I am not an audio engineer. And, for years, I put off starting my podcast…until now. Only I am struggling w/ the connections. I’ve read the manuals and tried (unsuccessfully) to find videos but can’t. Here’s the equipment I’m using:
Part of the reason for the equipment is because I will not only be recording a podcast, but will live stream the podcast on occasion. I just can’t figure out the connections. Here’s what I’m thinking:
Mic > 286s (mic input) > 286s (1/4 output) > 215s (1/4 channel one input) > 215s (1/4 channel one output) > 266xs (1/4 input) > 266xs (xlr output) > 2i2 (xlr input). But, then, where does the mixer fit in? ARGH!
Yes, perhaps I should have bought one piece of equipment at a time and worked my way up but I’m a go big or go home type of guy. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I will let @Mike get back to you on the connections front (as I think your setup is identical to what Mike used to have up until recently). I do not envy the amount of cables you have in your office!
Thank you! Wow, if I had only waited a few days before getting the gear then I could have saved a bunch of money. Yes, the setup is almost exactly the same as (apparently) his previous setup as I was going off a previous video plus the podcasting course. Thanks for letting him know
Thanks @Mike for replying. I probably wasn’t clear in what I’m trying to figure out and that’s my fault. I have all of the cables, but when I connect everything, one thing or another doesn’t seem to work. It’s so frustrating. At this point, I’ve spent four days trying insert to aux, line input to channel one and everything in between. Just blew $800 on this mess…wasted on a guy like me.
