XLR Microphone into Clubhouse with iRig 2 and the Zoom H5 - Mix-Minus, Phone Calls, and Monitoring

[@spazca]

I really appreciate all your videos and the time it takes for you to do these. The production is amazing and I use them often. Today I went into the audio store to purchase the needed cables for this and I was told this is slightly more complicated than it needs to be. Hopefully, this makes sense but this is what they told me and it works seamlessly! Just fewer adapters = fewer cables. iRig2 Into Phone. 6.5mm to 3.5mm TRS in "amp" spot. This 3.5mm goes into stereo splitter red. Yellow is for monitoring audio on CH. AUX side of the stereo splitter goes into the mic input on top of H5. The other side of the iRig2 6.5mm to 3.5 TRS in LINE OUT spot. Adjust settings on H5 to isolate channels and you should be golden!

[@ChrisSpiegl]

Interesting idea, it's slightly different for sure I have not thought about it this way but may check it out in the future. At the moment there is no time for it though 🙈 as I am building out my new studio setup. But I hope others may find this and be inspired to try your setup as well.

[@KenSambury]

can you take a picture of this?

[@ChrisSpiegl]

@@KenSambury let’s tag them @spazca - could you provide details on your setup with the cables and all?

[@Nobbins]

Great video. Would this also work with the GoXLR instead of the Zoom H5?

[@yudhispokemon]

Thanks man. Very comprehensive!

[@ChrisSpiegl]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jeffreythemeditator]

thank you for puttin the time into this. so complex!

[@ChrisSpiegl]

Yes, sadly that is the case. Easier would be a setup with the Zoom PodTrak P4. crsp.li/ZoomP4 And my video about that phone integration at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ameoip14l9SgqtU

[@battlestupid]

I remember the H5 can connect with usb cable in USB microphone mode. Are there any different line in from 3.5 mm and USB microphone mode?

[@iancarag4283]

Thank you for this! I was researching for a week now on how to do live calls and record them in real time. Subbed! Oh, will the iRig HD perform in a similar use case?

[@dvantos2363]

Thanks, Chris! Do you think a similar setting can be done for Zoom H4?

[@ChrisSpiegl]

Yes, pretty sure that is possible. Should be pretty similar to the H5 as well.

[@colinbeauche]

Wow my head hurts! I'll just buy that irig and some cables and watch this again when I'm hands on. Thanks for this amazingly informative video Sir.

[@ChrisSpiegl]

Thank you, I appreciate that very much. But yes, it's hell of a setup to plug together 🙈. The things we do for better sound… 😳

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[@elm0han]

Thanks A LOT! Just one more thing. How is if I have a DJ set to play from my Mac to Clubhouse?

[@ChrisSpiegl]

Depends on the equipment you have. Ideal would be an audio interface to send audio to clubhouse, but in theory you could also just link it up with the headphone jack.

[@citizenkain65]

Hey Chris. Awesome video. I have got it all working on my Zoom H6 after following your instructions. My only question is that I am also playing some music out of my laptop via USB using the USB Audio Interface setting on the H6. All works fine as I can hear the music and myself talking on my mic as well as Clubhouse but I am unable to record the audio to my SD card whilst I am in USB Audio Interface mode. Any ideas?

[@ChrisSpiegl]

Hi Alex, let me first say that I do not have a H6 on hand and I may be wrong but here are my ideas and thoughts: I don't think the H6 can record while in audio interface mode. However, there are two solutions. Solution 1: record on the computer when in multi track mode. You already have the Audio Interface mode active, why not use a program on your computer to do the recording? Solution 2: Instead of using Audio Interface mode, you could also just use a AUX cable (TRS to TRS) and link the laptop headphone port to the stereo input on the top capsule of the H6. This ofcourse assumes that 1) you don't need the capsule mic and 2) you don't need the audio from the H6 back on your computer for skype or something. So that's what I think could work but let me know how it goes.

[@alexkain4246]

@@ChrisSpiegl Hey Chris. Thanks for getting back to me on this. I don't have the cables for option 2 so I tried option 1 but it didn't seem to work. The cable going from my H6 in Audio Interface Mode to my pc is allowing my pc music to come back into my H6. I also have a mic plugged into my H6 which is getting picked up by Audacity on the pc for recording as the H6 is selected as the microphone but it won't record the music playing on my pc because the input device is the H6. Any ideas?

[@ChrisSpiegl]

​@@alexkain4246/videos Depending on your if you use macOS or Windows you may be able to simply route the audio internally on your computer to the audio recording programm: You could check out Loopback ( crsp.li/Loopback ) or Blackhole ( existential.audio/blackhole ) on macOS and VB-Cable ( vb-audio.com/Cable/ ) on Windows. Then you setup your recording program to record the signal form the H6 + the Local Routed Signal as well as a second track. Giving you a recording of both at the same time.

[@canndidproductionz5588]

Can you make one for the roadcaster pro on how to live stream to instagram??😮‍💨

[@ChrisSpiegl]

Hi, I sadly do not have the Rodecaster Pro, so I will not be able to make a video about this any time soon.

