Could the output be run into a speaker system?

Just wondering

If you don’t mind I will republish your article in my web site and send you some back-link love. Nice article to show the basic simplicity of making a quality sounding podcast.

You should be able use the same setup and plug it into a digital recorder if all you want to do is capture the audio in the room. But you obviously won’t have Skype working for people who are not in the studio.

Make sure your recorder not only has line input, but also headphone outputs with monitor function so you can hear what is being recorded in real time. It should work. Let us know if you test it.

John P.

My question is, do you think this setup would work to a digital audio recorder (Edirol R-09HR) instead of going to the computer/garage band?

Thanks!

Thank you for your advice and after some thought I figure the only way I’m going to get amazing quality for my podcast is to splurge a little. So like you I want to start bringing people in from Skype and I do have a Mac Pro.
So I ended up buying a Behringer HA8000 (yes I know I went a little overboard) and I already have a Behringer X2222 usb mixer. I think I got the connections correct but I was wondering if you could walk me through it for me. I’m not so sure on how to connect the amp correctly to the mixer.
Thank You!!!!

Julie…

P.S. just in case your wondering I do record with 5 other people at the same time

The only other alternative that I can think of would be to have your Skype caller on the speaker / speakerphone and literally record it from there along with the vocals for the folks in the studio.

The speakerphone will sound tinny, but maybe it will add a little charm. If cost is a real issue then this should work. But if not, the headphone option doesn’t have to be that costly. That headphone splitter above is only $50 and any old $20 sets of headphones will do you just fine.

Cheers,

John P.

Thanks

Julie…

Whoever told you that was an idiot. ;-) Skype will in NO WAY break your mixer. Just get yourself another and be done with it.

Cheers,

John P.

What do you think? Can that possibly be true?

The fellow said that Skype is constantly changing sound channels, which is bad for the mixer.

We don’t touch the cables at all though. Our physical setup is fixed, without any changes. We only make physical changes now, because the mixer broke down.

Have you heard of such a thing?

Great info. just one question… What would you recommend for Microphones in the cheap set up ?

You are correct, I can only record on a single track with this setup. In our case, this is all we needed. But if you are looking to do multiple tracks I believe what you need is a mixer that has Firewire capability to plug into your laptop so that you can take in multiple audio inputs. They are a little more expensive, say around $500, but if you need that capability I guess you have to pay for it. :-)

John P.

Stupid voodo sound mixing! :)

But guess what. Works perfectly and has been for months! I’ve even taken the setup on the road with me and it works outside the studio.

John P.

You need to run one cable from the main out and another from the fx send (as it’s called on this mixer), then turn down the fx knob on the channel that has Skype coming into it.