Easily Switching Inputs on the Fly

[Jonathan Mosen]

Hi everyone. Wondering if anyone can help me with a query.
I'm going to be streaming a conference shortly, and won't be using a hardware 
mixer as I don't have one that's portable and don't have a need for a portable 
option often enough to justify buying one.
I'll  be providing commentary via my Blue Yeti microphone. I then want to 
switch to the house audio, which will be coming in via a line in to my sound 
card. The Yeti and the sound card are two separate input choices under System 
Preferences.
I have a couple of questions about this set-up in a mac context.
First, I believe it is possible to combine separate inputs into one virtual 
sound device? Since both the Yeti and the sound card have adjustable inputs, I 
may be able to have them both going at once and manage them via their 
respective input controls. Any advice on if this is possible, and if so, how, 
is much appreciated.
Second, if this isn't possible, do utilities exist that allow you to switch 
inputs via function keys or some other method more easy than changing the input 
in System Preferences? I would love to be able to switch from one input to 
another at the touch of a button.
Any help very much appreciated. Thanks a lot.
Jonathan Mosen
Mosen Consulting
Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
http://Mosen.org

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Re: Easily Switching Inputs on the Fly

[Alex Hall]

I may be too late for your conference, but hopefully this will help in the 
future.

First, you'll want to make a multi output device in the Audio Midi Setup app. 
Launch the app, find and activate the "Create New Device" menu button, choose 
"multi-output device" from the menu, and a new device will be placed in the 
devices table near the top of the window. Select that device, then find the 
unlabeled table further along. This table lists all the output devices on the 
computer; check the box next to all the ones you want to use and that should be 
it. You can now switch to that device (remember to set VoiceOver however you 
need to so you'll still have speech, or leave a display connected).

As to quickly switching, I imagine there's a utility for that, possibly on 
MacUpdate.com. If not, AppleScript may be able to do the job, though I've never 
looked into that possibility.
On Sep 29, 2014, at 3:37 AM, Jonathan Mosen  wrote:

> Hi everyone. Wondering if anyone can help me with a query.
> I'm going to be streaming a conference shortly, and won't be using a hardware 
> mixer as I don't have one that's portable and don't have a need for a 
> portable option often enough to justify buying one.
> I'll  be providing commentary via my Blue Yeti microphone. I then want to 
> switch to the house audio, which will be coming in via a line in to my sound 
> card. The Yeti and the sound card are two separate input choices under System 
> Preferences.
> I have a couple of questions about this set-up in a mac context.
> First, I believe it is possible to combine separate inputs into one virtual 
> sound device? Since both the Yeti and the sound card have adjustable inputs, 
> I may be able to have them both going at once and manage them via their 
> respective input controls. Any advice on if this is possible, and if so, how, 
> is much appreciated.
> Second, if this isn't possible, do utilities exist that allow you to switch 
> inputs via function keys or some other method more easy than changing the 
> input in System Preferences? I would love to be able to switch from one input 
> to another at the touch of a button.
> Any help very much appreciated. Thanks a lot.
> Jonathan Mosen
> Mosen Consulting
> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
> http://Mosen.org
> 
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Re: Easily Switching Inputs on the Fly

[Jonathan Mosen]

Thanks Alex, but based on your description, this sounds like it relates to 
output, rather than input? What I'm after is the ability to record from two 
devices simultaneously rather than play them back. Can you also use a 
multi-output device for input?
Jonathan Mosen
Mosen Consulting
Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
http://Mosen.org

