For this post, though, I’m only going to share the steps that I needed to use JACK to connect both my microphone and my audio software (Reaper) to Skype, so that clients can not only hear my live mic, but also the playback of anything that I record in the session. ![]() It takes a little time to get used to how JACK operates, but once you get the hang of it, I’m sure you’ll quickly see how you can use it in a variety of ways. JACK is a slick little free tool that does exactly what I said above: it lets you route audio signals internally. Enter JACKĭon’t know JACK? Well, you will after this post, or at least you’ll have (I hope) a better handle on how you can use him to solve certain problems. (If you’re in that situation, though, I highly recommend checking out Corey Snow’s post that covers the subject quite well.) I really needed something that could just let me route the audio signals inside the computer, without having to physically patch stuff together with cables. There’s no mixer middleman in the mix, which means that I can’t use some solutions that require additional hardware. My audio chain is pretty simple: mic to interface to computer. How the heck can I get playback with my current setup?!? Easy breezy! Yesterday, though, I was contacted by a potential client who mentioned that I was in the running for a job, and wanted to confirm that I had “a working phone patch with playback capability.” ![]() We end the Skype session, I send the raw recording, and they have what they want. The client can hear exactly what I’m recording, and we just end up doing several takes ’til they get something they like. I also haven’t yet had a client ask to hear a take back in the middle of a session…until yesterday.ĭuring most sessions, I just set Skype’s microphone to use my audio interface. In my case, I prefer to use Skype to connect with clients, and so far I haven’t run into one who wasn’t willing to go that route. Update : Want to watch a walk-through to see exactly what’s happening? Check out the video version!įor those VO artists who aren’t blessed with ISDN or SourceConnect, getting a good phone patch setup can be very beneficial, yet it can also be very frustrating.
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