How to conect an external mixer without firewire?

4nerub · Post by **4nerub** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:50 pm

Hey

Ok i have this external mixer and my macbook.

I want to send channel 1 to an audio card (usb one that i just bought) and the other one to the macbook audio input.

The problem is that in the output config in Live i can just set 1 output and somehow when i try to select the "1mono 2 mono" box its uncheckable (i can just check the "stereo" box), do you know how can i make it work?
Cant afford right now a firewire and i have this event in 2 weeks, really need help.

longjohns · Post by **longjohns** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:52 am

what version are you using?

4nerub · Post by **4nerub** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:19 pm

Using ableton 6 Live for mac intel.

noisetonepause · Post by **noisetonepause** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:36 pm

You need to make an aggregate audio device in the audio/midi setup app. Search this forum or try google, it's quite simple.

4nerub · Post by **4nerub** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:22 am

This is the problem, i cant select this even if my soundcard is installed

4nerub · Post by **4nerub** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:04 am

noisetonepause wrote:You need to make an aggregate audio device in the audio/midi setup app. Search this forum or try google, it's quite simple.

Made that, but after configurating that it says at the output thing:

"Output is not supported"

longjohns · Post by **longjohns** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:15 am

let me get this straight...

you want to send channel 1 (in stereo) of your MIXER into the INPUTS of your new usb sound card

you want to send channel 2 (in stereo) of your MIXER into the built-in INPUTS of your macbook..

right?

if so, ntp is right about creating an aggregate device - because Live cannot use more than one sound card at once - so you need this apple trickery

what I do not understand is why you are concerned with the OUTPUTS of the soundcard

also if you are working with stereo recordings you don't even want to separate 1/2

please explain

longjohns · Post by **longjohns** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:17 am

it is no surprise that "output is not supported" for your built-in microphone, which you appear to be viewing the properties of!

4nerub · Post by **4nerub** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:01 am

No, what i want to do is to send

Channel 1 to hmm lets say the macbook output wich will go to channel 1 at my mixer
Channel 2 to my USB audio card wich will go to channel 2 at my mixer

The "Output is not supported" is on the built in microphone and at all the other settings.

longjohns · Post by **longjohns** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:15 am

I see, I've got it 100% backwards..

longjohns · Post by **longjohns** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:18 am

still, what you would want to be seeing is a 1/2 AND 3/4 outputs in live..

not separating the 1&2 outputs...(each being mono)

however I can't help at all with the specifics, because I don't use a mac on music stuff - only at work, and just barely bumble my way through it.

4nerub · Post by **4nerub** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 4:11 am

Oh, got it.
Thanks a lot for your time anyway man.
So i just wonder, since u said ableton doesnt work with 2 audio cards at the same time (as outputs in this case) what i want to do isnt possible?

longjohns · Post by **longjohns** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 4:39 am

that's why you have to make the aggregate device