newoscarnkkng Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Good afternoon, hope folks can help me answer this question: Objective: Creating a single output from 3 audio sources for streaming/Zoom meetings Audio sources: (1) Line6 HD500 - guitar (2) USB Blue Yeti microphone - vocal (3) MP3 backing track playback Equipment: PC I usually use Audacity for recording but I have no idea how to do real-time streaming. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurghanico Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Audacity in this case is not needed . Use the Zoom audio settings and choose the POD as the audio interface.. For the guitar and voice you need to create a patch where each path is separate and independent, one path dedicated to the guitar, and the other to the mic. The mp3 playback should work with any media player set to use the POD as audio interface, I'not sure if you have to enable or not the sharing of the media player window (or your desktop) in order to make the remote listener hearing what you are hearing. Tip: For monitoring in such scenario you shouldn't never use external speakers, but only headphones. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newoscarnkkng Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 On 6/20/2020 at 10:13 PM, hurghanico said: Audacity in this case is not needed . Use the Zoom audio settings and choose the POD as the audio interface.. For the guitar and voice you need to create a patch where each path is separate and independent, one path dedicated to the guitar, and the other to the mic. The mp3 playback should work with any media player set to use the POD as audio interface, I'not sure if you have to enable or not the sharing of the media player window (or your desktop) in order to make the remote listener hearing what you are hearing. Tip: For monitoring in such scenario you shouldn't never use external speakers, but only headphones. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips Thank you for your help! In my original question, I was using a USB mic - but I later gave up and purchased a regular mic to plug into HD500. You are correct that using POD audio interface as the mic wouldn't pick up what I'm listening. But I was able to hear everything through the headphone jack. So I decided the make the headphone jack my output channel. But I also need to monitor the sound before going back into my PC. So this was my final setup: Guitar, Mic & PC output -> HD500 -> headphone output -> another audio interface (in my case, Zoom H1), adding monitoring headphone -> using Zoom H1 as the recording audio interface And it worked. Though I wish I had something else other than Zoom H1 as an audio interface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurghanico Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Probably you don't really have to use a 2nd audio interface, you can use just the POD as the main AI, and take advantage of the Zoom option to share the audio from the applications installed on your computer. (And you could better use the POD headphones output just for monitoring everything) Here are the working instructions (in the article the music playback is for a different purpose than yours, but the operating principle is the same), copied and pasted from this article: https://support.movegb.com/how-to-play-music-over-your-live-stream-on-zoom Let me know if it works, and good job! How to play music over your Live Stream on Zoom If you're using Zoom to live stream your classes, then here's how to make the sound, sound great! Teaching classes online opens up a new world of possibilities and like training for face to face teaching, online teaching requires you to familiarise yourself with the tools too to get it right. As an instructor, you want to provide the best class you can to your new online members while making the class feel as normal as possible as if they were there in the room with you. One of the best and easiest ways of doing this is by playing music while teaching. It is important that you use this option to share sound correctly as it needs to be playing through the 'meeting' and not being played on any device to be picked up by your microphone. Doing the latter will interfere with your voice and cause poor sound quality. Step 1: When you join your meeting before the customers attend, click on the “share” button at the bottom of the page. Once you’ve entered the meeting, you will see at the bottom of your screen a couple of different options. Click on the green “share” button (this may say share screen). It will open up a secondary window with a list of options. Don’t worry, this will not close or stop your meeting. It is advisable that you set this up before the class so as to avoid an awkward interaction with your members as they wait for you to set this up. Please note: The “share screen” button may be in a different location, depending on what Operating System and device you are using. Ensure that your sound both on your device and within the meeting is not muted. Step 2: Click on the “advanced” option tab at the top of the screen. You don’t need to select anything from the “basic” option. This is for screen sharing and not for audio sharing. The “advanced” option tab should be located between the “basic” tab and the “files” tab. Step 3: Click on the middle option, “Music or Computer Sound Only”. Clicking this box allows you to share whatever sound or music is coming out of your computer. It does not mute your mic, so you can speak and play music at the same time. Once you have click on this box, click the “share” button at the bottom right-hand side of the screen. Once you start sharing, you should see a green and red box at the top of your meeting screen with the words, “You are sharing computer sound” and “stop share”. This will let you know that it’s working. Step 4: Play music from whichever app or website you want. Go to whatever music playing app or website you wish to use and choose your music. You will definitely want to adjust the sound on the music playing service you’re using (not your entire computer volume) so that your voice can be heard over it. If the music is still too loud, go to your device settings and change your microphone options to increase the volume. Microphones and Headphones? To ensure clear and consistent sound, we advise using a good quality microphone if possible so that your lovely voice can be picked up clearly. It can be advised to use headphones too when instructing and playing music, so that the music that's playing doesn't get picked up by your microphone. When the sound is playing through the meeting on your computer, but also getting relayed through your microphone it can create out of phase music. Step 5: Have an amazing class! Once you’re done with the class, just click on the red “stop share” button at the top of the meeting. This will stop the music being shared with the members but it will still play on your device, so remember to stop the music too. Before running your classes we advise that you run some practice sessions with your friends or family to get some feedback and ensure that you're getting it right! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All about POD HD500/X help and useful tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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