I have a Scarlet Focusrite that I typically use to run my guitar into Amplitube on my Mac. It works just fine, but there are situations where I might like to record my microphone as well.
For example, if I were to do a virtual lesson, I’d like my teacher on the other end to be able to hear my guitar and my voice. But, I don’t currently have an external mic and I have not been able to figure out how to get both audio sources into Zoom.
If I get am XLR mic I can plug into the Focusrite, will that resolve the situation? E.g., Zoom will easily take in all of the inputs that go into the Focusrite?
(I also have OBS on my Mac, which I use if I want to record a backing track that’s playing in another app while I play my guitar. I haven’t managed to get that working with my guitar + a non-Focusrite mic, but it could well be user error.)
Hi David,
assuming your Focusrite has two inputs, an XLR microphone would definitely work for your purpose. The Focusrite will send both signals to your mac and you can select the Focusrite as your input in Zoom.
Before I bought a mic with that fancy jack I’d never heard of before, I used this piece of shareware: “Black Hole”. https://www.blackhole.audio
I used it in a Zoom meeting so that I could have my guitar plugged into the Focusrite, and then mixed that input with my Jabra noise cancelling speaker/mic.
With this techno-weenie stuff, I am a babe in the woods–I find my audio vocabulary is wanting, so I muddle through. This is how I configured it (I’m quite sure there is a better way).
And it works: guitar from Scarlet Solo, mic and speaker is a desktop noise cancelling gizmo (the Jabra).
Download and install Black Hole
Built a composite midi device using the built in “Audio MIDI App”
Choose that composite device as the input for the Zoom meeting.
All suggestions for improvement of process, gratefully received.