> On 30/09/2014, at 12:48 am, Alex Hall  wrote:
> 
> I may be too late for your conference, but hopefully this will help in the 
> future.
> 
> First, you'll want to make a multi output device in the Audio Midi Setup app. 
> Launch the app, find and activate the "Create New Device" menu button, choose 
> "multi-output device" from the menu, and a new device will be placed in the 
> devices table near the top of the window. Select that device, then find the 
> unlabeled table further along. This table lists all the output devices on the 
> computer; check the box next to all the ones you want to use and that should 
> be it. You can now switch to that device (remember to set VoiceOver however 
> you need to so you'll still have speech, or leave a display connected).
> 
> As to quickly switching, I imagine there's a utility for that, possibly on 
> MacUpdate.com . If not, AppleScript may be able to do 
> the job, though I've never looked into that possibility.
> On Sep 29, 2014, at 3:37 AM, Jonathan Mosen  > wrote:
> 
>> Hi everyone. Wondering if anyone can help me with a query.
>> I'm going to be streaming a conference shortly, and won't be using a 
>> hardware mixer as I don't have one that's portable and don't have a need for 
>> a portable option often enough to justify buying one.
>> I'll  be providing commentary via my Blue Yeti microphone. I then want to 
>> switch to the house audio, which will be coming in via a line in to my sound 
>> card. The Yeti and the sound card are two separate input choices under 
>> System Preferences.
>> I have a couple of questions about this set-up in a mac context.
>> First, I believe it is possible to combine separate inputs into one virtual 
>> sound device? Since both the Yeti and the sound card have adjustable inputs, 
>> I may be able to have them both going at once and manage them via their 
>> respective input controls. Any advice on if this is possible, and if so, 
>> how, is much appreciated.
>> Second, if this isn't possible, do utilities exist that allow you to switch 
>> inputs via function keys or some other method more easy than changing the 
>> input in System Preferences? I would love to be able to switch from one 
>> input to another at the touch of a button.
>> Any help very much appreciated. Thanks a lot.
>> Jonathan Mosen
>> Mosen Consulting
>> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
>> http://Mosen.org 
>> 
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Re: Easily Switching Inputs on the Fly

[Alex Hall]

My apologies, it was early when I replied. The process I gave is exactly the 
same, but choose "aggregate device" instead. Then, that second table will show 
input devices, not output ones, and you check the ones you want. The trick here 
is that your device will have as many channels as the total of the devices; a 
stereo mic plus a mono mic will have three channels altogether, for instance, 
so you will need to ensure your software can handle multiple channels like that 
and select the proper number i it can.
On Sep 29, 2014, at 1:03 PM, Jonathan Mosen  wrote:

> Thanks Alex, but based on your description, this sounds like it relates to 
> output, rather than input? What I'm after is the ability to record from two 
> devices simultaneously rather than play them back. Can you also use a 
> multi-output device for input?
> Jonathan Mosen
> Mosen Consulting
> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
> http://Mosen.org
> 
>> On 30/09/2014, at 12:48 am, Alex Hall  wrote:
>> 
>> I may be too late for your conference, but hopefully this will help in the 
>> future.
>> 
>> First, you'll want to make a multi output device in the Audio Midi Setup 
>> app. Launch the app, find and activate the "Create New Device" menu button, 
>> choose "multi-output device" from the menu, and a new device will be placed 
>> in the devices table near the top of the window. Select that device, then 
>> find the unlabeled table further along. This table lists all the output 
>> devices on the computer; check the box next to all the ones you want to use 
>> and that should be it. You can now switch to that device (remember to set 
>> VoiceOver however you need to so you'll still have speech, or leave a 
>> display connected).
>> 
>> As to quickly switching, I imagine there's a utility for that, possibly on 
>> MacUpdate.com. If not, AppleScript may be able to do the job, though I've 
>> never looked into that possibility.
>> On Sep 29, 2014, at 3:37 AM, Jonathan Mosen  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi everyone. Wondering if anyone can help me with a query.
>>> I'm going to be streaming a conference shortly, and won't be using a 
>>> hardware mixer as I don't have one that's portable and don't have a need 
>>> for a portable option often enough to justify buying one.
>>> I'll  be providing commentary via my Blue Yeti microphone. I then want to 
>>> switch to the house audio, which will be coming in via a line in to my 
>>> sound card. The Yeti and the sound card are two separate input choices 
>>> under System Preferences.
>>> I have a couple of questions about this set-up in a mac context.
>>> First, I believe it is possible to combine separate inputs into one virtual 
>>> sound device? Since both the Yeti and the sound card have adjustable 
>>> inputs, I may be able to have them both going at once and manage them via 
>>> their respective input controls. Any advice on if this is possible, and if 
>>> so, how, is much appreciated.
>>> Second, if this isn't possible, do utilities exist that allow you to switch 
>>> inputs via function keys or some other method more easy than changing the 
>>> input in System Preferences? I would love to be able to switch from one 
>>> input to another at the touch of a button.
>>> Any help very much appreciated. Thanks a lot.
>>> Jonathan Mosen
>>> Mosen Consulting
>>> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
>>> http://Mosen.org
>>> 
>>> 
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>> mehg...@icloud.com
>> 
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Re: Easily Switching Inputs on the Fly

