How would I go about recording streaming audio from the internet?

Unless of course there is way to use my web browser as the audio source within X1. Possible?

I wonder... if I'm using the balanced line outs on the interface with balanced cables to the inputs (which I'm not sure are balanced) if it would screw something up. hmmm... I'd better read up on it. Thanks twaddle.

@John... yeah that's the problem. My interface uses ASIO so as far as I know I would be able to use the onboard sound AND the interface at the same time. I'm probably just going to connect the main outs to the inputs and see what happens. I've got Windows set to use the interface as the default audio device so it should work... I think. Maybe I'll email Focusrite. Matt was explaining a bit on this in one of my other threads.

Hi, Beagle. I have a Focusrite Scarlett 18i6. It unfortunately does not have the loopback feature like the 8i6. I guess because of all the extra physical inputs they couldn't put that feature in as well. They seem to use the same design for the different models but wire them differently.

Beepster


@John... yeah that's the problem. My interface uses ASIO so as far as I know I would be able to use the onboard sound AND the interface at the same time. I'm probably just going to connect the main outs to the inputs and see what happens. I've got Windows set to use the interface as the default audio device so it should work... I think. Maybe I'll email Focusrite. Matt was explaining a bit on this in one of my other threads.

It wont have any impact.  The only connection between the two is the patch cords. Beagle is saying something different in that your card may have the ability to route Windows audio internally. The old Sound Blaster had this ability. My audio interface is a digital mixer and has no internal routing via its audio drivers. But he is right, many cards do have this ability.

I do not recommend connecting the outs of your sound card to its input. You may get a feedback loop. 

Remember you can connect two sound cards together with one feeding the other because it will be an analog connection and no syncing is needed.

If you have another card ( your Layla) on your system I would use it as the default for Windows and the Scarlett for recording what the Layla puts out.

It would be a lot easier for me to just snag the audio from my laptop but then I thought I didn't have the right adapters to make it happen but now that I'm thinking about it again I believe I do. Gotta dig through my gack and see what's there. If not I guess I could just buy the right stuff. It shouldn't be too expensive. In fact maybe I should make use of the SPDIF connections. That I believe I would have to buy new cables for but then I'd be able to listen to streaming tunes through my monitors instead of my crappy computer speakers. Cheers.

it's odd that the 18i6 doesn't have internal routing when the 8i6 did, tho.

I'm confused. If you're recording him playing live, why do you need to stream it from the web? 

I've recorded streaming audio by plugging a cable from my soundcard's output to the soundcard's input. Be careful with the monitoring or you could get some nasty feedback. Also, make sure you turn off your Windows sounds or you may get some unwanted sounds in your recording. 

I downloaded the manual and it appears that you can set up a MIX with the output that you can choose from the INPUTS in sonar which would do exactly what I'm talking about.

I don't have a scarlett to try it on, but if you look at the mix section of your manual you should be able to set up a mix with just the same thing as the stereo output 1/2 and choose that as the INPUT in sonar under DAW>MIX 1

i use an emu interface with patchmix software.

The wave signal comes into a strip, and is sent to sonar via an asio send.

If your goal is recording a cooperating mate in a far away place, use an intermediate.  I did what I think you are thinking about with Indaba - they connect to it there with their computer, attach the gear/mics/etc to their interface, and hit record - on the indaba 'DAW' applet.  Then you can download the track(s) and import.  There are some benefits to this, I think, including sound quality.  When we start talking about general purpose audio streaming across the web, built-in sound cards, etc, you could be dealing with  both compression and (from our perspective) very low quality converters.  Something like indaba (and there are others) is made just for this kind of thing to avoid exactly these problems. 

Disclaimer 1:  It's been a couple of years since I did this, and indaba may have changed some, Idano. Also, I may have forgotten some details and may be oversimplifying just a bit.

Disclaimer 2: I had a great opportunty to do something like this with someone I really, really wanted work with, but could never get them up to doing even the basics of web-collaboration on their end - so it depends on your mates.

Either way, check it out if you like. I'd be glad to lend a hand when I get back to the studio, currently on the road....

@slartabartfast... I'll check out Audacity but that's a paid program isn't it? I was kind of hoping X1 could do this but I doubt it. It'd be weird trying figure it out too before it happens. I kind of need a quick way to do it with what I have. Thanks though. I'll definitely take a further look into that.

Grab Audacity

or Sound Forge 

Forge is more for pros.

Should have refreshed... I got a call. Sorry. I will definitely take a look at Audacity then. Maybe I can get it working before this happens. Does it require a lot of resources? I'd prefer to run it on my lappy which is okay but it's not a powerhouse like my DAW system. Thanks, guys. Awesome thread. You rock.