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Logic Pro 9 and Behringer Xenyx 802

Greetings,

I have been searching for some advice, but to no avail. So, I figured that I would try here, you know, being the Logic support forums and all :^p Anyhow, if this has been covered, I apologize.

I have Logic Pro 9, a Behringer Xenyx 802, an iMac Intel, an AT2020 USB condenser mic and a MXL 990 (XLR, but with a Blue Icicle, so I can use it as a USB mic). We are trying to put together a podcast. We had one for the short-lived series FlashForward, but we just used Garageband and hit record and we were good to go. Now, we would like to try and sound a bit more professional. So, I saved up some cash, got Logic Pro and a cheap mixer. Here is the thing...I have no clue what to do. I would like to have more than two mics set up for guests.

I think my questions are: Do I even need a mixer if I am using Logic, or does Logic have a mixer, or I think equalizer is the right word, built in? If I do use a mixer for two XLR mics, can I still use USB mics through Logic and have 4 hook up like that?

I hope that I did not ramble on too much and I hope that made some sort of sense. I would truly appreciate any help, suggestions and advice from anyone willing to help. Thank you in advance!

testudoAubreii

Message was edited by: testudoAubreii

iMac Intel, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Jul 30, 2010 7:17 AM

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Jul 30, 2010 7:37 AM in response to testudoAubreii

I'm not really sure about usb mics, but for hooking up multiple mics you really need an interface. I have a Presonus FP10 that I use ($399) for doing full rock bands. You can track up to 8 different mics on different channels using 1 or if you have 2 you can daisy chain them together and get 16. As far as the mixer, you don't need that unless you hook both mics to it, mix them and then run its main output into your mac. Logic has built in everything; mixer, eq, effects, etc. If you use a firewire device such as the FP10, you can monitor through effects and eq in Logic by using the outputs on the FP10 through a headphone preamp or desktop powered monitors. Look at Apple's page for it and watch some of the videos on there. They have some very good information.

Jul 30, 2010 7:42 AM in response to gnogtr

Thank you for the speedy response! That helps out a bunch. The usb mics that I have work really well for what we are doing, and if I can get actually tweek the audio from right inside Logic, then I think I am going to go with that. Here is another question: Do you know if I can hook up something like a hub with usb connections and have maybe 4 usb mics hooked up at the same time and have Logic recognize them all?

Thanks again for you help, I really appreciate it.

testudoAubreii

Jul 30, 2010 7:52 AM in response to testudoAubreii

I'm not really sure if you can use more than one usb mic. I'm not sure how they work, as I don't use that sort of thing. You can try by hooking both of them up to 2 usb inputs on the back of you iMac and see if they both show up on your channel strip when you click "input." You'll find it when you open up the mixer (tab at the bottom left of the arrange window). It's located above the pan on the channel stip. Click on it and see if both are listed then you can record one on channel 1 and then another on channel 2, etc. It's much easier if you have an interface because they all come up under it, ie input 1, 2, 3, etc. I also know that Presonus makes some smaller Firewire interfaces for 2 inputs. Also Maudio makes some usb ones if you have to buy one incase logic doesn't recognize both mics separately.

Jul 31, 2010 11:50 AM in response to testudoAubreii

testudoAubreii wrote:
Thank you for the speedy response! That helps out a bunch. The usb mics that I have work really well for what we are doing, and if I can get actually tweek the audio from right inside Logic, then I think I am going to go with that. Here is another question: Do you know if I can hook up something like a hub with usb connections and have maybe 4 usb mics hooked up at the same time and have Logic recognize them all?

Thanks again for you help, I really appreciate it.

testudoAubreii


The correct answer to this is no.

Logic can only address one audio driver at a time, and although you could make an "aggregate device" under the audio setup, this would probably not be stable enough for that many devices.

I would highly recommend two things :

1.- Learn to use the xenyx mixer.

2.- Use XLR connector microphones, and dispense (get rid of) the usb mics and adapter when you are using more than one microphone in a show.

Cheers

Logic Pro 9 and Behringer Xenyx 802

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