Stonemonkey Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 This is probably old news but I thought it was pretty cool when I discovered it and couldn't find any mention of it anywhere else. I'd been searching around for some device that would let me mix the bass with an audio track and play through headphones and came across a couple of cheap effects units that let you do that, I already had a B2.1u but that didn't have an aux in, however, it has a USB port to connect to PC. It turns out though that I can connect my phone to the B2.1u USB port with an otg lead and the B2.1u becomes the phones soundcard so I can play music off the phone through it, it also seems pretty good at recording, at the moment I'm using audio evolution software for multitrack audio/midi recording/editing. It works really well with my Sony z3 compact but not so well with my cheaper (work) ht20 phone and there's a bit of crackling on the recordings. Anyone else use any such setup, got any opinions, is there any other software that might work with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonemonkey Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 I have also tried it with a B1on but it appears that it's USB port is only for upgrading the firmware or for power and isn't an audio interface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Nice! I haven't tried this myself but it's always good to hear about handy 'hacks' like this. Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 When I first started I used a 2.1u as an interface , it did work but the latency was an issue , and IIRC the volume levels went funny on playback . I guess hacks are ok for you clever dudes who know what you are doing , but I now just go for stuff that's designed for the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonemonkey Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 Who said I'm a dude who knows what he's doing? I had tried the b2.1u connected to laptop before and had latency issues and thought it was down to drivers on my comp but never managed to find a fix and gave up with that. Recording on the phone at 44.1k there are some latency issues but recording at 48k seems to sort it out. It was just stuff I already had (except the software) and just had to plug together to come up with a wee portable recording/editing setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonemonkey Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 Tried it with a cheap USB sound adapter for a couple of quid instead of the B2.1u and it seems to work ok with the phone and software for even more portability, really liking the audio evolution app, anyone else given it a go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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