[Jonathan Mosen]

Thanks Alex, I found this article which is helpful.
http://lifehacker.com/5933282/how-to-aggregate-and-use-multiple-audio-inputs-and-outputs-in-os-x
Jonathan Mosen
Mosen Consulting
Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
http://Mosen.org

> On 30/09/2014, at 6:21 am, Alex Hall  wrote:
> 
> My apologies, it was early when I replied. The process I gave is exactly the 
> same, but choose "aggregate device" instead. Then, that second table will 
> show input devices, not output ones, and you check the ones you want. The 
> trick here is that your device will have as many channels as the total of the 
> devices; a stereo mic plus a mono mic will have three channels altogether, 
> for instance, so you will need to ensure your software can handle multiple 
> channels like that and select the proper number i it can.
> On Sep 29, 2014, at 1:03 PM, Jonathan Mosen  > wrote:
> 
>> Thanks Alex, but based on your description, this sounds like it relates to 
>> output, rather than input? What I'm after is the ability to record from two 
>> devices simultaneously rather than play them back. Can you also use a 
>> multi-output device for input?
>> Jonathan Mosen
>> Mosen Consulting
>> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
>> http://Mosen.org 
>>> On 30/09/2014, at 12:48 am, Alex Hall >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> I may be too late for your conference, but hopefully this will help in the 
>>> future.
>>> 
>>> First, you'll want to make a multi output device in the Audio Midi Setup 
>>> app. Launch the app, find and activate the "Create New Device" menu button, 
>>> choose "multi-output device" from the menu, and a new device will be placed 
>>> in the devices table near the top of the window. Select that device, then 
>>> find the unlabeled table further along. This table lists all the output 
>>> devices on the computer; check the box next to all the ones you want to use 
>>> and that should be it. You can now switch to that device (remember to set 
>>> VoiceOver however you need to so you'll still have speech, or leave a 
>>> display connected).
>>> 
>>> As to quickly switching, I imagine there's a utility for that, possibly on 
>>> MacUpdate.com . If not, AppleScript may be able to 
>>> do the job, though I've never looked into that possibility.
>>> On Sep 29, 2014, at 3:37 AM, Jonathan Mosen >> > wrote:
>>> 
 Hi everyone. Wondering if anyone can help me with a query.
 I'm going to be streaming a conference shortly, and won't be using a 
 hardware mixer as I don't have one that's portable and don't have a need 
 for a portable option often enough to justify buying one.
 I'll  be providing commentary via my Blue Yeti microphone. I then want to 
 switch to the house audio, which will be coming in via a line in to my 
 sound card. The Yeti and the sound card are two separate input choices 
 under System Preferences.
 I have a couple of questions about this set-up in a mac context.
 First, I believe it is possible to combine separate inputs into one 
 virtual sound device? Since both the Yeti and the sound card have 
 adjustable inputs, I may be able to have them both going at once and 
 manage them via their respective input controls. Any advice on if this is 
 possible, and if so, how, is much appreciated.
 Second, if this isn't possible, do utilities exist that allow you to 
 switch inputs via function keys or some other method more easy than 
 changing the input in System Preferences? I would love to be able to 
 switch from one input to another at the touch of a button.
 Any help very much appreciated. Thanks a lot.
 Jonathan Mosen
 Mosen Consulting
 Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
 http://Mosen.org 
 
