I want to record a friend of mine playing live but I'm not sure how to go about this. My interface doesn't have a loopback function and it requires ASIO so I can't have the onboard sound and interface running at the same time. I'm assuming I'll have to physically route the signal with my old snakes. Any tips? Thanks.

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

Simplest way is probably to use your old snakes.
I don't think it can be done in sonar but I have managed to do it in soundforge using my emu-0404 but don't ask me what I did as there was a lot of trial and error.

Steve

Actually, I say it can't be done in sonar but it could quite easily if you're physically routing it back in to your DAW

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.

You can but you will need to set up your system to do so.

Because you have a sound chip on your MB you can route that into your Sonar audio interface with patch cords. Doing that you can record with Sonar anything that you hear.

You may need to enable the sound chip as your default audio device for Windows to use it.

@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.

most soundcards will have internal routing capabilities to do this - it's usually just a matter of selecting the correct input in sonar to record the output of the soundcard.

I've had 2 "prosumer" soundcards since I started recording.  one was an m-audio delta 44 then other is my current MOTU.  the MOTU was more difficult to set up to record the output than the delta 44, but both were/are capable.

what soundcard are you using?

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.

Oh but I DO have my old Echo Layla 3G still hooked up to the system but it's really old so I doubt it has a loopback function. I don't recall seeing any mention of one in the manual.

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.