I'm not clearly understanding the original post. You may want to clarify it a bit.

Quote:
i habe following setup:

- Scalett Focusrite with Micro, works and records well if selected in Biab
- Helix Stomp as guitar processor, works and records well if selected in Biab
- two activ boxes, each connected to one device, i can hear both well

but:

if i connect the two boxes to either the focusrite or the helix, the micro has not output.

I can choose it correctly in windows audio properties as source and output device, each is visible and responds, when recording in BIab.
But nothing to hear when recording or playback.
Is this unpossible to do, chossing a different input and output device or what is my mistake?


I also have a Focusrite interface. It has 2 inputs.

So, make the Focusrite your main input to the software recording inputs. Select a suitable driver.... most likely it's going to be ASIO.

You're working with 2 inputs max. So plug the guitar into one. In my rig, I have left and right guitar outputs so I use BOTH inputs on the Interface but only select ONE in my recording. I also use one input for vocals. I plug my mic directly into the interface and use no mixing board. The focusrite has nice audio preamps and they do a good job. If the "two activ boxes" you mention are direct boxes, you probably don't need to use them. Mic and guitar processor can normally run direct into the interface. You would be able to run a mic and a guitar processor at the same time. To hear them, you have to assign the input channel in the interface as an input to the track in the software.

ANother question..... does the focusrite have a software control panel that came with it or is downloadable from focusrite's web site? And..... have you installed it and set it up properly? THis was the key to getting my interface to work well.....and now, because the software control panel is set up and running, I can monitor everything plugged into my interface with absolutely no recording software of any sort open in the computer.

Here's the part that you might not be aware of...... I do not try to record into BB even though it has audio tracks. I simply create the song in BB and get it right from the structural POV. I will open the song in Real Band and use RB to create the instrument track wav files. I will import them into my DAW....Sonar where I will add the vocals and live guitars one track at a time.

That may be more than you wanted or asked for, so feel free to ignore it or ask specific questions.

Edit: it took me a while to get the hang of it. Don't give up.


Last edited by Guitarhacker; 04/08/22 04:28 AM.
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