USB mic aggregate - can I set different input & output at the same time?
Posted: 19 Nov 2023
hello,
I know now Reason at the time cannot use more than one input/output (which is stupid) - when I want to use microphone to record vocals - own two USB mics wich I can put through aggregate device in AudioMIDI setup - but then there's no output for monitoring, you can't sing to the song.
my setup is macbook in clamshell mode feeding to Dell monitor (via usbC ) for display and audio - i.e. in clamshell mode you can't use built-in macbook microphone (which is also unwanted) and built-in speakers: problem is just Reason always offers them as alternative for setting up audio I/O
there is an option to use display monitor with macbook microphone (which won't work in clamshell mode) - so there should also be option to use with USB mic, I guess.
in the picture A - number 1) is my Dell display - when selected, audio output goes through the monitor, I can hear my song but there's no microphone input working
number 2) is aggreagate device for my Superlux microphone (or Auna) which feeds in audio to Reason but there's no audio output to my speakers - even when I add dell display to aggregate device for outputs with my microphone (that's picture B - AudioMIDI setup)
(and the last item on the menu is Supoerlux E205U microphone itself - which doesn't work and won't record audio, only as aggreagate device)
this way I am forced to bounce the song to wav and record the vocals in garageband/logic where you can have separate USB microphone input active and then import it back to reason, which is like scratching your ear with wrong hand over your head.
is there anyway to make this work or am I forced to buy XLR microphone to use with my behringer audio interface?
(that's more expenses for a single task to be solved)
I know now Reason at the time cannot use more than one input/output (which is stupid) - when I want to use microphone to record vocals - own two USB mics wich I can put through aggregate device in AudioMIDI setup - but then there's no output for monitoring, you can't sing to the song.
my setup is macbook in clamshell mode feeding to Dell monitor (via usbC ) for display and audio - i.e. in clamshell mode you can't use built-in macbook microphone (which is also unwanted) and built-in speakers: problem is just Reason always offers them as alternative for setting up audio I/O
there is an option to use display monitor with macbook microphone (which won't work in clamshell mode) - so there should also be option to use with USB mic, I guess.
in the picture A - number 1) is my Dell display - when selected, audio output goes through the monitor, I can hear my song but there's no microphone input working
number 2) is aggreagate device for my Superlux microphone (or Auna) which feeds in audio to Reason but there's no audio output to my speakers - even when I add dell display to aggregate device for outputs with my microphone (that's picture B - AudioMIDI setup)
(and the last item on the menu is Supoerlux E205U microphone itself - which doesn't work and won't record audio, only as aggreagate device)
this way I am forced to bounce the song to wav and record the vocals in garageband/logic where you can have separate USB microphone input active and then import it back to reason, which is like scratching your ear with wrong hand over your head.
is there anyway to make this work or am I forced to buy XLR microphone to use with my behringer audio interface?
(that's more expenses for a single task to be solved)