[@amarbayasgalan4393]

Is it possible to record music with a UHF wireless pickup?

[@jeffreythemeditator]

I do have a zoom H5, but the complexity of the cords and the connections is too fussy. Does the roadcaster pro make this plug and play simple? Can I use my XLR microphone in clubhouse and still monitor audio from the app and also from my mic? If I use a roadcaster pro do I still need the iRig? Again thank you so much for your time and expertise.

[@ChrisSpiegl]

With the Rodecaster Pro does solve your problem - so does the Zoom PodTrak P4. With both of those you do not need the iRig.

[@jeffreythemeditator]

@@ChrisSpiegl Will you do a video showing how the Rodecaster Pro works with Clubhouse?

[@ChrisSpiegl]

@@jeffreythemeditator I’d love to, but I don’t have the Rodecaster and the Zoom P4 was provided to me in January but returned. So as of right now, I can’t make videos about these myself.

[@jeffreythemeditator]

@@ChrisSpiegl Well you have already put a lot of value in here. thanks for the responses!

[@ChrisSpiegl]

@@jeffreythemeditator you’re welcome. ☺️

[@kingabdolbig4306]

very well done . but i would like to request you as a favore for people like me who want to play music on club house in cheaper way with quality but in androide or pc not iphone .please

[@patriceklohn5193]

Very helpful video :) Thanks :)

[@ChrisSpiegl]

You're welcome! 🌸

[@StevenWhiting]

Thank you for this amazing video! It's been super helpful. My first question is with your current set-up, how would you add background music in? Could you connect audio, say from another device into the 2nd XLR and would that go back into the Clubhouse/Twitter Space? Secondly, I've got a Zoom H5, but not an iRig 2. Is there a setup you can do where you use the Zoom H5 as the USB audio interface plugged into the iPhone? I'd be interested to see this in action.

[@ChrisSpiegl]

Hi Steven, first question: yes, all the inputs on the audio recorder should be sent to the Clubhouse or Twitter Space. Second question: problem here is that in USB Audio Interface mode these are not recognized as phones and the Clubhouse implementation expects the headset/audio input/mic to act as if it was a phone call. I don't know about the Twitter Spaces yet as I was not able to test those at this time.

[@StevenWhiting]

@@ChrisSpiegl Thanks for the advice, Chris!

[@Vsmehdi]

@@ChrisSpiegl Hi, what about a skype call? does it recognize the h5 usb interface as an audio output/input device when connected to a phone?

[@ChrisSpiegl]

@@Vsmehdi I have not tested this. But it may be possible.

[@Vsmehdi]

@@ChrisSpiegl Thanks bro, much appreciated 🙏🙏🙏

[@oscarugalde1]

Thank you very much for this video. But I have a couple of questions: What about if i want to do a live streaming, can I add a guitar and do the live streaming, let's say from Instagram directly? Thank you

[@ChrisSpiegl]

From what I remember, yes, this would also be possible with this type of setup.

[@oscarugalde1]

@@ChrisSpiegl I tried to do it today, but I have no sound. I did a live streaming and had no sound. Any idea, what could be wrong. Thank you

[@ChrisSpiegl]

@@oscarugalde1 It could be any number of issues. Have you tried if you can see the audio signal when you use a camera app with sound meters? Next thing would be the overall connection to have all the different things plugged in perfectly.

[@oscarugalde1]

@@ChrisSpiegl I did already...thank you for your help.

[@porcarorama]

What would I have to change to do a similar setup on a zoom H6?

[@ChrisSpiegl]

I think the Zoom H6 setup would practically look very much the same. You have the top capsule with a TRS input, you have a headphone out, you can pan audio to either the left or right channel, and so on. So it's practically the same as far as I can tell. I have used the Zoom H6 in the past, however, I do not have one here to test it out. But from all I remember it is basically the same as in this video.

[@cristinapv5317]

you should try another video using an mixer instead of the Zoom H5... I'd be it closer to the set up I need :-(

[@ChrisSpiegl]

That would be a good idea however, it's not my use case and also not the stuff I own at the moment. But I hope that this video may help you get an understanding of what is necessary and how you can then achieve it with your own setup.

[@eissaalzarzour1261]

So there is no mic in Zoom H5? I wanna buy only irig2 and zoom h5 for club house

[@ChrisSpiegl]

The Zoom H5 has a mic capsule at the top, so it has a built in mic… but that is not really made for Podcasting or stuff like that since it is a stereo mic and in a X/Y pattern.

[@eissaalzarzour1261]

@@ChrisSpiegl so I will have to buy a professional one

[@ChrisSpiegl]

@@eissaalzarzour1261 Depends on the quality you desire. You can start with the Zoom H5 internal mic and see how you like it and then if you'd like to upgrade, maybe go for the Rode PodMic.

[@creatica1112]

Tengo una Zoom h5 pero porque no me aparece la opción “Monitor Mixer?

[@ChrisSpiegl]

Not sure what you're trying to do? Also don't speak the language 🙈. The video was filmed showing the H5 so all that's there should be on yours as well.