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Topic: Choose a specific input in a VOIP app

So I've asked about this before but didn't really get anywhere...

In most DAWS, I have to choose "Analog (1+2) RME Babyface Pro" and then choose the Left channel for a microphone on Input 1 or choose the Right channel for a mic on Input 2.

That's how my old Focusrite was, that's how the RME BabyFace Pro is... that's fine.

However in most VOIP apps, the only thing I get to choose is "Analog (1+2) RME Babyface Pro" and I can't then manually select the left or right channel.

Apps like Ringr, Zencastr, Skype and other popular long distance podcast recording apps all have the same issue... there's really no telling which input, 1 or 2, it's going to use, if I have mics plugged into both.

A week ago, I was using Ringr, my guest could hear me fine, I could hear them. But it recorded me as complete silence because it was recording Input 2! Luckily I was also recording to my DAW in the background so I saved myself, and I'm currently working with Ringr on tech support to see why... But is there any way to get in Windows specific selectable inputs?

Is there a reason why every Audio Interface seems to keep them in pairs? I don't come from an audio engineering background but I never did understand how that makes sense.

2 Reply by ramses (edited by ramses 2018-08-22 18:03:08)

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Re: Choose a specific input in a VOIP app

WDM driver does not offer mono channels
https://www.forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopi … 90#p131890

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Re: Choose a specific input in a VOIP app

ramses wrote:

WDM driver does not offer mono channels
https://www.forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopi … 90#p131890

Hi,

I'm on whatever the main official drivers are. I assume WDM. I don't NEED separate mono channels necessarily, but how do I deal with a program like these VOIP apps that I can't select specifically input 1 or input 2? Is there an easy way with TotalMix or something to set any programs to use only specifically input 1 or specifically input 2?

  • Registered: 2017-05-12
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Re: Choose a specific input in a VOIP app

ohhhh i just read through that and see that when choosing the "Analog (1+2) RME Babyface Pro" input, a program like Skype or whatever would just be automatically getting both channels mixed down to one mono channel automatically and seamlessly... hmm... in that case i just need to make sure the mic on input 2 is muted so the resulting mono channel just has the mic on input 1... and if i did that and still had the issue, then the problem is on Ringr/Skype/whatever's end.