I want to record audio tracks for music. Recording my voice works, but I can't hear the beat from my DAW (use FL-Studios20). I have a Rode NT1-A, a Xenyx802 (mixer without usb) and unfortunately a laptop with only one jack for input and output. When I connect the output from the mixer to the laptop, I can record my voice, but I can't hear the beat at the same time. What is the cheapest and easiest way to fix the problem and especially Record my voice with little latency while listening to the beat. You would really help me enormously, thanks in advance!
Buy an audio USB interface with which you can do monitoring. Register the sound source in the DAW and route the monitor signal there. The headphones come into the interface, you can connect the microphone directly to the interface and then you can adjust the relationship between voice and monitor signal from the computer on the interface so that you can hear both well. Of course you can also hang the mixer between the micro and the interface, but you don't need that, it's just a "noise source". Greeting
Do you mean with usb-interface eg a xenyx-usb-mixer or do you have a very cheap model that you can recommend?
Yes and no. The Xenyx consoles have built in some interfaces. But the parts themselves are not that expensive, i.e. You can't count on the best quality. I don't have one myself, but you read it over and over again in recessions that the recording quality is not great.
A good interface costs between 80 - 150 euro, depending on what you take. As an example, I'll call Steinberg or Focusrite Starlet. I myself have one from Tascam (older model) and it worked perfectly. I would not buy a new mixer in your place, but rather an audio ISB with two channels and inputs for micro with phantom power and line (for instruments and possibly the existing mixer) and connect the microphone directly. But you can also connect the mixer there if you want and connect the microphone via the mixer. Just make sure that you can also control the monitor mix on the interface (I mean the volume ratio of micro and what comes from the PC, playback or beat). So don't take the cheap ones.
I always did it this way: I created a multi-track session in the program. In track 1 I imported my playback and marked track 2 as a recording and controlled the audio interface. Then click on record and the playback will be played to the vocals and on track 2 the vocals will be recorded. Then edit nicely and master together. On the way we recorded the entire band and made a few demo tracks for us. With a little practice something useful can come out of it. Greeting
Uca222 from Behringer. Should solve your problem
Of course, a real interface would be even better. It depends on what quality standards you have. Cheapest the UMC22 from Behringer,
Better UR22 from Steinberg.
Then the best thing is still an audio interface with ASIO drivers.
