Latency / iMic, Questions about imic Options

[mdono]

Hi,
I know I can avoid latency issues with my iBook/iMic by using a mixer to monitor, but I'm not entirely clear how to connect everything properly. I know the basic idea is to split the signal, but that's easier understood than done for me.
Griffin gave me these unclear directions...
1) Mixer main outs go to receiver/speakers (I'm just using headphones)... ok, easy enough.
2) Instrument or microphone goes into mixer input... also clear!
3) iMic audio out goes into the mixer, but how? Which input is appropriate- regular 'input 1' like an instrument? What should I be looking for here?
4) Aux Out of mixer into iMic input... easy!
5) Set input to 'Line In - USB audio' no prob!

If anyone can offer more clear directions, I would be really grateful. I believe I've been assigning the iMic out to the wrong mixer input.

Sorry if this is a dumb question!

[castol]

hello,

i have a mackie 1202 set up in this manner (to monitor signals going into and out of it). i'll try and anwser your questions.

1. this is how i do it. main outs to monitors. i mostly use headphones as well.

2. mixer input here is refering to the channel strip inputs. the channel strips are where you feed your inputs (line or mic) into and from here one can adjust their level, pan, eq...etc seperately from the others.

3. i have a creamware luna II soundcard which is used for asio playback and recording. and am using the line out of the built-in a/v card for soundmanager playback. i have the luna's in/out hooked up to a tape in and out on the mixer, and the a/v out hooked up to a aux return.

the tape in is basically just another input into the mixer, but it can only be controlled in volume. the tape out is a 'copy' of the main mix outs.

the aux returns can be viewed as another set of inputs, again, with only control over volume.

i think most mixers have something approximating a 'tape in/out' . this is the easiest route. your next option is using an auxillary send/return. on my mixer i can only use the reuturn as the sends are only mono. but if you were to use a send that was stereo you'd want to have them post fader, rather than pre. pre/post is just refering to where the signal is coming from. pre means that it bypasses all the channel controls, coming directly before here. post means that it comes after all the channel controls. set all your aux send levels to unity gain and i think this will give you your 'copy' of the mix out.
//c