I don't record there, generally. just B roll, at most.
And usually, it's running VOIP or Skype to link clients in, to direct the read. So I can feed the monitor
bus over to the Sony, and off we go.
The 1222 board has individual compression in the mic chnls, along with 3 band EQ, and 7 band EQ on the
output. What it LACKS is adequate output audio/control room monitoring flexibility, but I'm working around
that for now.
Jim
Morsegroup