Still looking for a solution. ================================== Seems to me the splitter should work but I have not personally tried it so cannot say for sure. Sorry, I thought it was worth a try.

The most convenient is a microphone that plugs directly into your Mac’s USB port. In most cases, these microphones don’t require any additional software to work. Using a USB microphone was once a compromise—there weren’t a lot of them around, and those that were available didn’t offer the kind of quality professionals demand. That has changed. Today you have your choice of a variety of high-quality USB microphones from such manufacturers as,,,,.

Multiple USB Microphones recording on separate tracks in Reaper If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. The mixer allows you to connect one or several XLR mics, power them with 48v that condenser mics need, monitor them, increase or decrease their in/out gain, manage multiple inputs and outputs, apply basic eq and effects, and if its USB or FW, turn sound into a signal that the computer can manage. That said, USB microphones do not show up as a single device, which Audition expects for sync purposes. You can use a program called ASIO4ALL on Windows to create a virtual audio device, which can be setup to use each USB microphone as a separate internal input source.

Then again the cam corder is only £900, so on the lower end of semi-pro. The bigger games we do a radio stream, and for me doing it solo for 90 mins is a hard gig without a co-comm! We can record both seperately yes and work them in, bit of a faff, hence was looking for a slightly easier set up.;-).

Each mic will end up taking a single channel. If you have a stereo mix then one mic will be on the left channel and one on the right. Garageband, Adobe Audition, Audacity, Sony Acid, Cubase are some of the programs that will let you set up multiple track recording. How to Set Up Multiple Mics for Use in Podcast – Mac Mac Settings – Set up multiple USB mics Keep in mind, this is Mac OS X Mountain Lion. Earlier versions settings will be slightly different.

However, if you don’t have something that supports multitrack recording, single-track is still possible and you can make it work. Requirements Ultimately how well you can do this depends on a few things. First, you need to have a sound card that’s capable of having multiple inputs simultaneously available for input. You should also have access to stereo mix in your recording properties. If you don’t, check out. Of course, you’ll need multiple audio devices to record from. This can be something you’re playing back on your computer (which will be played by your stereo mix), an external mic, or something else you’ve got.

On my macbook i have 2 usb ports and 1 firewire port. I'm yet to find a firewire mic. But how will garage band recognize 3 different usb mics @ one time? Maybe one of the veterans could give me a solution to this problem. 'For a couple of dollars/euros more, the MicFlex offers you a whole different world.'

Then create a second track and choose a different input from the fist one. Now two tracks (represents two microphones) are set and ready to go. Lowes kitchen design tool online. 4.To make sure recording of two mics can pause separately, you need a recording button for both of them. Just click “Track”→”Track Header”→”Show record enable button”. And then click on the enable to buttons. When they flash red light, you’re good to go, hit the record button!

These are okay in comments, when relevant. Please disclose affiliate links. Posted something that's missing? Hello, thanks for checking the post. I was recording a podcast with my friends using Adobe Audition 3.0. We would each have our own microphone (Blue Yeti) that would plug into my PC using 3 USB slots and we could arm each track for a different microphone so each persons vocals were on a separate track. I recently wiped my PC and Adobe Audition 3.0.

But then again I do love my gadgets. Maybe I should be happy with a DR-40 or even something smaller (The big brother DR-100 is now the same price as the M10, hmmmm).

You can connect up to 4 channels to record. Alesis IO Mix Out of all the options, Mac is the best to use multiple USB microphones. However, if you are planning to record more than two voices at one time, it might be better to get a mixer (usually around $100). The USB out in most mixers will allow you to record multiple separate tracks or record as one track. Record Podcasts with Multiple USB Microphones Like what you read?

If you’re trying to use two microphones, this works best if you have one that works via USB as well as a standard mic. As stated above, the better your soundcard, the better your drivers, and both of these will help things work along. And finally, have a set of headphones handy, so you can listen to the whole process and not worry about any feedback. Using Audacity Before we fire up Audacity, we have some quick prep work to take care of. Go down to your system tray and right-click your sound icon. Go to “Recording devices” to see what’s plugged in and available.

If you just get a nice clean voice recording, say via the very good mic preamps in the Mackie Onyx mixer, you can tweak it later with some plug-ins in your editing program. If you do get an external mic preamp to give you some more clean gain than you’re getting from your mixer or interface, make sure it’s not adding unwanted artifacts at the same time. There are lots of inexpensive mic preamps that bill themselves as adding “tube warmth” or other attractive-sounding attributes.

REAPER includes extensive ReaPlugs, including very flexible EQ and Compression plugins. The effects plug-ins provided with your editing software may be more than sufficient for most productions, but there are additional options as well.

4.To make sure recording of two mics can pause separately, you need a recording button for both of them. Just click “Track”→”Track Header”→”Show record enable button”.

I use a zoom r16, but have used ART dual pre and scarlett 2i2 before and they work fine. Once you've connected this to your pc, connect 2 mics into the input. Open audition and start a mulitrack.

The slight catch is that it’ll record both mics onto the same audio track (whether that’s in mono or joint-stereo) inside Audacity. You can see how this appears in the image on the right. The left and right tracks are exactly the same, containing the input from both USB mics. The ideal situation is that we can get one microphone on the left track, and the other on the right, but combining them in this way isn’t a massive problem. It just means that you’ll have a little less control over your audio in the post-production phase, since you can’t edit and process each voice separately. To be honest, though, in most cases we don’t need to do that.

You could even uses one of the left over channels in the mixer to blend in music or other audio. A mixer, old fashioned. But I always opt for using with works best and is most reliable. Do you by any chance have access to either USB mics, or a mixer and regular analog mics to try out? Carina Sophia wrote: At this time, I have a DM 1090x Newmark Mixer with 1 mic plug, and a corded mic. I had a USB mic around here at one point but seem to have lost it.

Is there some setting in the computer I need to change in order to get the computer to hear the audio?

There are more and more good-quality USB microphones available, but it still feels like a better idea to get a good-sounding microphone that you can use in different contexts. The simplicity of connecting a single cable between the mic and the computer is appealing, but there might be some occasions when you would like to use that mic with your portable recorder, or plugged into a mixer or an external preamp or processor, and a USB mic will not allow you to do that. So, it’s better to get a mic you like and add an interface, which leaves you more options. There are a few mics that offer both an analog output and a USB output.

So they ask if you can connect more than one USB mic to your computer to record. The answer is you can with a little bit of work at the beginning AT2020 USB How USB Microphones Work Normally by plugging in a USB microphone you are turning that sound device into the primary. The secondary or tertiary sound source is not the default, but can be used. 16 bit vs 24 bit sound card I covered this in the article on.

I mean yeah individual works too but I already got the splitter for the mic port. I'm not sure that will even work. But I will try that first, if that doesn't work we'll have to find some sorta connector that will work for the connection we need. Sure, if you have the splitter, go for it, some mics are louder than others so you won't have a way to balance them but is still may work fine for your needs. Good luck, let us know if it's working for you.