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Re: Easily Switching Inputs on the Fly

[Dionipher Presas Herrera]

press option f12 to go directly to sound preferences
On 29 Sep 2014, at 07:45 pm, Jonathan Mosen  wrote:

> Thanks Alex, I found this article which is helpful.
> http://lifehacker.com/5933282/how-to-aggregate-and-use-multiple-audio-inputs-and-outputs-in-os-x
> Jonathan Mosen
> Mosen Consulting
> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
> http://Mosen.org
> 
>> On 30/09/2014, at 6:21 am, Alex Hall  wrote:
>> 
>> My apologies, it was early when I replied. The process I gave is exactly the 
>> same, but choose "aggregate device" instead. Then, that second table will 
>> show input devices, not output ones, and you check the ones you want. The 
>> trick here is that your device will have as many channels as the total of 
>> the devices; a stereo mic plus a mono mic will have three channels 
>> altogether, for instance, so you will need to ensure your software can 
>> handle multiple channels like that and select the proper number i it can.
>> On Sep 29, 2014, at 1:03 PM, Jonathan Mosen  wrote:
>> 
>>> Thanks Alex, but based on your description, this sounds like it relates to 
>>> output, rather than input? What I'm after is the ability to record from two 
>>> devices simultaneously rather than play them back. Can you also use a 
>>> multi-output device for input?
>>> Jonathan Mosen
>>> Mosen Consulting
>>> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
>>> http://Mosen.org
>>> 
 On 30/09/2014, at 12:48 am, Alex Hall  wrote:
 
 I may be too late for your conference, but hopefully this will help in the 
 future.
 
 First, you'll want to make a multi output device in the Audio Midi Setup 
 app. Launch the app, find and activate the "Create New Device" menu 
 button, choose "multi-output device" from the menu, and a new device will 
 be placed in the devices table near the top of the window. Select that 
 device, then find the unlabeled table further along. This table lists all 
 the output devices on the computer; check the box next to all the ones you 
 want to use and that should be it. You can now switch to that device 
 (remember to set VoiceOver however you need to so you'll still have 
 speech, or leave a display connected).
 
 As to quickly switching, I imagine there's a utility for that, possibly on 
 MacUpdate.com. If not, AppleScript may be able to do the job, though I've 
 never looked into that possibility.
 On Sep 29, 2014, at 3:37 AM, Jonathan Mosen  wrote:
 
> Hi everyone. Wondering if anyone can help me with a query.
> I'm going to be streaming a conference shortly, and won't be using a 
> hardware mixer as I don't have one that's portable and don't have a need 
> for a portable option often enough to justify buying one.
> I'll  be providing commentary via my Blue Yeti microphone. I then want to 
> switch to the house audio, which will be coming in via a line in to my 
> sound card. The Yeti and the sound card are two separate input choices 
> under System Preferences.
> I have a couple of questions about this set-up in a mac context.
> First, I believe it is possible to combine separate inputs into one 
> virtual sound device? Since both the Yeti and the sound card have 
> adjustable inputs, I may be able to have them both going at once and 
> manage them via their respective input controls. Any advice on if this is 
> possible, and if so, how, is much appreciated.
> Second, if this isn't possible, do utilities exist that allow you to 
> switch inputs via function keys or some other method more easy than 
> changing the input in System Preferences? I would love to be able to 
> switch from one input to another at the touch of a button.
> Any help very much appreciated. Thanks a lot.
> Jonathan Mosen
> Mosen Consulting
> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training
> http://Mosen.org
> 
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