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Wow, that is some very inspiring stuff you are dabbling in. If I could suggest, try adding Loopy in unsynced mode to create random length loops of some of that live ambience you are using. It creates a weird type of structure through the repeating of the loop cycles, but still has that live ambient vibe.
As far as TRRS cables and jacks go, if it is just the three poles plus ground, it can only be mono input, unless the output is mono instead, but it’s not usually like that. So if the lightning headphone adapter is compatible with TRRS, it is most likely mono. It would need TRRRS for stereo input.
Another thing about these cables to keep in mind is that the mic input supplies a voltage to power the microphone if needed. But that voltage can appear as noise when you plug certain things in. I learned about it watching some vids to make your own iRig cables. They were adding small resistors and capacitors to regular TRRS cables to isolate and ground the voltage. It may really only matter for guitar pickups, I am not sure. But if you encounter this noise problem, the voltage may be the cause.
Haven’t used Loopy in awhile, but I’m gonna try that.
I read up on the lightning headphone adapters and it does sound like it’s mono too. I’ve also read that the DAC components in those aren’t so great and the mic in quality may actually be worse than the regular headphone jack.
My second round of experimenting didn’t produce much noise at all like the first time. I think I was just running levels that were too hot, and that little Chinese Buddha box’s volume has to be almost all the way down or it distorts with noise. After I got stuff adjusted with decent levels, it all sounded reasonably clean, albeit mono via TRRS.
Though, I’m leaning toward just playing with 3 channels into a recorder to preserve stereo, then mixing more in AUM after the fact. Three channels of source are enough to play with at once anyway. At least for me. As it is, with just 3, it’s easy to get too chaotic quickly, depending on the complexity of sources. Four channels might actually be more than enough.
I also thought of a way to get another source channel going if needed. Just connect one of my sources to my iPhone via TRRS cable or iRig pre, then send that wirelessly via the Audreio app to a second channel in AUM in addition to the Just Mixer’s 3 channels, for even more mayhem to juggle
Yes, the mic in the iPhone headphone jack is mono only.
Yep, think you're gonna dig Loopy for the stuff you're doing.
In addition to non-synchronized loop lengths (Settings -> Track Mgmt -> Synchronize Tracks=OFF), you might be interested to investigate overdubbing and loop decay. With loop decay on, you can keep piling new sounds on via overdubbing and the old recordings will fade over time. Long press a loop and rotate the little menu clockwise until you see Decay. Tap it and adjust the percentage. If you want to overdub onto a loop you've already recorded, two finger tap it.
You can bring each individual loop into a discreet AUM track either via AB or IAA. Two things to note: 1) in landscape mode loopy track numbers start from the bottom left, not the top left and 2) it doesn't remove individually routed tracks from the "main mix" IAA port, unfortunately. So it's kind of an all or nothing sort of thing.
Plus the fun of reverse or two finger rotation to offset the loop start...
Inputs on Zoom H6 are XLR/quarter-inch combos. If you are using 1/8", you need XLR or quarter inch adapters. However, the mic input on X/Y mic is 1/8 inch.
XLR route is the way to go for better results with other equipment - for instance, if you want to use an Apogee in future. These adapters cost about $15 at Guitar Center with lifetime in-store replacement warranty - http://www.guitarcenter.com/Livewire/Essential-Interconnect-Y-Cable-35-mm-TRS-Male-to-XLR-Male.gc
Here is a response I got from Apogee recently about XLR connection:
"XLR connection is best because it allows you to bypass the Quartet's internal preamp and go straight to the converters. You can use a 1/4" input, but this is designed for guitars and instruments. The signal will go through the Quartet's Hi-Z to Low-Z converter and internal preamp."
I’m just gonna pretend you were writing that for me, too.
Excellent tips. Thanks.
@powerobject I’m glad to have the details on how to do this with better fidelity and flexibility. Though, I should’ve specified that I’m just playing around at this point. I’ve seen others doing similar or variations on this type of mixing in several videos and always thought I’d like to play around with it myself.
However, it’s highly probable I’ll lose interest after a couple of weeks or a month, and don’t want to spend much yet. If I really take to it, I’ll revist these better options and I vest a little more.
@syrupcore thank you for that! I didn’t know how to achieve what was being discussed since I really never used Loopy that much. Glad you walked/is through it without assuming we already knew that we’ll. Much appreciated!
@CracklePot that’s ok, I’ll share
@skiphunt Thanks, homie.
Ok, I’m really liking this little Maker Hart Just Mixer. With an iPhone and iPad with various cables to mix in a short shotgun video mic, 3 channels is plenty. Most of the time I only use 2 channels.
Here’s one I just did while sitting at Starbucks. Some live audio mixed in, as well as a small AM radio. It’s more dense than I was after and a little bit monotonous with the rhythm part, but it’s starting to get close to what I was after when I started this thread.
https://clyp.it/b4e42crn
Awesome.