Just getting back to this, and Fountain just above had a fine suggestion as well.
There are like everything a couple of ways to do this. I'll start with what I think is the most streamlined and user friendly methode. Provided you have at least one (two ideal if you do stereo mixing) Omni output and one (two) (internal) matrix free, I'd do the following. There is not really a great way to get audio out of a
console into a stereo 1/8
line in on a computer. (discussed further below and in a number of threads on these forums)
You'll end up creating a matrix from your stereo main, and routing that matrix to 1 or more outputs. To get the audio cleanly into a computer you should really look at a small Audio Interface. Something like the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 would be perfect for a simple 2
channel in,
Connecting wise you'll be running 2 cables from say omin 1+2 to the Scarelett 2i2 and in 'Livestream" use the interface channels as your audio input for your stream feed. In the setup menue (routing and patching) You can assigne Matrix 1, 2 to Omni-out 1, 2 respecitvily. (optionally and not looking at the
console right now, there is a place in the setup menu to select the matrix 1,2 as a stereo pair which is best if you are looking for a stereo solution, it removes errors and inconsistancy of
fader difference further down the
road.
Select the stereo master
channel and dial it into Matrix 1, 2 (or just 1, and keep it panned Centered if you have setup Matrix 1,2 as a stereo pair.
This will feed everything hitting your master mader to a pair of stereo omni outs that feed your Audio interface.
I usually for camera recording/videographers set a 1.5 or 1:2 ration and set a
compressor on the matrix and set a very low
threshold and dial up the outgain by about 10db. Broadcast don't like a lot of dymanic like the live human ear does. This will take a little tweakin to make sure you have good signal hitting the Audio Interface with out needing to dial up Audio Interface side of things.
You could use
XLR spiltters on your the omni outputs to feed your
Zoom recorder, or you could use 2 additional omni outputs and just route matrix 1,2 to them as well.
ON to why you can't turn a
xlr into an 1/8 signal for a computer:
an
XLR is a
mono balanced signal. the 1/8 input on computer is looking for a stereo input even if you only connect a '
mono' mic, it usually pushs on both L and R for what the computer sees. Off
hand i cant' think of any hardware that for sure works backwards. A DI box like the Radial ProAV2, or the Whirlwind PCDI may actually work backwards. But by that
point you spend more then the more approriate solution of a simple Audio Interface.
If you have any further questions or something isn't
clear, hit me up with a PM and make we can speak on the phone when I can be infront of my
console.
Nick
