[LAU] Minimalist telephone interview setup

[Louigi Verona]

Hey Alf!

Thank you for sharing your setup.

Have you looked into using OBS <https://obsproject.com/> for this? It
offers very convenient audio routing, even without using JACK. In the past
I used all sorts of complicated setups, but now I simply fire up OBS and
off I go. Especially if people can use an online solution and not a phone -
you'd be all set!



Louigi Verona
https://louigiverona.com/


On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 7:50 PM Alf Haakon Pietruszka Lund <
alf at mellomrommet.no> wrote:

> Dear list!
>
> I just spent a lot of time finding a good setup for telephone
> interviews. In case someone else is interested for making podcasts or
> live shows of some sorts, I thought I'd share the setup:
>
> # Hardware
> Laptop, smartphone, USB interface, iRig 2, microphone, headphones.
> XLR cable for the mic, 2 Jack - Jack 1/4" TS cables, USB cable.
>
> I'm switching between an Edirol UA-25ex and a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4.
>
> Proper connection of the phone to the setup was a headache and I spent
> quite some time testing a range of adapters. Most of them require an
> electret mic to function, which does not go well with my setup. Thanks
> to https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wl6YuVu_v_g for pointing me to the iRig.
>
> # Connections
> Mic > USB 1
> USB out 1 > iRig instrument input
> iRig amp out > USB 2
> iRig < > telephone
> iRig set to FX
>
> To cancel echo from my own voice the Input / Monitor selector on the USB
> needs to be set almost fully counter-clockwise (almost input only).
>
> # Software
> Kubuntu Studio 20.04, Ardour 6.6, Studio Controls 2.1.64, Carla 2.3.0,
> Ubuntu studio backports PPA.
>
> # Software connections
> 1. Set Ardour to handle monitoring
> 2. Set Ardour Master to send L/R to System playback 2
> 3. Set up a mono foldback bus in Ardour for mix minus (everything except
> the caller). Foldback sends to System Playback 1
> 4. Use Carla > Patchbay to disconnect System playback from pulse_out
>
> Using a cheap Shure PG58 mic this setup is close to noiseless, even in
> my bedroom home office :-)
>
> Regards,
> Alf
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