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January 4, 2023
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Livetrak L-8 and input selection in Zoom call

  • January 4, 2023
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Hi, this will be a confusing question as I'm using a Zoom LiveTrak L-8 and the Zoom Conference software...

 

I love Zoom Conference for podcast recordings as it allows the creation of separate audio files for every guest, so the editing is simplified a lot!

 

As a true "geek" I invested a bit to further improve my setup, but am looking for advice on how to best configure this...

 

My setup:

  • Zoom LiveTrak L-8

  • L-8 connected via USB to MacOS

  • Latest L-8 driver installed on MacOS

  • Speakers connected to Master L/R via XLR

  • Headphone connected to MIX A

  • Rhode microphone connected to input 1

I assume this will be a problem recording my own voice in Zoom as I need to open the master-fader to have my mic as input on the Mac as in Zoom I can not directly select input 1, there is only the master output. But my speakers are also on master, so I will probably get a feedback loop?

 

I can put the output of Zoom (via USB on input 7) only on Mix A for the headphone, so I'll use that while doing podcast recordings to further prevent any feedback.

 

I read about an ASIO driver that would allow to select each channel separately in e.g. Zoom as audio input, but I guess this is not available?

 

Someone has a similar setup and advise here?

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Newcomer
January 7, 2023

Having the option in Zoom to select between master output or one of the different inputs directly (probably would need an ASIO driver?) would still be a great option.

But I found out the L-8 outputs to USB before the master fader, so my question became "obsolete" as I can put the master fader down to prevent audio loop through the speakers, and I still get the microphone in Zoom.