Hi!
Just wondering if anyone knows what sort of wire splitter I will need to input a guitar (I assume it will be mono) and a microphone (assuming mono again) into the single input hole of pisound. I ideally would like to treat them both as separate effect chains (example, vocal will have reverb and guitar will have delay). Is it possible to do this?
At the moment I have a splitter and can hear things but both guitar and vocal signals are mixed and are only coming out of “Hardware capture 1”. Can I have, for example, vocal enter from “Hardware capture 1” and then guitar come through “Hardware capture 2”?
I think my splitter at the moment is 2 x female stereo to 1 x male stereo. I THINK buying a 2 x female mono to 1 x male stereo wire splitter might solve my problem but I am not fully sure.
@Reibang_Chakma you are on the right track. You need a splitter that has 2 female 1/4" mono inputs to a 1/4" male stereo. This is exactly what I use when I want 2 inputs into PiSound. You can get them from Amazon.
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@Reibang_Chakma I would also like to add that I’m not 100% positive that a Mic input would work from an impedance perspective. You might need to get an XLT to 1/4" line transformer. I think @Giedrius or @Pranciskus would know for sure.
Yes, you should use a Y splitter cable like this one: Devinal-Stereo-Female-Splitter-Adapter
As the potentiometer controls the volume of both channels at once, you might have to use a preamp for your mic, or just put a small mixer in between your instruments and Pisound, so you are able to get the necessary volume levels.
Thanks @jtemple967 and @Giedrius!
I was planning on buying this https://www.mannys.com.au/hosa-ypp-117-1-4-trs-m-to-dual-1-4-ts-f-stereo-breakout-adaptor-cable
I believe it is the correct adapter but would love to get your opinion.
As far as volume for both channels (guitar and mic), I was planning on mixing it within the Pisound Modep interface. I am guessing that should work. Maybe add some drive if I need some volume adjustment? Let me know what you think
The cable should work.
Dealing with the volumes in software might not be enough - the analog volume levels of the input signals have to be at OK levels before they get converted into digital PCM audio stream, otherwise, you’ll be losing fidelity.
I use a Behringer UMC202HD as guitar/bass buffer and microphone preamp before the audio input. The USB cable is only for powering the unit because it doesn’t function as an audio interface. You have to switch on the Direct monitor button. The input impedance is 1 MΩ in instrument mode, you can plug a guitar or bass in. The microphone input is XLR, and the preamp is decent. The output is line level and you can adjust it as you like.
