Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
How do you use a multichannel audio interface with Skype and other VOIP apps when many only take one channel? Use a free app to create a mono input! See all my gear at kit.co/rayortega & listed below.
Music by PremiumBeat.com.
License this music: bit.ly/1BJbspm
Track: Solid by Ben Beiny
If you want to use Skype with an audio interface like a Focusrite, a mixer that sends separate channels via USB or an audio recorder that records to individual tracks but can also function as an interface like the Zoom H6, and you need more than one microphone to be "heard" by Skype (podcast co-host, interviewee, etc) then you have a problem. Skype and other VOIP apps often only accept one channel of audio. This is usually channel one on your interface or the left side of a stereo output.
To make this work, I've found a series of apps that will allow you to combine these discrete channels into a single mono input for Skype and other apps that have microphone inputs.
If you're on a mac, regardless of which app you choose, you'll need a free app called Soundflower to act as the input for all other channels. While Soundflower is no longer and app, it's an extension for mac that will show up as an input when using VOIP apps like Skype. This is what you will choose as your microphone input in those apps. The other app you'll use, to combine the channels, will output all the audio to Soundflower and thus create a single channel for VOIP.
Soundflower: github.com/mattingalls/Soundflower/releases/tag/2.0b2 (read the instructions about how to install on your mac as it can require you to create permissions on your computer).
If Soundflower is not working for you, try Blackhole https://existential.audio/blackhole/
The app I used in this video to combine channels from the Scarlett 2i4 is available for free in the App Store: LadioCast itunes.apple.com/us/app/ladiocast/id411213048?mt=12
Other apps you could use on a mac include:
Loopback: rogueamoeba.com/loopback
Audio HiJack: rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack
SoundSource: rogueamoeba.com/soundsource
If you're on a PC (Windows) you can use VoiceMeeter vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter which also includes VoiceMeeter Banana for more functionality and Virtual Audio Cables. I don't have a Windows PC at this time to test these so let me know which works best for you.
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đ„ đ„ đ±đ€ GEAR USED TO MAKE THIS VIDEO đ€
âș Focusrite Scarlett 2i4: podhelp.me/2i4Amazon
âș Zoom F8: podhelp.me/ZoomF8Zon
âș Shure SM7B: podhelp.me/sm7bZon
âș Roland Capture Studio: amzn.to/2KMnaHe
âș DR-10L Lav mic/recorder: podhelp.me/TascamDR10LBH
âș Rode VideoMic Pro podhelp.me/RodeVMP-R_BH
âș Shure SM58 mic.: podhelp.me/sm58BH
âș Samson Q2U (all black) mic.: amzn.to/2P08LZb
âș Sony a6500: podhelp.me/a6500kit1BH
âș LENS: Sigma 16mm F1.4: podhelp.me/SigmaE16mmBH
âș Transcend 65GB SDXC card for 4K podhelp.me/Trans64U3zon
âș Adobe Creative Cloud podhelp.me/CC1yearBHdownload
*all links should be considered affiliate links. I encourage you to shop around for the best prices at the time you are viewing this. You can read my ethics statement via thepodcastersstudio.com/ethics. Thanks!
#podcasting #audioproduction #audiomixer #audiorecording #Skype
How do you use a multichannel audio interface with Skype and other VOIP apps when many only take one channel? Use a free app to create a mono input! See all my gear at kit.co/rayortega & listed below.
Music by PremiumBeat.com.
License this music: bit.ly/1BJbspm
Track: Solid by Ben Beiny
If you want to use Skype with an audio interface like a Focusrite, a mixer that sends separate channels via USB or an audio recorder that records to individual tracks but can also function as an interface like the Zoom H6, and you need more than one microphone to be "heard" by Skype (podcast co-host, interviewee, etc) then you have a problem. Skype and other VOIP apps often only accept one channel of audio. This is usually channel one on your interface or the left side of a stereo output.
To make this work, I've found a series of apps that will allow you to combine these discrete channels into a single mono input for Skype and other apps that have microphone inputs.
If you're on a mac, regardless of which app you choose, you'll need a free app called Soundflower to act as the input for all other channels. While Soundflower is no longer and app, it's an extension for mac that will show up as an input when using VOIP apps like Skype. This is what you will choose as your microphone input in those apps. The other app you'll use, to combine the channels, will output all the audio to Soundflower and thus create a single channel for VOIP.
Soundflower: github.com/mattingalls/Soundflower/releases/tag/2.0b2 (read the instructions about how to install on your mac as it can require you to create permissions on your computer).
If Soundflower is not working for you, try Blackhole https://existential.audio/blackhole/
The app I used in this video to combine channels from the Scarlett 2i4 is available for free in the App Store: LadioCast itunes.apple.com/us/app/ladiocast/id411213048?mt=12
Other apps you could use on a mac include:
Loopback: rogueamoeba.com/loopback
Audio HiJack: rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack
SoundSource: rogueamoeba.com/soundsource
If you're on a PC (Windows) you can use VoiceMeeter vb-audio.com/Voicemeeter which also includes VoiceMeeter Banana for more functionality and Virtual Audio Cables. I don't have a Windows PC at this time to test these so let me know which works best for you.
SUBSCRIBE youtube.com/thepodcasterssstudio
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/podcasthelper
TWITTER: twitter.com/podcasthelper
đ„ đ„ đ±đ€ GEAR USED TO MAKE THIS VIDEO đ€
âș Focusrite Scarlett 2i4: podhelp.me/2i4Amazon
âș Zoom F8: podhelp.me/ZoomF8Zon
âș Shure SM7B: podhelp.me/sm7bZon
âș Roland Capture Studio: amzn.to/2KMnaHe
âș DR-10L Lav mic/recorder: podhelp.me/TascamDR10LBH
âș Rode VideoMic Pro podhelp.me/RodeVMP-R_BH
âș Shure SM58 mic.: podhelp.me/sm58BH
âș Samson Q2U (all black) mic.: amzn.to/2P08LZb
âș Sony a6500: podhelp.me/a6500kit1BH
âș LENS: Sigma 16mm F1.4: podhelp.me/SigmaE16mmBH
âș Transcend 65GB SDXC card for 4K podhelp.me/Trans64U3zon
âș Adobe Creative Cloud podhelp.me/CC1yearBHdownload
*all links should be considered affiliate links. I encourage you to shop around for the best prices at the time you are viewing this. You can read my ethics statement via thepodcastersstudio.com/ethics. Thanks!
#podcasting #audioproduction #audiomixer #audiorecording #Skype
