Zoom/Skype lesson with Helix as interface

[wlaycook]

Hey guys,

 

I have a lesson next week over Skype/Zoom and would like to find a way to use my Helix such that I can send the Helix signal over Skype/Zoom, but also still be able to have my voice be heard via microphone. How would you rout this setup? I have a Shure USB condenser mic that can plug into my MacBook (see here: https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/mv88plus), but not sure if it can do into the Helix. Any way I could use that? Do I need another normal condenser mic (maybe so that I could have that as a signal in as well, and mute it when not talking). Just trying to make this as seamless as possible.

 

Thanks

[datacommando]

59 minutes ago, wlaycook said:

Hey guys,

 

I have a lesson next week over Skype/Zoom and would like to find a way to use my Helix such that I can send the Helix signal over Skype/Zoom, but also still be able to have my voice be heard via microphone. How would you rout this setup? I have a Shure USB condenser mic that can plug into my MacBook (see here: https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/mv88plus), but not sure if it can do into the Helix. Any way I could use that? Do I need another normal condenser mic (maybe so that I could have that as a signal in as well, and mute it when not talking). Just trying to make this as seamless as possible.

 

Thanks

Hi,

 

If you have to use a USB mic, then you could try creating an “aggregate” device in the Audio/MIDI Setup App. That way you can have the Helix and the Mic working as a single audio interface. Although, it depends how complex your Helix Presets are (how many blocks), because I would use a phantom powered XLR condenser mic into a second path on the Helix and just use that.
 

See link:

 

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT202000

 

Hope this helps/makes sense.

 

 

Edited June 5, 2021 by datacommando
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[CavinTR]

On 6/5/2021 at 11:29 AM, wlaycook said:

Hey guys,

 

I have a lesson next week over Skype/Zoom and would like to find a way to use my Helix such that I can send the Helix signal over Skype/Zoom, but also still be able to have my voice be heard via microphone. How would you rout this setup? I have a Shure USB condenser mic that can plug into my MacBook (see here: https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/mv88plus), but not sure if it can do into the Helix. Any way I could use that? Do I need another normal condenser mic (maybe so that I could have that as a signal in as well, and mute it when not talking). Just trying to make this as seamless as possible.

 

Thanks

 

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