Trying to route audio from internal audio source to record web audio
I'm trying to tap into audio from the web browser so that I can record and sample directly into Live 9. I've done it before but have gotten lost on how best to do it and to do it so that it is on a separate pair of inputs to avoid feedback, etc. Any ideas? Not sure how to see internal audio show up as sources.
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If it's Mac I'd suggest using Soundflower (from the cycling'74 website). It appears to the OS as another audio interface, so you'd aggregate it with the iConnectAUDIO4+.
Are you using two computer devices? There are other ways as well.
Are you routing the audio anywhere other than your monitors?
Let's assume your Mac is in Device jack 2 and your speakers are in analog outs 1&2. And let's assume you're starting with the default setup to keep it simple.
1. In the Mac Sound System pref, route your system audio to the iConnectAUIDIO4+ (rather than, say, the internal Mac speakers). That puts it in USB 2 outs 1&2.
2. Go to the Audio Patchbay in iConfig. Just route the USB 2 outs 1&2 from the Source column to USB inputs 3&4 in the Destination row. (Don't remove the existing connection.)
3. In Live, arm a stereo pair of tracks with USB inputs 3&4 as the input. But mute their outputs; you don't want to route the system audio to your speakers twice.
If you need to monitor Live independently of your speakers while you're doing this, I'd suggest routing it to your headphones. Let me know if you need help with that, but I'm confident you'll figure it out.
You may find this blog post useful: http://www.iconnectivity.com/blog/wrapping-your-head-around-audio-mixer-iconnectaudio4
You're just using the Audio Patchbay to Y the Mac audio headed for your speakers (via USB 2 outs 1&2) to USB 2 ins 3&4.
Now your Live track is listening to USB 2 ins 3&4. So far so good - you got this far.
Now, the reason you're hearing the signal twice is that you've Y-ed it. (It's not feeding back in a loop, it's going to your speakers twice.)
To solve that problem, make sure the output of the Mac audio's track in Live isn't headed to your speakers.
The reason you can't just sever the Mac audio -> speakers connection is that... then you'd be severing everything going to the speakers.
Simple, right?
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