Monitoring on iPhone using an Apogee MiC

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Monitoring on iPhone using an Apogee MiC

I have recently purchased the Apogee MiC USB micorphone. When I try recording on my iPhone using garageband and turn on the monitor the input defers to my apple in-ear headphone's mic instead of the USB mic.

So how do you use headphones to monitor the audio without overriding the Apogee MiC input? (Will I need to use headphones with no audio input? Nice for portability to be able to use my apple in-ears rather than carrying another set of cans.)

Without headphone monitoring, of course, it is impossible to multi-track.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 13 inch Sandy Bridge + iPhone 4

Posted on Feb 24, 2012 7:37 PM

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Answer 1

Feb 26, 2012 7:39 AM in response to spew

I had a similar situation but with Apogee's Jam interface. Their tech support asked me to have Garageband completely off, restart the iPad, connect your headphones and then the device. Wait for the blue light, then open Garageband. It worked for me, but kept happening because I had the latest Garageband, but not iOS 5. After I upgraded to 5, all those issues disappeared.

Hopefully that will work for you, if not, your best bet is to talk to Apogee's Tech Support, they are very diligent with their responses. http://www.apogeedigital.com/company/support.php

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Answer 2

brad1005

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Feb 29, 2012 2:18 PM in response to spew

With GarageBand, the last connected input source will always be the selected input. So long as you connect MiC AFTER connecting your Apple in-ear headphones, it should be fine. Definitely get in touch with Apogee Support if you have any issues though. They'll take care of you!

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